• Source: 1894 in New Zealand

      • The following lists events that happened during 1894 in New Zealand.


      Incumbents




      = Regal and viceregal

      =
      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.


      = Main centre leaders

      =
      Mayor of Auckland – James Holland
      Mayor of Christchurch – Eden George followed by Thomas Gapes
      Mayor of Dunedin – Henry Fish
      Mayor of Wellington – Alfred Brandon


      Events


      30 October: Luxury steamer SS Wairarapa, carrying 230 passengers from Sydney bound for Auckland, is wrecked on Great Barrier Island with the loss of 135 lives.
      Undated
      American balloonist Leila Adair tours New Zealand. She is possibly the first woman to fly in New Zealand.
      New Zealand enacts the world's first national minimum wage law, by the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act.


      Arts and literature




      = Music

      =


      Sport


      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

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      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)


      = Chess

      =
      National Champion: J. Edwards, of Wellington.


      = Cricket

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      = Golf

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      The 2nd National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch
      Men: H. Macneil (Otago)
      Women : Mrs C. Wilder


      = Horse racing

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      Harness racing


      Auckland Trotting Cup (over 3 miles) is won by Tom Hicks


      Thoroughbred racing


      New Zealand Cup – Impulse
      New Zealand Derby – Blue Fire
      Auckland Cup – Lottie
      Wellington Cup – Vogengang


      Season leaders (1893/94)


      Top New Zealand stakes earner – Blue Fire
      Leading flat jockey – J. Connop


      = Lawn Bowls

      =
      The pairs championship is held for the first time.
      National Champions

      Singles – T. Sneddon (Kaituna)
      Pairs – T. Sneddon and H. Reid (skip) (Kaituna)
      Fours – J. Davidson, A. Owen, J. Wedderspoon and J. Evans (skip) (Caledonian)


      = 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

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      Provincial club rugby champions include:


      = Shooting

      =
      Ballinger Belt – Captain E. Smith (Dunedin City Guards)


      = Soccer

      =
      Provincial Champions:

      Auckland: Alliance United
      Wellington: Wellington Rovers
      Otago: Roslyn Dunedin


      = Swimming

      =
      National Champions (Men)

      100 yards freestyle – T. Needham (New South Wales, Australia)
      220 yards freestyle – W. Gormley (New South Wales, Australia)
      440 yards freestyle – W. Gormley (New South Wales, Australia)
      880 yards freestyle – 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


      2 February – Rongowhakaata Pere Halbert, Māori leader, historian, interpreter, genealogist
      24 February – Victor Spencer, soldier executed in World War I, pardoned in 2000
      1 June – Paraire Karaka Paikea, politician
      14 July: – Paddy Kearins, politician.
      21 July – Toko Rātana, Rātana church leader and politician
      13 August: – Fintan Patrick Walsh, trade unionist.
      10 November: – Andrew Davidson, educationalist


      Deaths


      5 June: Vincent Pyke, politician
      16 September: Robert Hart, politician.


      See also


      History of New Zealand
      List of years in New Zealand
      Military history of New Zealand
      Timeline of New Zealand history
      Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
      Timeline of the New Zealand environment


      References


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


      External links


      Media related to 1894 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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