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
• Prime Minister – Richard Seddon then William Hall-Jones, then Joseph Ward
• Minister of Finance – Richard Seddon then William Hall-Jones, then Joseph Ward
• Attorney-General – Albert Pitt then John Findlay
• Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition – William Massey,.

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

Music

Film

Sport

Boxing

• Heavyweight – E. Pearson
• Middleweight – A. Nash
• Lightweight – R. Mayze
• Featherweight – J. Godfrey
• Bantamweight – B. Tracy

Chess

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

Golf

• Men: S.H. Gollan – 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, Taranaki, Southland and Wellington.

Soccer

• 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 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

Deaths

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