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

1906
in
New Zealand

Decades:
See also:

Incumbents

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Regal and viceregal

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Government

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Parliamentary opposition

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Main centre leaders

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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June

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  • 10 June: Prime Minister Richard Seddon dies suddenly in office, ending a 13-year premiership.

July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Arts and literature

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See 1906 in art, 1906 in literature

Music

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See: 1906 in music

Film

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

Sport

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Boxing

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National amateur champions

  • Heavyweight – E. Pearson (Wellington)
  • Middleweight – A. Nash (Christchurch)
  • Lightweight – R. Mayze (Christchurch)
  • Featherweight – J. Godfrey (Auckland)
  • Bantamweight – B. Tracy (Wellington)

Chess

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  • The 19th National Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by R.J. Barnes of Wellington, his 5th title.[3]

Golf

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

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

Horse racing

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Harness racing

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Rugby

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  • 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

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Provincial league champions:[7]

Tennis

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Births

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Category:1906 births

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. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  3. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  6. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  8. ^ Watling, Amy (19 June 2019). "The view from above". natlib.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  9. ^ Neich, Roger. "Jacob William Heberley". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
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