1917 in New Zealand

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1917 in New Zealand
Decades:
See also:

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 19th New Zealand Parliament continued as a grand coalition led by the Reform Party. The General Election which was due this year was deferred due to the war.

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events

Arts and literature

See 1917 in art, 1917 in literature, Category:1917 books

Music

See: 1917 in music

Film

See: Category:1917 film awards, 1917 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1917 films

Sport

Golf

  • The New Zealand Open championship and National Amateur Championships were not held due to the war.[8]

Horse racing

Harness racing


Rugby union

  • The Ranfurly Shield (held by Wellington) is not contested as interprovincial matches are cancelled due to the war.

Soccer

Provincial league champions:[11]

  • Auckland: Brotherhood
  • Canterbury: Linwood
  • Hawke's Bay: Waipukurau
  • Otago: Northern
  • Southland: No competition
  • Wanganui: No competition
  • Wellington: No competition

Births

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January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

  • 2 December – Betty Batham, marine biologist
  • 7 December – Bert Roth, librarian, historian
  • 8 December – Alan Stewart, rugby union player, university administrator
  • 11 December – Owen Snedden, Roman Catholic bishop
  • 12 December – Alan Deere, military pilot, author
  • 13 December – Keith Hay, construction company founder, politican, conservative activist
  • 24 December – Ronald Triner, road cyclist

Exact date unknown

Deaths

Category:1917 deaths

See also

References

  1. The office of Governor was renamed Governor-General by Letters Patent of 28 June 1917
  2. Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
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  6. 6.0 6.1 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography - Henry Wigram
  7. Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. ISBN 0-589-00905-2
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  9. List of NZ Trotting cup winners
  10. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
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