1913 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State — George V
• Governor — Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool

  Government

• Speaker of the House — Arthur Guinness, then Frederic Lang
• Prime Minister — William Massey
• Minister of Finance — James Allen
• Chief Justice — Sir Robert Stout

  Parliamentary opposition

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

  Events

• 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 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 from the cricket ground at Auckland Domain.
• 24 April: "Wizard" Stone flies for an estimated 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 outbreak is reported. It is later confirmed and the outbreak becomes an epidemic.
• 31 August: Sandford flies west from Avondale covering at, 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 waterfront strike is called off.

  Undated

• 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

Music

Film

• 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

Sport

Chess

• The 26th National Chess Championship was held in Nelson, and was won by J.C. Grierson of Auckland, his second title.

  Golf

Men's

• The seventh New Zealand Open championship was won by Ted Douglas.
• The 21st National Amateur Championships were held in Otago
• * Matchplay: B.B. Wood — 2nd title

  Women's

• Matchplay: Mrs. G Williams.
• Strokeplay: Mrs G. Williams – 3rd title

  Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Ravenschild
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Jewel Chimes

  Thoroughbred racing

Rugby league

• New Zealand national rugby league team

  Rugby union

• Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Wellington and Poverty Bay before losing it to Taranaki

  Soccer

• Auckland: Everton Auckland
• Canterbury: Sydenham
• Hawke's Bay: Waipukurau
• Otago: Kaitangata FC
• Southland: Rangers
• Wanganui: Eastbrooke
• Wellington: Wellington Thistle

  Tennis

• Anthony Wilding is ranked the world's No.1 player and records a unique triple, winning world championships in hard court, lawn and indoor.

  Births

• 5 June: Alan Brash, Church leader.
• 30 June Percy Allen, politician.
• 23 August : Nikola Nobilo, winemaker.
• 25 September: Winifred Constance McQuilkan Hall, author under the name Clare Mallory.

Deaths

• 17 January: Hon. John Bryce, politician.
• 24 September: Sir William Russell, politician.
• 10 November: Petrus Van der Velden, painter.