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 (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.
- 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.
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