The following lists events that happened during 1911 in New Zealand.

1911
in
New Zealand

Decades:
See also:

Incumbents

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Regal and viceregal

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Government

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Parliamentary opposition

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Leader of the OppositionWilliam Massey (Reform Party).[2]

Main centre leaders

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Events

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  • The Marlborough Herald ceases publication. It began in 1905.[3]
  • 30 January: The final race meeting at which bookmakers are allowed on New Zealand racecourses.[4]
  • 5 February: The first officially recorded powered aeroplane flight in new Zealand. The Walsh Brothers' Howard Wright biplane Manurewa makes its first flight at Glenora Park, Papakura near Auckland.[5] The plane is capable of carrying a passenger and almost certainly did so before the end of the year.[6]
  • 1 June: Women could no longer be employed as barmaids (with exemptions for existing barmaids and for relations of publicans).[7]
  • 23 December: George Bolt's first flights, in an early form of hang-glider.[5]

Undated

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  • Arthur Schaef makes short powered hops in his first aircraft, the New Zealand Vogel, at Lyall Bay, Wellington.[5]

Arts and literature

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See 1911 in art, 1911 in literature

Music

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See: 1911 in music

Film

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See: Category:1911 film awards, 1911 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1911 films

Sport

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Athletics

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  • Three New Zealanders, Guy Haskins, Ron Opie and William A. Woodger, compete in the Festival of Empire meeting in London, a forerunner of the Empire (now Commonwealth) Games.[8]

Chess

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  • The 24th National Chess Championship was held in Timaru, and was won by W.E. Mason of Wellington, his third title.[9]

Golf

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Men's

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Women's

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  • Matchplay: Miss ? Brandon.[12]
  • Strokeplay (1st championship): Mrs G. Williams

Horse racing

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Harness racing

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Rugby league

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Rugby union

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  • Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against South Auckland (21–5) and Poverty Bay (29–10)

Soccer

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A provincial league commences in Wanganui
Provincial league champions:[15]

  • Auckland: Ponsonby AFC (Auckland)
  • Canterbury: Burnham Industrial School
  • Otago: Mornington
  • Southland: Nightcaps
  • Taranaki: Manaia
  • Wanganui: Wanganui
  • Wellington: Wellington Swifts

Births

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Deaths

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Category:1911 deaths

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "History in the making". The Marlborough Express. 6 July 2004. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  4. ^ NZhistory.net
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ A picture in Rendel, p. 7, shows both Walsh brothers in the aircraft although it is still on the ground.
  7. ^ "Flashback: when New Zealand banned barmaids?". Stuff (Fairfax). 1 December 2018.
  8. ^ Te ARa: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 – Olympiads and Empire Games
  9. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ History of NZ open: TVNZ
  11. ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  12. ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "GOLF, WOMEN'S Competitions and Championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  13. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  14. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  16. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia
  17. ^ Maclean, Sally. "Puna Himene Te Rangimarie". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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