1917 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1917 in New Zealand.

1917 in New Zealand

Decades:
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
See also:

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 19th New Zealand Parliament continues as a grand coalition led by the Reform Party. The general election due this year is deferred because of World War I.

Parliamentary opposition

Judiciary

Main centre leaders

Events

Undated
  • "Extraordinary and continuous rainfall" throughout the year causes "enormous damage to roads and bridges", and "the country became waterlogged", according to the Public Works Statement.[7]
  • The West Coast Times, established in 1865, is merged into the Hokitika Guardian and Star.[8]

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 are not held due to the war.[9]

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.[13]

  • Men's singles champion – C.R. Ingram (Wellington Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – A. Sawyer, J.J. Martin (skip) (Turanganui Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – J.S. Ryrie, A.R. Coltman, W. Coltman, G.S. Osmond (skip) (Auckland Bowling Club)

Rugby union

Soccer

  • Provincial league champions:[14]
    • Auckland – Brotherhood
    • Canterbury – Linwood
    • Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau
    • Otago – Northern
    • Southland – No competition
    • Wanganui – No competition
    • Wellington – No competition

Births

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, politician, conservative activist
  • 24 December – Ronald Triner, road cyclist

Deaths

January–February

March–April

May–June

July–August

September–October

November–December

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
  3. "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  4. Most likely a Caudron G.2, predecessor of the G.3
  5. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography – Henry Wigram
  6. Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. ISBN 0-589-00905-2
  7. Noonan, Rosslyn J. (1975). By Design: A brief history of the Public Works Department Ministry of Works 1870–1970. Wellington: Crown copyright. p. 87.
  8. "West Coast Times". National Library of New Zealand.
  9. "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  10. "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  11. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron, eds. (1982). The Air New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.
  13. 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.
  14. "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
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