The following lists events that happened during 1910 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal Head of State – Edward VII (until 6 May), succeeded by George V Governor – The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVO, succeeded the same year by The Lord Islington GCMG GBE DSO PCStatistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
Government The 17th New Zealand Parliament continued.
Speaker of the House – TBD Prime Minister – TBD Minister of Finance – TBD (Labour) Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout
Parliamentary opposition Leader of the Opposition – William Massey (Reform Party).
Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland – Charles Grey then Lemuel Bagnall Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Wilford Mayor of Christchurch – Charles Allison Mayor of Dunedin – James Walker, then Thomas Cole
Events February – March: Field Marshal Kitchener tours New Zealand and makes a report to the Government on the defence of New Zealand. 5 July: Herbert Pither reportedly makes a flight of "nearly a mile" at Riverton Beach.Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed.
Undated Aero Club of New Zealand is formed in Auckland. Foundation of Eastwoodhill Arboretum at Ngatapa, Gisborne by William Douglas Cook
Arts and literature
See 1910 in art, 1910 in literature
Music
See: 1910 in music
Film
See: 1910 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand
Sport
Chess The 23rd National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by J. Mason of Wellington.List of New Zealand Chess Champions
Golf The fourth New Zealand Open championship was held at Christchurch golf club and was won by amateur Arthur Duncan, his second win.History of NZ open: TVNZ The 18th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch Men: H.B. Lusk (Christchurch) Women: Miss ? Collins.
Horse racing
Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup: Wildwood Junior – 2nd win Auckland Trotting Cup: FloranzAuckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
Rugby league Great Britain tour of New Zealand – beat New Zealand 52–20 in Auckland
Rugby union Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Hawkes Bay (11–3), Wellington (3–3), Taranaki (16–9) and Canterbury (6–4)
Soccer Provincial league champions: Auckland: Caledonian Auckland Canterbury: Burnham IS Otago: Northern Dunedin Southland: Nightcaps Taranaki: New Plymouth Wellington: Ramblers Wellington
Tennis Anthony Wilding won the men's singles at the Wimbledon Championship
Births 5 January: Jack Lovelock, athlete 10 February: Paul Whitelaw, cricketer 15 March: Norman Douglas, politician. 27 March: Freda Stark, dancer 11 April: Mountford T. "Toss" Woollaston, painter and writer 4 July: Peter McIntyre, painter 11 August: James Munro Bertram, writer and Rhodes scholar. 11 August: Denis 'Sonny' Moloney, cricketer 8 October: Gordon Innes, rugby union and rugby league player 18 December: Eric Tindill, cricket and rugby union player 24 December, William Hayward Pickering, space scientist 28 December: Jack Kerr, cricketer Full date unknown: Harold Wilfred Youren, lawyer, farmer, farmers’ advocate and peace campaigner (d. 1983) :Category:1910 births
Deaths 14 May: Frederick Baume, politician. 28 April: Arthur Beauchamp, politician. 17 May: Thomas Hocken, collector and bibliographer. 1 June: Richard Reeves, politician. 16 July: Richard Hobbs, politician. 27 November: Richard Oliver, politician
See also History of New Zealand List of years in New Zealand Military history of New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica Timeline of the New Zealand environment
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