1900 in New Zealand - Events

Events

  • 15 January: The New Zealand Mounted Rifles rout a Boer assault at Slingersfontein, South Africa.
  • 9 February: Opening of the Wanganui Opera House by premier Richard Seddon.
  • 15 February: New Zealand troops are part of the relief of Kimberley, South Africa.
  • 3 May: Holy Cross College, Mosgiel (Roman Catholic seminary) established.
  • May: Phosphate discovered on Nauru — mining begins later in the year.
  • May–June: Tour of Pacific islands by Prime Minister Richard Seddon. Tonga, Niue, Fiji and the Cook Islands are visited.
  • 28 September: The New Zealand Government votes to incorporate the Cook Islands into New Zealand.
  • October: The number of European electorates in the New Zealand Parliament is increased to 76.
  • 23 October: The country's first electric tram service begins, between Roslyn and Maori Hill in Dunedin.
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  • Māori Lands Administration Act passed.
  • George Hemmings brings the first motor car into the South Island.
  • The General Assembly Library (part of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings) is built.
  • 18 people die in a boating tragedy on the Motu River.

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