1916 in New Zealand

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State – George V
• Governor – Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool^[1]

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  George V
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  Lord Liverpool

Government

The 19th New Zealand Parliament continued as a grand coalition led by the Reform Party.

• Speaker of the House – Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
• Prime Minister – William Massey (Reform Party)
• Minister of Finance – Joseph Ward

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  Frederic Lang
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  William Massey
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  Joseph Ward

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition – Joseph Ward (Liberal Party). Ward retained the title even though he was part of the coalition government.^[2]

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  Joseph Ward

Judiciary

• Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout

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  Robert Stout

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
• Mayor of Wellington – John Luke
• Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Holland
• Mayor of Dunedin – James Clark

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  James Gunson
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  John Luke
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  Henry Holland
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  James Clark

Music

See: 1916 in music

Film

• The Mutiny of the Bounty

See: 1916 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1916 films

Golf

• The New Zealand Open championship and National Amateur Championships are not held due to the war.^[8]

Horse racing

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.^[12]

• Men's singles champion – E.H. Fountain (Roslyn Bowling Club)
• Men's pair champions – V. Dimock, Charles Parata (skip) (Thorndon Bowling Club)
• Men's fours champions – C.W. Davis, A. E. Davis, A.B. Duff, J. Laughton (skip) (Newtown Bowling Club)

Rugby union

• The Ranfurly Shield (held by Wellington) is not contested as interprovincial matches are cancelled due to the war.

Soccer

• Provincial league champions:^[13]
  • Auckland – North Shore
  • Canterbury – Christchurch Rangers
  • Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau
  • Otago – Mornington
  • Southland – No competition
  • Wanganui – No competition
  • Wellington – No competition