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 â William Massey (Reform Party).
Main centre leaders
Events
- February â March: Field Marshal Kitchener tours New Zealand and makes a report to the Government on the defence of New Zealand.
- 5 July: Herbert Pither reportedly makes a flight of "nearly a mile" at Riverton Beach.
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.
Golf
- The fourth New Zealand Open championship was held at Christchurch golf club and was won by amateur Arthur Duncan, his second win.
- The 18th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch
- Men: H.B. Lusk (Christchurch)
- Women: Miss ? Collins.
Horse racing
Harness racing
Rugby league
Rugby union
- Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Hawkes Bay (11âÂÂ3), Wellington (3âÂÂ3), Taranaki (16âÂÂ9) and Canterbury (6âÂÂ4)
Soccer
Provincial league champions:
- 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:
- Harold Wilfred Youren, lawyer, farmer, farmersâ advocate and peace campaigner (d. 1983)
Deaths
See also
References
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