1911 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - George V
*Governor - The Lord Islington GCMG GBE DSO PC [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]

Government

*Speaker of the House - Arthur Guinness (Liberal)
*Prime Minister - Joseph Ward (Liberal)
*Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition - William Massey (Reform Party). [Cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|title=Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition|accessdate=2008-04-06]

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Auckland - Lemuel Bagnall, then Christopher Parr
*Mayor of Hamilton - James Alexander Young
*Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Wilford
*Mayor of Christchurch - C. Allison, then T. E. Taylor
*Mayor of Dunedin - Thomas Cole, then William Burnett

Events

*"The Marlborough Herald" ceases publication. It began in 1905. [cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlboroughexpress/1001335a4603.html|title=History in the making|publisher=The Marlborough Express|date=6 July 2004]

* 30 January: The final race meeting at which bookmakers are allowed on New Zealand racecources. [ [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=30/01 NZhistory.net] ]

* 5 February: The first officially recorded powered aeroplane flight in new Zealand. The Walsh Brothers' Howard Wright biplane "Manurewa" makes its first flight at Glenora Park, Papakura near Auckland.Rendel, David (1975) "Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History". Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. ISBN 0 589 00905 2] The plane is capable of carrying a passenger and almost certainly did so before the end of the year. [A picture in Rendel, p. 7, shows both Walsh brothers in the aircraft although it is still on the ground.]

*23 December: George Bolt's first flights, in an early form of hang-glider.

Undated

*Arthur Schaef makes short powered hops in his first aircraft, the "New Zealand Vogel", at Lyall Bay, Wellington.

Arts and literature

See 1911 in art, 1911 in literature,

Music

See: 1911 in music

Film

See: , 1911 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand,

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
*Archbishop of New Zealand
*Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

port

* See: 1911 in sports ,

Athletics

*Three New Zealanders, Guy Haskins, Ron Opie and William A. Woodger, compete in the Festival of Empire meeting in London, a forerunner of the Empire (now Commonwealth) Games. [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/A/AthleticstrackAndField/OlympiadsAndEmpireGames/en Te ARa: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 - Olympiads and Empire Games] ]

Horse racing

See , list winners.

Rugby league

*New Zealand national rugby league team

Rugby Union

* Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against South Auckland (21-5) and Poverty Bay (29-10)

Tennis

* The Davis Cup final is held at Hagley Park, Christchurch. The Australasian team of Norman Brookes (Aus), Roger Heath (Aus) and Alfred Dunlop (NZ, doubles) beat the United States 4-0, the second reverse singles match not being played.
*Anthony Wilding wins the men's singles at the Wimbledon Championship for the second year in succession.

Births

* January 13: Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Premier of Queensland (Australia).
* January 24: Alfred Hulme, Victoria Cross winner.
* 30 March: David Russell, George Cross winner.
* 2 May: Ina Pickering, cricketer.

* J. A. W. Bennett, literary scholar.
* (in England): Joe Bootham, painter.
* Allen Curnow, poet and journalist.
* Harry Lake, politician.

Deaths

* 6 March: Mary Anne Barker (Lady Barker), author.
* 4 May: Rose Whitty, nun and founder of several convents. [ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15615a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia] ]
* 27 July: T. E. Taylor, politician, prohibitionist.

ee also

*List of years in New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand history
*History of New Zealand
*Military history of New Zealand
*Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

"For world events and topics in 1911 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1911

References