1910 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1910 in New Zealand.

Regal and viceregal

 * Head of State – Edward VII (until 6 May), succeeded by George V
 * Governor – The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVO, succeeded the same year by The Lord Islington GCMG GBE DSO PC

Government
The 17th New Zealand Parliament continued.


 * Speaker of the House – TBD
 * Prime Minister – TBD
 * Minister of Finance – TBD (Labour)
 * Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout

Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition – William Massey (Reform Party).

Main centre leaders

 * Mayor of Auckland – Charles Grey then Lemuel Bagnall
 * Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Wilford
 * Mayor of Christchurch – Charles Allison
 * Mayor of Dunedin – James Walker, then Thomas Cole

Events

 * February – 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
 * Aero Club of New Zealand is formed in Auckland.
 * Foundation of Eastwoodhill Arboretum at Ngatapa, Gisborne by William Douglas Cook

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

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.

Harness racing

 * New Zealand Trotting Cup: Wildwood Junior – 2nd win
 * Auckland Trotting Cup: Floranz

Rugby league

 * Great Britain tour of New Zealand – beat New Zealand 52–20 in Auckland

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:
 * Auckland:	Caledonian Auckland
 * Canterbury:	Burnham IS
 * Otago:	Northern Dunedin
 * Southland:	Nightcaps
 * Taranaki:	New Plymouth
 * Wellington:	Ramblers Wellington

Tennis

 * Anthony Wilding won the men's singles at the Wimbledon Championship

Births
Category:1910 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, farmers’ advocate and peace campaigner (d. 1983)

Deaths

 * 14 May: Frederick Baume, politician.
 * 28 April: Arthur Beauchamp, politician.
 * 17 May: Thomas Hocken, collector and bibliographer.
 * 1 June: Richard Reeves, politician.
 * 16 July: Richard Hobbs, politician.
 * 27 November: Richard Oliver, politician