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 World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. New Zealand troops became the first to occupy German territory when they took over

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...

in November.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Head of State A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and l ...

–

George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. Born during the reign of his grandmother Qu ...

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

– Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool File:George V - BANQ.png, George V File:2ndEarlOfLiverpool.jpg, Lord Liverpool

Government

The

18th New Zealand Parliament The 18th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1911 general election in December of that year. 1911 general election The Second Ballot Act 1908 was used for the 1911 general election. The first ...

concludes, and the Reform Party is returned for its second term of office following the

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...

general election on 10 December. * Speaker of the House – Frederic Lang (Reform Party) *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

–

William Massey William Ferguson Massey (26 March 1856 – 10 May 1925), commonly known as Bill Massey, was a politician who served as the 19th prime minister of New Zealand from May 1912 to May 1925. He was the founding leader of the Reform Party, New Zea ...

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

– James Allen File:Frederic Lang.jpg, Frederic Lang File:William Ferguson Massey 1919.jpg, William Massey File:James Allen portrait.jpg, James Allen

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition –

Joseph Ward Sir Joseph George Ward, 1st Baronet, (26 April 1856 – 8 July 1930) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 17th prime minister of New Zealand from 1906 to 1912 and from 1928 to 1930. He was a dominant figure in the Liberal and Unit ...

(

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

). File:Joseph Ward c. 1906.jpg, Joseph Ward

Judiciary

* Chief Justice – Sir

Robert Stout Sir Robert Stout (28 September 1844 – 19 July 1930) was a New Zealand politician who was the 13th premier of New Zealand on two occasions in the late 19th century, and later Chief Justice of New Zealand. He was the only person to hold bot ...

File:Robert Stout, ca 1919.jpg, Robert Stout

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland Region in New Zealand, which it controls as a unitary authority. The position exists since October 2010 after the amal ...

– James Parr *

Mayor of Wellington The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of the City of Wellington. The mayor presides over the Wellington City Council. The mayor is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representat ...

– John Luke *

Mayor of Christchurch The Mayor of Christchurch is the head of the municipal government of Christchurch, New Zealand, and presides over the Christchurch City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system. The current mayor, Ph ...

– Henry Holland *

Mayor of Dunedin The Mayor of Dunedin is the head of the local government, the city council of Dunedin, New Zealand. The Mayor's role is "to provide leadership to the other elected members of the territorial authority, be a leader in the community and perform c ...

–

William Downie Stewart Jr William Downie Stewart (29 July 1878 – 29 September 1949) was a New Zealand Finance Minister, Mayor of Dunedin and writer. Early life Stewart was born in Dunedin in 1878. His father was William Downie Stewart, a lawyer and politician. His m ...

, then

John Shacklock John Bradley Shacklock (30 January 1865 – 12 July 1935) was a New Zealand iron founder and politician. He served as mayor of Dunedin from 1914 to 1915. Early life and family Shacklock was born in Oamaru on 16 April 1872. His father, Henry El ...

File:James Parr.jpg, James Parr File:John Luke.jpg, John Luke File:Henry Holland, ca 1929.jpg, Henry Holland File:William Downie Stewart.jpg, William Downie Stewart File:John Bradley Shacklock (cropped).jpg, John Shacklock

Events

* 17 January – Joseph Hammond is the first person to fly over

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...

city. He flies a Blériot

monoplane A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...

(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 One Tree Hill may refer to: * "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak * ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song ** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...

).Auckland Airport
Rendel, David (1975) ''Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History''. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. * 20 February – James William Humphrys Scotland makes the first substantial cross-country flight in New Zealand. He flies from

Invercargill Invercargill ( , mi, Waihōpai is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. The city lies in the heart of the wide expanse of t ...

to Gore, a distance of , in 40 minutes in a Caudron biplane. He continues on to

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...

Timaru Timaru (; mi, Te Tihi-o-Maru) is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located southwest of Christchurch and about northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to ...

and

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive ...

where he arrives on 6 March.Te Ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966
- Biography of James William Humphrys Scotland * 18 April – The Auckland Exhibition closes. * 4 August – New Zealand declares war on Germany.New Zealand History online: Origins of the war - First World War overview
/ref> * 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 Togoland was a German Empire protectorate in West Africa from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana, approximately 90,400 km2 (29,867 sq mi) in size. During the period kn ...

) to be captured by the Allies.New Zealand History Online: New Zealand goes to war: First World War overview
/ref> * 25 September – The departure of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) for Europe is delayed due to concerns about the presence of German raiders.New Zealand History online: Film - troops departing New Zealand, 1914 and 1915
/ref> * 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 The First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) was the main expeditionary force of the Australian Army during the First World War. It was formed as the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) following Britain's declaration of war on Germany on 15 Aug ...

. * 1 November – The 38 ships carrying the NZEF (10 ships) and the AIF (28 ships) leave

Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

. Although expecting to sail to England, they will receive orders to land in Egypt while crossing the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by t ...

. * Early December – The NZEF and AIF land in Egypt.Te Ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 - The New Zealand Expeditionary Force
/ref> * 10 December – The 1914 general election is held.

Arts and literature

See

1914 in art Events from the year 1914 in art. Events * January 31 – The Art Gallery of Hamilton is founded in Ontario. * March – The London Group hold their first exhibition, at the Goupil Gallery. * March–June – Rebel Art Centre run in London by ...

1914 in literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1914. Events *January 18 – A party held in honour of English poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt at his stud farm in West Sussex brings together W. B. Yeats, Ezra Pound, ...

, :1914 books

Music

See: 1914 in music

Film

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

Sport

Chess

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

Golf

* The eighth

New Zealand Open The New Zealand Open is the premier men's golf tournament in New Zealand. It has been a regular fixture on the PGA Tour of Australasia tournament schedule since the 1970s. The 2019 event was the 100th edition of the tournament. Since 2014 it has ...

championship is won by Ted Douglas (his second consecutive victory). * The 22nd National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland: ** Men –

Arthur Duncan Arthur Duncan (born September 25, 1933) is an American tap dancer, also called an "Entertainer's Entertainer,"“About the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame: Biographies,” American Tap Dance Foundation, accessed April 27, 2022. known for hi ...

(Wellington) (eighth title) ** Women – Mrs G. Williams (second title)

Horse racing

Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Chri ...

– Win Soon *

Auckland Trotting Cup The Auckland Pacing Cup which is sometimes referred to as the Auckland Trotting Cup or merely the Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses. It is one of the two major harness races, along with ...

– Steel Bell

Thoroughbred racing

New Zealand Cup The New Zealand Cup is a thoroughbred horse race run at the Riccarton Park Racecourse in Christchurch. New Zealand Cup week The New Zealand Cup is raced on the final Saturday of Christchurch "Cup week" held each year in the second week of Novem ...

– Warstep *

Auckland Cup The Auckland Cup is an annual race held by the Auckland Racing Club (ARC). It is an Open Handicap for thoroughbred racehorses competed on the flat turf over 3200 metres (two miles) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. The race was ...

– Warstep * Wellington Cup – Kilrain * New Zealand Derby – Balboa

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin. * 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)

Rugby league

* During the

1914 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand The 1914 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand was the second ever British national rugby league team or 'Lions' tour of Australasia, where it was winter and matches were played against the Australian and New Zealand national sides ...

, the Kiwis lose to Great Britain 16–13 in Auckland

Rugby union

* defend the

Ranfurly Shield The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Shield is based on a challenge system. The holding union must defend the shield in challeng ...

against (17–3), (11–3),

Horowhenua Horowhenua District is a territorial authority district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, administered by Horowhenua District Council. Located north of Wellington and Kapiti, it stretches from slightly north of the town of ...

(14–3),

Wairarapa The Wairarapa (; ), a geographical region of New Zealand, lies in the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of metropolitan Wellington and south-west of the Hawke's Bay Region. It is lightly populated, having several rural service ...

(22–3), (6–5) and (6–0), before losing to (6–12).

Soccer

* Provincial league champions: ** Auckland – Auckland Thistle ** Canterbury – Sydenham ** Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau ** Otago – Northern ** Southland – Rangers ** Wanganui – Eastbrooke ** Wellington – Wellington Corinthians

Tennis

Anthony Wilding Anthony Frederick Wilding (31 October 1883 – 9 May 1915), also known as Tony Wilding, was a New Zealand world No. 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War I. Considered the world's first tennis superstar, Wildin ...

, partnered with

Norman Brookes Sir Norman Everard Brookes (14 November 187728 September 1968) was an Australian tennis player. During his career he won three Grand Slam singles titles; Wimbledon in 1907 and 1914 (the first non-British individual to do so) and the Austral ...

, wins the men's doubles at the

Wimbledon Championship The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is play ...

. * The Davis Cup final is held in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

. New Zealander Anthony Wilding and Australian Norman Brookes (playing as Australia rather than Australasia) beat the United States 3–2.

Births

January–March

* 12 January – **

Roy Jack Sir Roy Emile Jack (12 January 1914 – 24 December 1977) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was a cabinet minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Biography Early life and career Jack was born in New Plym ...

, politician ** Everard Jackson, rugby union player * 22 January – Ron McLean, environmental campaigner * 30 January – Bill Phillips, rugby union player * 1 February – James Gould, rower * 2 February –

F. Russell Miller Francis Russell Miller (2 February 1914 – 25 February 1992) was a New Zealand politician who served as Mayor of Invercargill from 1971 to 1983. Early life Miller was born in Dunedin and raised in Invercargill. He attended St. George Primary Sc ...

, politician * 3 February – Felix Kelly, graphic designer, painter, illustrator * 14 February – Jack Rankin, rugby union player * 19 February –

Thelma Kench Thelma is a female given name. It was popularized by Victorian writer Marie Corelli who gave the name to the title character of her 1887 novel ''Thelma''. It may be related to a Greek word meaning "will, volition" see ''thelema''). Note that altho ...

, athlete * 22 February – Theo Allen, athlete * 7 March – Doreen Blumhardt, potter, arts educator * 11 March – Dan Riddiford, politician * 16 March – H. W. Gretton, poet, lyricist, diarist * 19 March – Jack Best, rugby union player * 24 March **

Nancy Borlase Nancy Wilmot Borlase (24 March 1914 – 11 September 2006) was a New Zealand-born Australian artist, known for her landscape-based abstract paintings and portraits, and as an art critic and commentator. Her work is displayed in the National Gal ...

, painter and art critic ** Enid McElwee, fencer * 27 March – Ces Burke, cricketer * 31 March – David Seath, politician

April–June

* 2 April – Walter Whittlestone, dairy scientist, peace activist * 30 April – Zena Daysh, human ecologist * 5 May –

Lloyd Trigg Flying Officer Lloyd Allan Trigg VC DFC (5 May 1914 or 5 June 1914 – 11 August 1943), of Houhora, New Zealand, was a pilot in the RNZAF during World War II. He was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gall ...

, World War II pilot, Victoria Cross recipient * 8 May – **

Gaven Donne Sir Gaven John Donne (8 May 1914 – 28 March 2010) was a New Zealand-born former Chief Justice of Samoa, Niue, the Cook Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu. Biography Donne was born in Christchurch and educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School, Ha ...

, jurist **

Dean Eyre Dean Jack Eyre (8 May 1914 – 19 May 2007) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Early life and career Eyre was born in Westport in 1914. His father was an official with the Customs Department and due to this the fa ...

, politician, diplomat * 27 May – Graham Turbott, ornithologist, zoologist, museum director * 30 May – Frank Sharpley, athlete * 2 June – Joe Genet, wrestler * 3 June – ** Tommy Farnan, association football player ** Reg Grant, World War II pilot * 13 June – Gordon Patrick, cyclist * 16 June – Theo de Lange, air force officer * 20 June –

Pearl Savin Pearl Hannah Savin (20 June 1914 – 19 November 2000) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper. She played in one Test match for New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Paci ...

, cricketer * 23 June –

Clifford Richmond Sir Clifford Parris "Kip" Richmond (23 June 1914 – 29 January 1997) was a New Zealand lawyer and judge. He served as president of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand between 1976 and 1981. Biography Richmond was born on 23 June 1914 in Aucklan ...

, jurist

July–September

* 4 July – Ray Speed, association football player * 5 July – Jim Watt, rugby union player and paediatrician * 9 July –

M. K. Joseph Michael Kennedy Joseph (9 July 1914 – 4 October 1981) was a British-born New Zealand poet and novelist in several genres. He studied at Sacred Heart College, Auckland, and at Merton College, Oxford, from 1936 to 1939. During the Second World War ...

, poet and novelist * 28 July – ** Wiremu Te Āwhitu, first Māori Roman Catholic priest ** Joey Sadler, rugby union player * 7 August –

Alice Bush Alice Mary Bush (née Stanton, 7 August 1914 – 12 February 1974) was a pioneering New Zealand female physician, paediatrician and activist for family planning services and abortion access. Early life and education Bush was born in 1914, the ...

, doctor, family planning activist * 11 August – Donald Cobden, rugby union player, Battle of Britain pilot * 21 August – Billie Fulford, cricketer * 23 August –

Jack Hemi Jack Raharuhi Hemi (23 August 1914 – 1 June 1996) was a New Zealand rugby union and league player. He was born in Te Poho-o-Tutawake, Wairarapa, New Zealand on 23 August 1914. Early years Jack Hemi was the oldest son of Hineipikitia-ki-te-r ...

, rugby union and rugby league player * 27 August – ** Gordon Christie, politician ** Vernon Thomas, wrestler * 2 September –

Ron Barclay Ronald Morrison Barclay (2 September 1914 – 29 April 2003) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Early life and family Born in Little River, New Zealand in 1914, he received his education at the Christchurch Technical College. ...

, politician

October–December

* 13 October – Cecil Matthews, athlete * 17 October – Leo Schultz, politician * 22 October – Pat Boot, athlete * 23 October – Donald Stott, soldier, military intelligence agent * 30 October – Pat Mackie, miner and trade unionist * 7 November –

Doug Freeman Douglas Linford Freeman (8 September 1914 – 31 May 1994) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests in 1933. He was born in Australia in the Sydney suburb of Randwick, and also died in Sydney. Cricket career Freeman attended Nelson ...

, cricketer * 8 November – Guthrie Wilson, novelist and teacher * 9 November – Colin Gray, World War II fighter ace * 15 November –

Jack Holloway Edward James "Jack" Holloway (12 April 1875 – 3 December 1967) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1929 to 1951, representing the Labor Party. He served as a government minister under James Scullin, ...

, alpine explorer, forest ecologist * 18 November – Bill Phillips, economist * 1 December – Peter Mathieson, swimmer * 4 December –

Arthur Prior Arthur Norman Prior (4 December 1914 – 6 October 1969), usually cited as A. N. Prior, was a New Zealand–born logician and philosopher. Prior (1957) founded tense logic, now also known as temporal logic, and made important contribution ...

, logician and philosopher * 10 December –

Reginald Delargey Reginald John Delargey (10 December 1914 – 29 January 1979) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, and later Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand. His title was Cardinal-Priest of ''Immacolata al Tiburtino''. ...

, Roman Catholic bishop * 21 December – Lankford Smith, association football player and cricketer * 22 December – Adrian Hayter, soldier, sailor, Antarctic leader, author * 25 December – ** James Fletcher, industrialist ** Don McRae, cricketer and association football player ** Bob White, politician * 27 December –

Hilda Buck Hilda Evelyn Buck (27 December 1914 – 10 May 1990) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in one Test match for New Zealand, their first, in 1935. She played domestic cricket for Welling ...

, cricketer * 28 December – Norman King, politician * 30 December – Ian Lythgoe, public servant

Deaths

January–June

* 10 January –

Samuel Hodgkinson Samuel Hodgkinson (1817 – 10 January 1914) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Southland, New Zealand. He represented the Riverton electorate from 1876 to 1879, when he was defeated; and then the Wallace Wallace may refer to: ...

, politician (born 1817) * 2 February – Alfred Burton, photographer (born 1834) * 8 February – Irving Sayles, vaudeville entertainer (born 1872) * 25 February – John Scott, medical academic, artist (born 1851) * 28 February –

Ann Boyce Ann Boyce (20 November 1827 – 28 February 1914) was a New Zealand founding mother and herbalist. She was born Ann Cave in Sydney, Australia, on 20 November 1827. In 1837 she came to Port Underwood in Marlborough, New Zealand, with her family. ...

, herbalist (born 1827) * 2 March – Mohi Tūrei, Ngāti Porou leader, Anglican minister, carver, haka composer (born 1830) * 18 March –

Edwin Blake Edwin Blake (1830 – 18 March 1914) was a 19th-century Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand. Early life Blake was born in Hampstead, England. He and his brother Walter were both educated at Wimborne and then Et ...

, politician (born 1830) * 20 March –

Henry Goulstone Henry Goulstone (22 October 1836 – 20 March 1914) was an early European immigrant to New Zealand, where he was a financier and magistrate. Biography Goulstone was born on 22 October 1836 in Long Ashton, England, as one of 12 children, and ba ...

, banker, magistrate (born 1836) * 10 June –

Carbine A carbine ( or ) is a long gun that has a barrel shortened from its original length. Most modern carbines are rifles that are compact versions of a longer rifle or are rifles chambered for less powerful cartridges. The smaller size and lighte ...

, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1885)

July–December

* 6 July – Charles Carter, Baptist missionary (born 1828) * 21 July –

John Blair Whyte John Blair Whyte (1840 – 21 July 1914) was a Member of Parliament and Mayor in the Waikato region of New Zealand. Political career Whyte began his political career in 1877, when he became a member of the first Waikato County Council. Sub ...

, politician (born 1840) * 30 July – Helen Gibb, farmer, accommodation-house keeper (born 1838) * 16 August – Caroline Freeman, school teacher (born 1856) * 18 August –

Thomas Young Duncan Thomas Young Duncan (1836 – 18 August 1914), sometimes referred to as "Tam Duncan", was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party. Early life Born at Plumbridge, County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1836, Duncan was educated at Castledamph Nationa ...

, politician (born 1836) * 25 August – ** William McLean, politician, New Zealand's first motor car owner (born 1845) ** Patrick O'Reilly, Roman Catholic priest, educationalist (born 1843) * 2 September – John Carruthers, civil engineer, economic theorist (born 1836) * 29 September –

Thomas Fergus Thomas Fergus (6 April 1850 or 1851 – 29 September 1914) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician. Early life Thomas Fergus was born in Ayr Scotland on 6 April 1850. There is some question as to his date of birth as the New Zealand Governmen ...

, politician (born 1850) ** Maria Atkinson, community leader (born 1824) ** Matthew Green, politician (born 1840) * 1 October –

Richard Barcham Shalders Richard Barcham Shalders (1824–1914) was a Baptist preacher, founder of the New Zealand branch of the YMCA, and founder of Auckland Baptist Tabernacle. Biography Childhood Richard Barcham Shalders was born on 24 November 1824, to Jacob Shalders ...

, Baptist preacher, founder of YMCA in New Zealand (born 1824) * 14 October –

Walter Symes Walter Symes (1852 – 14 October 1914) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Biography Early life Walter Symes was born in Taranaki in 1852. He came from a rural background, with his parents (who were English immigrants) fa ...

, politician (born 1852) * 17 October –

Kennedy Macdonald Thomas Kennedy Macdonald (6 April 1847 – 17 October 1914), known as Kennedy Macdonald or Kennedy Mac, was a 19th-century Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand. Early life Macdonald was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer in nor ...

, politician (born 1847) * 25 November – John Blair, businessman, politician, educational administrator (born 1843) * 30 November – John Shand, university professor (born 1834) * 21 December – William Montgomery, politician (born 1821) * 25 December – James Gow Black, chemist, mineralogist (born 1835)

Full date unknown

* Matutaera Nihoniho, a

Ngāti Porou Ngāti Porou is a Māori iwi traditionally located in the East Cape and Gisborne regions of the North Island of New Zealand. Ngāti Porou is affiliated with the 28th Maori Battalion and has the second-largest affiliation of any iwi in New Zeala ...

leader, soldier, storekeeper and assessor (born 1850)

References

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