The following lists events that happened during 1919 in New Zealand.

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 ...

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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 Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936. Born duri ...

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Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, (27 May 1870 – 15 May 1941), styled Viscount Hawkesbury between 1905 and 1907, was a British Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism * ...

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Government

The

19th New Zealand Parliament The 19th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It opened on 24 June 1915, following the 1914 election. It was dissolved on 27 November 1919 in preparation for 1919 election. Sessions The 19th Parliament opened on 24 ...

concludes. The

election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...

held in November sees the Reform Party returned with an increased majority (47 of the 80 seats). Women are eligible to stand for Parliament for the first time. *

Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...

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Frederic Lang Sir Frederic William Lang (1852 – 5 March 1937) was a New Zealand politician, initially an independent conservative, then from 1914 a member of the Reform Party. He was the eighth Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1913 to 1922. ...

(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 is not ...

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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 ...

(Reform Party) *

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", " ...

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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 ...

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Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

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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 both ...

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 amalga ...

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James Gunson Sir James Henry Gunson (26 October 1877 – 12 May 1963) was a New Zealand businessman and Mayor of Auckland City from 1915 to 1925. He was knighted in 1924. W Gunson & Co Born and educated in Auckland, in his mid-twenties he took over W Gunson ...

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 representati ...

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John Luke John Luke may refer to: * John A. Luke Jr., chief executive officer of MeadWestvaco * John Luke (artist) (1906–1975), Irish artist * John Luke (New Zealand politician) (1858–1931), New Zealand politician * John Luke (MP) (1563–1638), English p ...

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, Phil ...

– Henry Holland then

Henry Thacker Henry Thomas Joynt Thacker (20 March 1870 – 3 May 1939) was a medical doctor, New Zealand Member of Parliament and Mayor of Christchurch. Early life Thacker was born in Okains Bay on Banks Peninsula on 20 March 1870. His parents were Essy Joyn ...

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 ...

– James Clark then

William Begg William Begg (31 May 1821 – 26 July 1889) was a ship's captain in the merchant navy and as a privateer who made many voyages between England, Africa, the Far East and Adelaide, South Australia, where he later settled and had success as a busines ...

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Events

* January –

George Bolt George Bruce Bolt (24 May 1893 – 27 July 1963) was a pioneering New Zealand aviator. Biography Bolt was born in Dunedin in 1893. He formed the Canterbury Aero Club in 1910, helping to make and fly gliders on the Cashmere Hills. He used thes ...

ascends to a record height of .Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: George Bruce Bolt
/ref>Auckland Airport: Biography of George B. Bolt
/ref> * 1 February – Cecil McKenzie Hill, chief instructor for the Canterbury Aviation Company, is killed in an air accident while flying over

Riccarton Racecourse Riccarton Park Racecourse is the main thoroughbred horse racecourse for the Christchurch city area in New Zealand. History The Canterbury Jockey Club was established in 1854 and held its first meeting at Hagley Park in Easter 1855. The Riccarton ...

.Rendel, David (1975) ''Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History''. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. Christchurch City Libraries: Upper Riccarton Cemetery
/ref> This is the first aircraft fatality in New Zealand.Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Accidents and the development of aviation
/ref> * 4 February –

New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) The New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own), affectionately known as The Dinks, was formed on 1 May 1915 as the third brigade of the New Zealand Division, part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. During the First World War it fough ...

disbanded. * 31 May – George Bolt flies from

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...

to Russell in a Boeing and Westervelt

floatplane A floatplane is a type of seaplane with one or more slender floats mounted under the fuselage to provide buoyancy. By contrast, a flying boat uses its fuselage for buoyancy. Either type of seaplane may also have landing gear suitable for land, ...

. The distance of is a record for a flight in New Zealand.Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Early flying feats
/ref> * 16 December – George Bolt makes the first experimental

airmail Airmail (or air mail) is a mail transport service branded and sold on the basis of at least one leg of its journey being by air. Airmail items typically arrive more quickly than surface mail, and usually cost more to send. Airmail may be the ...

flight in New Zealand. He flies from Auckland to

Dargaville Dargaville ( mi, Takiwira) is a town located in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the bank of the Northern Wairoa River in the Kaipara District of the Northland region. The town is located 55 kilometres southwest of Whangārei. ...

and back again on the same day, a total distance of approximately . * 16–17 December – The 1919 general election is held. * December – The Ministry of External Affairs is established, with James Allen as the first minister.

Arts and literature

See

1919 in art Events from the year 1919 in art. Events * January–June – Paris Peace Conference, 1919, Paris Peace Conference at Versailles; Sir William Orpen attends as British official artist and Noël Dorville as a French journalist-illustrator. * Apri ...

1919 in literature Events from the year 1919 in literature . Events *February – Richmal Crompton's anarchic English schoolboy William Brown is introduced in the first published ''Just William'' story, "Rice-Mould", in ''Home'' magazine. *March 1 – October 15 ...

, :1919 books

Music

See:

1919 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1919. Specific locations * 1919 in British music * 1919 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1919 in country music * 1919 in jazz Events *January 18 – The pianist Paderews ...

Film

See: :1919 film awards,

1919 in film The year 1919 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top three 1919 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February 5 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fa ...

List of New Zealand feature films This is a list of feature films and pre 1910 short films produced or filmed in New Zealand, ordered by year of release. Key * * = Funded in part by the New Zealand Film Commission. * † = Year given is date of principal photography rather th ...

Cinema of New Zealand Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking * ...

, :1919 films

Sport

* See:

1919 in sports 1919 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Although World War I had ended in 1918, the influenza pandemic and planning difficulties from the war still curtailed sport to a considerable extent. American football * Green Bay Packer ...

, :1919 in sports

Chess

* The National Chess championship was not held (the influenza epidemic was still subsiding at its traditional new year dates).

Cricket

Plunket Shield New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season. Since the 2009–10 season it has been known by its original name of the Plunket Shield. History The Plunket Shield competition was instigated in Octob ...

: 25–29 December, Hagley Oval, Christchurch: Canterbury defeated Wellington by 7 wickets. See 1920 in New Zealand#Cricket for remaining matches in this Plunket Shield competition.

Football

* Provincial league champions: ** Auckland – North Shore ** Canterbury – Linwood, Excelsior (shared) ** Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau ** Otago –

Northern Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ra ...

** Southland – No competition ** Wanganui – Eastbrooke ** Wellington – YMCA

Golf

* The ninth

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 third victory) after a playoff against Sloan Morpeth. * The 23rd National Amateur Championships are held in Napier ** Men – H. E. Crosse (Napier) (second title) ** Women – N. E. Wright

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 ...

– Trix Pointer *

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 ...

– Creina

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 ...

– Vagabond *

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 ...

– Karo *

Wellington Cup The Wellington Cup is a Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand held annually in late January at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham by the Wellington Racing Club. History Inaugurated in 1874, the Wellington Cup has been raced over various ...

– Red Ribbon / Rewi Poto (dead heat) *

New Zealand Derby The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2,400 metres (12 furlongs) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day o ...

– Rossini

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland. * Men's singles champion – M. Walker (Ponsonby Bowling Club) * Men's pair champions – J.B. Rosmon, W.J. Hueston (skip) (Gisborne Bowling Club) * Men's fours champions – A.J. Andrew, W. Given, O. Gallagher, Ernie Jury (skip) (Karangahake Bowling Club)

Rugby union

* Wellington 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 six challengers; (21–8), (18–10), Canterbury (in Christchurch) (23–9), (24–3), and (30–3).Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. ''The New Zealand Almanac'', 1982. Moa Almanac Press.

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team The New Zealand national rugby league team (Māori: Tīma rīki motu Aotearoa) has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of ...

Births

January–February

* 4 January – Joseph Collins, boxer * 23 January – Dorothy Winstone, educationalist and academic * 26 January **

Les Gandar Leslie Walter Gandar (26 January 1919 – 16 December 1994) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Early life and career Gandar was born in 1919. He received his education from Kelburn Normal, Wellington College, and Vi ...

, politician ** Hepi Te Heuheu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa leader * 4 February – Sam Cusack, community character * 5 February –

William R. Newland William Rupert Newland (5 February 1919 – 30 April 1998) was a New Zealand-born studio potter who lived in England after the Second World War. From 1945 to 1947 he studied painting at the Chelsea School of Art. He studied art education at the I ...

, potter * 10 February – Dorothy Freed, author, composer, music historian * 12 February – Bob Miller, surveyor, Antarctic explorer, conservationist * 25 February –

Jack Tizard Jack Tizard Order of the British Empire, CBE (25 February 1919 – 2 August 1979) was a research psychologist, professor of child development, research unit director, international adviser on learning disability and child care, and a president of ...

, psychologist

March–April

* 3 March –

Henry Lang Henry George Lang (3 March 1919 – 17 April 1997) was a New Zealand public servant, economist, university professor and company director. He was born in Vienna, Austria on 3 March 1919 and later became the step-son of the architect Ernst Pli ...

, public servant, economist * 6 March –

Jim Knox Walter James Knox (6 March 1919 – 1 December 1991) was a leading New Zealand trade union leader. He was the seventh appointee to the Order of New Zealand Early life and family Knox was born in Auckland on 6 March 1919. His parents were Dor ...

, trade union leader * 7 March – John Wyatt, cricketer * 29 March –

Lorrie Pickering Herbert Elmer Lorraine Pickering (29 March 1919 – 25 July 2009) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, and was a cabinet minister. Biography Pickering was born in Havelock in 1919, the son of Charles Henry Pickering. He re ...

, politician * 30 March –

Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and come ...

, mathematical physicist, university administrator, public servant * 5 April –

Les Munro Squadron Leader John Leslie Munro, (5 April 1919 – 4 August 2015) was a Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot during World War II and the last surviving pilot of the Dambusters Raid of May 1943. Early life Born on 5 April 1919 near Gisborne on ...

, World War II bomber pilot * 14 April – Lester Harvey, rugby union player * 16 April –

Jan Nigro Jan Nigro (born Betty Aislabie; 16 April 1919 — 28 March 2012) was a New Zealand artist. Early life Nigro was born Betty Aislabie in Gisborne on 16 April 1919, the daughter of Arthur Aislabie and Olive Beatrice Aislabie (née Lange).

, artist * 29 April – Jack Ridley, civil engineer, politician

May–June

* 10 May – Eric Godley, botanist, academic biographer * 16 May –

Frank Callaway Sir Frank Callaway (16 May 191922 February 2003) was an influential music educator and administrator. He was born in New Zealand but spent the major part of his life and career in Perth, Western Australia, where he built the UWA School of Mus ...

, music academic and administrator * 19 May – Peter Hooper, writer, conservationist * 28 May – Alex Lindsay, violinist, orchestral conductor and leader * 1 June –

Michael Miles Michael John Miles (1 June 1919 – 17 February 1971) was a New Zealand-born television presenter in Great Britain known for the game show ''Take Your Pick'' from 1955 to 1968, produced by Associated Rediffusion and later by Rediffusion London. ...

, television presenter * 2 June – Bert Walker, politician * 4 June –

Alister McLellan Alister George McLellan (4 June 1919 – 1 July 2012) was a New Zealand mathematician and physicist. Academic career Born in Christchurch and brought up in Westport, McLellan attended Nelson College and then the University of Otago, from wher ...

, mathematician, physicist * 8 June – Guy Overton, cricketer * 13 June – Phyl Blackler, cricketer * 14 June –

James Ward James Ward may refer to: Military *James Ward (Medal of Honor, 1864) (1833–?), American Civil War sailor * James Ward (Medal of Honor, 1890) (1854–1901), American Indian Wars soldier *James Allen Ward (1919–1941), New Zealand pilot and Vi ...

, World War II bomber pilot, Victoria Cross recipient * 15 June – Doug Harris, athlete * 16 June –

Ces Mountford Cecil Ralph Mountford (16 June 1919 – 19 July 2009), also known by the nickname of "The Blackball Bullet", was a New Zealand rugby league footballer and Coach (sport), coach. Mountford was one of ten siblings, he and four of his brothers pl ...

, rugby league player and coach * 28 June –

Charles Willocks Charles Willocks (28 June 1919 – 25 August 1991) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Willocks represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks The New Zealand national ...

, rugby union player

July–August

* 6 July –

Ray Dowker Raymond Thomas Dowker (6 July 1919 – 17 December 2004) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury between 1949 and 1957. A right-handed batsman, Dowker played 24 games – scoring 1,147 runs at 30.18 inc ...

, cricketer, association footballer * 14 July –

Ray Dalton Raymond A. Dalton (born May 10, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter based in Seattle, Washington. He began his career as a gospel and R&B singer. Dalton gained prominence as the featured artist on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' 2011 song "Can ...

, rugby union player * 17 July –

Alex Moir Alexander McKenzie Moir (17 July 1919 – 17 June 2000) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 17 Test matches for New Zealand in the 1950s as a leg-spinner and lower-order batsman. Early life Moir served in Europe with New Zealand forces in ...

, cricketer * 20 July –

Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached t ...

, mountaineer, explorer, philanthropist * 22 July – Angus Tait, electronics innovator and businessman * 1 August –

Colin McCahon Colin John McCahon (; 1August 191927May 1987) was a prominent New Zealand artist whose work over 45 years consisted of various styles, including landscape, figuration, abstraction, and the overlay of painted text. Along with Toss Woollaston and ...

, artist * 3 August –

David Aubrey Scott Sir David Aubrey Scott (3 August 1919 – 27 December 2010) was a British diplomat who served as High Commissioner to New Zealand and Ambassador to South Africa. Early life Scott was the elder son of Hugh Sumner Scott who was a schoolmaster at We ...

, diplomat * 8 August – Hōri Mahue Ngata, lexicographer * 10 August – Murray Beresford Roberts, confidence trickster * 22 August –

Dick Brittenden Richard Trevor Brittenden (22 August 1919 – 10 June 2002) was from the 1950s to the 1980s New Zealand's most prominent cricket writer. Early life, family and career Brittenden was born at Rakaia on 22 August 1919, and was educated at Christc ...

, sports journalist * 24 August –

Colin Aikman Colin Campbell Aikman (24 August 1919 – 22 December 2002) was a New Zealand public servant, lawyer and diplomat. He was professor of jurisprudence and constitutional law at Victoria University of Wellington between 1955 and 1968; first Vice ...

, public servant, lawyer, diplomat, academic

September–October

* 5 September –

John Rangihau John Te Rangianiwaniwa Rangihau (5 September 1919 – 14 October 1987) was a New Zealand academic and Māori leader of the Ngāi Tūhoe iwi. He was also called Te Nika and Te Rangihau. Rangihau was born at Kuha near Waikaremoana. He received his ...

, academic, Māori leader * 24 September –

Gordon Walters Gordon Frederick Walters (24 September 1919 – 5 November 1995) was a Wellington-born artist and graphic designer who is significant to New Zealand culture due to his representation of New Zealand in his Modern Abstract artworks. Education ...

, artist, graphic designer * 25 September –

Tony George Anton Hulman "Tony" George (born December 30, 1959) is the former Chairman, President, and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Hulman & Company, serving from 1989 to 2009. He was also formerly on the Board of Directors of both entities. ...

, weightlifter * 29 September –

Ruth Dallas Ruth Minnie Mumford (29 September 1919 – 18 March 2008), better known by her pen name Ruth Dallas, was a New Zealand poet and children's author. Biography Dallas was born in Invercargill, the daughter of Frank and Minnie Mumford. She became ...

, poet, children's author * 30 September –

John Stacpoole John Massy Stacpoole (30 September 1919 – 5 September 2018) was a New Zealand historian, heritage architect and bibliophile, who was responsible for the restoration of many historic buildings and wrote on colonial architecture and social hist ...

, architect, historian * 7 October – James Boyer Brown, endocrinologist * 8 October – Mac Anderson, cricketer, air force officer * 11 October –

John Warham John Warham (11 October 1919 – 12 May 2010) was an Australian and New Zealand photographer and ornithologist notable for his research on seabirds, especially petrels. Warham was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, in England, and educated at King Ed ...

, photographer, ornithologist * 20 October –

John Karlsen John Karlsen, sometimes credited as Charles John Karlsen or John Karlson (20 October 1919 – 5 July 2017), was an actor from New Zealand who was active in cinema between 1958 and 2003. He is best known for ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure' ...

, actor * 25 October **

George Burns George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum; January 20, 1896March 9, 1996) was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer, and one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television. His arched eyebr ...

, rower **

George Cawkwell George Law Cawkwell (25 October 1919 – 18 February 2019) was a classical scholar who specialised in the ancient history of Greece in the 4th century BC. Life and career Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Cawkwell was educated at King's College, ...

, classical scholar

November–December

* 6 November – Allen Lissette, cricketer * 7 November –

Levi Borgstrom Levi Petrus Borgstrom (7 November 1919 – 25 July 2001) was a Swedish-New Zealand carver. Early life Borgstrom was born in Lycksele, Sweden in 1919. As a teenager, he began using his father's tools to carve wooden cutlery and crockery and was ...

, carver * 9 November –

Janet Paul Dame Janet Elaine Paul (née Wilkinson; 9 November 1919 – 28 July 2004) was a New Zealand publisher, painter and art historian, based in Wellington. She was married to Blackwood Paul and they had a publishing business together specialising ...

, publisher, painter, art historian * 11 November –

Lance Adams-Schneider Sir Lancelot Raymond Adams-Schneider (11 November 1919 – 3 September 1995) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Early life and career Lancelot Raymond Adams-Schneider was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Arthur A ...

, politician, diplomat * 25 November – Keith Lawrence, World War II pilot * 6 December – Cedric Hassall, chemist, academic * 10 December – Walter Robinson, Anglican bishop * 11 December –

Lady Anne Berry Lady Anne Sophia Berry (née Walpole, 11 December 1919 – 18 September 2019) was an English-New Zealand horticulturist who founded Rosemoor Garden. She offered the garden to the Royal Horticultural Society in 1988. In 1990 she married Bob Ber ...

, horticulturalist * 12 December –

Ida Gaskin Ida Margaret Gaskin (née Jacobs, 9 December 1919 – 8 January 2016) was a Welsh-born New Zealand schoolteacher and politician, known for her expert knowledge of Shakespeare, and for becoming the first woman in New Zealand to win the local vers ...

, school teacher, quiz show contestant, politician * 17 December – Rei Hamon, artist * 20 December – Bubbles Mihinui, tourist guide, community leader * 21 December – Jack Williams, politician * 29 December – Thomas Horton, air force pilot

Deaths

January–March

* 21 January – Thomas Thompson, politician (born 1832) * 22 January –

Carrick Paul Lieutenant Carrick Stewart Paul DFC (5 February 1893–22 January 1919 was a World War I flying ace from New Zealand. He was credited with five aerial victories in Palestine between May and August 1918 when flying a Bristol F.2 Fighter. Biogra ...

, World War I flying ace (born 1893) * 2 February – Charles Begg, surgeon, army health administrator (born 1879) * 7 February – Donald Reid, farmer, landowner, businessman, politician (born 1833) * 13 February – William Temple, soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1833) * 18 February –

Searby Buxton Searby Buxton (20 February 1832 – 18 February 1919) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand and father of New Zealand politician Thomas Buxton. He represented the electorate from 1887 to 1890, when he was defeat ...

, politician (born 1832) * 19 February – William Tucker, soldier, farmer, politician, mayor of Gisborne (1887–88) (born 1843) * 24 February – Alfred Fraser, politician (born 1862) * 18 March – Isabella Siteman, farmer, philanthropist (born 1842) * 25 March – Harry Burnand, engineer, sawmiller (born 1850)

April–June

* 3 April ** Charlie Frith, cricket player and umpire (born 1854) ** Mary Hames, farmer, dressmaker (born 1827) * 23 April – Archie McMinn, rugby union player (born 1880) * 24 April –

William Speight William James Speight (1843 – 24 April 1919) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand. Biography Speight was born in Dublin in 1843, where he attended the Blue Coat School. He trained as a mechanical engineer in his ...

, politician (born 1843) * 6 May –

Catherine Fulton Catherine Henrietta Elliot Fulton (née Valpy, 19 December 1829 – 6 May 1919) was a New Zealand diarist, community leader, philanthropist, social reformer and suffragist. She was a founding member of the Dunedin chapter of Women's Christi ...

, diarist, philanthropist, social reformer, suffragette (born 1829) * 28 May –

Edward Bartley Edward Bartley (23 February 1839 – 28 May 1919) was a Jersey-born New Zealand architect. Beginning as a builder, Bartley transitioned into a career as an architect, not an uncommon occurrence in the 19th century. He is responsible for design ...

, architect (born 1839) * 1 June – Thomas William Adams, farmer, forester, educationalist (born 1842) * 4 June – John Sharp, politician, mayor of Nelson (1887–90) (born 1828) * 25 June – Hamilton Gilmer, politician (born 1838) * 29 June –

James McKerrow James McKerrow FRAS (7 July 1834 – 29 June 1919) was an astronomer, Surveyor-General of New Zealand, and Chief Commissioner of Railways in New Zealand. McKerrow was the son of Andrew McKerrow and Margaret (''née'' Steven) his wife, and was b ...

, astronomer, surveyor, public servant (born 1834)

July–September

* 22 July – Sir John Denniston, lawyer, jurist (born 1845) * 3 August – Stuart Newall, military leader (born 1843) * 6 August – James Dawe, cricketer (born 1844) * 13 August – Jackson Palmer, politician (born 1867) * 24 August –

Thomas Broun Thomas Broun (15 July 1838 – 24 August 1919) was a New Zealand soldier, farmer, teacher and entomologist. He was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland on 15 July 1838. BibliographyDescriptions of new genera and species of coleoptera ''Bul ...

, entomologist (born 1838) * 26 August –

Richard Molesworth Taylor Richard Molesworth Taylor (1835 – 26 August 1919), also known as Sydenham Taylor, was a three-term New Zealand Member of Parliament. Born in London in 1835, he moved to Auckland on the ''Heather Bell'' in 1846. He travelled to Victoria in 1851 ...

, politician (born 1835) * 4 September –

Joseph Ivess Joseph Ivess (8 February 1844 – 4 September 1919) was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He had an association with a large number of newspapers. Early life and Australia Joseph Ivess was born in Askeaton, County Limerick ...

, politician (born 1844)

October–December

* 13 October – James Stack, missionary, writer, interpreter (born 1835) * 21 October –

Alexander McMinn Alexander McMinn (28 August 1842 – 21 October 1919) was a New Zealand teacher, journalist and newspaper proprietor. He was born in Dunlady, County Down, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an isl ...

, teacher, journalist, newspaper proprietor (born 1842) * 29 October – James Colvin, politician (born 1844) * 3 November –

Ellen Dougherty Ellen Dougherty (20 September 1844 – 3 November 1919), a New Zealand nurse, was the first Registered Nurse in the world. Biography Ellen Dougherty was born at Cutters Bay, Port Underwood, New Zealand. Ellen was inspired to be a nurse afte ...

, nurse (born 1844) * 15 November – Maria Marchant, school principal (born 1869) * 24 November – George Randall Johnson, cricketer, politician (born 1833) * 11 December – Takaanui Hōhaia Tarakawa, Tapuika, Ngāti Rangiwewehi and Ngāi Te Rangi tohunga, historian and genealogist (born 1852) * 15 December – Louisa Snelson, civic leader (born 1844) * 18 December –

Frederick Strouts Frederick Strouts (1834 – 18 December 1919) was a notable New Zealand architect. He was born in Hothfield, Kent, England in 1834. He arrived in Lyttelton in 1859 and lived in Christchurch. Notable buildings include Ivey Hall Ivey Hall ...

, architect (born 1834) * 29 December – Wiremu Hoani Taua, Ngāti Kahu leader, school principal (born 1862)

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