The following lists events that happened during 1920 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal Head of State – George V Governor-General – Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool until 7 July, then John Jellicoe, Viscount Jellicoe from 27 SeptemberStatistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
Government The 20th New Zealand Parliament commences, with the Reform Party in Government
Speaker of the House – Frederic Lang (Reform Party) Prime Minister – William Massey Minister of Finance – James Allen until 28 April, then William Massey from 12 May Minister of External Affairs – James Allen until 28 April, then Ernest Lee from 17 May
Parliamentary opposition Leader of the Opposition – William MacDonald (Liberal Party) until his death on 31 August, then Thomas Wilford
Judiciary Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout
Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson Mayor of Wellington – John Luke Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Thacker Mayor of Dunedin – William Begg
Events 1 May – The Colonist, established in 1857, publishes its final issue, and is incorporated into The Nelson Evening Mail. 11 May – Mataura railway station is destroyed by fire. A replacement railway station building opens the following year. 25 August – Captain Euan Dickson makes the first aerial crossing of Cook Strait, from Christchurch to Upper Hutt, in an Avro 504K.
Arts and literature
See 1920 in art, 1920 in literature, :Category:1920 books
Music
See: 1920 in music
Film
See: :Category:1920 film awards, 1920 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1920 films
Sport
Chess The 29th National Chess Championship, held in Wellington, is won by W. E. Mason of Wellington, his fifth title.List of New Zealand Chess Champions
Cricket Plunket Shield
Football Provincial league champions: Auckland – YMCA Canterbury – Nomads Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau Otago – Kaitangata FC Southland – No competition Wanganui – Eastbrooke Wellington – Wellington Thistle
Golf The 10th New Zealand Open championship is won by J. H. Kirkwood The 24th National Amateur Championships are held in Hamilton: Men – Sloan Morpeth (Hamilton) Women – Noeline Wright (Timaru) (her second title)
Horse racing
Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup – Reta Peter Auckland Trotting Cup – Man O'WarAuckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
Thoroughbred racing New Zealand Cup – Oratress Auckland Cup – Starland Wellington Cup – Kilmoon / Oratress (dead heat) New Zealand Derby – Duo
Lawn bowls The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch. Men's singles champion – E. Harraway (Dunedin Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – J. Turnbull, W. Spiller (skip) (Sydenham Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – H. Brookfield, F.L. Anderson, H.F. Tilley, A.P. London (skip) (Wanganui Bowling Club)
Olympic games
{| class="wikitable" |- ! !! !! !! Total |- style="text-align:center;" | 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |} New Zealand sends a team of four competitors across three sports Darcy Hadfield wins the bronze medal in the men's single sculls New Zealand also competes at the Inter-Allied Games held in Paris
Rugby league
The Great Britain Lions tour New Zealand, winning the test series 3–0 1st test, at Wellington, 23–10 2nd test, at Christchurch, 19–3 3rd test, at Auckland, 31–7
Rugby union The All Blacks tour New South Wales defends the Ranfurly Shield 10 times before losing it to :Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. vs 15–3 vs 22–3 vs 20–9 (played in Hāwera) vs 20–5 vs 23–20 (played in Auckland) vs Taranaki 16–5 vs 20–14 vs Auckland 20–3 vs 32–16 (played in Timaru) vs 16–5 (played in Dunedin) vs Southland 6–17 (played in Invercargill)
Shooting Ballinger Belt – Herbert Croxton (Karori)
Births
January–March 1 January – Ruth Ross, historian 4 January – Murray Gittos, fencer 6 January – Winifred Lawrence, swimmer 11 January – Betty Plant, netball player, coach and administrator 14 January – Don Beard, cricketer 24 January – Len Jordan, rugby league player Gerard Wall, surgeon and politician 26 January – Tapihana Paraire Paikea, politician 29 January – Bob Yule, fighter pilot 9 February – Fred Allen, rugby union player and coach 17 February – Dorothea Anne Franchi, pianist, harpist, music educator and composer 29 February – Mary Sullivan, netball player 9 March – Diggeress Te Kanawa, tohunga raranga 23 March – Peter Quilliam, jurist
April–June 2 April – David Gay, soldier, cricketer and educator 4 April – Jim Kearney, rugby union player 5 April – Pat Ralph, marine biology academic 12 April – Shona Dunlop MacTavish, dancer, choreographer 14 April – John Chewings, politician 23 April – Colin Horsley, classical pianist and music teacher 26 April – Joyce McDougall, psychoanalyst 17 May – Frank Corner, diplomat 18 May – Molly Macalister, sculptor 19 May – Frank Tredrea, cyclist 26 May Frank Bethwaite, pilot, boat designer Merimeri Penfold, Māori language academic 4 June – Bev Malcolm, netball player 8 June – Manahi Nitama Paewai, doctor, rugby union player, politician and community leader 20 June – John O'Shea, filmmaker 28 June – Kōhine Pōnika, composer of waiata Māori
July–September 10 July – Warwick Snedden, cricketer 11 July – Richard Dell, malacologist 9 August – Albert Jones, amateur astronomer 29 August Eric Batchelor, soldier Jack Laird, potter 3 September – Peter de la Mare, physical organic chemist 9 September – Joan Francis, cricketer 10 September – Russell Pettigrew, businessman and philanthropist 24 September – Alister Abernethy, trade unionist, politician and public servant 30 September Margaret Alington, librarian and historian Trevor Horne, politician
October–December 6 October – Hugh Sheridan, boxer 7 October – James Brodie, geologist, oceanographer and amateur historian and philatelist 8 October – Jean Wishart, magazine editor 24 October – Ron Westerby, rugby league player 28 October Peggy Dunstan, poet, writer Bob Stuart, rugby player and administrator 1 November – Harry Dansey, journalist, cartoonist, broadcaster, politician and race relations conciliator 9 November – John Macdonald, forensic psychiatrist 16 November – Ronald Davison, jurist 11 December – Gus Fisher, fashion industry leader and philanthropist 15 December – Peg Batty, cricketer 27 December – Warren Freer, politician 28 December – Marty McDonnell, Australian rules footballer
Exact date unknown Entreaty, Thoroughbred racehorse
Deaths
January–March 5 January – Walter Gudgeon, farmer, soldier, historian, land court judge, colonial administrator (born 1841) 15 January – Richard Cockburn Maclaurin, mathematical physics academic (born 1870) 24 January – William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket, Governor of New Zealand (1904–1910) (born 1864) 27 January – William Fitzgerald, teacher, educationalist (born 1838) 29 January – Constance Frost, doctor, bacteriologist, pathologist (born 1863) 3 March – George Vesey Stewart, politician (born 1832)
April–June 10 April – Courtney Nedwill, doctor, public health officer (born 1837) 21 April – Jesse Piper, politician (born 1836) 26 April George Robertson, rugby union player (born 1859) George Hogben, educationalist, seismologist (born 1853) 2 May – A. L. Beattie, locomotive designer/engineer (born 1852) 6 May – James Black, cricketer (born 1873) 13 May – Fred Hobbs, politician (born 1841) 20 May – Henare Kaihau, politician 20 June – John Grigg, astronomer (born 1838)
July–September 23 July – Robin Dods, architect (born 1868) 28 July – Edward Shillington, librarian (born 1835) 17 August – Amey Daldy, women's suffrage campaigner (born 1829) 23 August – David Cossgrove, teacher, soldier, scout leader (born 1852) 25 August – Donald Reid, politician (born 1855) 31 August – William MacDonald, politician (born 1862) 26 September – Appo Hocton, servant, landlord, carter, farmer (born 1823)
October–December 1 October – Henare Wepiha Te Wainohu, Māori leader, Anglican clergyman, army chaplain (born 1882) 7 October – Chew Chong, merchant, fungus exporter, butter manufacturer (born 1844) 10 October – Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia, women's suffrage campaigner (born 1868) 14 October – Samuel Carnell, politician (born 1832) 21 October – Mary Gibbs, community leader (born 1836) 12 November – Thomas Porter, soldier, land purchase officer (born 1843) 14 November – Edward Ker Mulgan, newspaper editor, teacher, school inspector (born 1858) 17 November – Alexander Hogg, politician (born 1841) 23 November – Cyril Mountfort, architect (born 1853) 28 November – Peter Webb, rugby union player (born 1854) 13 December – Joseph Tole, politician (born 1846) 16 December – George Jones, politician (born 1844) 27 December – Charles Button, politician, solicitor, judge (born 1838)
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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