- 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 - HonSir James PrendergastParliamentary 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 byThomas Gapes
*Mayor of Dunedin -Henry Smith Fish
*Mayor of Hamilton -William Dey
*Mayor of Wellington - Alfred BrandonEvents
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 byWilliam Leonard Williams
*Bishop of Wellington -Frederick Wallis port
Leonard Cuff is appointed a Founding Member of theInternational Olympic Committee . He remains the member for both New Zealand andAustralia until1905 .
= [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: LytteltonProvincial 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. NicholsonBirths
*
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 IDeaths
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
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.