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The following lists events that happened during 1920 in New Zealand.

Incumbents[]

Regal and viceregal[]

  • Head of State – George V
  • Governor-General – Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool until 7 July, then John Jellicoe, Viscount Jellicoe from 27 September[1]

  • George V

  • Lord Liverpool

  • Viscount Jellicoe

Government[]

The 20th New Zealand Parliament commences, with the Reform Party in Government

  • Frederic Lang

  • William Massey

  • James Allen

  • Ernest Lee

Parliamentary opposition[]

  • William MacDonald

  • Thomas Wilford

Judiciary[]

  • Robert Stout

Main centre leaders[]

  • James Gunson

  • John Luke

  • Henry Thacker

  • William Begg

Events[]

  • 1 May – The Colonist, established in 1857, publishes its final issue, and is incorporated into The Nelson Evening Mail.[3]
  • 25 August – Captain Euan Dickson makes the first aerial crossing of Cook Strait, from Christchurch to Upper Hutt, in an Avro 504K.

Arts and literature[]

See 1920 in art, 1920 in literature, Category:1920 books

Music[]

See: 1920 in music

Film[]

See: , 1920 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1920 films

Sport[]

Chess[]

  • The 29th National Chess Championship, held in Wellington, is won by W. E. Mason of Wellington, his fifth title.[4]

Cricket[]

  • Plunket Shield

Football[]

  • Provincial league champions:[5]
    • Auckland – YMCA
    • Canterbury – Nomads
    • Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau
    • Otago – Kaitangata FC
    • Southland – No competition
    • Wanganui – Eastbrooke
    • Wellington – Wellington Thistle

Golf[]

  • The 10th New Zealand Open championship is won by J. H. Kirkwood[6]
  • The 24th National Amateur Championships are held in Hamilton:[7]
    • Men – Sloan Morpeth (Hamilton)
    • Women – N. E. Wright (her second title)

Horse racing[]

Harness racing[]

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup – Reta Peter[8]
  • Auckland Trotting Cup – Man O'War[9]

Thoroughbred racing[]

Lawn bowls[]

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.[11]

  • Men's singles champion – E. Harraway (Dunedin Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – J. Turnbull, W. Spiller (skip) (Sydenham Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – H. Brookfield, F.L. Anderson, H.F. Tilley, A.P. London (skip) (Wanganui Bowling Club)

Olympic games[]

Main article: New Zealand at the 1920 Summer Olympics
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
0 0 1 1

Rugby league[]

Rugby union[]

Births[]

January–March[]

  • 1 January – Ruth Ross, historian
  • 4 January – Murray Gittos, fencer
  • 6 January – Winifred Lawrence, swimmer
  • 11 January – Betty Plant, netball player, coach and administrator
  • 14 January – Don Beard, cricketer
  • 24 January –
    • Len Jordan, rugby league player
    • Gerard Wall, surgeon and politician
  • 26 January – Tapihana Paraire Paikea, politician
  • 29 January – Bob Yule, fighter pilot
  • 9 February – Fred Allen, rugby union player and coach
  • 17 February – Dorothea Anne Franchi, pianist, harpist, music educator and composer
  • 9 March – Diggeress Te Kanawa, tohunga raranga
  • 23 March – Peter Quilliam, jurist

April–June[]

  • 2 April – David Gay, soldier, cricketer and educator
  • 4 April – Jim Kearney, rugby union player
  • 5 April – Pat Ralph, marine biology academic
  • 12 April – Shona Dunlop MacTavish, dancer, choreographer
  • 14 April – John Chewings, politician
  • 23 April – Colin Horsley, classical pianist and music teacher
  • 26 April – Joyce McDougall, psychoanalyst
  • 17 May – Frank Corner, diplomat
  • 18 May – Molly Macalister, sculptor
  • 19 May – Frank Tredrea, cyclist
  • 26 May
    • Frank Bethwaite, pilot, boat designer
    • Merimeri Penfold, Māori language academic
  • 8 June – Manahi Nitama Paewai, doctor, rugby union player, politician and community leader
  • 20 June – John O'Shea, filmmaker

July–September[]

  • 10 July – Warwick Snedden, cricketer
  • 11 July – Richard Dell, malacologist
  • 9 August – Albert Jones, amateur astronomer
  • 29 August
  • 3 September – Peter de la Mare, physical organic chemist
  • 9 September – Joan Francis, cricketer
  • 10 September – Russell Pettigrew, businessman and philanthropist
  • 30 September
    • Margaret Alington, librarian and historian
    • Trevor Horne, politician

October–December[]

  • 6 October – Hugh Sheridan, boxer
  • 7 October – James Brodie, geologist, oceanographer and amateur historian and philatelist
  • 8 October – Jean Wishart, magazine editor
  • 24 October – Ron Westerby, rugby league player
  • 28 October
    • Peggy Dunstan, poet, writer
    • Bob Stuart, rugby player and administrator
  • 1 November – Harry Dansey, journalist, cartoonist, broadcaster, politician and race relations conciliator
  • 9 November – John Macdonald, forensic psychiatrist
  • 16 November – Ronald Davison, jurist
  • 11 December – Gus Fisher, fashion industry leader and philanthropist
  • 15 December – Peg Batty, cricketer
  • 27 December – Warren Freer, politician
  • 28 December – Marty McDonnell, Australian rules footballer

Exact date unknown[]

Deaths[]

January–March[]

  • 5 January – Walter Gudgeon, farmer, soldier, historian, land court judge, colonial administrator (born 1841)
  • 15 January – Richard Cockburn Maclaurin, mathematical physics academic (born 1870)
  • 24 January – William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket, Governor of New Zealand (1904–1910) (born 1864)
  • 27 January – William Fitzgerald, teacher, educationalist (born 1838)
  • 29 January – Constance Frost, doctor, bacteriologist, pathologist (born c.1863)
  • 3 March – George Vesey Stewart, politician (born 1832)

April–June[]

  • 10 April – Courtney Nedwill, doctor, public health officer (born 1837)
  • 21 April – Jesse Piper, politician (born 1836)
  • 26 April
    • George Robertson, rugby union player (born 1859)
    • George Hogben, educationalist, seismologist (born 1853)
  • 2 May – A. L. Beattie, locomotive designer/engineer (born 1852)
  • 6 May – James Black, cricketer (born 1873)
  • 13 May – Fred Hobbs, politician (born 1841)
  • 20 May – Henare Kaihau, politician
  • 20 June – John Grigg, astronomer (born 1838)

July–September[]

  • 23 July – Robin Dods, architect (born 1868)
  • 28 July – Edward Shillington, librarian (born 1835)
  • 17 August – Amey Daldy, women's suffrage campaigner (born 1829)
  • 23 August – David Cossgrove, teacher, soldier, scout leader (born 1852)
  • 25 August – Donald Reid, politician (born 1855)
  • 31 August – William MacDonald, politician (born 1862)
  • 26 September – Appo Hocton, servant, landlord, carter, farmer (born c.1823)

October–December[]

  • 1 October – Henare Wepiha Te Wainohu, Māori leader, Anglican clergyman, army chaplain (born 1882)
  • 7 October – Chew Chong, merchant, fungus exporter, butter manufacturer (born c.1844)
  • 10 October – Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia, women's suffrage campaigner (born 1868)
  • 14 October – Samuel Carnell, politician (born 1832)
  • 21 October – Mary Gibbs, community leader (born 1836)
  • 12 November – Thomas Porter, soldier, land purchase officer (born 1843)
  • 14 November – Edward Ker Mulgan, newspaper editor, teacher, school inspector (born c.1858)
  • 17 November – Alexander Hogg, politician (born 1841)
  • 23 November – Cyril Mountfort, architect (born 1853)
  • 28 November – Peter Webb, rugby union player (born 1854)
  • 13 December – Joseph Tole, politician (born 1846)
  • 16 December – George Jones, politician (born 1844)
  • 27 December – Charles Button, politician, solicitor, judge (born 1838)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  2. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  3. ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
  4. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  6. ^ "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  7. ^ A. H. McLintock, ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  8. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  9. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron, eds. (1982). The Air New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. ISBN 0-908570-55-4

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