[edit] Incumbents [edit] Regal and Vice Regal [edit] Government The 21st New Zealand Parliament continued. The Reform Party governed as a minority with the support of independents. [edit] Parliamentary opposition [edit] Main centre leaders [edit] Events [edit] Arts and literature See 1923 in art , 1923 in literature, Category:1923 books See: 1923 in music - A set of Broadcasting regulations are issued under the Post And Telegraph Act 1920. Under the new regulations the country is divided into four numerical transmission regions. The regulations also stipulate that the owner of a receiving set is to pay an annual license of five shillings while permission to transmit costs two pounds.[1]
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand See: 1923 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1923 films - The 32nd National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.B Dunlop of Oamaru, his third title . [4]
[edit] Cricket - The 10th New Zealand Open championship was won by A. Brooks. [5]
- The 27th National Amateur Championships were held in Wanganui [6]
- Men: J. Goss (Wanganui)
- Women: Miss E. Vigor Brown
[edit] Horse racing [edit] Harness racing [edit] Thoroughbred racing - ARC Great Northern Derby: Won by Enthusiasm (NZ)
- A New South Wales team toured New Zealand, playing three matches against the New Zealand team. New Zealand won all three, 19-9, 34-6 and 38-11. [9]
- Hawkes Bay held and defended the Ranfurly Shield for the full season, defeating Wairarapa (6-0), Wellington (10-6), Poverty Bay (15-0), Canterbury (9-8), Horowhenua (38-11), and Auckland (20-5).[9]
[edit] Soccer - Inaugural competition for the Chatham Cup won by Seacliff (Otago)
- New Zealand tour of Australia: [10]
- 24 May, Granville: Lost 1-3 vs Granville
- 26 May, Sydney: drew 2-2 vs New South Wales
- 29 May, Newcastle: lost 0-2 vs Newcastle
- 2 June, Ipswich: won 4-2 vs Ipswich / West Moreton
- 4 June, Brisbane: won 3-1 vs Queensland
- 6 June, Nambour: won 2-0 vs North Coast
- 9 June, Brisbane: lost 1-2 vs Australia
- 13 June, Cessnock: lost 1-2 vs South Maitland
- 16 June, Sydney: won 3-2 vs Australia
- 20 June, Sydney: won 3-4 vs Metropolis
- 23 June, Sydney: won 3-1 vs Granville
- 25 June, Sydney: drew 1-1 vs New South Wales
- 30 June, Newcastle: won 4-1 vs Australia
- 3 July, Weston: lost 1-4 vs South Maitland
- 7 July, Wollongong: lost 0-2 vs South Coast
- 11 July, Lithgow: won 4-0 vs Western Districts
- Provincial league champions: [11]
- Auckland: North Shore AFC (Devonport)
- Canterbury: Sunnyside
- Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
- Nelson: Athletic
- Otago: HSOB
- South Canterbury: Albion Rovers
- Southland: Nightcaps
- Taranaki: Hawera
- Wanganui: Eastown Workshops
- Wellington: Waterside
[edit] Births Category:1923 births [edit] Deaths Category:1923 deaths [edit] See also For world events and topics in 1923 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1923 [edit] References - ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ NZ Parliament
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ^ "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-e/scores/archive_05/holden-preview.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Mens' Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfMens/NewZealandAmateurChampions/en. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ^ a b Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. ISBN 0908570554
- ^ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html.
- ^ DNZB, Norman Kirk
- ^ Obituary, Robert Burchfield
- ^ Don Taylor, Cricinfo
- ^ Lawrie Miller, Cricinfo
- ^ Sonja Davies Obituary, The Guardian
- ^ Bert Sutcliffe, Cricinfo
- ^ Lindsay Daen biography
- ^ Melvin Day
- ^ Today in History | NZHistory
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