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- Incumbents Regal and viceregal Government and law Parliamentary opposition Main centre leaders
- Events
- Arts and literature Music
- Sport Athletics Chess Cricket Golf Horse racing Harness racing Thoroughbred racing Season leaders (1893/94) Lawn Bowls Polo Rowing Rugby union Shooting Soccer Swimming Tennis
- Births
- Deaths
- See also
- References
- External links
{{year in NZ|1894}}The following lists events that happened during 1894 in New Zealand. IncumbentsRegal and viceregal- Head of State — Queen Victoria
- Governor — David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow
Government and lawThe 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 oppositionLeader of the Opposition — William Russell.[1]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.[2]
- Undated
- American balloonist Leila Adair tours New Zealand.[3] She is possibly the first woman to fly in New Zealand.
Arts and literatureMusicSportLeonard Cuff is appointed a Founding Member of the International Olympic Committee. He remains the member for both New Zealand and Australia until 1905. Athletics[https://web.archive.org/web/20081018150249/http://www.athletics.org.nz/Resource.aspx?ID=973 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)
ChessNational Champion: J. Edwards, of Wellington.[4] CricketGolf- The 2nd National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch [5]
- Men: H. Macneil (Otago)
- Women : Mrs C. Wilder
Horse racingHarness racing- Auckland Trotting Cup (over 3 miles) is won by Tom Hicks [6]
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 BowlsThe pairs championship is held for the first time. National Champions[7] - 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
RowingNational Champions (Men) - Single sculls — M. Keefe (Auckland)
- Double sculls — Union, Christchurch
- Coxless pairs — Union, Christchurch
- Coxed fours — Lyttelton
Rugby unionProvincial club rugby champions include: {{see also category|Rugby union in New Zealand}}ShootingBallinger Belt — Captain E. Smith (Dunedin City Guards) SoccerProvincial Champions:[8] - Auckland: Alliance United
- Wellington: Wellington Rovers
- Otago: Roslyn Dunedin
SwimmingNational 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)
TennisNational 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.
Deaths- 5 June: Vincent Pyke, politician
- 16 September: Robert Hart, politician.
See also- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. {{ISBN|1-86958-879-7}}
- Specific
1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|title=Elections NZ — Leaders of the Opposition|accessdate=2008-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017200326/http://www1.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|archive-date=17 October 2008|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}
2. ^SS Wairarapa
3. ^Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Ballooning
4. ^List of New Zealand Chess Champions {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014052518/http://poisonpawn.co.nz/nzcftitles.htm |date=14 October 2008 }}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfMens/NewZealandAmateurChampions/en|title=Men's Golf — National Champions|work=An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand|editor1-last=McLintock|editor1-first=A. H.|publisher=Te Ara — The Encyclopedia of New Zealand|year=1966|accessdate=2009-02-13}}
6. ^Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617211531/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race2.htm |date=17 June 2009 }}
7. ^As the New Zealand Bowling Association at this time consists entirely of South Island clubs, the first truly "national" championships are not deemed to have begun until 1914.
8. ^New Zealand - List of Champions
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