1927 in New Zealand

1927 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Population 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government 2.3 Parliamentary opposition 2.4 Main centre leaders 3 Events 4 Arts and literature 4.1 Music 4.2 Radio 4.3 Film 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Badminton 6.2 Chess 6.3 Golf 6.4 Horse racing 6.4.1 Harness racing 6.4.2 Thoroughbred racing 6.5 Rugby 6.6 Rugby league 6.7 Soccer 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 References 10 See also

Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,450,400^[1]
• Increase since previous 31/12/1926: 20,700 (1.45%)
• Males per 100 Females: 104.3

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - George V
• Governor-General - General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO ^[2]

Government

The 22nd New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was by the Reform Party with a strong majority, and with the Labour and Liberal parties in opposition.

• Speaker of the House — Charles Statham (Independent)
• Prime Minister — Gordon Coates (Reform)
• Minister of Finance — William Downie Stewart (Reform)
• Minister of Foreign Affairs — William Nosworthy (Reform)
• Attorney-General — Francis Rolleston (Reform)

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Harry Holland (Labour). ^[3]

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - George Baildon
• Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
• Mayor of Wellington - Charles Norwood, succeeded by George Troup
• Mayor of Christchurch - J. K. Archer
• Mayor of Dunedin - Harold Livingstone Tapley, succeeded by William Burgoyne Taverner

Events

Arts and literature

See 1927 in art, 1927 in literature, Category:1927 books

Music

See: 1927 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

• Carbine's Heritage
• The Te Kooti Trail
• Under the Southern Cross

See: Category:1927 film awards, 1927 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1927 films

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

Sport

Badminton

• The New Zealand Badminton Federation, now Badminton New Zealand, is founded and the first National Championships are held, at Wanganui.^[4]
  • Men's singles: R. Creed-Meredith
  • Women's singles: E. Hetley
  • Men's doubles: R. Creed-Meredith and M. Fell
  • Women's doubles: E. Hetley and N. Wanklyn
  • Mixed doubles: R. Creed-Meredith and E. Hetley

Chess

The 36th National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by A.W.O. Davies of Auckland, his third title. ^[5]

Golf

• The 17th New Zealand Open championship was won by Ernie Moss. ^[6]
• The 31st National Amateur Championships were held in Hamilton ^[7]
  • Men: Sloan Morpeth (Maungakiekie) - 2nd title
  • Women: Mrs ? Collinson

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Kohara ^[8]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Ahuriri ^[9]

Thoroughbred racing

Rugby

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand Category:All Blacks Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

Soccer

• Chatham Cup won by Ponsonby
• Canada toured New Zealand, playing a series of four internationals which they won 2-1. ^[10]
  • 25 June, Dunedin: Draw 2-2
  • 2 July, Christchurch: NZ 1-2 Canada
  • 9 July, Wellington: NZ 1-0 Canada
  • 23 July, Auckland: NZ 1-4 Canada
• Provincial league champions: ^[11]
  • Auckland: Thistle
  • Canterbury: Nomads
  • Hawke's Bay: Napier Rangers
  • Nelson: Athletic
  • Otago: Northern
  • South Canterbury: Rangers
  • Southland: Corinthians
  • Taranaki: Caledonian
  • Waikato: Waihou
  • Wanganui: Eastbrooke
  • Wellington: YMCA

Births

• 11 January: John Hayes, cricketer.
• 12 January: Maurice Marshall, athlete.
• 18 February: Hugh Kawharu, academic and Māori leader.
• 14 April: Alan MacDiarmid, Nobel laureate chemist.
• 22 May: Eric Petrie, cricketer.
• 18 July: Zin Harris, cricketer.
• 25 July: James Belich, mayor of Wellington.
• 15 November: Wallace Edward (Bill) Rowling, politician and 30th Prime Minister of New Zealand.

• Mary Batchelor, politician.
• Brian Brake, photographer.
• Jacqueline Sturm, writer.

Category:1927 births

Deaths

• 26 April: William Jolliffe, First NZ film censor

Category:1927 deaths

References

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See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1927 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1927

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