1895 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State – Queen Victoria
• Governor – David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow

Government and law

The 12th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power.

• Speaker of the House – Sir Maurice O'Rorke
• Prime Minister – Richard Seddon
• Minister of Finance – Joseph Ward
• Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition – William Russell.

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland – James Holland
• Mayor of Christchurch – Thomas Gapes followed by Walter Cooper
• Mayor of Dunedin – Henry Fish followed by Nathaniel Wales
• Mayor of Wellington – Charles Luke

Events

• July: The Waikato Advocate is published in Cambridge. It merged with the Waikato Times in 1896.
• 12 August: Minnie Dean, the only woman to be executed in New Zealand, hanged for murder

;Undated

• New Zealander Alexander von Tunzelmann becomes the first person to set foot on Antarctica, at Cape Adare

Arts and literature

Music

Sport

Athletics

National Champions, Men

• 100 yards – Alfred J. Patrick (Wellington)
• 250 yards – L. Broad (Canterbury)
• 440 yards – W. Low (Otago)
• 880 yards – W. Low (Otago)
• 1 mile – A. Davies (Auckland)
• 3 miles – A. Bell (Manawatu)
• 120 yards hurdles – W. Martin (Auckland)
• 440 yards hurdles – F. Harley (Wellington)
• Long jump – J. Ryan (Hawkes Bay)
• High jump – H. Bailey (Wanganui)
• Pole vault – H. Kingsley (Wanganui)
• Shot put – Charles M. Louisson (Canterbury)
• Hammer throw – Charles M. Louisson (Canterbury)

Chess

National Champion: W. Mackay of Wellington.

Cricket

Golf

• National amateur champion (men) – G. Gossett (Christchurch)
• National amateur champion (women) – Mrs ? Melland

Horse racing

Harness racing

• Auckland Trotting Cup (over 2 miles) is won by Old Judge

Thoroughbred racing

• New Zealand Cup – Euroclydon
• New Zealand Derby – Euroclydon
• Auckland Cup – Anita
• Wellington Cup – Mahaki

Season leaders (1894/95)

• Top New Zealand stakes earner – Mahaki
• Leading flat jockey – R. Derrett

Lawn Bowls

National Champions

• Singles – W. McLaren (Kaitangata)
• Pairs – R. Struthers and W. Barnett (skip) (Christchurch)
• Fours – H. Reid, A. Tapper, A. McDonald and T. Sneddon (skip) (Kaituna)

Polo

• Savile Cup winners – Manawatu

Rowing

National Champions (Men)

• Coxed fours – Queen's Dr, Port Chalmers
• Coxless pairs – Union, Christchurch
• Double sculls – Union, Christchurch
• Single sculls – J. McGrath (Dunedin Amateur)

Rugby union

Provincial club rugby champions include: :see also :Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

Ballinger Belt – W. Ballinger (Petone Rifle Club)

Soccer

Provincial league champions:

• Auckland: Auckland United
• Otago: Roslyn Dunedin
• Wellington: Wellington Swifts

Swimming

National Champions (Men)

• 100 yards freestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
• 220 yards freestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
• 440 yards freestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
• 880 yards freestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)

Tennis

National Championships

• Men's singles – J. Hooper
• Women's singles – K. Hitchings
• Men's doubles – Richard Harman and Frederick Wilding
• Women's doubles – C. Lean and E. Black

Births

• 5 January: Eruera Tirikatene, politician. (d. 1967)
• 2 February: Ethel Gould, politician (MLC). (d. 1992)
• 1 April: Alexander Aitken, mathematician. (d. 1967)
• 15 April: Clark McConachy, snooker and billiards player (d. 1980)
• 2 June: George Jobberns, academic. (d. 1974)
• 6 August: Cyril Brownlie, rugby union player. (d. 1954)
• 23 August: Thomas Ashby, mayor of Auckland (d. 1957)
• 3 October: Ernest Toop (in England), politician, mayor of Wellington (d. 1976)
• 16 October: Keith Caldwell, WWI flying ace. (d. 1980)
• 9 December: Whina Cooper, Māori leader. (d. 1994)
• 23 December: Nola Luxford, Hollywood actress. (d. 1994)

Deaths

• 14 July: Ernest Gray, politician and farmer.
• 7 September: Walter Mantell, scientist and politician.

References

;General

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ;Specific

References

1. "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition".
2. "Waikato Advocate". Cambridge Museum.
3. [http://www.poisonpawn.co.nz/nzcftitles.htm List of New Zealand Chess Champions] {{webarchive. link. (14 October 2008)
4. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
5. [http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race2.htm Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz] {{webarchive. link. (17 June 2009)
6. As the New Zealand Bowling Association at this time consists entirely of South Island clubs, the first truly "national" championships are not deemed to have begun until [[1914 in New Zealand#Lawn Bowls. 1914]].
7. (1999). "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.