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1900 in New Zealand

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See also: 1899 in New Zealand, other events of 1900, 1901 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.

Contents

1 Summary
2 Incumbents

2.1 Regal and Vice Regal
2.2 Government and law
2.3 Opposition Leaders
2.4 Main centre leaders

3 Events
4 Arts and literature

4.1 Music
4.2 Film

5 Appointments and awards
6 Sport
7 Births
8 Deaths
9 See also

Summary

The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.

See: 1900 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

Government and law

The TBDth New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was

Speaker of the House - Sir George Maurice O'Rorke
Prime Minister - Richard Seddon
Minister of Finance - Richard Seddon
Chief Justice - Sir Robert Stout

Opposition Leaders

See: , [New Zealand elections]

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland - David Goldie
Mayor of Hamilton - George Edgecumbe
Mayor of Wellington - John Aitken
Mayor of Christchurch - Charles Louisson, William Reece
Mayor of Dunedin - Robert Chisholm

Events

See 1900 , 1900 in politics , 1900 in science , , 1900 in Australia , 1900 in music , 1900 timelines , History of New Zealand , , Military history of New Zealand , Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand , Timeline of New Zealand history

Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica ,

15 January: The New Zealand Mounted Rifles rout a Boer assault at Slingersfontein, South Africa.
15 February: New Zealand troops are part of the relief of Kimberley, South Africa.
3 May: Holy Cross College (Roman Catholic seminary) established in Mosgiel.
May: Phosphate discovered on Nauru - mining begins later in the year.
May-June: Tour of Pacific islands by Prime Minister Richard Seddon. Tonga, Niue, Fiji and the Cook Islands are visited.
28 September: The New Zealand Government votes to incorporate the Cook Islands into New Zealand.
October: The number of European electorates in the New Zealand Parliament is increased to 76.
23 October: The country's first electric tram servie begins, between Roslyn and Maori Hill in Dunedin.
(date unknown) Maori Lands Administration Act passed.
(date unknown) George Hemmings brings the first motor car into the South Island.
(date unknown) The General Assembly Library (part of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings) is built.
(date unknown) 18 people die in a boating tragedy on the Motu River.

See also Current events in Australia and New Zealand

Arts and literature

See 1900 in art , 1900 in literature ,

Music

See: 1900 in music

Film

Alfred Whitehouse's The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War - the oldest surviving New Zealand film - premieres.

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

See: 1900 in sports , .
Rugby: ,
Horse racing: See , list winners.
Other Sports

Births

Deaths

date unknown: Te Rangitahau
3 February: Elizabeth Pulman
3 March: Arthur Halcombe
22 March: Carl Gustav Schmitt
28 April: Catherine Innes
May: Hirawanu Tapu
26 May: George Ulrich
14 September: Samuel Yates
28 September: Topi Patuki
4 October: William Skey
26 October: William Seffern
8 November: Charles O'Neill
29 December (approximately): Thomas Broham

See also

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