1895 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State – Queen Victoria
• Governor – David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow

  Government and law

• Speaker of the House – Sir Maurice O'Rorke
• Prime Minister – Richard Seddon
• Minister of Finance – Joseph Ward
• Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast

  Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland – James Holland
• Mayor of Christchurch – Thomas Gapes followed by Walter Cooper
• Mayor of Dunedin – Henry Fish followed by Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales
• Mayor of Wellington – Charles Luke

  Events

• July: The Waikato Advocate is published in Cambridge. It merged with the Waikato Times in 1896.
• 12 August: Minnie Dean hanged for murder.

• New Zealander Alexander von Tunzelmann becomes the first person to set foot on Antarctica, at Cape Adare

  Arts and literature

Music

Sport

Athletics

• 100 yards – Alfred J. Patrick
• 250 yards – L. Broad
• 440 yards – W. Low
• 880 yards – W. Low
• 1 mile – A. Davies
• 3 miles – A. Bell
• 120 yards hurdles – W. Martin
• 440 yards hurdles – F. Harley
• Long jump – J. Ryan
• High jump – H. Bailey
• Pole vault – H. Kingsley
• Shot put – Charles M. Louisson
• Hammer throw – Charles M. Louisson

  Chess

Cricket

Golf

• National amateur champion – G. Gossett
• National amateur champion – Mrs ? Melland

  Horse racing

Harness racing

• Auckland Trotting Cup is won by Old Judge

  Thoroughbred racing

• New Zealand Cup – Euroclydon
• New Zealand Derby – Euroclydon
• Auckland Cup – Anita
• Wellington Cup – Mahaki

  Season leaders (1894/95)

• Top New Zealand stakes earner – Mahaki
• Leading flat jockey – R. Derrett

  Lawn Bowls

• Singles – W. McLaren
• Pairs – R. Struthers and W. Barnett
• Fours – H. Reid, A. Tapper, A. McDonald and T. Sneddon

  Polo

• Savile Cup winners – Manawatu

  Rowing

• Coxed fours – Queen's Dr, Port Chalmers
• Coxless pairs – Union, Christchurch
• Double sculls – Union, Christchurch
• Single sculls – J. McGrath

  Rugby union

Shooting

Soccer

• Auckland: Auckland United
• Otago: Roslyn Dunedin
• Wellington: Wellington Swifts

  Swimming

• 100 yards freestyle – L. Leo
• 220 yards freestyle – L. Leo
• 440 yards freestyle – L. Leo
• 880 yards freestyle – L. Leo

  Tennis

• Men's singles – J. Hooper
• Women's singles – K. Hitchings
• Men's doubles – R. Harman and F. Wilding
• Women's doubles – C. Lean and E. Black

  Births

• 5 January: Eruera Tirikatene, politician.
• 2 February: Ethel Gould, politician.
• 1 April: Alexander Aitken, mathematician.
• 2 June: George Jobberns, academic.
• 6 August: Cyril Brownlie, rugby union player.
• 23 August: Thomas Ashby, mayor of Auckland
• 3 October: Ernest Toop, politician, mayor of Wellington
• 16 October: Keith Caldwell, WWI flying ace.
• 9 December: Whina Cooper, Māori leader.
• 23 December: Nola Luxford, Hollywood actress.

  Deaths

• 14 July: Ernest Gray, politician and farmer.
• 7 September: Walter Mantell, scientist and politician.