1917 in New Zealand
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State - George V
- Governor - The Earl of Liverpool Until 28 June [1]
- Governor-General - The Earl of Liverpool from 28 June[2]
Government
The 19th New Zealand Parliament continued as a grand coalition led by the Reform Party. The General Election which was due this year was deferred due to the war.
- 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 that title even though he was part of the coalition government.[3]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
- Mayor of Hamilton – John Robert Fow then John William Ellis
- Mayor of Wellington – John Luke
- Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Holland
- Mayor of Dunedin – TBD
Events
- The West Coast Times is merged into the Hokitika Guardian and Star. The newspaper started in 1865.[4]
- April: The first Caudron[5] biplane purchased by Henry Wigram for the Canterbury Aviation Company arrives.[6]
- 1 May: The New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) is formed as the 3rd Brigade of the New Zealand Division, part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
- 7 May: Cecil McKenzie Hill makes the first flight for the Canterbury Aviation Company.[6]
- June: Pilot training by the Canterbury Aviation Company commences at Sockburn.[7]
- 24 September: Ten New Zealand soldiers killed in England in Bere Ferrers rail accident.
- 20 October: 850 New Zealand soldiers killed in the Second Battle of Passchendaele, the greatest loss of life in a single day in the Military history of New Zealand.
- December: Six o’clock closing of hotel bars introduced as a wartime measure, see Six o'clock swill.
Arts and literature
See 1917 in art, 1917 in literature, Category:1917 books
Music
See: 1917 in music
Film
See: Category:1917 film awards, 1917 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1917 films
Sport
Golf
- The New Zealand Open championship and National Amateur Championships were not held due to the war.[8]
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Adelaide Direct [9]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Steel Bell (2nd win) [10]
Rugby union
- The Ranfurly Shield (held by Wellington) is not contested as interprovincial matches are cancelled due to the war.
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[11]
- Auckland: Brotherhood
- Canterbury: Linwood
- Hawke's Bay: Waipukurau
- Otago: Northern
- Southland: No competition
- Wanganui: No competition
- Wellington: No competition
Births
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January
- 19 January – Agnes Ell, cricketer
- 20 January – Emily Carpenter, home science academic, adult educationalist, consumer advocate
- 25 January – Rosalie Gascoigne, sculptor
- 27 January – John Pattison, World War II pilot
- 28 January – Jack Hatchard, association footballer
- 31 January
- Erich Geiringer, writer, doctor, anti-nuclear weapons activist
- Frank Gill, air force officer, politician
February
- 19 February
- Morrie McHugh, boxer, rugby union player
- Peg Taylor, cricketer
- 26 February – Clyde Jeffery, politiican, mayor of Napier (1974–83)
March
- 1 March – Bill Sutton, artist
- 9 March – Clarrie Gordon, boxer
- 10 March – Tom Pritchard, cricketer
- 20 March – Haddon Donald, soldier, politician, sports shooter
- 22 March – Phil Holloway, politician
- 26 March – Ruth Gilbert, poet
April
- 13 April – Bruce Ferguson, soldier
- 18 April – Brian Mason, geochemistry, mineralogist, meteoriticist
May
- 6 May – Roy Scott, cricketer
- 21 May – Margaret Milne, potter
- 22 May – Charlie Munro, jazz musician
June
- 11 June – Tom Davis, Cook Islands politician
- 25 June – Nora Crawford, police officer
July
- 6 July – Arthur Lydiard, runner, athletics coach
- 7 July – John Crichton, furniture and interior designer
- 13 July – Frank Carpay, ceramics, textile and graphic designer
- 14 July – Doug Zohrab, public servant, diplomat
- 19 July – Lewis Johnston, cricket umpire
- 21 July – Jock Newall, association footballer
- 23 July – Douglas Goodfellow, businessman, philanthropist
- 27 July – Ron Meek. economist and social scientist
- 31 July – Derek Ward, World War II pilot
August
- 1 August – Esme Tombleson, politician
- 3 August – Eddie Isbey, politician
- 7 August – Arthur Cresswell, cricketer
- 24 August – Ruth Park, writer
September
- 2 September – Jack Scholes, sailor
- 6 September – Cecil Hight, World War II pilot
- 7 September – Ewen Solon, actor
- 16 September – David Lewis, sailor, Polynesian scholar
- 23 September – Wiremu Te Tau Huata, Anglican priest, military chaplain
- 26 September – James Coe, artist, art teacher, industrial designer, ergonomist
- 30 September – Denis Rogers, politician, mayor of Hamilton (1959–68)
October
- 2 October – Rosaleen Norton, artist, occultist
- 17 October
- Martin Donnelly, cricketer, rugby union player
- John Oswald Sanders, missionary
- 31 October – Evan Mackie, World War II pilot
November
- 6 November – Henry Walters, cricketer
- 25 November – Paul Beadle, sculptor, medallist
December
- 2 December – Betty Batham, marine biologist
- 7 December – Bert Roth, librarian, historian
- 8 December – Alan Stewart, rugby union player, university administrator
- 11 December – Owen Snedden, Roman Catholic bishop
- 12 December – Alan Deere, military pilot, author
- 13 December – Keith Hay, construction company founder, politican, conservative activist
- 24 December – Ronald Triner, road cyclist
Exact date unknown
- Ernest Bezzant, cricketer
- Jack Henry, industrialist
Deaths
- 3 February: Robert McNab, politician.
- 23 April: Robert Bruce, politician and conservationist
- 27 July: Arthur Brown, Mayor of Wellington.
- 24 August: Alfred Kidd, politician and Mayor of Auckland
- 4 October: Dave Gallaher, rugby player (first captain of the All Blacks)
- 6 October: John Davies Ormond, politician.
- 22 October: Bob Fitzsimmons, boxer.
- 12 December: Sir Charles Bowen, politician.
See also
- 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
- ↑ The office of Governor was renamed Governor-General by Letters Patent of 28 June 1917
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
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- ↑ Most likely a Caudron G.2, predecessor of the G.3
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography - Henry Wigram
- ↑ Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. ISBN 0-589-00905-2
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- ↑ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
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