1920 in New Zealand

1920 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - George V
*Governor-General - The Earl of Liverpool, succeeded the same year by The Viscount Jellicoe GCB OM GCVO [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]

Government

The 20th New Zealand Parliament commenced, with the Reform Party in Government

*Speaker of the House - Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
*Prime Minister - William Massey
*Minister of Finance - James Allen
*Minister of External Affairs - James Allen until April 20th, then Ernest Page Lee until May 17th, then Francis Bell

Parliamentary opposition

*Leader of the Opposition - William MacDonald (Liberal Party) until his death on August 31st, then Thomas Wilford. [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
*Mayor of Wellington - John Luke
*Mayor of Christchurch - Henry T. J. Thacker
*Mayor of Dunedin - William Begg

Events

*1 May: "The Colonist" publishes its final issue, and is incorporated into "The Nelson Evening Mail". The newspaper began in 1857. [cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/9E78F21A-EF20-4C82-934B-1587FC7489CC/0/StatPubschapter2.pdf|format=PDF|pages=p 12|work=Statistical Publications 1840–2000|title=Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century|publisher=Statistics New Zealand]

Arts and literature

See 1920 in art, 1920 in literature,

Music

See: 1920 in music

Film

See: , 1920 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: 1920 in sports , , New Zealand at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Cricket

* Plunket Shield

Horse Racing

Rugby

* Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

*Great Britain tour of New Zealand, won test series 3-0
** 1st test, 23-10 Wellington
** 2nd test, 19 - 3, Christchurch
** 3rd test, 31 - 7, Auckland

Births

* 14 January: Don Beard, cricketer
* 24 January: Gerard Wall, surgeon and politician
* 26 January: Tapihana Paraire Paikea, politician
* 20 June:John O'Shea, filmmaker
* 28 October: Bob Stuart, rugby player and administrator
* John Chewings, politician.
* Frank Corner, diplomat

Deaths

* 20 May: Henare Kaihau, politician

* A. L. Beattie, locomotive designer/engineer.
* Cyril Mountfort, architect

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 1920 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1920

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