1920 in New Zealand
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 1920 in New Zealand: |
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - George V
- Governor-General - The Earl of Liverpool, succeeded the same year by The Viscount Jellicoe GCB OM GCVO [1]
[edit] Government
The 20th New Zealand Parliament commenced, with the Reform Party in Government
- Speaker of the House - Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
- Prime Minister - William Massey
- Minister of Finance - James Allen
- Minister of External Affairs - James Allen until April 20th, then Ernest Page Lee until May 17th, then Francis Bell
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - William MacDonald (Liberal Party) until his death on August 31st, then Thomas Wilford. [2]
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - James Gunson
- Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
- Mayor of Wellington - John Luke
- Mayor of Christchurch - Henry T. J. Thacker
- Mayor of Dunedin - William Begg
[edit] Events
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1920 in art, 1920 in literature, Category:1920 books
[edit] Music
See: 1920 in music
[edit] Film
See: Category:1920 film awards , 1920 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1920 films
[edit] Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese
[edit] Sport
[edit] Cricket
[edit] Horse Racing
Category:New Zealand horse races
[edit] Rugby
[edit] Rugby league
- Great Britain tour of New Zealand, won test series 3-0
- 1st test, 23-10 Wellington
- 2nd test, 19 - 3, Christchurch
- 3rd test, 31 - 7, Auckland
[edit] Births
- 14 January: Don Beard, cricketer
- 24 January: Gerard Wall, surgeon and politician
- 26 January: Tapihana Paraire Paikea, politician
- 20 June:John O'Shea, filmmaker
- 28 October: Bob Stuart, rugby player and administrator
- John Chewings, politician.
- Frank Corner, diplomat
[edit] Deaths
- 20 May: Henare Kaihau, politician
- A. L. Beattie, locomotive designer/engineer.
- Cyril Mountfort, architect
[edit] See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1920 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1920
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