1894 in New Zealand

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 continues 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. [Cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|title=Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition|accessdate=2008-04-06]

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Auckland - James Holland
*Mayor of Christchurch - Eden George followed by Thomas Gapes
*Mayor of Dunedin - Henry Smith Fish
*Mayor of Hamilton - William Dey
*Mayor of Wellington - Alfred Brandon

Events

Undated

*American balloonist Leila Adair tours New Zealand. [http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/RecreationSeaAndSky/AerialRecreation/1/en Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Ballooning] ] She is possibly the first woman to fly in New Zealand.

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

Bishop Stuart resigns [http://anglicanhistory.org/nz/purchas1914/17.html A History of the English Church in New Zealand] ] and William Leonard Williams is chosen as his replacement.

*Primate of New Zealand - William Garden Cowie (Bishop of Auckland)
*Bishop of Christchurch - Churchill Julius
*Bishop of Dunedin - Samuel Tarratt Nevill
*Bishop of Nelson - Charles Oliver Mules
*Bishop of Waiapu - Edward Craig Stuart followed by William Leonard Williams
*Bishop of Wellington - Frederick Wallis

port

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=

= [http://www.athletics.org.nz/Resource.aspx?ID=973 National Champions, Men] =

*100 yards – Jack 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 – Harold Batger (Wellington)
*440 yards hurdles – Harold Batger (Wellington)
*Long jump – Wallingford 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 ."

Polo

*Savile Cup winners: Rangitikei

=Rowing=

National Champions (Men)

*Single sculls: M. Keefe (Auckland)
*Double sculls: Union, Christchurch
*Coxless pairs: Union, Christchurch
*Coxed fours: Lyttelton

=Rugby Union=

Provincial club rugby champions include: :"see also "

hooting

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

wimming

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

National championships

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

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

ee 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

References

;General
* Romanos, J. (2001) "New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists." Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7;Specific