1925 in New Zealand
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 21st New Zealand Parliament concluded, with its final year being marked by the death of premier William Massey. The Reform Party governed as a minority with the support of independents. Following the general election in November, the Reform Party held a much stronger franchise with 55 of the 80 seats.
- Speaker of the House – Charles Statham
- Prime Minister – William Massey, succeeded by Francis Bell (for 16 days) then Gordon Coates.
- Minister of Finance – William Massey, succeeded by William Nosworthy
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition – Thomas Wilford (Liberal Party) until 13 August, then George Forbes (Liberal) until 14 October, then vacant (until June 1926).[2]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson, succeeded by George Baildon
- Mayor of Hamilton – John Robert Fow
- Mayor of Wellington – Robert Wright, succeeded by Charles Norwood
- Mayor of Christchurch – James Arthur Flesher, succeeded by John Archer
- Mayor of Dunedin – Harold Livingstone Tapley
Events
- Lloyd Mandeno develops the single-wire earth return electrical distribution system.
The Government Tourist Court at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin
- New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition staged at Logan Park, Dunedin.
- Tokelau transferred to New Zealand from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony.
- National scheme for vehicle registration plates introduced.
- Followers of Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana form the Ratana Church.
- Paparua Prison opened.
- The Pacific battlefleet of the U.S. Navy undertook a goodwill tour of New Zealand.
- Ernest Rutherford appointed to the Order of Merit
- Alfred Averill succeeds Churchill Julius as Archbishop of New Zealand
- 17 June By-election in Franklin after the death of William Massey won by Ewen McLennan (Reform)
- 3–4 November:General election
Arts and literature
- See: 1925 in art, 1925 in literature, Category:1925 books
- Allen Adair published by Jane Mander
Music
- See: 1925 in music
Radio
- The Radio Broadcasting Company (RBC) began broadcasts throughout New Zealand
Film
- See: 1925 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1925 films
- Rewi's Last Stand by Rudall Hayward
- The Adventures of Algy
- The Romance of Hinemoa
Sport
Chess
- The 34th National Chess Championship was held in Nelson, and was won by C.J.S. Purdy of Sydney.[3]
Golf
- The 12th New Zealand Open championship was won by Ewen MacFarlane, and amateur.[4]
- The 29th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch [5]
- Men: T.H. Horton (Masterton)
- Women: Mrs P.L. Dodgshun (Dunedin).
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Ahuriri [6]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Nelson Derby [7]
Rugby union
- 1925 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
- Auckland Rugby Union makes Eden Park its headquarters
- The Ranfurly Shield is successfully defended by Hawkes Bay for the third full season in a row. Challengers defeated were Wairarapa (22-3), Canterbury (24-18), Southland (31-12), Taranaki (28-3), Wellington (20-11) and Otago (34-14).[8]
Soccer
- 1925 Chatham Cup won by YMCA (Wellington)
- Provincial league champions: [9]
- Auckland: Thistle
- Canterbury: Sunnyside
- Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
- Nelson: Thistle
- Otago: Northern
- South Canterbury: Rangers
- Southland: Central
- Taranaki: Manaia
- Wanganui: Eastown Workshops
- Wellington: YMCA
Births
January
- 4 January – Roger Drayton, politician
- 12 January – Allan Burnett, anarchist activitist
- 13 January – Elwyn Welch, ornithologist
- 22 January – Harata Solomon, Māori leader, entertainer
- 25 January – Eric Dempster, cricketer
- 26 January – Barbara Heslop, immunologist
February
- 2 February – Mirek Smíšek, potter
- 3 February – Tay Wilson, sports administrator
- 7 February – John Oakley, cricketer
- 19 February – William Trevor Martin, cricket umpire
- 22 February – Alexander Grant, ballet dancer and teacher, dance company director
- 23 February – Fraser Colman, politician
- 25 February – Campbell Smith, playwright, poet, engraver
- 27 February – Joan Hastings, swimmer
March
- 8 March – Leonard Mitchell, artist
- 9 March – Aubrey Ritchie, cricketer
- 13 March
- John McCraw, pedologist, local historian
- Rahera Windsor, Māori leader in the United Kingdom
- 21 March – John Heslop, surgeon, cricket administrator
- 25 March – O. E. Middleton, writer
April
- 4 April – Harvey Kreyl, rugby league player
- 5 April – Milan Mrkusich, artist
- 17 April – Vern Clare, musician, cabaret owner
- 19 April
- Eva Rickard, Māori leader and activist
- Maurie Robertson, rugby league player and coach
- 23 April – Al Hobman, professional wrestler, trainer and promoter
- 24 April – Dorothy Butler, children's author and bookseller, memoirist, reading advocate
- 25 April – Neville Black, rugby union and rugby league player
- 28 April – David Brokenshire, architect, potter
May
- 14 May
- Gordon Gostelow, actor
- W. H. Oliver, poet, historian
- 16 May – John Ziman, physicist, humanist
- 20 May
- Maurice Crow, weightlifter, rowing coxswain
- Bert Potter, commune leader
June
- 3 June – Trevor Barber, cricketer
- 11 June – Tiny White, rugby union player and administrator, politician
- 25 June – Alistair Campbell, poet, playwright, novelist
- 27 June – Ben Couch, rugby union player, politician
- 29 June – Doody Townley, harness-racing driver
July
- 8 July – Elwyn Richardson, educationalist
- 9 July – Rex Bergstrom, econometrician
- 16 July – J. B. Trapp, historian
- 18 July – Allan Elsom, rugby union player
- 20 July – Eric Watson, cricketer
- 26 July – Alister Atkinson, rugby league player
- 31 July – John O'Brien, politician
August
- 3 August – John Robertson, public servant
- 13 August – Peter Beaven, architect
- 23 August – John Armitt, amateur wrestler
- 28 August – Trevor Young, politician
September
- 1 September – Te Aue Davis, tohunga raranga
- 4 September
- Phil Amos, politician
- Bruce Stewart, television scriptwriter
October
- 7 October
- Bryan Drake, opera singer
- Bill Wolfgramm, musician
- 9 October – Bill Schaefer, field hockey player
- 21 October – Ian Ballinger, sports shooter
- 23 October – Brian Nordgren, rugby league player
- 25 October – Donald Brian, cricketer
- 30 October – Colin Kay, athlete, politician
- 31 October – Ngaire Lane, swimmer
November
- 6 November – Ian Cross, novelist, journalist, broadcasting and arts administrator
- 12 November – Bill Toomath, architect
- 20 November – Bill Subritzky, property developer, evangelist
- 26 November – Ross Taylor, geochemist, planetary scientist
- 27 November – Reginald Johansson, field hockey player
- 29 November – Peter Jacobson, poet
December
- 5 December – John Tynan, field hockey player, cricketer
- 10 December – Betty Maker, cricketer
- 23 December – Ellis Child, cricketer
- 31 December – Ray Bell, rugby union player
Exact date unknown
- Audrey Eagle, botanical illustrator
- Ted McCoy, architect
- Thomas Thorp, jurist
Deaths
January–March
- 3 January – John Endean, gold miner, hotel proprietor (born 1844)
- 11 January – Oliver Samuel, politician (born 1849)
- 13 February – Margaret McKenzie, pioneer (born c.1839)
April–June
- 14 April – Don Hamilton, rugby union player, cricketer (born 1883)
- 27 April – George Williams, rugby union player (born 1856)
- 10 May – William Massey, politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1912–1925) (born 1856)
- 15 May – Stephen Boreham, trade unionist (born 1857)
- 18 May – Sir Theophilus Cooper, jurist (born 1850)
- 19 May
- Andrew Cameron, Presbyterian minister, educationalist, community leader (born 1855)
- Frances Wimperis, artist (born 1840)
- 21 May – Samuel Kirkpatrick, businessman (born c.1854)
- 3 June – Frank Surman, rugby union player, athlete (born c.1866)
July–September
- 18 July – John Sinclair, carpenter, builder, harbourmaster (born 1843)
- 19 July – James Cox, diarist (born 1846)
- 22 July – William McCullough, politician (born 1843)
- 5 August – Emily Harris, painter (born c.1837)
- 9 August – Catherine Adamson, diarist (born 1868)
- 1 September – Donald Petrie, botanist (born 1846)
- 19 August – Harriet Morison, trade unionist, suffragist, public servant (born 1862)
- 15 September – Charles Melvill, military leader (born 1878)
- 18 September – Charles Hayward Izard, politician (born 1860)
- 19 September – Henry Reynolds, butter manufacturer and exporter (born 1849)
- 27 September – Thomas MacGibbon, politician (born 1839)
October–December
- 2 October – Thomas Hislop, politician (born 1850)
- 20 November – Charles Mackesy, military leader (born 1861)
- 28 November – William Joseph Napier, politician
- 10 December – John Liddell Kelly, journalist, poet (born 1850)
- 29 December – John Crewes, Bible Christian minister, social worker, journalist (born 1847)
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ↑ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ↑ "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ↑ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Men's Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ↑ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ↑ Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- ↑ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
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