Regal and Vice Regal
Head of State — George V
Governor — Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Speaker of the House — Arthur Guinness (Liberal), then Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
Prime Minister — William Massey (Reform)
Minister of Finance — James Allen (Reform)
Leader of the Opposition — Joseph Ward (Liberal Party) from 13 September.
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland — James Parr
Mayor of Wellington — John Luke
Mayor of Christchurch — Henry Holland
Mayor of Dunedin — John Wilson, then William Downie Stewart, Jr.
22 March: The world's first automatic totalisator is used at the Easter meeting at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland.
13 April: Frederik E. Sandford flies the rebuilt biplane Manurewa at Avondale Racecourse. The Manurewa was formerly owned and flown by the Walsh Brothers before it crashed (see 1911) but is now owned by a syndicate and been rebuilt by Sandford and William Miller.
19 April: American Arthur "Wizard" Stone flies a Blériot XI monoplane for 400 metres (0.25 mi) from the cricket ground at Auckland Domain.
24 April: "Wizard" Stone flies for an estimated 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Alexandra Park.
April or May: Frederik Sandford flies the first woman passenger in New Zealand, a Miss Lester.
9 July: The first suspected case in a Smallpox oubreak is reported. It is later confirmed and the outbreak becomes an epidemic.
31 August: Sandford flies west from Avondale covering 3 miles (4.8 km) at 45 miles per hour (72 km/h), but crashes at New Lynn on the return to Avondale.
22 October: Wellington watersiders go on strike.
23 October: Wellington watersiders are locked out sparking nationwide waterfront strikes.
29 October: Over 1000 Wellington strikers hold a protest meeting at the Basin Reserve.
30 October: The first "special constables" arrive in Wellington.
8 November: "Special constables" occupy Auckland wharves leading to a general strike.
10 November: A general strike is called in Wellington but it is not supported.
23 November: The general strike in Auckland ends.
1 December: Auckland Exhibition opens.
20 December: Wellington watefront strike is called off.
Arthur Schaef makes short powered hops in his second, unnamed, aircraft, at Lyall Bay, Wellington.
Hector and Seaforth McKenzie fly their Hamilton biplane at Marton.
Percy Fisher and Reginald White fly an aircraft of their own design at Greytown. The event is also filmed.
Arts and literature
See 1913 in art, 1913 in literature, Category:1913 books
See: 1913 in music
Hinemoa — first New Zealand feature film, made by Gaston Méliès
How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride - also by Gaston Méliès and the Star Film Company
Loved by a Maori Chieftess- also by Gaston Méliès and the Star Film Company
The River Wanganui - one of five short films made in New Zealand by Gaston Méliès and the Star Film Company
See: 1913 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1913 films, Category:1913 film awards
The 26th National Chess Championship was held in Nelson, and was won by J.C. Grierson of Auckland, his second title.
The seventh New Zealand Open championship was won by Ted Douglas.
The 21st National Amateur Championships were held in Otago Matchplay: B.B. Wood (Christchurch) — 2nd title
Matchplay: Mrs. G Williams.
Strokeplay: Mrs G. Williams — 3rd title
New Zealand Trotting Cup: Ravenschild
Auckland Trotting Cup: Jewel Chimes
New Zealand national rugby league team
Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Wellington (6-5) and Poverty Bay (27-3) before losing it to Taranaki (11-14)
Provincial league champions:
Auckland: Everton Auckland
Canterbury: Sydenham
Hawke's Bay: Waipukurau
Otago: Kaitangata FC
Southland: Rangers
Wanganui: Eastbrooke
Wellington: Wellington Thistle
Anthony Wilding is ranked the world's No.1 player and records a unique triple, winning world championships in hard court, lawn and indoor.
5 June: Alan Brash, Church leader.
30 June Percy Benjamin Allen, politician.
23 August (in Croatia): Nikola Nobilo, winemaker.
25 September: Winifred Constance McQuilkan Hall, author under the name Clare Mallory.
Category:1913 births
17 January: Hon. John Bryce, politician.
24 September: Sir William Russell, politician.
10 November: Petrus Van der Velden, painter.
Category:1913 deaths
