Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
   — George V
  George V of the United Kingdom
  George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
  
  
• Governor
  Governor-General of New Zealand
  The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of the monarch of New Zealand . The Governor-General acts as the Queen's vice-regal representative in New Zealand and is often viewed as the de facto head of state....
  
   — The Earl of Liverpool
  Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
  -References:...
  
  

Government

• Speaker of the House
  Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
  In New Zealand the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the individual who chairs the country's legislative body, the New Zealand House of Representatives...
  
   — Arthur Guinness
  Arthur Guinness (New Zealand)
  Sir Arthur Robert Guinness was a New Zealand politician, and Speaker of the House of Representatives.-Personal information:...
  
   (Liberal), then Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
• Prime Minister
  Prime Minister of New Zealand
  The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand...
  
   — William Massey
  William Massey
  William Ferguson Massey, often known as Bill Massey or "Farmer Bill" served as the 19th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 to 1925, and was the founder of the Reform Party. He is widely considered to have been one of the more skilled politicians of his time, and was known for the particular...
  
   (Reform)
• Minister of Finance
  Minister of Finance (New Zealand)
  The Minister of Finance is a senior figure within the government of New Zealand. The position is often considered to be the most important Cabinet role after that of the Prime Minister....
  
   — James Allen
  James Allen (New Zealand)
  Sir James Allen, GCMG, KCB was a prominent New Zealand politician and diplomat. He held a number of the most important political offices in the country, including Minister of Finance and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was also New Zealand's Minister of Defence during World War I.-Early life:Allen...
  
   (Reform)

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland
  Mayor of Auckland
  The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland region in New Zealand...
  
   — Christopher Parr
• Mayor of Wellington
  Mayor of Wellington
  The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of Wellington, New Zealand, and presides over the Wellington City Council. The Mayor of Wellington administers only Wellington City itself — other municipalities in adjacent areas of the Wellington Region such as Lower Hutt, Upper...
  
   — John Luke
  John Luke
  Sir John-Pearce Luke, CMG was a New Zealand politician. Luke was Mayor of Wellington from 1913–1921 and Member of Parliament for Wellington Suburbs 1908–1911 and Wellington North 1918–1928. His brother Charles Manley Luke had previously also been Mayor of Wellington in 1895...
  
  
• Mayor of Christchurch
  Mayor of Christchurch
  The Mayor of Christchurch is the head of the municipal government of Christchurch, New Zealand, and presides over the Christchurch City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system...
  
   — Henry Holland
  Henry Holland (mayor)
  Henry Holland, CBE was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party, and Mayor of Christchurch from 1912 to 1919.-Member of Parliament:...
  
  
• Mayor of Dunedin
  Mayor of Dunedin
  The Mayor of Dunedin is the head of the municipal government of Dunedin, New Zealand, and presides over the Dunedin City Council. The Mayor is directly elected, using the Single Transferable Vote system in 2007....
  
   — John Wilson, then William Stewart
  William Downie Stewart
  William Downie Stewart was a New Zealand Finance Minister, Mayor of Dunedin and writer.-Early life:Stewart was born in Dunedin in 1878. His father was William Downie Stewart, a lawyer and politician...
  
  

Events

• 22 March: The world's first automatic totalisator is used at the Easter
  Easter
  Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
  
   meeting at Ellerslie
  Ellerslie, New Zealand
  Ellerslie is a suburb of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. It is seven kilometres to the southeast of the city centre, close to State Highway 1...
  
   Racecourse in Auckland
  Auckland
  The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
  
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• 13 April: Frederik E. Sandford flies the rebuilt biplane Manurewa at Avondale Racecourse
  Avondale, Auckland
  Avondale is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located in the Whau ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions for the Auckland Council. It is commonly considered to be part of West Auckland. It was originally called "Te Whau", which is the common name, of Māori origin, for Entelea...
  
  . The Manurewa was formerly owned and flown by the Walsh Brothers
  Vivian Walsh
  Vivian Walsh is a children's book author. Her best selling book Olive, the Other Reindeer is based on her real life Jack Russell Terrier. The dog, Olive, was later portrayed in the animated version of the picture book. The TV special was produced by Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons.-...
  
   before it crashed (see 1911) but is now owned by a syndicate and been rebuilt by Sandford and William Miller.
• 19 April: American
  United States
  The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
  
   Arthur "Wizard" Stone flies a Blériot XI
  Blériot XI
  The Blériot XI is the aircraft in which, on 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel made in a heavier-than-air aircraft . This achievement is one of the most famous accomplishments of the early years of aviation, and not only won Blériot a lasting place in...
  
   monoplane for 400 metre (0.248549094659923 mi) from the cricket ground at Auckland Domain
  Auckland Domain
  The Auckland Domain is Auckland's oldest park, and at 75 hectares one of the largest in the city. Located in the central suburb of Grafton, the park contains all of the explosion crater and most of the surrounding tuff ring of the Pukekawa volcano....
  
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• 24 April: "Wizard" Stone flies for an estimated 19 kilometres (11.8 mi) from Alexandra Park
  Auckland Domain
  The Auckland Domain is Auckland's oldest park, and at 75 hectares one of the largest in the city. Located in the central suburb of Grafton, the park contains all of the explosion crater and most of the surrounding tuff ring of the Pukekawa volcano....
  
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• April or May: Frederik Sandford flies the first woman passenger in New Zealand, a Miss Lester.
• 31 August: Sandford flies west from Avondale
  Avondale, Auckland
  Avondale is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located in the Whau ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions for the Auckland Council. It is commonly considered to be part of West Auckland. It was originally called "Te Whau", which is the common name, of Māori origin, for Entelea...
  
   covering 3 miles (4.8 km) at 45 miles per hour (72.4 km/h), but crashes at New Lynn on the return to Avondale.
• 22 October: Wellington watersiders go on strike.
• 23 October: Wellington watersiders are locked out sparking nationwide waterfront strikes.
• 29 October: Over 1000 Wellington strikers hold a protest meeting at the Basin Reserve
  Basin Reserve
  The Basin Reserve , is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand, used for Test, first-class and one-day cricket. Some argue that its proximity to the city, its Historic Place status and its age make it the most famous cricket ground in New Zealand...
  
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• 30 October: The first "special constables" arrive in Wellington.
• 8 November: "Special constables" occupy Auckland wharves leading to a general strike.
• 10 November: A general strike is called in Wellington but it is not supported.
• 23 November: The general strike in Auckland ends.
• 20 December: Wellington watefront strike is called off.

Undated

• Arthur Schaef makes short powered hops in his second, unnamed, aircraft
  Aircraft
  An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
  
  , at Lyall Bay
  Lyall Bay
  Lyall Bay is a bay and a suburb on the south side of the Rongotai isthmus in Wellington, New Zealand.The bay is a popular surf beach, featuring a breakwater at the eastern end. It has also been the site of surf lifesaving championships, and is home to two surf lifesaving clubs. Lyall Bay is a very...
  
  , Wellington
  Wellington
  Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
  
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• Hector and Seaforth McKenzie fly their Hamilton biplane at Marton
  Marton, New Zealand
  Marton is the hub of the Rangitikei district of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is situated 35 kilometres southeast of Wanganui and 40 kilometres northwest of Palmerston North. The population was 4752 .-History:...
  
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• Percy Fisher and Reginald White fly an aircraft of their own design at Greytown
  Greytown, New Zealand
  Greytown or Te Hupenui, population 2,001 , is a town in the Wellington region of New Zealand. It lies in the Wairarapa, in the lower North Island...
  
  . The event is also filmed.

Film

• Hinemoa
  Hinemoa (1913 film)
  Hinemoa was a silent film made in New Zealand by Gaston Méliès in 1913. It is probably the first feature film produced in New Zealand, although it is doubtful that it ever screened in the country.-Plot:...
  
   — first New Zealand feature film
• Loved by a Maori Chieftess

Appointments and awards

• Archbishop of New Zealand
  Archbishop of New Zealand
  The Archbishop of New Zealand is the primate, or head, of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. However, since Whakahuihui Vercoe stepped down at the end of his two-year term as archbishop in 2006, the church has decided that three bishops shall share the position and style of...
  
  
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
  Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
  The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia is a church of the Anglican Communion serving New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands...
  
  , see appointments to Diocese

Chess

• The 26th National Chess Championship was held in Nelson, and was won by J.C. Grierson of Auckland, his second title.

Men's

• The seventh New Zealand Open
  New Zealand Open
  The BMW New Zealand Open is the leading men's golf tournament in New Zealand. In 2011, it will be hosted by The Clearwater Resort in Christchurch from 1–4 December. The tournament is being promoted by New Zealand Golf...
  
   championship was won by E.S. Douglas.
• The 21st National Amateur Championships were held in Otago
  • Matchplay: B.B. Wood (Christchurch) — 2nd title

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup
  New Zealand Trotting Cup
  The New Zealand Trotting Cup or New Zealand Cup is a Group One harness race held annually by the NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is considered the country's most prestigious harness racing event. the prize was NZ$750,000, the largest prize for a...
  
  : Ravenschild
• Auckland Trotting Cup
  Auckland Trotting Cup
  The Auckland Trotting Cup or Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park in March in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses. It is one of two major harness races, along with the New Zealand Cup, held in New Zealand each year. It is notable as it is a Group 1 championship race over...
  
  : Jewel Chimes

Rugby union

• Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield
  Ranfurly Shield
  The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies...
  
   against Wellington (6-5) and Poverty Bay (27-3) before losing it to Taranaki (11-14)

Soccer

• Auckland: Everton Auckland
• Canterbury: Sydenham
• Hawke's Bay: Waipukurau
• Otago: Kaitangata FC
• Southland: Rangers
• Wanganui: Eastbrooke
• Wellington: Wellington Thistle

Tennis

• Anthony Wilding
  Tony Wilding
  Anthony "Tony" Frederick Wilding was a champion tennis player from Christchurch, New Zealand and a soldier killed in action during World War I near Neuve-Chapelle, Pas-de-Calais, France....
  
   wins the Singles Championship at Wimbledon for the fourth consecutive year, and is ranked the world's No.1 player.

Births

• 5 June: Alan Brash
  Alan Brash
  Alan Anderson Brash, OBE was a leading minister of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, and of the worldwide ecumenical movement...
  
  , Church leader.
• 25 September: Winifred Constance McQuilkan Hall
  Clare Mallory
  Clare Mallory is the penname under which Winifred Constance McQuilkan Hall wrote ten children's books published between 1947 and 1951....
  
  , author under the name Clare Mallory.

• Percy Benjamin Allen
  Percy Benjamin Allen
  Percy Benjamin Allen was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He represented the Bay of Plenty electorate in Parliament from 1957, when he won the 1957 by-election after the resignation of William Sullivan, until 1975, when he retired....
  
  , politician.
• (in Croatia): Nikola Nobilo
  Nikola Nobilo
  Nikola "Nick" Nobilo was a New Zealand winemaker and founder of Nobilo Wines. Nobilo was originally from Croatia.-Early life:...
  
  , winemaker.