Regal and viceregal
Head of State - George V
Governor - The Lord Islington GCMG GBE DSO PC
Speaker of the House - Arthur Guinness (Liberal)
Prime Minister - Joseph Ward (Liberal)
Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward
Leader of the Opposition - William Massey (Reform Party).
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland - Lemuel Bagnall, then James Parr
Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Wilford
Mayor of Christchurch - Charles Allison, then Tommy Taylor, then John Joseph Dougall
Mayor of Dunedin - Thomas Cole, then William Burnett
The Marlborough Herald ceases publication. It began in 1905.
30 January: The final race meeting at which bookmakers are allowed on New Zealand racecources.
5 February: The first officially recorded powered aeroplane flight in new Zealand. The Walsh Brothers' Howard Wright biplane Manurewa makes its first flight at Glenora Park, Papakura near Auckland. The plane is capable of carrying a passenger and almost certainly did so before the end of the year.
23 December: George Bolt's first flights, in an early form of hang-glider.
Arthur Schaef makes short powered hops in his first aircraft, the New Zealand Vogel, at Lyall Bay, Wellington.
Arts and literature
See 1911 in art, 1911 in literature, Category:1911 books
See: 1911 in music
See: Category:1911 film awards, 1911 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1911 films
See: 1911 in sports, Category:1911 in sports
Three New Zealanders, Guy Haskins, Ron Opie and William A. Woodger, compete in the Festival of Empire meeting in London, a forerunner of the Empire (now Commonwealth) Games.
The 24th National Chess Championship was held in Timaru, and was won by W.E. Mason of Wellington, his third title.
The fifth New Zealand Open championship was held in Wanganui and was won by amateur Arthur Duncan, his third win.
The 19th National Amateur Championships were held in Wanganui Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) - 7th title
Matchplay: Miss ? Brandon.
Strokeplay (1st championship): Mrs G. Williams
New Zealand Trotting Cup: Lady Clare
Auckland Trotting Cup: Bingana
New Zealand national rugby league team
Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against South Auckland (21-5) and Poverty Bay (29-10)
A provincial league commences in Wanganui
Provincial league champions:
Auckland: Ponsonby AFC (Auckland)
Canterbury: Burnham Industrial School
Otago: Mornington
Southland: Nightcaps
Taranaki: Manaia
Wanganui: Wanganui
Wellington: Wellington Swifts
The Davis Cup final is held at Hagley Park, Christchurch. The Australasian team of Norman Brookes (Aus), Roger Heath (Aus) and Alfred Dunlop (NZ, doubles) beat the United States 4-0, the second reverse singles match not being played.
Anthony Wilding wins the men's singles at the Wimbledon Championship for the second year in succession.
13 January: Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Premier of Queensland (Australia).
24 January: Alfred Hulme, Victoria Cross winner.
30 March: David Russell, George Cross winner.
2 May: Ina Pickering, cricketer.
J. A. W. Bennett, literary scholar.
(in England): Joe Bootham, painter.
Allen Curnow, poet and journalist.
Harry Lake, politician.
Category:1911 births
6 March: Mary Anne Barker (Lady Barker), author.
4 May: Rose Whitty, nun and founder of several convents.
27 July: Tommy Taylor, politician, prohibitionist.
Category:1911 deaths
