1914 in New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 1914 in New Zealand.

New Zealand showed no hesitation in emulating Britain's declaration of war on Germany and entering World War I. New Zealand troops became the first to occupy German territory when they took over Samoa in November.

• Head of State – George V
• Governor – Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool^[1]

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  George V
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  Lord Liverpool

The 18th New Zealand Parliament concludes, and the Reform Party is returned for its second term of office following the 1914 general election on 10 December.

• Speaker of the House – Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
• Prime Minister – William Massey
• Minister of Finance – James Allen

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  Frederic Lang
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  William Massey
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  James Allen

• Leader of the Opposition – Joseph Ward (Liberal Party).^[2]

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  Joseph Ward

• Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout

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  Robert Stout

• Mayor of Auckland – James Parr
• Mayor of Wellington – John Luke
• Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Holland
• Mayor of Dunedin – William Downie Stewart Jr, then John Shacklock

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  James Parr
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  John Luke
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  Henry Holland
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  William Downie Stewart
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  John Shacklock

• 17 January – Joseph Hammond^[3] is the first person to fly over Auckland city. He flies a Blériot monoplane (named Brittania) which has been donated to the New Zealand Government by the Imperial Air Fleet Committee, from Potter's Park (near One Tree Hill).^[4][5]
• 20 February – James William Humphrys Scotland^[6] makes the first substantial cross-country flight in New Zealand. He flies from Invercargill to Gore, a distance of 61 kilometres (38 mi), in 40 minutes in a Caudron biplane.^[5] He continues on to Dunedin, Timaru and Christchurch where he arrives on 6 March.^[7]
• 18 April – The Auckland Exhibition closes.^[8]
• 4 August – New Zealand declares war on Germany.^[9]
• 29 August – 1374 New Zealand troops land in Samoa and are offered no resistance by German colonial forces. This is the second German territory (after Togoland) to be captured by the Allies.^[10]
• 25 September – The departure of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) for Europe is delayed due to concerns about the presence of German raiders.^[11]
• 7 October – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes East Cape, Gisborne.
• 16 October – The main body of the NZEF, some 8000 troops, finally departs New Zealand for Australia where they will join with the First AIF.^[11][12]
• 28 October – Another earthquake, a magnitude 6.4, strikes Gisborne.
• 1 November – The 38 ships carrying the NZEF (10 ships) and the AIF (28 ships) leave Perth, Western Australia. Although expecting to sail to England, they will receive orders to land in Egypt while crossing the Indian Ocean.^[12]
• Early December – The NZEF and AIF land in Egypt.^[12][13]
• 10 December – The 1914 general election is held.

See 1914 in art, 1914 in literature, Category:1914 books

See: 1914 in music

• Hinemoa, the first feature film made in New Zealand, premieres at the Lyric Theatre, Auckland.

• The 27th New Zealand Chess Championship is held in Auckland, and is won by W.E. Mason of Wellington, his fifth title.^[14]

• The eighth New Zealand Open championship is won by Ted Douglas (his second consecutive victory).^[15]
• The 22nd National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland:^[16]
  • Men – Arthur Duncan (Wellington) (eighth title)
  • Women – Mrs G. Williams (second title)

• New Zealand Trotting Cup – Win Soon^[17]
• Auckland Trotting Cup – Steel Bell^[18]

• New Zealand Cup – Warstep^[19]
• Auckland Cup – Warstep^[19]
• Wellington Cup – Kilrain^[19]
• New Zealand Derby – Balboa^[19]

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.^[20]

• Men's singles champion – J.S. Kilgour (Carlton Bowling Club)
• Men's pair champions – J. Johnson, E. Harraway (skip) (Dunedin Bowling Club)
• Men's fours champions – W. Grenfell, A.E. Erksine, W.J. Thompson, J. Porteous (skip) (Wellington Bowling Club)

• During the 1914 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, the Kiwis lose to Great Britain 16–13 in Auckland

• Taranaki defend the Ranfurly Shield against Wanganui (17–3), Manawatu (11–3), Horowhenua (14–3), Wairarapa (22–3), Canterbury (6–5) and Southland (6–0), before losing to Wellington (6–12).

• Provincial league champions:^[21]
  • Auckland – Auckland Thistle
  • Canterbury – Sydenham
  • Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau
  • Otago – Northern
  • Southland – Rangers
  • Wanganui – Eastbrooke
  • Wellington – Wellington Corinthians

• Anthony Wilding, partnered with Norman Brookes, wins the men's doubles at the Wimbledon Championship.
• The Davis Cup final is held in New York City. New Zealander Anthony Wilding and Australian Norman Brookes (playing as Australia rather than Australasia) beat the United States 3–2.

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