1902 in New Zealand

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

← 1901 1900 1899 1902 in New Zealand → 1903 1904 1905
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	Other events of 1902 Timeline of New Zealand history

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State – Edward VII
• Governor – The Earl of Ranfurly GCMG [1]

Government

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

• Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke
• Prime Minister – Richard Seddon
• Minister of Finance – Richard Seddon
• Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout

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

Parliamentary opposition

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

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland – Alfred Kidd
• Mayor of Wellington – John Aitken
• Mayor of Christchurch – Arthur Rhodes then Henry Wigram
• Mayor of Dunedin – George Denniston then James Park

Events

Arts and literature

See 1902 in art, 1902 in literature, Category:1902 books

Music

See: 1902 in music

Sport

Boxing

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

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

Chess

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

Golf

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

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

Harness racing

• Auckland Trotting Cup: Van Dieman [7]

Rugby

• 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

Provincial league champions:[8]

• Auckland: North Shore
• Otago: Roslyn Dunedin
• Wellington: Wellington St. John's

Births

• 8 May: Curly Page, cricketer.
• 13 June: Gordon Minhinnick, cartoonist.
• 16 June: Clarence Beeby, educationalist.
• 3 July: Jack Newman, cricketer.
• 23 July: Arthur Lindo Patterson, physicist.
• 8 September: Bryan Todd, businessman.
• Frederick Hackett, politician.
• (in Paris): Louise Henderson, painter.
• Trevor Henry, supreme court judge.

Category:1902 births

Deaths

• 30 January: Alfred Renall, politician and mayor.
• 27 February: James Gordon Stuart Grant, a local eccentric in Dunedin.
• 26 June: William Garden Cowie, Bishop of Auckland and Anglican Primate of New Zealand
• 15 July: John McLean, politician and farmer.
• 18 October: Theodore Haultain, politician.
• 3 December: Robert Lawson, architect

Category:1902 deaths

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

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.

External links

Media related to 1902 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons