1917 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - George V
*Governor - The Earl of Liverpool Until 28 June [The office of Governor was renamed Governor-General by Letters Patent of 28 June 1917]
*Governor-General - The Earl of Liverpool from 28 June [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]

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.
*Speaker of the House - Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
*Prime Minister - William Massey (Reform Party)
*Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition - Joseph Ward (Liberal Party) Ward retained that title even though he was part of the coalition government. [Cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|title=Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition|accessdate=2008-04-06]

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Auckland - TBD
*Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow then John William Ellis
*Mayor of Wellington - TBD
*Mayor of Christchurch - TBD
*Mayor of Dunedin - TBD

Events

*"The West Coast Times" is merged into the "Hokitika Guardian and Star". The newspaper started in 1865. [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.WCT|title=West Coast Times|publisher=National Library of New Zealand]
* April: The first Caudron [Most likely a Caudron G.2, predecessor of the G.3] biplane purchased by Henry Wigram for the Canterbury Aviation Company arrives. [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/DNZB/alt_essayBody.asp?essayID=3W14 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography - Henry Wigram] ]
* 1 May: The New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) is formed as the 3rd Brigade of the New Zealand Division, part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
* 7 May: Cecil McKenzie Hill makes the first flight for the Canterbury Aviation Company.
*June: Pilot training by the Canterbury Aviation Company commences at Sockburn.Rendel, David (1975) "Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History". Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. ISBN 0 589 00905 2]
* 20 October: 850 New Zealand soldiers killed in the Second Battle of Passchendaele, the greatest loss of life in a single day in the Military history of New Zealand.

Arts and literature

See 1917 in art, 1917 in literature,

Music

See: 1917 in music

Film

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

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

port

* See: 1917 in sports ,
*Rugby: , National Provincial Championship , Ranfurly Shield
*Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team , Chappell-Hadlee Trophy , Cricket World Cup
*Golf: New Zealand Open , Check in overseas tournaments.
*Horse racing: See , list winners.
*Rugby league New Zealand Warriors , Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team , Rugby League World Cup
*Soccer: New Zealand champions (soccer) , New Zealand Football Championship , New Zealand National Soccer League , New Zealand national soccer team
*Other Sports

Births

* 6 May: Roy Scott, cricketer
* 6 July: Arthur Lydiard, runner and athletics coach
* 17 October: Martin Donnelly, cricketer.
* 13 December: Keith Hay, construction company founder, mayor of Mt Roskill, conservative activist.

* (in Vienna, Austria): Erich Geiringer, physician, writer, scholar.
* Frank Gill, Air Commodore and politician.
* Eddie Isbey, politician.
* (in England): David Henry Lewis, sailor and Polynesian scholar

Deaths

* 3 February: Robert McNab, politician.
* 4 October: Dave Gallaher, rugby player (first captain of the All Blacks).
* 22 October: Bob Fitzsimmons, boxer.
* 12 December: Sir Charles Bowen, politician.

* Alfred Kidd, politician.
* John Davies Ormond, politician.

ee 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 1917 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1917

References