1894 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government and law 1.3 Parliamentary opposition 1.4 Main centre leaders 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Music 4 Appointments and awards 5 Sport 5.1 Athletics 5.2 Cricket 5.3 Golf 5.4 Horse racing 5.5 Polo 5.6 Rowing 5.7 Rugby Union 5.8 Shooting 5.9 Swimming 5.10 Tennis 6 References 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor - David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow

Government and law

The 12th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Liberal Party in power.

• Speaker of the House - Sir Maurice O'Rorke becomes Speaker for the second time, replacing William Steward
• Prime Minister - Richard Seddon
• Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward
• Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition - William Russell. ^[1]

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland -
• Mayor of Hamilton -
• Mayor of Wellington -
• Mayor of Christchurch -
• Mayor of Dunedin -

Events

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

Sport

Leonard Cuff is appointed a Founding Member of the International Olympic Committee. He remains the member for both New Zealand and Australia until 1905.

Athletics

National champions (Men):

• 100 yards – J. Hempton (Wellington)
• 250 yards – H. Reeves (Canterbury)
• 440 yards – W. Low (Otago)
• 880 yards – W. Low (Otago)
• 1 mile – C. Morpeth (Otago)
• 3 miles – C. Morpeth (Otago)
• 120 yards hurdles – H. Batger (Wellington)
• 440 yards hurdles – H. Batger (Wellington)
• Long jump – W. Mendelson (South Canterbury)
• High jump – H. Bailey (Wellington)
• Pole vault –H. Kingsley (Wanganui)
• Shot put – O. McCormack (Wellington)
• Hammer throw – O. McCormack (Wellington)

Cricket

Golf

• National amateur champion (men): H. Macneil (Christchurch)
• National amateur champion (women): C. Wilder (Christchurch)

Horse racing

• New Zealand Cup winner: Impulse
• New Zealand Derby winner: Blue Fire
• Auckland Cup winner: Lottie
• Wellington Cup winner: Vogengang
• Top New Zealand stakes earner: Blue Fire
• Leading flat jockey: J. Connop

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

Polo

• Savile Cup winners: Rangitikei

Rowing

• Men's national champions (coxed fours): Lyttelton
• Men's national champions (coxless pairs): Union, Christchurch
• Men's national champions (double sculls): Union, Christchurch
• Men's national champions (single sculls): M. Keefe (Auckland)

Rugby Union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

Ballinger Belt: Captain E. Smith (Dunedin City Guards)

Swimming

National champions (Men):

• 100 yards frestyle – T. Needham (New South Wales, Australia)
• 220 yards frestyle – W. Gormley (New South Wales, Australia)
• 440 yards frestyle – W. Gormley (New South Wales, Australia)
• 880 yards frestyle – W. Gormley (New South Wales, Australia)

Tennis

New Zealand championships:

• Men's singles: M. Fenwicke
• Women's singles: M. Spiers
• Men's doubles: J. Marshall/P. Marshall
• Women's doubles: P/ Chapman/M. Nicholson

References

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.

Births

• 1 June: Paraire Karaka Paikea, politician.
• 21 July: Haami Tokouru Ratana, ratana church leader and politician.

• Victor Spencer, last soldier to be executed in World War I

Deaths

See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1894 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1894