1901 in New Zealand
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See also: 1900 in New Zealand, other events of 1901, 1902 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.
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[edit] Summary
The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.
See: 1901 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.
[edit] Population
A census was held in March 1901. The population was given as 772,719 - an increase of 9.86% over the previous census in 1896.
The figures for the 1901 census revealed that the North Island's population had exceeded the South Island's for the first time since the Central Otago Gold Rush of 1861 - the two islands (plus their associated minor offshore islands) had populations of 390,579 and 382,140 respectively. Only 40% of the country's population was based in urban centres, and only two of these centres, Auckland and Dunedin, had populations of over 25,000.
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government
The 14th New Zealand Parliament continued. In government was the Liberal Party.
- Speaker of the House - George O'Rorke (Liberal)
- Prime Minister - Richard Seddon
- Minister of Finance - Richard Seddon
[edit] Opposition Leader
Leader of the Opposition - William Russell (independent)
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - John Logan Campbell
- Mayor of Hamilton - George Edgecumbe then Robert William Dyer
- Mayor of Wellington - TBD
- Mayor of Christchurch - TBD
- Mayor of Dunedin - TBD
[edit] Events
See 1901 , 1901 in politics , 1901 in science, 1901 in music , 1901 timelines , History of New Zealand , Category:History of New Zealand , Military history of New Zealand , Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand , Timeline of New Zealand history, Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
[edit] January
- February 2 - a day of mourning acknowledging the death of Queen Victoria brings the nation to a standstill.
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1901 in art, 1901 in literature, Category:1901 books
[edit] Music
See: 1901 in music
[edit] Film
See: Category:1901 film awards , 1901 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1901 films
[edit] Web sites
See: NZ Internet History
[edit] Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese
[edit] Sport
[edit] Rugby
- The Earl of Ranfurly announced his intention to present a cup to the NZRFU, without stipulating what form of competition it should be awarded for.
[edit] Births
- 7 February: Arnold Nordmeyer, politician
- 26 February: Leslie Munro, diplomat
- 25 March: Raymond Firth, ethnologist
- 13 June: John Cawte Beaglehole, historian and biographer
- 15 June: Dove-Myer Robinson, long-serving mayor of Auckland
- 5 July: Len Lye, sculptor, filmmaker, writer
- William Stevenson, industrialist and philanthropist
[edit] Deaths
- 14 February: Edward Stafford. politician and 3rd Premier of New Zealand.
- 6 August (in Scotland): John McKenzie, politician
[edit] See also
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