Regal and viceregal
Head of State - George V
Governor-General - The Viscount Jellicoe GCB OM GCVO
The 20th New Zealand Parliament continued.
Speaker of the House - TBD
Prime Minister - TBD
Deputy Prime Minister - TBD
Minister of Finance - TBD
Minister of Foreign Affairs - TBD
Leader of the Opposition - Thomas Wilford (Liberal Party).
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland - James Gunson
Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
Mayor of Wellington - John Luke then Robert Wright
Mayor of Christchurch - Henry Thacker
Mayor of Dunedin - William Begg then James Sandilands Douglas
31 January: The first scheduled air mail service in New Zealand commences, linking Christchurch with Ashburton and Timaru.
17 November: The first radio broadcast in New Zealand was made by Professor Robert Jack from the physics department of the University of Otago.
Arts and literature
See 1921 in art, 1921 in literature, Category:1921 books
See: 1921 in music
17 November: Professor Robert Jack assembles a small transmitter at the University of Otago in Dunedin and broadcasts the first ever radio programme heard on New Zealand airwaves. The only known fact about the programme’s content is that it included the then popular song "Hello My Dearie".[1]
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Beyond
The Betrayer
See: Category:1921 film awards, 1921 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1921 films
National champion: J.B. Dunlop, of Dunedin. (1st time)
Plunket Shield
The 11th New Zealand Open championship was won by Ted Douglas (his fourth victory).
The 25th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch Men: A.G. Sime (Greymouth)
Women: Mrs. G. Williams (her 4th title)
New Zealand Trotting Cup: Reta Peter - 2nd win
Auckland Trotting Cup: Man O' War - 2nd win
1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand
Southland defended the Ranfurly Shield once against Otago (10-8) before losing it to Wellington (13-28). Wellington then defended it against Auckland (27-19) and Otago (13-8).
Provincial league champions:
Auckland: Northcote
Canterbury: Corinthians
Hawke's Bay: Waipukurau
Nelson: Athletic
Otago: HSOB
Southland: Corinthians
Wanganui: Eastown Workshops
Wellington: Hospital
