1906 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1906 in New Zealand.

Regal and viceregal

 * Head of State – Edward VII
 * Governor – The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVO

Government

 * Speaker of the House – Arthur Guinness (Liberal)
 * Prime Minister – Richard Seddon (until 10 June) then William Hall-Jones (until 6 August), then Joseph Ward (all Liberal)
 * Minister of Finance – Richard Seddon (until 10 June) then William Hall-Jones (until 6 August), then Joseph Ward
 * Attorney-General – Albert Pitt	(until 18 Nov) then John Findlay (both Liberal)
 * Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout

Parliamentary opposition

 * Leader of the Opposition – William Massey, (Independent).

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

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
See 1906 in art, 1906 in literature

Music
See: 1906 in music

Film
See: Category:1906 film awards, 1906 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1906 films

Boxing
National amateur champions
 * Heavyweight – E. Pearson (Wellington)
 * Middleweight – A. Nash (Christchurch)
 * Lightweight – R. Mayze (Christchurch)
 * Featherweight – J. Godfrey (Auckland)
 * Bantamweight – B. Tracy (Wellington)

Chess

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

Golf
The 8th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch
 * Men: S.H. Gollan (Napier) – 2nd title
 * Women: Mrs Bidwell – 2nd title

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 (29–6), Taranaki (18–5), Southland (48–12) and Wellington (11–5).

Soccer
Provincial league champions:
 * 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 (with Rodney Heath) titles at the Australian Open.

Births
Category:1906 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 (died in office)
 * 28 June: Jacob William Heberley, carver.
 * 6 August: George Waterhouse, 7th Premier of New Zealand (died in UK)
 * 21 September: Joseph Dransfield, Mayor of Wellington and politician.
 * 29 October; Henry Jackson, politician
 * 18 November: Albert Pitt, politician.