The following lists events that happened during 1922 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – George V
Governor-General – John Jellicoe, Viscount Jellicoe
Government
The 20th New Zealand Parliament concludes. The general election held in December sees the Reform Party lose its majority and need to negotiate for support with Independents and two Liberal Party MPs to remain in government.
Speaker of the House – Frederick Lang
Prime Minister – William Massey
Minister of Finance – William Massey
Minister of External Affairs – Ernest Lee
Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition – Thomas Wilford (Liberal Party)
Judiciary
Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
Mayor of Wellington – Robert Wright
Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Thacker
Mayor of Dunedin – James Douglas
Events
25 January – The Southern Maori by-election is won by Henare Uru, following the death of his brother, Hopere Uru, the sitting member, in November the previous year
Arts and literature
See 1922 in art, 1922 in literature, :Category:1922 books
Music
See: 1922 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
My Lady of the Cave
The Birth of New Zealand
Ten Thousand Miles in the Southern Cross
See: :Category:1922 film awards, 1922 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1922 films
Sport
Chess
The 30th National Chess Championship is held in Dunedin, and is won by John Boyd Dunlop of Oamaru (his second title)
Cricket
Plunket Shield
Football
A tour by Australia includes three internationals, the first by a New Zealand representative team: 17 June – Carisbrook, Dunedin: won 3–1 by New Zealand 24 June – Athletic Park, Wellington: drawn 1–1 8 July – Auckland Domain, Auckland: won 3–1 by New Zealand Provincial league champions: Auckland – North Shore, Philomel (shared) Canterbury – Rangers Hawke's Bay – Hastings United Nelson – Athletic Otago – Seacliff South Canterbury – Rangers Southland – Corinthians Taranaki – Hāwera Wanganui – Eastown Workshops Wellington – Waterside
Golf
The ninth New Zealand Open championship is won by A. Brooks. The 26th National Amateur Championships are held in the Manawatū: Men – Arthur Duncan (Wellington) (his ninth title) Women – G. Williams (her fifth title)
Horse racing
Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup – Agathos
Auckland Trotting Cup – Minton Derby
Thoroughbred racing
New Zealand Cup – Scion
Auckland Cup – Scion
Wellington Cup – Insurrection
New Zealand Derby – Enthusiasm
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin. Men's singles champion – J.C. Rigby (North-East Valley Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – J. Brackenridge, J.M. Brackenridge (skip) (Newtown Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – J.A. McKinnon, W.B. Allan, W. Allan, W. Carswell (skip) (Taieri Bowling Club)
Rugby union
1922 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales
loses the Ranfurly Shield on the first challenge, losing to 9–19. Hawke's Bay then defends the shield against (17–16) and (42–8).
Rugby league
1922 New Zealand rugby league season
Births
January–February
5 January – Bob Aynsley, rugby league player (died 2012) 12 January – Una Wickham, cricketer (died 1983) 16 January – Bert Wipiti, World War II fighter pilot (died 1943) 18 January – Bill Pearson, writer (died 2002) 29 January – Ronald Hugh Morrieson, writer (died 1972) 4 February – Joan Wiffen, palaeontologist (died 2009) 8 February – Laurie Salas, women's rights and peace activist (died 2017) 13 February – Godfrey Bowen, shearer (died 1994) 19 February – Marie Bell, educationalist, lecturer, teacher (died 2012) 24 February – Joyce Macdonald, swimmer (died 2003) 27 February – Anthony Treadwell, architect (died 2003)