1906 in New Zealand

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State – Edward VII
• Governor – The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVO ^[1]

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).^[2]

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

January

February

March

April

• 25 April
  • The 1906 Auckland City mayoral election is held.
  • The 1906 Wellington City mayoral election is held.

May

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.

September

October

November

• 1 November: The International Exhibition begins in Hagley Park, Christchurch.

December

• 6 December: The 1906 Manukau by-election is held.

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.^[3]

Golf

The 8th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch ^[4]

• Men: S.H. Gollan (Napier) – 2nd title
• Women: Mrs Bidwell – 2nd title

Horse racing

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:^[7]

• 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.