# 1906 in New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 1906 in New Zealand.

## Incumbents
### Regal and viceregal

* Head of State – Edward VII
* Governor – The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVO

### Government

* Speaker of the House – Arthur Guinness (Liberal)
* Prime Minister – Richard Seddon (until 10 June) then William Hall-Jones (until 6 August), then Joseph Ward (all Liberal)
* Minister of Finance – Richard Seddon (until 10 June) then William Hall-Jones (until 6 August), then Joseph Ward
* Attorney-General – Albert Pitt (until 18 Nov) then John Findlay (both Liberal)
* Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout

### Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition – William Massey, (Independent).

### Main centre leaders

* Mayor of Auckland – Arthur Myers
* Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Hislop
* Mayor of Christchurch – Charles Gray then John Hall
* Mayor of Dunedin – Joseph Braithwaite then George Lawrence

## Events
### April

* 25 April
** The 1906 Auckland City mayoral election is held.
** The 1906 Wellington City mayoral election is held.

### June

* 10 June: Prime Minister Richard Seddon dies suddenly in office, ending a 13-year premiership.
* The 1906 New Zealand Liberal Party leadership election is held.

### July

* 13 July: The 1906 Westland by-election is held.

### August

* 6 August: Joseph Ward is sworn in as prime minister, taking over from acting prime minister William Hall-Jones.

### November

* 1 November: The International Exhibition begins in Hagley Park, Christchurch.

### December

* 6 December: The 1906 Manukau by-election is held.

## Arts and literature

See 1906 in art, 1906 in literature

### Music

See: 1906 in music

### Film

See: Category:1906 film awards, 1906 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1906 films

## Sport
### Boxing

National amateur champions
* Heavyweight – E. Pearson (Wellington)
* Middleweight – A. Nash (Christchurch)
* Lightweight – R. Mayze (Christchurch)
* Featherweight – J. Godfrey (Auckland)
* Bantamweight – B. Tracy (Wellington)

### Chess

* The 19th National Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by R.J. Barnes of Wellington, his 5th title.

### Golf

The 8th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch
* Men: S.H. Gollan (Napier) – 2nd title
* Women: Mrs Bidwell – 2nd title

### Horse racing
#### Harness racing

* New Zealand Trotting Cup: Belmont M.
* Auckland Trotting Cup: Typewriter

### Rugby

* Ranfurly Shield – Auckland successfully defend the shield all season, with wins against Canterbury (29–6), Taranaki (18–5), Southland (48–12) and Wellington (11–5).

### Soccer

Provincial league champions:
* Auckland: North Shore AFC
* Canterbury: Christchurch Club
* Otago: Northern
* Southland: Nightcaps
* Taranaki: Eltham
* Wellington: Diamond Wellington

### Tennis

* Anthony Wilding wins both the singles and doubles (with Rodney Heath) titles at the Australian Open.

## Births

* 19 January: Robin Hyde, poet and novelist
* 27 February: Mal Matheson, cricketer
* 5 April: Ted Morgan, Olympic boxer
* 4 July: Leo Lemuel White, photographer, photojournalist, aviator, publisher and writer
* 8 August: John Hutton, artist
Category:1906 births

## Deaths

* 26 January: Fred Sutton, politician.
* 10 June: Richard Seddon, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died in office)
* 28 June: Jacob William Heberley, carver.
* 6 August: George Waterhouse, 7th Premier of New Zealand (died in UK)
* 21 September: Joseph Dransfield, Mayor of Wellington and politician.
* 29 October; Henry Jackson, politician
* 18 November: Albert Pitt, politician.