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 (New Zealand politician) (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
- Allen Adair published by Jane Mander
Music
- See: 1925 in music
Radio
- The Radio Broadcasting Company (RBC) began broadcasts throughout New Zealand
Film
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
- See also: Category:1925 births
- 25 January: Eric Dempster, cricketer.
- 25 March: O. E. Middleton, writer.
- 14 May: W. H. Oliver, poet and historian.
- Fraser Colman, politician.
- Pat O'Connor, professional wrestler.
- Bert Potter, commune leader.
- Eva Rickard, Māori leader and activist.
- Thomas Thorp, High Court judge.
- Joan Florence Kane, Mother of nine Kanes.
Deaths
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- 10 May: William Massey, Prime Minister
- 2 October: Thomas Hislop, politician.
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
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- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
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- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
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- ↑ 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
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