- Source: 1920 in New Zealand
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 September
= 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.
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.
= 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 – N. E. Wright (her second title)
= Horse racing
=Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup – Reta Peter
Auckland Trotting Cup – Man O'War
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
=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
Wellington defends the Ranfurly Shield 10 times before losing it to Southland:
vs Canterbury 15–3
vs Bay of Plenty 22–3
vs Taranaki 20–9 (played in Hāwera)
vs Hawke's Bay 20–5
vs Auckland 23–20 (played in Auckland)
vs Taranaki 16–5
vs Wanganui 20–14
vs Auckland 20–3
vs South Canterbury 32–16 (played in Timaru)
vs Otago 16–5 (played in Dunedin)
vs Southland 6–17 (played in Invercargill)
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 1920 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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