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1914 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1914 in New Zealand.

New Zealand showed no hesitation in emulating Britain's declaration of war on Germany and entering World War I. New Zealand troops became the first to occupy German territory when they took over Samoa in November.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 18th New Zealand Parliament concludes, and the Reform Party is returned for its second term of office following the 1914 general election on 10 December.

Parliamentary opposition

Judiciary

Main centre leaders

Events

  • 17 January – Joseph Hammond is the first person to fly over Auckland city. He flies a Blériot monoplane (named Brittania) which has been donated to the New Zealand Government by the Imperial Air Fleet Committee, from Potter's Park (near One Tree Hill).
  • 20 February – James William Humphrys Scotland makes the first substantial cross-country flight in New Zealand. He flies from Invercargill to Gore, a distance of , in 40 minutes in a Caudron biplane. He continues on to Dunedin, Timaru and Christchurch where he arrives on 6 March.
  • 18 April – The Auckland Exhibition closes.
  • 4 August – New Zealand declares war on Germany.
  • 29 August – 1374 New Zealand troops land in Samoa and are offered no resistance by German colonial forces. This is the second German territory (after Togoland) to be captured by the Allies.
  • 25 September – The departure of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) for Europe is delayed due to concerns about the presence of German raiders.
  • 7 October – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes East Cape, Gisborne.
  • 16 October – The main body of the NZEF, some 8000 troops, finally departs New Zealand for Australia where they will join with the First AIF.
  • 28 October – Another earthquake, a magnitude 6.4, strikes Gisborne.
  • 1 November – The 38 ships carrying the NZEF (10 ships) and the AIF (28 ships) leave Perth, Western Australia. Although expecting to sail to England, they will receive orders to land in Egypt while crossing the Indian Ocean.
  • Early December – The NZEF and AIF land in Egypt.
  • 10 December – The 1914 general election is held.

Arts and literature

See 1914 in art, 1914 in literature,

Music

See: 1914 in music

Film

  • Hinemoa, the first feature film made in New Zealand, premieres at the Lyric Theatre, Auckland.

Sport

Chess

  • The 27th New Zealand Chess Championship is held in Auckland, and is won by W.E. Mason of Wellington, his fifth title.

Golf

  • The eighth New Zealand Open championship is won by Ted Douglas (his second consecutive victory).
  • The 22nd National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland:
  • Men – Arthur Duncan (Wellington) (eighth title)
  • Women – Mrs G. Williams (second title)

Horse racing

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.

  • Men's singles champion – J.S. Kilgour (Carlton Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – J. Johnson, E. Harraway (skip) (Dunedin Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – W. Grenfell, A.E. Erksine, W.J. Thompson, J. Porteous (skip) (Wellington Bowling Club)

Rugby league

Rugby union

  • defend the Ranfurly Shield against (17–3), (11–3), Horowhenua (14–3), Wairarapa (22–3), (6–5) and (6–0), before losing to (6–12).

Soccer

  • Provincial league champions:
  • Auckland – Auckland Thistle
  • Canterbury – Sydenham
  • Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau
  • Otago – Northern
  • Southland – Rangers
  • Wanganui – Eastbrooke
  • Wellington – Wellington Corinthians

Tennis

Births

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Deaths

January–June

  • 10 January – Samuel Hodgkinson, politician (born 1817)
  • 2 February – Alfred Burton, photographer (born 1834)
  • 8 February – Irving Sayles, vaudeville entertainer (born 1872)
  • 25 February – John Scott, medical academic, artist (born 1851)
  • 28 February – Ann Boyce, herbalist (born 1827)
  • 2 March – Mohi TÅ«rei, Ngāti Porou leader, Anglican minister, carver, haka composer (born 1830)
  • 18 March – Edwin Blake, politician (born 1830)
  • 20 March – Henry Goulstone, banker, magistrate (born 1836)
  • 10 June – Carbine, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1885)

July–December

Full date unknown

See also

References

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