1919 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - George V
*Governor-General - The Earl of Liverpool [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]

Government

The 19th New Zealand Parliament concludes. The election held in November sees the Reform Party returned with an increased majority (47 of the 80 seats). Women are eligible to stand for Parliament for the first time. [ [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/HstBldgs/History/Resources/3/6/e/36e40376aa2842e6bcce0a4557ebf2bc.htm New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline ] ]
*Speaker of the House - Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
*Prime Minister - William Massey (Reform Party)
*Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward until 21st August, then James Allen

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition - Joseph Ward (Liberal 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 - James Gunson
*Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow then Percy Harold Watts
*Mayor of Wellington - John Luke
*Mayor of Christchurch - Henry Holland then Henry T. J. Thacker
*Mayor of Dunedin - James John Clark then William Begg

Events

* January: George Bolt ascends to a record height of ft to m|6500. [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=4B44 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: George Bruce Bolt] ] [http://www.auckland-airport.co.nz/Community/aviators.php?avid=bolt Auckland Airport: Biography of George B. Bolt] ]
* 1 February: Cecil McKenzie Hill, chief instructor for the Canterbury Aviation Company, is killed in an air accident while flying over Riccarton Racecourse.Rendel, David (1975) "Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History". Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. ISBN 0 589 00905 2] [http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/Cemeteries/UpperRiccarton/UpperRiccartonCemetery.pdf Christchurch City Libraries: Upper Riccarton Cemetery] ] This is the first aircraft fatality in New Zealand. [http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/SeaAndAirTransport/AirCrashes/3/en Te ARa Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Accidents and the development of aviation] ]
* 4 February: New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) disbanded.
* 31 May: George Bolt flies from Auckland to Russell in a Boeing and Westervelt floatplane. The distance of km to mi|233 is a record for a flight in New Zealand. [http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/SeaAndAirTransport/Aviation/2/en Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Early flying feats] ]
* 16 December: George Bolt makes the first experimental airmail flight in New Zealand. He flies from Auckland to Dargaville and back again on the same day, a total distance of approximately km to mi|320.
* December: Ministry of External Affairs established. James Allen is the first Minister.

Arts and literature

See 1919 in art, 1919 in literature,

Music

See: 1919 in music

Film

See: , 1919 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: 1919 in sports ,

Cricket

* Plunket Shield

Horse Racing

Rugby

* Bledisloe Cup
* Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

* New Zealand national rugby league team

Births

* 2 June: Bert Walker, CMG, politician
* 8 June: Guy Overton, cricketer
* 17 July: Alex Moir, cricketer
* 20 July: Edmund Hillary, mountaineer
* 26 July: Angus Tait, electronics entrepreneur
* 5 September: John Te Rangianiwaniwa Rangihau, academic and Māori leader
* 6 November: Allen Lissette, cricketer

Undated

* Lance Adams-Schneider, politician.
* Colin McCahon, painter
* John Ridley, politician.
* Gordon Walters, painter

Deaths

* 5 September: Joseph Ivess, politician.

Undated

* Edward Bartley, architect.
* Thomas Thompson, politician.

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 1919 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1919

References