1925_in_New_Zealand
1925 in New Zealand
List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1925 in New Zealand.
Regal and viceregal
- George V
- Sir Charles Fergusson
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Government
The 21st New Zealand Parliament concludes, with its final year marked by the death of premier William Massey. The Reform Party governs as a minority with the support of independents. Following the general election in November, the Reform Party holds a much stronger position with 55 of the 80 seats.
- Speaker of the House – Charles Statham
- Prime Minister – William Massey until 10 May, then Francis Bell from 14 to 30 May, then Gordon Coates
- Minister of Finance – William Massey until 10 May, then William Nosworthy from 14 May
- Minister of External Affairs – Francis Bell
- Charles Statham
- William Massey
- Francis Bell
- Gordon Coates
- William Nosworthy
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition – Thomas Wilford (Liberal Party) until 13 August, then George Forbes (Liberal) until 4 November, then vacant (until June 1926)[2]
- Thomas Wilford
- George Forbes
Judiciary
- Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout
- Robert Stout
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 Flesher, succeeded by John Archer
- Mayor of Dunedin – Harold Tapley
- James Gunson
- George Baildon
- Robert Wright
- Charles Norwood
- James Flesher
- John Archer
- Harold Tapley
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- 1 January
- National scheme for vehicle registration plates comes into force[3]
- Ernest Rutherford is appointed to the Order of Merit[4]
- 1 April – The Foodstuffs cooperative is registered[5]
- 21 April – Alfred Averill succeeds Churchill Julius as Archbishop of New Zealand[6]
- 10 May – Prime Minister William Massey dies in office[7]
- 31 May – Tahupotiki Wiremu Rātana announces his intention to form the Rātana Church[8]
- 17 June – The Franklin by-election, caused by the death of William Massey, is won by Ewen McLennan (Reform)[9]
- August – The U.S. Navy's Pacific battlefleet of 57 vessels including 12 battleships visits New Zealand during a goodwill tour of the South Pacific after manoeuvres off Hawaii.[10]
- 3–4 November – The 1925 general election is held, with the Reform Party winning 55 of the 80 seats in the House of Representatives
- 4 November – An Order in Council provides for the transfer of Tokelau from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony to New Zealand (formally gazetted 11 February 1926)[11][12]
- 17 November – The New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition opens at Logan Park, Dunedin[13]
- Undated – Lloyd Mandeno develops the single-wire earth return electrical distribution system
- Allen Adair published by Jane Mander
Music
- See: 1925 in music
Radio
- The Radio Broadcasting Company (RBC) began broadcasts throughout New Zealand
Film
- Rewi's Last Stand by Rudall Hayward
- The Adventures of Algy
- The Romance of Hinemoa
Chess
Football
- The Chatham Cup is won by YMCA (Wellington)
- Provincial league champions:[15]
- Auckland – Thistle
- Canterbury – Sunnyside
- Hawke's Bay – Whakatu
- Nelson – Thistle
- Otago – Northern
- South Canterbury – Rangers
- Southland – Central
- Taranaki – Manaia
- Wanganui – Eastown Workshops
- Wellington – YMCA
Golf
- The 15th New Zealand Open championship is won by Ewen MacFarlane, an amateur, with an aggregate of 308[16]
- The 29th National Amateur Championships are held at Christchurch (men) and Miramar (women)[17][18]
- Men – Tom Horton (Masterton)
- Women – Phyllis Dodgshun (Dunedin)
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Ahuriri[19]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Nelson Derby[20]
Thoroughbred racing
- New Zealand Cup – The Banker[21]
- Avondale Gold Cup – Star Ranger[21]
- Auckland Cup – Rapine[21]
- Wellington Cup – Surveyor[21]
- New Zealand Derby – Runnymede[21]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.[22]
- 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
- The All Blacks tour New South Wales
- The Auckland Rugby Union makes Eden Park its headquarters
- Hawke's Bay defends he Ranfurly Shield for the third consecutive full season, defeating Wairarapa (22–3), Canterbury (24–18), Southland (31–12), Taranaki (28–3), Wellington (20–11) and Otago (34–14)[23]
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
- 2 May – Frances Porter, writer, historian
- 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
- 10 July – Dixie Cockerton, netball player and coach, cricketer, school principal
- 15 July – Stuart Jones, golfer
- 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
- Helen Ryburn, school principal, local-body politician[24]
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
- Audrey Eagle, botanical illustrator
- 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 – Jack 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
- Nightmarch, Thoroughbred racehorse
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)
- 19 August – Harriet Morison, trade unionist, suffragist, public servant (born 1862)
- 1 September – Donald Petrie, botanist (born 1846)
- 7 September Thomas Ronayne, NZR General Manager (retired) (born 1849)
- 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)
- 13 December - Isa Outhwaite, watercolour artist, poet, social activist and philanthropist (born 1842)
- 29 December – John Crewes, Bible Christian minister, social worker, journalist (born 1847)
- 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.
- "New motor regulations". The Press. 2 January 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "No. 33007". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1925. p. 3.
- "The new archbishop". The New Zealand Herald. 20 April 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- Gustafson, Barry. "Massey, William Ferguson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- New Zealand, Keith (4 April 2018). "Rātana Church – Te Haahi Rātana - founding the Rātana Church". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "Reform defeats Labour". The Evening Post. 18 June 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- 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.
- "No. 33132". The London Gazette. 12 February 1926. pp. 1061–1062.
- Huntsman, Judith (1996). Tokelau: A Historical Ethnography. Auckland University Press. pp. 463–464. ISBN 9781869406646. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition opens – 17 November 1925". New Zealand History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- "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). "Golf, men's – New Zealand amateur champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "Women's notes". Manawatu Standard. 23 October 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "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.
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