# 1910 in New Zealand

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

## Incumbents
### 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

## 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

* 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

* 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)
Category:1910 births

## 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