List of events
1910 calendar featuring Liberal MPs.
The following lists events that happened during 1910 in New Zealand .
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 17th New Zealand Parliament continued.
Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition – William Massey (Reform Party ).[2]
Main centre leaders
Events
Undated
Arts and literature
See 1910 in art , 1910 in literature
Music
See: 1910 in music
Film
See: 1910 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand
Sport
Chess
The 23rd National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by J. Mason of Wellington.[6]
Golf
The fourth New Zealand Open championship was held at Christchurch golf club and was won by amateur Arthur Duncan , his second win.[7]
The 18th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch[8]
Men: H.B. Lusk (Christchurch)
Women: Miss ? Collins.
Horse racing
Harness racing
Rugby league
Rugby union
Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Hawkes Bay (11–3), Wellington (3–3), Taranaki (16–9) and Canterbury (6–4)
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[11]
Auckland: Caledonian Auckland
Canterbury: Burnham IS
Otago: Northern Dunedin
Southland: Nightcaps
Taranaki: New Plymouth
Wellington: Ramblers Wellington
Tennis
Births
5 January: Jack Lovelock , athlete
10 February: Paul Whitelaw , cricketer
15 March: Norman Douglas , politician.
27 March: Freda Stark , dancer
11 April: Mountford T. "Toss" Woollaston , painter and writer
4 July: Peter McIntyre , painter
11 August: James Munro Bertram , writer and Rhodes scholar.
11 August: Denis 'Sonny' Moloney , cricketer
8 October: Gordon Innes , rugby union and rugby league player
18 December: Eric Tindill , cricket and rugby union player
24 December, William Hayward Pickering , space scientist
28 December: Jack Kerr , cricketer
Full date unknown:
Category:1910 births
Deaths
See also
References
External links
Media related to 1910 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
1910 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand