Regal and viceregal
Head of State - Edward VII
Governor - The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVO
The Liberal Party are re-elected and formed the 16th New Zealand Parliament.
Speaker of the House - Arthur Guinness (Liberal)
Prime Minister - Richard Seddon
Minister of Finance - Richard Seddon
Leader of the Opposition - William Massey, (Independent).
Main centre leaders
Municipal elections are held on 27 April:
Mayor of Auckland - Edwin Mitchelson then Arthur Myers
Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
Mayor of Christchurch - Charles Gray
Mayor of Dunedin - Thomas Christie - then Joseph Braithwaite
The Marlborough Herald begins publication. The Herald continues until 1911. The Marlborough Express stops publishing The Marlborough Times, which started in 1874.
Arts and literature
See 1905 in art, 1905 in literature, Category:1905 books
See: 1905 in music
See: Category:1905 film awards, 1905 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1905 films
The first overseas tour by a New Zealand representative team takes place, to Australia.10 June vs Wellington in Wellington (pre-tour warm-up)
17 June, Sydney: Lost 2-3 vs Metropolitan Association
21 June, Sydney: Won 8-3 vs Wednesday Association
24 June, Sydney: Won 6-4 vs New South Wales
28 June, Sydney: Lost 2-3 vs Navy
1 July, Sydney: Lost 0-2 vs New South Wales
5 July, Newcastle: Won 5-4 vs Northern Districts
8 July, Newcastle: Won 1-0 vs Northern Districts
12 July, Sydney: Won 6-2 vs Granville
15 July, Wollongong: Drew 3-3 vs South Coast
19 July, Sydney: Won 5-0 vs Metropolitan Association
22 July, Sydney: Drew 1-1 vs New South Wales
This is the last NZ representative team until 1922.
Heavyweight - W. Robertson (Ashburton)
Middleweight - A. Leckie (Dunedin)
Lightweight - G. Williams (Palmerston North)
Featherweight - J. Morris (Dunedin)
Bantamweight - E. Baird (Christchurch)
The 18th National Chess championship is held in Oamaru. The champion is A.W.O. Davies
The 13th National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) - 4th title
Women: Miss A. Stephenson
Women's golf, previously organised by the Men's association, comes under the auspices of the British Ladies Golf Union.
New Zealand Trotting Cup: Birchmark
Auckland Trotting Cup: Le Rosier
Ranfurly Shield - Wellington successfully defend the shield against Wairarapa (3-3) and Hawkes Bay (11-3) before losing to Auckland (6-10).
Provincial league champions:
Auckland: Auckland Corinthians
Canterbury: Christchurch Celtic
Otago: Kaitangata FC
Southland: Nightcaps
Taranaki: Waitara
Wellington: Diamond Wellington
10 January: R. A. K. Mason, poet.
25 February: Iriaka Matiu Ratana, politician.
5 April: Guy Powles, diplomat and ombudsman.
25 June: Ian Cromb, cricketer.
28 June: Norman Shelton, politician.
3 September: John Mills, cricketer.
29 October: 'John (Jack) Lamason, cricketer.
John Guthrie journalist and novelist
Category:1905 births
6 January: Bendix Hallenstein, merchant.
14 March: George Fisher, politician.
18 November: Te Whiti o Rongomai, Māori leader, pacifist.
Category:1905 deaths
