1927 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1927 in New Zealand.
Population
[edit]- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,450,400[1]
- Increase since previous 31 December 1926: 20,700 (1.45%)[2]
- Males per 100 females: 104.3[3]
Incumbents
[edit]Regal and viceregal
[edit]Government
[edit]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 – Frank Rolleston (Reform)
- Chief Justice – Sir Charles Skerrett
Parliamentary opposition
[edit]Main centre leaders
[edit]- Mayor of Auckland – George Baildon
- Mayor of Wellington – Charles Norwood, succeeded by George Troup
- Mayor of Christchurch – John Archer
- Mayor of Dunedin – Harold Tapley, succeeded by William Taverner
Events
[edit]- 22 February – 22 March: Royal tour by the Duke and Duchess of York[6]
Arts and literature
[edit]See 1927 in art, 1927 in literature, Category:1927 books
Music
[edit]See: 1927 in music
Radio
[edit]See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
[edit]See: Category:1927 film awards, 1927 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1927 films
Sport
[edit]Badminton
[edit]- The New Zealand Badminton Federation, now Badminton New Zealand, is founded and the first National Championships are held, at Wanganui.[7]
- 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
[edit]The 36th National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by A.W.O. Davies of Auckland, his third title.[8]
Golf
[edit]- The 17th New Zealand Open championship was won by Ernie Moss.[9]
- The 31st National Amateur Championships were held in Hamilton[10]
- Men: Sloan Morpeth (Maungakiekie) – 2nd title
- Women: Mrs ? Collinson
Horse racing
[edit]Harness racing
[edit]- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Kohara[11]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Ahuriri[12]
Thoroughbred racing
[edit]- New Zealand Cup – Rapier[13]
- Avondale Gold Cup – Te Kara[13]
- Auckland Cup – Rapier[13]
- Wellington Cup – Rapier[13]
- New Zealand Derby – Agrion[13]
Lawn bowls
[edit]The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[14]
- Men's singles champion – H.C. Clarke (Rocky Nook Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – A. Brakebush, M. Walker (skip) (Auckland Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – J. McMillan, H. Rowling, J.F. Wright, A.H. Benefield (skip) (St John's Bowling Club, Wanganui)
Rugby
[edit]Rugby league
[edit]New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
[edit]- 1927 Chatham Cup won by Ponsonby
- Canada toured New Zealand, playing a series of four internationals which they won 2–1.[15]
- 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:[16]
Births
[edit]January
[edit]- 4 January – Patrick Hanan, historian of Chinese literature
- 7 January – Mary Batchelor, politician
- 8 January – Sidney Moko Mead, anthropologist, historian, Māori leader
- 9 January – Ken English, rugby league player
- 11 January
- Johnny Hayes, cricketer
- John Tanner, rugby union player
- 12 January
- Maurice Marshall, athlete
- Emily Schuster, master weaver
- 14 January – Vera Burt, cricketer
- 20 January – Cyril Paskell, rugby league player
- 22 January – Jack Doms, swimmer
February
[edit]- 2 February – Whatumoana Paki, Kīngitanga elder
- 3 February – Graham Mexted, rugby union player
- 6 February – Thomas Wells, cricketer, schoolteacher
- 9 February – Walter Brown, actor
- 12 February – John Todd, businessman, philanthropist
- 16 February – Des White, rugby league player
- 18 February – Hugh Kawharu, academic, Ngāti Whātua leader
- 20 February – Allan Wild, architect, academic
- 24 February – Jim Edwards, politician
- 27 February – Peter Whittle, mathematician, statistician
March
[edit]- 2 March – Ray Farman, cricketer
- 3 March – Bruce Tabb, accountancy academic
- 9 March – Dave Leech, hammer thrower
- 13 March
- Thea Muldoon, wife of Robert Muldoon
- Albert Putt, cricketer
- 14 March – Tim Besley, civil engineer, businessman, public servant
- 17 March – Christopher Small, sociomusicologist
- 24 March – John Head, schoolteacher, anti-landmine campaigner
- 31 March – Pat Hond, police officer, teacher, soldier, community worker
April
[edit]- 5 April
- Neil Anderson, naval officer
- Eddie Robinson, rugby union player
- 6 April – Barney Clarke, boxer
- 9 April – Tiny Hill, rugby union player and selector
- 13 April – George Chapman, accountant, businessman, politician
- 14 April – Alan MacDiarmid, Nobel laureate chemist
- 15 April – Joan Talbot, fashion designer and retailer
- 18 April – Stanley Callagher, rowing coxswain
- 20 April – Douglas J. Martin, Mormon leader
- 21 April – Tom Logan, water polo player, swimmer, surf lifesaver, dentist, naval officer
May
[edit]- 1 May
- Pat Downey, lawyer and public servant
- Duncan McMullin, jurist
- 8 May – Gray Nelson, public servant, diplomat
- 9 May – Gerry Clark, sailor, writer and ornithologist
- 17 May – Jacqueline Sturm, poet and short-story writer
- 20 May – Donald Coleman, cricketer
- 22 May – Eric Petrie, cricketer
- 23 May – Jack Cropp, sailor
- 25 May – Helen Smith, politician
- 26 May – John Worrall, cricketer
June
[edit]- 1 June – John O'Brien, rower
- 4 June – William Fyfe, geochemist
- 5 June – Bill McLennan, rugby league player
- 8 June – Bob Walls, painter
- 15 June – Roland Avery, rugby league referee
- 16 June
- Kate Harcourt, actor
- Trevor Redmond, speedway rider
- 20 June – Bill Bradfield, amateur astronomer
- 27 June – Brian Brake, photographer
July
[edit]- 9 July – Joyce Fenton, fencer
- 10 July
- Ken Deas, cricketer
- Peter Eastgate, rugby union player
- 18 July
- Zin Harris, cricketer
- Jack Sutherland, athlete
- 19 July – Ray Harper, rugby union player and administrator
- 20 July – Tom Lynch, rugby union and rugby league player
- 25 July
- James Belich, politician, mayor of Wellington
- Dorothy Fletcher, historian
August
[edit]- 19 August – John Caselberg, writer
- 25 August – Keith Cumberpatch, field hockey player
- 26 August
- Jill Amos, local-body politician, community leader
- Bill McCaw, rugby union player
- 30 August – Humphrey Gould, rower, businessman
- 31 August – Reg King, association footballer
September
[edit]- 1 September – Myra Larcombe, police officer, historian, and swimming coach
- 9 September – John Hickman, meteorologist
- 14 September – John Hall-Jones, historian, otolaryngologist
- 22 September – Peter Burke, rugby union player, coach and administrator
- 27 September – Te Uruhina McGarvey-Tiakiwai, Māori cultural leader
October
[edit]- 9 October
- Bob Goslin, boxer
- Ron Trotter, businessman
- 11 October – Leonard Watson, cricketer
- 22 October – Wally Clark, zoologist
- 24 October – Ian Monro, naval officer
- 30 October – Jill McDonald, children's writer and illustrator
November
[edit]- 7 November – Brian Finlay, rugby union player
- 15 November – Wallace (Bill) Rowling, politician, 30th Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 18 November
- Giovanni Cataldo, fisherman, search and rescue organiser
- Pat Creedy, rugby union and rugby league player
- 19 November – Thomas Engel, rower
- 21 November – Peter Mulgrew, mountaineer, sailor, businessman
- 24 November
- Geoff Mardon, speedway rider
- Kevin Skinner, rugby union player
- 25 November – Alison Preston-Thomas, netball player
December
[edit]- 1 December – John Branthwaite, Anglican priest
- 2 December – Les Hunter, politician
- 4 December – Peter Hall, cricketer
- 6 December – Alan Gilbertson, cricketer
- 8 December
- David Hay, cardiologist, anti-smoking campaigner
- Hamish Hay, politician, mayor of Christchurch
- 10 December – Graham Gordon, general practitioner and surgeon
- 18 December – Rom Harré, philosopher, psychologist
- 19 December – Robert Couper, cricketer
- 23 December – Pat Sheahan, rugby union player, publican, publisher
- 30 December – John Pring, rugby union referee
Exact date unknown
[edit]- Colin Franklin, electrical engineer
- Rusty Robertson, rowing coach
Deaths
[edit]January–March
[edit]- 4 January
- Herbert Drewitt, World War I flying ace (born 1895)
- Joseph Ward, astronomer (born 1862)
- 13 January
- Frank S. Anthony, author (born 1891)
- John Fisher, politician (born 1837)
- 21 January – Kiti Karaka Rīwai, Māori tribal leader (born 1870)
- 26 January – Robert Wellwood, farmer, auctioneer, commission agent, politician (born 1836)
- 29 January – Sir Henry Brett, journalist, newspaper proprietor, writer, politician, mayor of Auckland (1877–78) (born 1843)
- 21 February – Thomas Ryan, rugby union player, artist, steamer captain (born 1864)
- 17 March – Bella MacCallum, botanist, mycologist (born 1886)
- 26 March – Edward Withy, shipbuilder, politician (born c.1844)
- 31 March – David Guthrie, politician (born 1856)
April–June
[edit]- April – T. T. Rawhiti, Kīngitanga secretary and administrator
- 4 April – Cuthbert Cowan, politician (born 1835)
- 6 April – Elsie Reeve, jeweller (born 1885)
- 8 April – John O'Donovan, police commissioner (born 1858)
- 14 April – James Wilson, politician (born 1865)
- 26 April – William Jolliffe, film censor (born 1851)
- 28 April – Sarah Featon, botanical artist (born 1848)
- 2 May – Eden George, photographer, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1892–93) (born 1863)
- 1 June
- Thomas Andrew, cricketer (born 1927)
- Sir Worley Edwards, jurist (born 1850)
- 11 June
- John Ormsby, land negotiator and commissioner, politician (born 1854)
- Hōne Taare Tīkao, Ngāi Tahu leader, scholar, politician (born 1850)
- 17 June – Lake Ayson, acclimatisation officer, fisheries inspector (born 1855)
July–September
[edit]- 18 July – Eustace Ferguson, pathologist, entomologist (born 1884)
- 24 July – Arthur Harvey, doctor (born 1866)
- 27 July – Newton King, auctioneer, merchant, businessman (born 1855)
- 5 August – Thomas Groube, cricketer (born 1857)
- 7 August – Frank Mace, soldier (born 1837)
- 11 August – Edmond Slattery, swagger, rural labourer (born c.1839)
- 25 August – Richard Bollard, politician (born 1863)
- 3 September – Bill Cunningham, rugby union player (born 1874)
- 30 September – Edmund Taylor, temperance advocate, politician (born 1855)
October–December
[edit]- 9 October – Charles Mules, Anglican bishop (born 1837)
- 12 October – Louis Fowler, cricketer (born 1865)
- 12 November – John Aris, cricketer (born 1843)
- 17 November – Charlie Smyth, police officer, trade unionist, baker (born 1883)
- 21 November – Oscar Alpers, journalist, poet, lawyer, jurist (born 1867)
- 26 November – Percy Gates Morgan, geologist, science administrator (born 1867)
- 28 November – Charles Lewis, politician (born 1857)
- 8 December – Robert Allan, businessman, manufacturer (born 1847)
- 18 December – Hugh Finn, politician (born 1847)
See also
[edit]- History of New Zealand
- List of years in New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
References
[edit] | This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2008) |
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- ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (23 April 2009) [First published in 1966]. "The Duke and Duchess of York, 1927". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
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- ^ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links
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