• Source: 1921 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1921 in New Zealand.




Incumbents






= Regal and viceregal

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Head of State – George V
Governor-General – John Jellicoe, Viscount Jellicoe













= Government

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The 20th New Zealand Parliament continues, with the Reform Party in Government

Speaker of the House – Frederick Lang
Prime Minister – William Massey
Minister of Finance – William Massey
Minister of External Affairs – Ernest Lee

















= Parliamentary opposition

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Leader of the Opposition – Thomas Wilford (Liberal Party)









= Judiciary

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Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout









= Main centre leaders

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Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
Mayor of Wellington – John Luke then Robert Wright
Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Thacker
Mayor of Dunedin – William Begg then James Douglas





























Events


31 January – The first scheduled air mail service in New Zealand commences, linking Christchurch with Ashburton and Timaru.
17 November – The first radio broadcast in New Zealand is made by Professor Robert Jack from the physics department of the University of Otago.




Arts and literature


See 1921 in art, 1921 in literature, Category:1921 books




= Music

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See: 1921 in music




= Radio

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17 November – Professor Robert Jack assembles a small transmitter at the University of Otago in Dunedin and broadcasts the first ever radio programme heard on New Zealand airwaves. The only known fact about the programme's content is that it included the then popular song "Hello My Dearie".[1]
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand




= Film

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Beyond
The Betrayer
See: Category:1921 film awards, 1921 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1921 films




Sport






= Chess

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National champion – John Boyd Dunlop, of Dunedin (his first title)




= Cricket

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Plunket Shield




= Football

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Provincial league champions:
Auckland – Northcote
Canterbury – Corinthians
Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau
Nelson – Athletic
Otago – HSOB
Southland – Corinthians
Wanganui – Eastown Workshops
Wellington – Hospital




= Golf

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The 11th New Zealand Open championship is won by Ted Douglas (his fourth title)
The 25th National Amateur Championships are held in Christchurch:
Men – A.G. Sime (Greymouth)
Women – G. Williams (her fourth title)




= Horse racing

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Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup – Reta Peter (2nd win)
Auckland Trotting Cup – Man O' War (2nd win)



Thoroughbred racing

New Zealand Cup – Royal Star
Auckland Cup – Malaga
Wellington Cup – Maioha
New Zealand Derby – Winning Hit




= Lawn bowls

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The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.

Men's singles champion – J.M. Brackenridge (Newtown Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – W.A. Grenfell, S. Potter (skip) (Wellington Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – B. Hilton, A. Bell, O. Gallagher, Ernie Jury (skip) (Karangahake Bowling Club)




= Rugby union

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1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand
Southland defend the Ranfurly Shield once against Otago (10–8) before losing it to Wellington (13–28). Wellington then defend it against Auckland (27–19) and Otago (13–8).




Births






Deaths






See also


List of years in New Zealand
History of 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 1921 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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