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1911 in New Zealand:

Other years in New Zealand

1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 (1911) • 1912 • 1913 • 1914

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - George V
• Governor - The Lord Islington GCMG GBE DSO PC ^[1]

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).^[2]

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.^[3]

• 30 January: The final race meeting at which bookmakers are allowed on New Zealand racecources.^[4]

• 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.^[5] The plane is capable of carrying a passenger and almost certainly did so before the end of the year.^[6]

• 23 December: George Bolt's first flights, in an early form of hang-glider.^[5]

Undated

• Arthur Schaef makes short powered hops in his first aircraft, the New Zealand Vogel, at Lyall Bay, Wellington.^[5]

Arts and literature

See 1911 in art, 1911 in literature, Category:1911 books

Music

See: 1911 in music

Film

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

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

Sport

• See: 1911 in sports , Category: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.^[7]

Chess

• The 24th National Chess Championship was held in Timaru, and was won by W.E. Mason of Wellington, his third title.^[8]

Golf

Men's

• The fifth New Zealand Open championship was held in Wanganui and was won by amateur Arthur Duncan, his third win.^[9]
• The 19th National Amateur Championships were held in Wanganui ^[10]
  • Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) - 7th title

Women's

• Matchplay: Miss ? Brandon.^[11]
• Strokeplay (1st championship): Mrs G. Williams

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Lady Clare ^[12]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Bingana ^[13]

Thoroughbred racing

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)

Soccer

A provincial league commences in Wanganui
Provincial league champions:^[14]

• Auckland: Ponsonby AFC (Auckland)
• Canterbury: Burnham Industrial School
• Otago: Mornington
• Southland: Nightcaps
• Taranaki: Manaia
• Wanganui: Wanganui
• Wellington: Wellington Swifts

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.

Category:1911 births

Deaths

• 6 March: Mary Anne Barker (Lady Barker), author.
• 4 May: Rose Whitty, nun and founder of several convents.^[15]
• 27 July: T. E. Taylor, politician, prohibitionist.

Category:1911 deaths

See 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

1. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
2. ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. Retrieved 2008-04-06.  
3. ^ "History in the making". The Marlborough Express. 6 July 2004. http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlboroughexpress/1001335a4603.html.  
4. ^ NZhistory.net
5. ^ ^{a b c} Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. ISBN 0 589 00905 2
6. ^ A picture in Rendel, p. 7, shows both Walsh brothers in the aircraft although it is still on the ground.
7. ^ Te ARa: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 - Olympiads and Empire Games
8. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
9. ^ History of NZ open: TVNZ
10. ^ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Mens' Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfMens/NewZealandAmateurChampions/en. Retrieved 2009-02-13.  
11. ^ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "GOLF, WOMEN'S Competitions and Championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfWomens/CompetitionsAndChampionships/en. Retrieved 2009-02-13.  
12. ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
13. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
14. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html.  
15. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia