1916 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1916 in New Zealand.
Contents
Incumbents[edit]
Regal and viceregal[edit]
Government[edit]
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
- Chief Justice — Sir Robert Stout
Parliamentary opposition[edit]
- Leader of the Opposition - Joseph Ward (Liberal Party) Ward retained that title even though he was part of the coalition government.[2]
Main centre leaders[edit]
- Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
- Mayor of Hamilton – John Edwin Hammond then John Robert Fow
- Mayor of Wellington – TBD
- Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Holland
- Mayor of Dunedin – TBD
Events[edit]
- January: While in Egypt the New Zealand Expeditionary Force becomes the New Zealand Division.
- April: The New Zealand Division leaves Egypt and travels via Marseilles to northern France arriving during the same month.[3]
- 12 May: First patrol by New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade in the Sinai desert.[3]
- 13 May: New Zealand Division moves into front-line trenches at Armentières.[3]
- 7 July: New Zealand Labour Party founded in Wellington.[4]
- 13 July: Vivian Walsh is the first New Zealander to obtain a pilot's licence while resident in New Zealand.[5]
- 15 September: First major action by New Zealand Division in France, at Flers in the Somme. In the following 23 days 1560 New Zealanders are killed and 5440 wounded.[3]
- 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.[5][6] The Company's aims are to train pilot's for the war, promote local aviation defence and pioneer commercial aviation.[6]
- 15 October: The sixteenth national census of the Dominion was taken.
- October: The Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Company purchases land at Sockburn near Christchurch. The first planes do not arrive until the following year.[5][6]
- 16 November: First ballot held for reinforcements for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force; see Recruiting and Conscription
Arts and literature[edit]
See 1916 in art, 1916 in literature, Category:1916 books
Music[edit]
See: 1916 in music
Film[edit]
See: Category:1916 film awards, 1916 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1916 films
Sport[edit]
Golf[edit]
- The New Zealand Open championship and National Amateur Championships were not held due to the war.[7]
Horse racing[edit]
Harness racing[edit]
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Cathedral Chimes[8]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Admiral Wood[9]
Lawn bowls[edit]
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.[10]
- 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[edit]
- The Ranfurly Shield (held by Wellington) is not contested as interprovincial matches are cancelled due to the war.
Soccer[edit]
Provincial league champions:[11]
- Auckland: North Shore
- Canterbury: Christchurch Rangers
- Hawke's Bay: Waipukurau
- Otago: Mornington
- Southland: No competition
- Wanganui: No competition
- Wellington: No competition
Births[edit]
January[edit]
- 4 January
- Stuart Babbage, Anglican priest, civil rights advocate, writer
- John Reid, English literature academic
- 7 January – John Brown, cyclist
- 11 January – Alan Low, economist
- 13 January – Joy Drayton, teacher, academic leader, politician
- 15 January – Ron Guthrey, soldier, politician, disabled sports advocate
- 25 January - Ernest Duncan, mathematician and professor
- 29 January – Esther Blackie, cricketer
- 31 January – Jack Finlay, rugby union player and coach, soldier
February[edit]
- 10 February – Manuhuia Bennett, Anglican bishop
- 17 February – Geoffrey Fisken, World War II fighter pilot
- 21 February – Mick Connelly, politician
March[edit]
- 6 March – Te Kari Waaka, Ringatū minister, Tūhoe leader
- 8 March – Norman Fisher, boxer
- 9 March – Ron Withell, boxer
- 21 March – Max Brown, novelist, journalist
- 23 March – Vince McGlone, seaman, television personality
April[edit]
- 4 April – Selwyn Toogood, radio and television personality
- 12 April – Russell Garcia, composer
- 14 April – Lawrence Hogben, naval officer, meteorologist
- 17 April – Robert Menzies, cricketer
- 25 April – Keith Elliott, soldier
May[edit]
- 3 May – Keith Bracey, television personality
- 5 May – Doris Lusk, artist
- 9 May – Bob Whaitiri, Ngāi Tahu leader
- 14 May – Joan Dingley, mycologist
- 20 May – Clifford Dalton, nuclear scientist
- 24 May – Noel McMahon, cricketer
June[edit]
- 3 June – Lorelle Corbin, naval officer
- 11 June – Bob Berry, dendrologist
- 14 June – Gordon Bromley, long-distance runner
July[edit]
- 2 July – Tom Walker, soil scientist, television personality
- 9 July – Dean Goffin, composer
- 16 July – Bill Carson, cricketer, rugby union player, soldier
- 17 July – Sid Scales, cartoonist
- 18 July – Owen Woodhouse, jurist
- 20 July – Bill Gilbert, soldier, intelligence service director
- 21 July – Roy Taylor, cyclist
- 31 July – Verdun Scott, cricketer
August[edit]
- 1 August
- Dorothy Daniels, ballet teacher and director
- Sybil Lupp, mechanic, motor-racing driver
- 6 August – Tom Clark, industrialist, yachting patron
- 15 August – Derek Freeman, anthropologist
- 22 August – Rona McCarthy, athlete
- 30 August – Tex Morton, country music entertainer
September[edit]
- 1 September – Allan McCready, politician
- 9 September
- Charles Fleming, scientist
- Jack Scott, politician
- 14 September – Edward Norman, soldier, Anglican bishop
October[edit]
- 10 October – Gordon Cochrane, military and civil pilot
- 15 October – Leonard Thornton, military leader
- 25 October – Bruce Campbell, lawyer, politician, jurist
- 26 October - Ernest Bezzant, cricketer
- 28 October – Frank Kerr, cricketer
- 30 October – Peter King, army officer
November[edit]
- 4 November – Allan Pyatt, Anglican bishop
- 11 November – Ramai Hayward, photographer, actor, cinematographer
- 16 November
- Harold Baigent, actor, theatre director
- Herb Green, obstetrician and gynaecologist
- 17 November
- Paraone Reweti, politician
- George Silk, photojournalist
December[edit]
- 1 December – Alan Boxer, Royal Air Force officer
- 12 December – Jack Davies, swimmer
- 13 December – Ossie Cleal, association footballer, cricketer
- 15 December – Maurice Wilkins, physicist and molecular biologist
- 18 December – Noel Crump, swimmer
- 19 December – Merv Wallace, cricketer
- 26 December – Jean Sandel, surgeon
- 27 December
- Betty Forbes, high jumper
- Frank Hofmann, photographer, musician
- 28 December – Frederick Turnovsky, manufacturer, arts advocate
Exact date unknown[edit]
- Garth Chester, furniture designer
Deaths[edit]
January–March[edit]
- 16 January – Henare Kohere, rugby union player, soldier (born 1880)
- 22 January – Lucy Mansel, community worker (born c.1831)
- 9 March – Edward Moss, politician (born 1856)
- 16 March – Thomas King, astronomer (born 1858)
April–June[edit]
- 4 April – John McIndoe, printer (born 1858)
- 7 April – Horace Martineau, soldier (born 1874)
- 9 May – William Graham, surveyor, farming leader, politician (born 1841)
- 20 May – Fanny Howie, singer and composer (born 1868)
- 22 May – Kimball Bent, soldier, adventurer (born 1837)
- 23 May – Charlie Douglas, explorer, surveyor (born 1840)
- 21 June – William Mowbray, teacher, musician (born 1835)
- 8 June – Henry Wilding, social reformer (born 1844)
- 16 June – William Barron, politician (born 1837)
July–September[edit]
- 4 July – Ann Evans, nurse, midwife (born c.1840)
- 11 July – Graham Cook, rugby league player (born 1893)
- 25 July – Thomas Cooke, soldier (born 1881)
- 27 July – Arthur Brown, politician (born 1856)
- 28 July – James Escott, politician (born 1872)
- 30 July – Eveline Cunnington, social reformer, feminist (born 1849)
- 31 July – John Stevens, politician (born 1845)
- 24 August – Leonard Williams, Māori language scholar, Anglican bishop (born 1829)
- 25 August
- Martin Kennedy, mine owner, politician (born c.1839)
- Sir Maurice O'Rorke, politician (born 1830)
- 16 September – Rupert Hickmott, cricketer (born 1894)
- 17 September – Arthur Martin, surgeon (born 1876)
- 19 September – Frank Wilson, rugby union player (born 1885)
- 21 September – Bobby Black, rugby union player (born 1893)
- 25 September – Stuart Menteath, politician (born 1853)
- 29 September – Josiah Martin, educationalist, photographer (born 1843)
October–December[edit]
- 1 October – Donald Brown, soldier (born 1890)
- 12 October – David Gage, rugby union player (born 1868)
- 14 October – Jack Carey, trade unionist (born 1876)
- 18 October – Samuel Andrews, politician (born 1836)
- 19 October – Catherine Francis, teacher (born 1836)
- 29 October – John Braithwaite, soldier (born 1885)
- 11 November – Frank Isitt, Methodist minister, temperance campaigner (born 1843)
- 12 November – Frances Stewart, women's and children's rights activist (born 1840)
- 16 December – Coupland Harding, printer, typographer, journalist (born 1849)
See also[edit]
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References[edit]
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ a b c d NZ Army:- 1902 - 1919 Imperial Training & World War I
- ^ "Today in History". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- ^ a b c Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. ISBN 0-589-00905-2
- ^ a b c Ogilvie, Gordon. "Wigram, Henry Francis". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links[edit]
Media related to 1916 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons