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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

Speaker of the House – Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
Prime Minister – William Massey
Minister of Finance – James Allen until 28 April, then William Massey from 12 May
Minister of External Affairs – James Allen until 28 April, then Ernest Lee from 17 May

Frederic Lang
William Massey
James Allen
Ernest Lee

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition – William MacDonald (Liberal Party) until his death on 31 August, then Thomas Wilford^[2]

William MacDonald
Thomas Wilford

Judiciary

Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout

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: Category:1920 film awards, 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

New Zealand Cup – Oratress^[10]
Auckland Cup – Starland^[10]
Wellington Cup – Kilmoon / Oratress (dead heat)^[10]
New Zealand Derby – Duo^[10]

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

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
0	0	1	1

New Zealand sends a team of four competitors across three sports
Darcy Hadfield wins the bronze medal in the men's single sculls
New Zealand also competes at the Inter-Allied Games held in Paris

Rugby league

The Great Britain Lions tour New Zealand, winning the test series 3–0
- 1st test, at Wellington, 23–10
- 2nd test, at Christchurch, 19–3
- 3rd test, at Auckland, 31–7

Rugby union

The All Blacks tour New South Wales
Wellington defends the Ranfurly Shield 10 times before losing it to Southland:^[12]
- vs Canterbury 15–3
- vs Bay of Plenty 22–3
- vs Taranaki 20–9 (played in Hāwera)
- vs Hawke's Bay 20–5
- vs Auckland 23–20 (played in Auckland)
- vs Taranaki 16–5
- vs Wanganui 20–14
- vs Auckland 20–3
- vs South Canterbury 32–16 (played in Timaru)
- vs Otago 16–5 (played in Dunedin)
- vs Southland 6–17 (played in Invercargill)

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
29 February – Mary Sullivan, netball player
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
4 June – Bev Malcolm, netball player
8 June – Manahi Nitama Paewai, doctor, rugby union player, politician and community leader
20 June – John O'Shea, filmmaker
28 June – Kōhine Pōnika, composer of waiata Māori

July–September

10 July – Warwick Snedden, cricketer
11 July – Richard Dell, malacologist
9 August – Albert Jones, amateur astronomer
29 August
- Eric Batchelor, soldier
- Jack Laird, potter
3 September – Peter de la Mare, physical organic chemist
9 September – Joan Francis, cricketer
10 September – Russell Pettigrew, businessman and philanthropist
24 September – Alister Abernethy, trade unionist, politician and public servant
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

Entreaty, Thoroughbred racehorse

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)

References

^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
^ "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.
^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
^ "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
^ A. H. McLintock, ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. ISBN 0-908570-55-4

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