- Source: 1919 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1919 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
= Regal and viceregal
=Head of State – George V
Governor-General – Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
= 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.
Speaker of the House – Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
Prime Minister – William Massey (Reform Party)
Minister of Finance – Joseph Ward until 21 August, then James Allen
= Parliamentary opposition
=Leader of the Opposition – Joseph Ward (Liberal Party).
= Judiciary
=Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout
= Main centre leaders
=Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
Mayor of Wellington – John Luke
Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Holland then Henry Thacker
Mayor of Dunedin – James Clark then William Begg
Events
January – George Bolt ascends to a record height of 6,500 feet (2,000 m).
1 February – Cecil McKenzie Hill, chief instructor for the Canterbury Aviation Company, is killed in an air accident while flying over Riccarton Racecourse. This is the first aircraft fatality in New Zealand.
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 233 kilometres (145 mi) is a record for a flight in New Zealand.
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 320 kilometres (200 mi).
16–17 December – The 1919 general election is held.
December – The Ministry of External Affairs is established, with James Allen as the first minister.
Arts and literature
See 1919 in art, 1919 in literature, Category:1919 books
= Music
=See: 1919 in music
= Film
=See: Category:1919 film awards, 1919 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1919 films
Sport
See: 1919 in sports, Category:1919 in sports
= Chess
=The National Chess championship was not held (the influenza epidemic was still subsiding at its traditional new year dates).
= Cricket
=Plunket Shield: 25–29 December, Hagley Oval, Christchurch: Canterbury defeated Wellington by 7 wickets. See 1920 in New Zealand#Cricket for remaining matches in this Plunket Shield competition.
= Football
=Provincial league champions:
Auckland – North Shore
Canterbury – Linwood, Excelsior (shared)
Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau
Otago – Northern
Southland – No competition
Wanganui – Eastbrooke
Wellington – YMCA
= Golf
=The ninth New Zealand Open championship is won by Ted Douglas (his third victory) after a playoff against Sloan Morpeth.
The 23rd National Amateur Championships are held in Napier
Men – H. E. Crosse (Napier) (second title)
Women – N. E. Wright
= Horse racing
=Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup – Trix Pointer
Auckland Trotting Cup – Creina
Thoroughbred racing
New Zealand Cup – Vagabond
Auckland Cup – Karo
Wellington Cup – Red Ribbon / Rewi Poto (dead heat)
New Zealand Derby – Rossini
= Lawn bowls
=The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.
Men's singles champion – M. Walker (Ponsonby Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – J.B. Rosmon, W.J. Hueston (skip) (Gisborne Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – A.J. Andrew, W. Given, O. Gallagher, Ernie Jury (skip) (Karangahake Bowling Club)
= Rugby union
=Wellington defend the Ranfurly Shield against six challengers; Canterbury (21–8), Taranaki (18–10), Canterbury (in Christchurch) (23–9), Auckland (24–3), and Wanganui (30–3).
= Rugby league
=New Zealand national rugby league team
Births
Deaths
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
References
External links
Media related to 1919 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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- 1919 in New Zealand
- 1919 New Zealand general election
- Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
- New Zealand and Australian Division
- Politics of New Zealand
- History of New Zealand
- List of political parties in New Zealand
- New Zealand Parliament
- Independence of New Zealand
- Prime Minister of New Zealand
