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, :Category:1905 books 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