1925 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1925 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of state – George V
- Governor-General – General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO[1]
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
- Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout
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 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.
- 12 January: New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition opens 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.
- 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)
- August: The U.S. Navy's Pacific battlefleet of 57 vessels including 12 battleships visited New Zealand during a goodwill tour of the South Pacific after manoeuvres off Hawaii.[3]
- 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.[4]
Golf
- The 12th New Zealand Open championship was won by Ewen MacFarlane, and amateur.[5]
- The 29th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch[6]
- Men: T.H. Horton (Masterton)
- Women: Mrs P.L. Dodgshun (Dunedin).
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Ahuriri[7]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Nelson Derby[8]
Thoroughbred racing
- New Zealand Cup – The Banker[9]
- Avondale Gold Cup – Star Ranger[9]
- Auckland Cup – Rapine[9]
- Wellington Cup – Surveyor[9]
- New Zealand Derby – Runnymede[9]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.[10]
- Men's singles champion – J.D. Best (Dunedin Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – C.W. Davis, J.W. Sexton (skip) (Newtown Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – H.J. Wernham, F.T. Wilson, A.C. McIntyre, R.N. Pilkington (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club)
Rugby union
- 1925 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales
- Auckland Rugby Union makes Eden Park its headquarters
- The Ranfurly Shield is successfully defended by Hawke's Bay for the third full season in a row. Challengers defeated are Wairarapa (22–3), Canterbury (24–18), Southland (31–12), Taranaki (28–3), Wellington (20–11) and Otago (34–14).[11]
Soccer
- 1925 Chatham Cup won by YMCA (Wellington)
- Provincial league champions:[12]
- 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 activist
- 13 January – Elwyn Welch, ornithologist
- 22 January – Harata Solomon, Māori leader, entertainer
- 25 January – Eric Dempster, cricketer
- 26 January – Barbara Heslop, immunologist
February
- 1 February – Assid Corban, politician
- 2 February – Mirek Smíšek, potter
- 3 February – Tay Wilson, sports administrator
- 7 February
- Ron Broom, cricketer
- John Oakley, cricketer
- 19 February – Trevor Martin, cricket umpire
- 22 February – Alexander Grant, ballet dancer and teacher, dance company director
- 23 February
- Fraser Colman, politician
- Ted McCoy, architect
- 25 February – Campbell Smith, playwright, poet, engraver
- 27 February – Joan Hastings, swimmer
March
- 8 March – Leonard Mitchell, artist
- 9 March
- Johnny Borland, high jumper, athletics administrator
- 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
- 27 May – Arthur Campbell, chemist
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
- 2 July – Philip Liner, radio broadcaster
- 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
- 5 August – Bob Duff, rugby union player, local-body politician
- 13 August – Peter Beaven, architect
- 15 August – James Brown, public servant
- 23 August – John Armitt, amateur wrestler
- 28 August – Trevor Young, politician
- 30 August – Joan Hart, athlete
September
- 1 September – Te Aue Davis, tohunga raranga
- 4 September
- Phil Amos, politician
- Bruce Stewart, television scriptwriter
- 19 September – Lyn Forster, arachnologist
October
- 7 October
- Bryan Drake, opera singer
- Bill Wolfgramm, musician
- 9 October – Bill Schaefer, field hockey player
- 19 October – David Gould, rower, businessman
- 21 October – Ian Ballinger, sports shooter
- 22 October – George Grindley, geologist
- 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
- 23 November – Tui Flower, food writer
- 26 November – Ross Taylor, geochemist, planetary scientist
- 27 November – Reginald Johansson, field hockey player
- 29 November – Peter Jacobson, poet
December
- 1 December
- Noeline Gourley, field hockey player, athlete, woodturner
- Thomas Thorp, jurist
- 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
- Nightmarch, Thoroughbred racehorse
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 1862)
- 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 (born 1857)
- 10 December – John Liddell Kelly, journalist, poet (born 1850)
- 29 December – John Crewes, Bible Christian minister, social worker, journalist (born 1847)
See also
References
- Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- McGibbon, Ian C. (1981). Blue-water Rationale: The naval defence of New Zealand, 1914–1942. Wellington: Government Printer. pp. 160–162. ISBN 0-477-01072-5.
- List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron (1982). The New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.
- McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
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