The following lists events that happened during 1903 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal Head of State – Edward VII Governor – The Earl of Ranfurly GCMGStatistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
Government The 15th New Zealand Parliament continued. In government was the Liberal Party. Speaker of the House – Arthur Guinness (Liberal) Prime Minister – Richard Seddon Minister of Finance – Richard Seddon Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout
Parliamentary opposition Leader of the Opposition – Vacant until 11 September, then William Massey, (Independent).
Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland – Alfred Kidd then Edwin Mitchelson Mayor of Wellington – John Aitken Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Wigram Mayor of Dunedin – James Park then Thomas Scott
Events
January
February
March
April
June
July
August
September 26 September – New Zealand is the first country in the world to pass a Wireless Telegraphy Act.Ministry of EconomicDevelopment: Celebrating 100 Years of Wireless
October
November
December
Arts and literature
See 1903 in art, 1903 in literature
Music
See: 1903 in music
Film
A Message from Mars
Sport
Boxing The Bantamweight division is included in the national championships for the first time.
National amateur champions Heavyweight – H. Taylor (Greymouth) Middleweight – J. Griffin (Invercargill) Lightweight – A. Farquharson (Dunedin) Featherweight – A. Parker (Christchurch) Bantamweight – J. Pearce (Christchurch)
Chess National Champion: J.C. Grierson of Auckland.List of New Zealand Chess Champions
Golf The 11th National Amateur Championships were held in Napier Men: Kurepo Tareha (Napier) Women: A. E Pearce
Horse racing
Harness racing Auckland Trotting Cup: Plain G Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
Rugby union 1903 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
Soccer Provincial league champions: Auckland: YMCA Auckland Otago: Northern Wellington: Wellington St. John's
Births 30 January: Colin Scrimgeour, minister and broadcaster. 6 February: Jack Dunning, cricketer 21 February: P. H. Matthews, politician 11 March: George Dickinson, cricketer 11 March: Ronald Syme, historian 21 March: Frank Sargeson, writer 28 March: Merton Hodge, west-end playwright 23 April: John Stewart, politician. 10 June: Count Geoffrey Potocki de Montalk, poet. 6 July: Edward Musgrave Blaiklock, academic. 4 August: Charles Bateson, historian and writer 2 November: Anna Lois White, painter 15 November: Stewie Dempster, cricketer
Deaths 7 March: John Studholme, politician and farmer (born 1829). 23 April: William Travers, politician (born 1819). 11 June: Thomas Mason, horticulturist and politician. 7 July: Agnes Harrold, hotel manager, foster parent, nurse and midwife 30 August: Joe Warbrick, rugby player (born 1862).
See also History of New Zealand List of years in New Zealand Military history of New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica Timeline of the New Zealand environment
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