Regal and viceregal
Head of State - Edward VII (until 6 May), succeeded by George V
Governor - The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVO, succeeded the same year by The Lord Islington GCMG GBE DSO PC
The 17th New Zealand Parliament continued.
Speaker of the House - TBD
Prime Minister - TBD
Minister of Finance - TBD (Labour)
Leader of the Opposition - William Massey (Reform Party).
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland - Charles Grey then Lemuel Bagnall
Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Wilford
Mayor of Christchurch - Charles Allison
Mayor of Dunedin - James Walker, then Thomas Cole
5 July: Herbert Pither reportedly makes a flight of "nearly a mile" at Riverton Beach.
Undated
Aero Club of New Zealand is formed in Auckland.
Foundation of Eastwoodhill Arboretum at Ngatapa, Gisborne by William Douglas Cook
Arts and literature
See 1910 in art, 1910 in literature, Category:1910 books
See: 1910 in music
See: 1910 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand
The 23rd National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by J. Mason of Wellington.
The fourth New Zealand Open championship was held at Christchurch golf club and was won by amateur Arthur Duncan, his second win.
The 18th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch Men: H.B. Lusk (Christchurch)
Women: Miss ? Collins.
New Zealand Trotting Cup: Wildwood Junior - 2nd win
Auckland Trotting Cup: Floranz
Great Britain tour of New Zealand - beat New Zealand 52-20 in Auckland
Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Hawkes Bay (11-3), Wellington (3-3), Taranaki (16-9) and Canterbury (6-4)
Provincial league champions:
Auckland: Caledonian Auckland
Canterbury: Burnham IS
Otago: Northern Dunedin
Southland: Nightcaps
Taranaki: New Plymouth
Wellington: Ramblers Wellington
Anthony Wilding won the men's singles at the Wimbledon Championship
5 January: Jack Lovelock, athlete
10 February: Paul Whitelaw, cricketer
11 April: Mountford T. "Toss" Woollaston, painter and writer
4 July: Peter McIntyre, painter
11 August: Denis 'Sonny' Moloney, cricketer
8 October: Gordon Innes, rugby union and rugby league player
18 December: Eric Tindill, cricket and rugby union player
24 December, William Hayward Pickering, space scientist
28 December: Jack Kerr, cricketer
James Munro Bertram, writer and Rhodes scholar.
Norman Douglas, politician.
Freda Stark, dancer
Category:1910 births
14 May: Frederick Baume, politician.
28 April: Arthur Beauchamp, politician.
17 May: Thomas Hocken, collector and bibliographer.
1 June: Richard Reeves, politician.
Richard Oliver, politician
Category:1910 deaths
