1900 in New Zealand 1900 in New Zealand The following lists events that happened during 1900 in New Zealand. The 14th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was See 1900 in art, 1900 in literature, See: 1900 in music National champions (Men): The first club is formed, in Auckland, but soon goes into recess. (see also 1927) National Champion: W.E. Mason of Wellington. The 8th National Amateur Championships were held in Otago Provincial club rugby champions include: City (Auckland); Westport (Buller); Christchurch (Canterbury); Pirates (Hawke's Bay); Levin (Horowhenua); Awarua (Marlborough); Alhambra (Otago); Gisborne (Poverty Bay); Hawera (Taranaki); Kaierau (Wanganui); Melrose (Wellington); winners of Bush, Nelson,
Ford New Zealand leading the transfer of operations from Wellington to Auckland and in 1972 a transmission and chassis manufacturing facility at Wiri, Manukau City. The Auckland assembly plant was also completed in 1972 and began building Falcons the next year. In 1981 an alloy wheel plant was opened at Wiri. By 1987 most operations had been moved from Seaview Wellington to Wiri, Manukau City, Auckland and the Seaview plant was closed in 1988 after 52 years. Ford New Zealand underwent a major restructuring in 1987–88, including relocation of all operations to Wiri. Products made by Ford New Zealand up from the early