1907 in New Zealand

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Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

Head of State - Edward VII emily crib

Governor - The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVO baby convertible crib

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The 16th New Zealand Parliament, Liberal

Speaker of the House - Sir Arthur Guinness

Prime Minister - Joseph Ward

Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward

Attorney-General - John Findlay

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition - William Massey, (Independent).

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland - Arthur Myers

Mayor of Hamilton - James Shiner Bond

Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop

Mayor of Christchurch - John Hall followed by George Payling

Mayor of Dunedin - John Loudon

Appointments and awards

Prime Minister Joseph Ward is appointed to the Privy Council.

James Mills, a prominent businessman, ship-owner and politician becomes the first person born in New Zealand to be knighted (Knight Bachelor).

Events

The Tohunga Suppression Act is passed by parliament, sponsored by Maui Pomare.

Rua Kenana, a self proclaimed prophet, establishes a religious community at the foot of Maungaphatu, the sacred Thoe mountain in the Ureweras.

The Colonial Secretary Office is renamed the Department of Internal Affairs.

St Paul's Church in Dunedin is consecrated by Bishop Churchill Julius.

Highest ever recorded flooding along the Taupo, Tongariro, Waipa, and Waikato river systems.

Health

Dr Sir Frederick Truby King establishes the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children which later becomes The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society, known simply as Plunket. The society establishes Plunket Rooms throughout the country and provides especially trained nurses to advise and assist New Zealand mothers free of charge.

The first Home of Compassion is opened, at Island Bay in Wellington, by Mother Suzanne Aubert who had founded the congregation of the Sisters of Compassion in Jerusalem on the Whanganui River in 1892.

The country's first dental school opens at Otago University. The first dean is Sir Henry Percy Pickerill, a pioneer of reconstructive surgery of the jaw and face.

Arts and literature

The first Edmonds Cookbook is published.

The School Journal, an education resource distributed to schools throughout New Zealand, is introduced.

Frances Hodgkins holds her first solo exhibition, in London.

Publishing firm A.H. & A.W. Reed is established in Dunedin.

The House of Royal Doulton produces Kia Ora, a ceramic series of New Zealand themes, which become a collectors' item.

The sciences

Thames astronomer John Grigg discovers his third comet, all of which are named after him.

Pioneer aircraft designer Richard Pearse finally patents details for his wings and aircraft controls.

Flora and fauna

The now extinct Huia bird which was endemic to New Zealand, is last seen in the Tararua Ranges on 28 December.

Full protection is promulgated for the tui, kk, paradise duck and oystercatcher.

Chamois deer, six does and two bucks from Neuberg in Austria, are introduced to the country and released in the Aoraki/Mount Cook area as a hunting resource.

This is the peak year in the country's history for milling for export of the rapidly disappearing native kauri.

Media

26 September: The first issue of The Dominion newspaper (now the Dominion Post) is published in Wellington to mark the occasion of New Zealand becoming a Dominion.

After 36 years of publication, the authoritative weekly paper, the New Zealand Mail, closes.

Transport

December: The Maori II, a triple-screw steamer which is the first purpose-built, inter-island ferry in the country, makes its first run between Lyttelton and Wellington.

Sport

Boxing (amateur)

National amateur champions

Heavyweight - J. Lloyd (Christchurch)

Middleweight - J. Gilmour (Christchurch)

Lightweight - R. Mayze (Christchurch)

Featherweight - E. Sanderson (Auckland)

Bantamweight - B. Tracy (Wellington)

Cricket

Inaugural year of Plunket Shield, won by Canterbury.

The MCC tour the country, losing to New Zealand at the Basin Reserve, but winning at Lancaster Park.

Chess

The 20th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by W.S. Viner of Perth (overseas players were allowed until 1934)

Golf

The first New Zealand Open championship is held at the Napier Golf Club at Waiohiki and is won by amateur Arthur Duncan.

The 15th National Amateur Championships were held in Napier

Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) - 5th title

Women: Mrs G. Williams

Hockey

The Challenge Shield is introduced.

Horse racing

Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup: Marian

Auckland Trotting Cup: All Night

Thoroughbred racing

Apologue becomes the first New Zealand-owned horse to win the Melbourne Cup.

Auckland Cup - Zimmerman.

Wellington Cup - Achilles.

New Zealand Derby - Elevation.

Netball

Women's basketball, now called Netball, is introduced to the country by J. C. Jamieson when a demonstration match between Eden and Epsom is played in an Auckland paddock.

Shooting

The Collins Challenge Shield is introduced by the National Rifle Association.

Rowing

William Webb of Wanganui defeats Australian Charles Towns on August 3 for the World Professional Sculling Championship, the first world rowing title won by New Zealand.

Rugby union

Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Buller (21-0), Hawkes Bay (12-3) and Wanganui(6-5).

The All Blacks tour Australia, winning both tests. They also play Wellington.

A record crowd of 52,411 packs the Sydney Cricket Ground for the All Blacks v NSW match.

Rugby league

The All Golds New Zealand league team tours Britain, before a match has been played or a club has been formed in New Zealand.

Soccer

Provincial league champions:

Auckland: Auckland Corinthians

Canterbury: Burnham Industrial School, Christchurch Celtic (shared)

Otago: Northern Dunedin

Southland: Nightcaps

Taranaki: New Plymouth

Wellington: Wellington Swifts

Tennis

Anthony Wilding of New Zealand pairs with Australian Norman Brookes, as the Australasian team, to win the Davis Cup.

Anthony Wilding and Josiah Ritchie win the men's doubles at the Wimbledon Championship.

Kathleen Nunneley wins the last of her 13 successive national ladies singles titles.

Births

8 October: Stanley Whitehead, politician.

Denis Blundell - future Governor-General.

Alf Cleverley, boxer.

Thaddeus McCarthy - jurist.

Deaths

19 April: Edward Metcalf Smith, politician.

25 June: John Hall - Premier 1879-81

William Henry Eyes, politician.

Tohu Kakahi, Mori leader and prophet at Parihaka

See also

List of years in New Zealand

Timeline of New Zealand history

History of New Zealand

Military history of New Zealand

Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand

Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1907 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1907

References

General

Gordon McLauchlan (1992). The Illustrated encyclopedia of New Zealand. David Bateman Ltd, Glenfield, NZ. ISBN 1-86953-007-1. 

Specific

^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52

^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. Retrieved 2008-04-06. 

^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions

^ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Mens' Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfMens/NewZealandAmateurChampions/en. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 

^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners

^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz

^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html. 

^ rulers.org

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