1915 in New Zealand
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World War I and New Zealand's participation in it dominate the year. Most notably, New Zealand troops take part in the landings at ANZAC cove, Gallipoli on 25 April, and the ensuing campaign.
The various political parties agree to form a wartime coalition in August, even though the Reform Party has an absolute majority in parliament.
Many sporting events are put on hold for the duration of the war, due to the number of men serving in the armed forces and the drive to conserve resources for the war effort.
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government
The 19th New Zealand Parliament commenced, initially with the Reform Party in power, but in August a wartime coalition government was formed, with Liberal party leader Joseph Ward becoming finance minister.
- Speaker of the House - Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
- Prime Minister - William Massey (Reform Party)
- Minister of Finance - James Allen until 12 August, then Joseph Ward
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - Joseph Ward (Liberal Party) Ward retained that title even though he became part of the coalition government. [2]
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - TBD
- Mayor of Hamilton - Arthur Edward Manning then John Edwin Hammond
- Mayor of Wellington - TBD
- Mayor of Christchurch - TBD
- Mayor of Dunedin - TBD
[edit] Events
- 1 January: First flight of the Walsh Brothers' Curtiss-type flying boat.[3][4] The flight takes place at Bastion Point and it is the first such aircraft built and flown in the Southern Hemisphere.[5]
- 14 February: The first contingent of 500 Māori soldiers sails for Egypt aboard SS Wairrimoo. Earlier policy had been against 'native peoples' fighting in a European war.[6]
- 25 April: New Zealand troops participate in the landings at Gallipoli.
- October: The New Zealand Flying School is started by the Walsh Brothers at Orakei. Its primary purpose is to train pilots for the Royal Flying Corps.[3][5]
- November: The New Zealand Flying School moves to Kohimarama.[3]
- 20 December: The last New Zealand troops are evacuated from Gallipoli.
[edit] Undated
- The Waikato Argus merges into the Waikato Times. The newspaper started in 1896.[7]
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1915 in art, 1915 in literature, Category:1915 books
[edit] Music
See: 1915 in music
[edit] Film
See: Category:1915 film awards , 1915 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1915 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] Chess
- The 28th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by F.K. Kelling of Wellington, their second title. [8]
[edit] Golf
- The New Zealand Open championship and National Amateur Championships were not held due to the war. [9]
[edit] Horse racing
[edit] Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Country Belle [10]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Cathedral Chimes [11]
[edit] Thoroughbred racing
[edit] Rugby union
- The Ranfurly Shield (held by Wellington) is not contested as interprovincial matches are cancelled due to the war.
[edit] Soccer
Provincial league champions: [12]
- Auckland: Brotherhood
- Canterbury: Christchurch Club
- Hawke's Bay: Waipukurau
- Otago: HSOB
- Southland: No competition
- Wanganui: No competition
- Wellington: Wellington Thistle
[edit] Births
- 22 January: Tom Burtt, cricketer.
- 15 March: Fen Cresswell, cricketer.
- 28 March: Raymond Emery, cricketer.
- 4 June: Walter Hadlee, cricketer and cricket administrator.
- 1 November: Harry Lapwood, soldier and politician
- Allan Dick, politician.
- Duncan MacIntyre, politician.
- (in China): Geoff Moon, naturalist and photographer.
- Peter Tait, politician.
- Leonard Trent, RNZAF pilot and Victoria Cross winner.
[edit] Deaths
- 9 May: Anthony Wilding, Tennis champion, killed in action.
- John Duthie, politician and Mayor of Wellington.
- John A. Millar, politician.
[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 1915 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1915
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ a b c Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. ISBN 0 589 00905 2
- ^ Te ARa: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 - Leo and Vivian Walsh
- ^ a b Auckland Airport: New Zealand Aviators - The Walsh Brothers Flying School
- ^ nzhistory.net.nz
- ^ "Waikato Times". National Library of New Zealand. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1&sp=WT&essay=1.
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ^ "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-e/scores/archive_05/holden-preview.htm. Retrieved on 2009-03-25.
- ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html.
