1910 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1910 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State â Edward VII (until 6 May), succeeded by George V
- Governor â The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVO, succeeded the same year by The Lord Islington GCMG GBE DSO PC[1]
Government
The 17th New Zealand Parliament continued.
- Speaker of the House â TBD
- Prime Minister â TBD
- Minister of Finance â TBD (Labour)
- Chief Justice â Sir Robert Stout
Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition â William Massey (Reform Party).[2]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland â Charles Grey then Lemuel Bagnall
- Mayor of Wellington â Thomas Wilford
- Mayor of Christchurch â Charles Allison
- Mayor of Dunedin â James Walker, then Thomas Cole
Events
- February â March: Field Marshal Kitchener tours New Zealand and makes a report to the Government on the defence of New Zealand.[3][4]
- 5 July: Herbert Pither reportedly makes a flight of "nearly a mile" at Riverton Beach.[5]
- Undated
- Aero Club of New Zealand is formed in Auckland.[5]
- Foundation of Eastwoodhill Arboretum at Ngatapa, Gisborne by William Douglas Cook
Arts and literature
See 1910 in art, 1910 in literature
Music
See: 1910 in music
Film
See: 1910 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand
Sport
Chess
The 23rd National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by J. Mason of Wellington.[6]
Golf
- The fourth New Zealand Open championship was held at Christchurch golf club and was won by amateur Arthur Duncan, his second win.[7]
- The 18th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch[8]
- Men: H.B. Lusk (Christchurch)
- Women: Miss ? Collins.
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Wildwood Junior â 2nd win[9]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Floranz[10]
Rugby league
- Great Britain tour of New Zealand â beat New Zealand 52â20 in Auckland
Rugby union
- Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Hawkes Bay (11â3), Wellington (3â3), Taranaki (16â9) and Canterbury (6â4)
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[11]
- Auckland: Caledonian Auckland
- Canterbury: Burnham IS
- Otago: Northern Dunedin
- Southland: Nightcaps
- Taranaki: New Plymouth
- Wellington: Ramblers Wellington
Tennis
- Anthony Wilding won the men's singles at the Wimbledon Championship
Births
- 5 January: Jack Lovelock, athlete
- 10 February: Paul Whitelaw, cricketer
- 15 March: Norman Douglas, politician.
- 27 March: Freda Stark, dancer
- 11 April: Mountford T. "Toss" Woollaston, painter and writer
- 4 July: Peter McIntyre, painter
- 11 August: James Munro Bertram, writer and Rhodes scholar.
- 11 August: Denis 'Sonny' Moloney, cricketer
- 8 October: Gordon Innes, rugby union and rugby league player
- 18 December: Eric Tindill, cricket and rugby union player
- 24 December, William Hayward Pickering, space scientist
- 28 December: Jack Kerr, cricketer
- Full date unknown:
- Harold Wilfred Youren, lawyer, farmer, farmersâ advocate and peace campaigner (d. 1983)[12]
Deaths
- 14 May: Frederick Baume, politician.
- 28 April: Arthur Beauchamp, politician.
- 17 May: Thomas Hocken, collector and bibliographer.
- 1 June: Richard Reeves, politician.
- 16 July: Richard Hobbs, politician.
- 27 November: Richard Oliver, politician
