Regal and viceregal
Head of State - Edward VII
Governor - The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVO
Speaker of the House - Arthur Guinness (Liberal)
Prime Minister - Richard Seddon (until 10 June) then William Hall-Jones (until 6 August), then Joseph Ward (all Liberal)
Minister of Finance - Richard Seddon (until 10 June) then William Hall-Jones (until 6 August), then Joseph Ward
Attorney-General - Albert Pitt (until 18 Nov) then John Findlay (both Liberal)
Leader of the Opposition - William Massey, (Independent).
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland - Arthur Myers
Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
Mayor of Christchurch - Charles Gray then John Hall
Mayor of Dunedin - Joseph Braithwaite then George Lawrence
10 June: Prime Minister Richard Seddon died suddenly in office of a heart attack, ending a 13-year premiership.
6 August: Sir Joseph Ward was sworn in as Prime Minister, taking over from acting Prime Minister William Hall-Jones.
Arts and literature
See 1906 in art, 1906 in literature, Category:1906 books
See: 1906 in music
See: Category:1906 film awards, 1906 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1906 films
National amateur champions
Heavyweight - E. Pearson (Wellington)
Middleweight - A. Nash (Christchurch)
Lightweight - R. Mayze (Christchurch)
Featherweight - J. Godfrey (Auckland)
Bantamweight - B. Tracy (Wellington)
The 19th National Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by R.J. Barnes of Wellington, his 5th title.
The 8th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch
Men: S.H. Gollan (Napier) - 2nd title
Women: Mrs Bidwell - 2nd title
New Zealand Trotting Cup: Belmont M.
Auckland Trotting Cup: Typewriter
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).
Provincial league champions:
Auckland: North Shore AFC
Canterbury: Christchurch Club
Otago: Northern
Southland: Nightcaps
Taranaki: Eltham
Wellington: Diamond Wellington
Anthony Wilding wins both the singles and doubles (with Rodney Heath) titles at the Australian Open.
19 January: Robin Hyde, poet and novelist
27 February: Mal Matheson, cricketer
5 April: Ted Morgan, Olympic boxer
John Hutton, artist
Category:1906 births
10 June: Richard Seddon, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died in office)
6 August: George Waterhouse, 7th Premier of New Zealand (died in UK)
Category:1906 deaths
