The following lists events that happened during 1902 in New Zealand.

1902
in
New Zealand

Decades:
See also:

Incumbents

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Regal and viceregal

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Government

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The Liberal Party was re-elected and formed the 15th New Zealand Parliament.

The number of members of the House of Representatives is increased from 74 to 80.[2]

Parliamentary opposition

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Leader of the Opposition – no recognised leader in 1902.[3]

Main centre leaders

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Events

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  • 28 October – The SS Ventnor sinks off the coast of Hokianga with the loss of 13 lives. The ship was carrying the remains of 499 Chinese men, most of whom had been involved in the Otago gold rush, back to China.

Arts and literature

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See 1902 in art, 1902 in literature

Music

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See: 1902 in music

Sport

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Boxing

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The New Zealand Boxing Association is formed to control and promote amateur boxing. The first national championships are held, in four weight divisions, in Christchurch.[4]

National amateur champions

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  • Heavyweight – J. Fitzsimmons (Timaru)
  • Middleweight – F. Nash (Christchurch)
  • Lightweight – P. Oliver (Christchurch)
  • Featherweight – A. Jones (Christchurch)

Chess

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National Champion: R.J. Barnes of Wellington.[5]

Golf

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The 10th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch[6]

  • Men: S.H. Gollan (Napier)
  • Women: Mrs ? Bidwell

Horse racing

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Harness racing

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Rugby

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  • The NZRFU decides upon a challenge format for the Ranfurly Cup competition. When the trophy arrives from Britain it turns out to in fact be a shield.
  • 13 September – The Ranfurly Shield is first awarded to Auckland in recognition of their unbeaten record for the season.

Soccer

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Provincial league champions:[8]

Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  2. ^ New Zealand Parliament – Parliament timeline
  3. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  4. ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
  5. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  7. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  9. ^ Rorke, Alister Matheson and Jinty. "Geoffrey Michael William Hodgkins". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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