The following lists events that happened during 1905 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – Edward VII
Governor – The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVO
Government
The Liberal Party are re-elected and formed the 16th New Zealand Parliament. 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 – William Massey, (Independent).
Main centre leaders
Municipal elections are held on 27 April: Mayor of Auckland – Edwin Mitchelson then Arthur Myers Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Hislop Mayor of Christchurch – Charles Gray Mayor of Dunedin – Thomas Christie – then Joseph Braithwaite
Events
The Marlborough Herald begins publication. The Herald continues until 1911. The Marlborough Express stops publishing The Marlborough Times, which started in 1874.
Arts and literature
See 1905 in art, 1905 in literature
Music
See: 1905 in music
Film
See: :Category:1905 film awards, 1905 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1905 films
Sport
Association football
The first overseas tour by a New Zealand representative team takes place, to Australia. 10 June vs Wellington in Wellington (pre-tour warm-up) 17 June, Sydney: Lost 2–3 vs Metropolitan Association 21 June, Sydney: Won 8–3 vs Wednesday Association 24 June, Sydney: Won 6–4 vs New South Wales 28 June, Sydney: Lost 2–3 vs Navy 1 July, Sydney: Lost 0–2 vs New South Wales 5 July, Newcastle: Won 5–4 vs Northern Districts 8 July, Newcastle: Won 1–0 vs Northern Districts 12 July, Sydney: Won 6–2 vs Granville 15 July, Wollongong: Drew 3–3 vs South Coast 19 July, Sydney: Won 5–0 vs Metropolitan Association 22 July, Sydney: Drew 1–1 vs New South Wales This is the last NZ representative team until 1922.
Boxing
National amateur champions
Heavyweight – W. Robertson (Ashburton) Middleweight – A. Leckie (Dunedin) Lightweight – G. Williams (Palmerston North) Featherweight – J. Morris (Dunedin) Bantamweight – E. Baird (Christchurch)
Chess
The 18th National Chess championship is held in Oamaru. The champion is A.W.O. Davies
Golf
The 13th National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland
Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) – 4th title
Women: Miss A. Stephenson
Women's golf, previously organised by the Men's association, comes under the auspices of the British Ladies Golf Union.
Horse racing
Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup: Birchmark
Auckland Trotting Cup: Le Rosier
Thoroughbred racing
Rugby
Ranfurly Shield – Wellington successfully defend the shield against Wairarapa (3–3) and Hawkes Bay (11–3) before losing to Auckland (6–10).
Soccer
Provincial league champions: Auckland: Auckland Corinthians Canterbury: Christchurch Celtic Otago: Kaitangata FC Southland: Nightcaps Taranaki: Waitara Wellington: Diamond Wellington
Births
10 January: R. A. K. Mason, poet. 25 February: Iriaka Rātana, politician. 29 March: Dan Bryant, schoolteacher and mountaineer 5 April: Guy Powles, diplomat and ombudsman. 25 June: Ian Cromb, cricketer. 28 June: Norman Shelton, politician. 9 July: John Guthrie, journalist and novelist 3 September: John Mills, cricketer. 29 October: John (Jack) Lamason, cricketer. 10 December: Neil Watson, politician.
Deaths
6 January: Bendix Hallenstein, merchant. 14 March: George Fisher, politician. 22 April: Mary Gabriel Gill, Catholic prioress 6 June: Marion Hatton, suffragist 27 June: Te Keepa Te Rangi-pūawhe, Māori tribal leader, soldier and entrepreneur 20 October: John Thomas Peacock, businessman and politician 18 November: Te Whiti o Rongomai, Māori leader, pacifist.