Regal and viceregal
Head of State — Queen VictoriaGovernor — The Earl of Ranfurly GCMG Government and law
The 14th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was
Speaker of the House — Sir Maurice O'RorkePrime Minister — Richard SeddonMinister of Finance — Richard SeddonChief Justice — Sir Robert StoutLeader of the Opposition — William Russell, (Independent).Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland — David GoldieMayor of Wellington — John AitkenMayor of Christchurch — Charles Louisson, William ReeceMayor of Dunedin — Robert Chisholm15 January: The New Zealand Mounted Rifles rout a Boer assault at Slingersfontein, South Africa.9 February: Opening of the Wanganui Opera House by premier Richard Seddon.15 February: New Zealand troops are part of the relief of Kimberley, South Africa.3 May: Holy Cross College, Mosgiel (Roman Catholic seminary) established.May: Phosphate discovered on Nauru — mining begins later in the year.May–June: Tour of Pacific islands by Prime Minister Richard Seddon. Tonga, Niue, Fiji and the Cook Islands are visited.28 September: The New Zealand Government votes to incorporate the Cook Islands into New Zealand.October: The number of European electorates in the New Zealand Parliament is increased to 76.23 October: The country's first electric tram service begins, between Roslyn and Maori Hill in Dunedin.Unknown dateMāori Lands Administration Act passed.George Hemmings brings the first motor car into the South Island.The General Assembly Library (part of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings) is built.18 people die in a boating tragedy on the Motu River.Arts and literature
See 1900 in art, 1900 in literature, Category:1900 books
See: 1900 in music
Alfred Whitehouse's The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War — the oldest surviving New Zealand film — premieres.National champions (Men):
100 yards — G. Smith (Auckland)250 yards — G. Smith (Auckland)440 yards — W Strickland (Hawke's Bay)880 yards — J Lynskey (Canterbury)1 mile — W Simpson (Canterbury)3 miles — W Simpson (Canterbury)120 yards hurdles — G. Smith (Auckland)440 yards hurdles — G. Smith (Auckland)Long jump — Te Rangi Hīroa (Otago)High jump — C Laurie (Auckland)Pole vault — C Laurie (Auckland)Shot put — W Madill (Auckland)Hammer throw — W Madill (Auckland)The first club is formed, in Auckland, but soon goes into recess. (see also 1927)
National Champion: W.E. Mason of Wellington.
See 1900–01 New Zealand cricket seasonA tour of New Zealand by Australia's Melbourne Cricket Club included seven matches, of which the visitors won six with one match drawn.Six provincial matches were played during the 1899–1900 domestic season, all of them over two or three days, with wins by Otago over Hawke's Bay and Canterbury, by Wellington and Auckland over Otago, and by Canterbury and Auckland over Wellington.Scores were uniformly low by modern standards, mostly below 200, with only two centuries scored and only one team total of over 300 runs: the highest team total was 464 by Wellington against Otago, with centuries by F A Midlane (149) and C A Richardson (113), and the best bowling figures were A D Downes' 7–43 for Otago against Canterbury.The 8th National Amateur Championships were held in Otago
Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) — 2nd titleWomen: K Rattray (Otago) — 3rd titleAuckland Trotting Cup: Cob New Zealand Cup winner: Fulmen IdealNew Zealand Derby winner: RenownAuckland Cup winner: Blue JacketWellington Cup winner: Djin DjinTop New Zealand stakes earner: AdvanceLeading flat jockey: C Jenkins (50 wins)Savile Cup winners: Oroua (A Strang, J Strang, W Strang, O Robinson)Men's national champions (coxed fours): PictonMen's national champions (coxless pairs): WellingtonMen's national champions (double sculls): CanterburyMen's national champions (single sculls): T Spencer (Wellington)Provincial club rugby champions include: City (Auckland); Westport (Buller); Christchurch (Canterbury); Pirates (Hawke's Bay); Levin (Horowhenua); Awarua (Marlborough); Alhambra (Otago); Gisborne (Poverty Bay); Hawera (Taranaki); Kaierau (Wanganui); Melrose (Wellington); winners of Bush, Nelson, and Wairarapa club competitions unknown.
see also Category:Rugby union in New ZealandBallinger Belt – no competitionProvincial league champions:
Auckland: Grafton AFC (Auckland)Otago: Roslyn DunedinWellington: Diamond WellingtonNational champions (men):
100 yards frestyle — G.A. Tyler220 yards frestyle — G.A. Tyler440 yards frestyle — G.A. TylerNew Zealand championships:
Men's singles: J HooperWomen's singles: K NunneleyMen's doubles: C Cox/J CollinsWomen's doubles: K Nunneley/E HarmanReferences: Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.
4 January: Lance Richdale, ornithologist19 January: Clarence Skinner, politician, deputy Prime Minister (in Australia)4 February: Kazimierz Wodzicki13 March: Quentin Donald25 March: Lewis Harris4 May: Archibald McIndoe, plastic surgeon8 May: Lancelot William McCaskill17 May: Robert Macfarlane3 June: James Anderson McPherson9 June: Norman Hargrave Taylor4 July: Rudall Hayward, filmmaker27 July (as Nina Betts): Nina Byron, silent film actress, dancer.10 August: Arthur Porritt11 August: Alexander Astor1 September: Frederick Henry McDowall7 September: Nora Sipos17 September: Hedwig Weitzel22 September: Henry Ah Kew23 September: Alwyn Warren14 October: Eddie McLeod, cricketer19 October: Edwin Coubray21 October: Quentin Pope3 November (in Durham, England): Roger Blunt, cricketer5 November: Esther James12 November: Stanley Graham23 November: Keith Buttle, mayor of Auckland27 November: Gordon Wilsondate unknown: Te Rangitahau3 February: Elizabeth Pulman3 March: Arthur Halcombe12 March: James McDonald, politician22 March: Carl Gustav SchmittMay: Hirawanu Tapu26 May: George Henry Frederick Ulrich27 May: Ebenezer Hamlin, politician28 September: Topi Patuki4 October: William Skey8 November: Charles Gordon O'Neill20 or 29 December (approximately, in Rome): Thomas Broham