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      The following lists events that happened during 1916 in New Zealand.


      Incumbents




      = Regal and viceregal

      =
      Head of State – George V
      Governor – Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool











      = Government

      =
      The 19th New Zealand Parliament continued as a grand coalition led by the Reform Party.

      Speaker of the House – Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
      Prime Minister – William Massey (Reform Party)
      Minister of Finance – Joseph Ward















      = Parliamentary opposition

      =
      Leader of the Opposition – Joseph Ward (Liberal Party). Ward retained the title even though he was part of the coalition government.







      = Judiciary

      =
      Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout







      = Main centre leaders

      =
      Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
      Mayor of Wellington – John Luke
      Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Holland
      Mayor of Dunedin – James Clark



















      Events


      January – The New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) becomes the New Zealand Division.
      April – The New Zealand Division leaves Egypt and travels via Marseilles to northern France.
      12 May – First patrol by the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade in the Sinai desert.
      13 May – New Zealand Division moves into front-line trenches at Armentières.
      7 July – The New Zealand Labour Party is founded in Wellington.
      13 July – Vivian Walsh is the first New Zealander to obtain a pilot's licence while resident in New Zealand.
      15 September – First major action by New Zealand Division in France, at Flers in the Somme. Over the following 23 days, 1560 New Zealanders are killed and 5440 wounded.
      16 September – William Jolliffe is appointed New Zealand's first censor (on his birthday)
      20 September – The Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Company is established in Christchurch. Henry Wigram is the main instigator. The Company's aims are to train pilots for the war, promote local aviation defence and pioneer commercial aviation.
      15 October – The 16th New Zealand national census is taken.
      October – The Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Company purchases land at Sockburn near Christchurch. The first planes will not arrive until the following year.
      16 November – First ballot held for reinforcements for the NZEF.


      Arts and literature


      See 1916 in art, 1916 in literature, Category:1916 books


      = Music

      =
      See: 1916 in music


      = Film

      =
      The Mutiny of the Bounty
      See: 1916 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1916 films


      Sport




      = Golf

      =
      The New Zealand Open championship and National Amateur Championships are not held due to the war.


      = Horse racing

      =


      Harness racing


      New Zealand Trotting Cup – Cathedral Chimes
      Auckland Trotting Cup – Admiral Wood


      Thoroughbred racing


      New Zealand Cup – Ardenvhor
      Auckland Cup – Depredation
      Wellington Cup – Bee
      New Zealand Derby – The Toff


      = Lawn bowls

      =
      The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.

      Men's singles champion – E.H. Fountain (Roslyn Bowling Club)
      Men's pair champions – V. Dimock, Charles Parata (skip) (Thorndon Bowling Club)
      Men's fours champions – C.W. Davis, A. E. Davis, A.B. Duff, J. Laughton (skip) (Newtown Bowling Club)


      = Rugby union

      =
      The Ranfurly Shield (held by Wellington) is not contested as interprovincial matches are cancelled due to the war.


      = Soccer

      =
      Provincial league champions:
      Auckland – North Shore
      Canterbury – Christchurch Rangers
      Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau
      Otago – Mornington
      Southland – No competition
      Wanganui – No competition
      Wellington – No competition


      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 1916 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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