1924 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government 1.3 Parliamentary opposition 1.4 Main centre leaders 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Music 3.2 Broadcasting 3.3 Film 4 Appointments and awards 5 Sport 5.1 Athletics 5.2 Chess 5.3 Golf 5.4 Horse racing 5.4.1 Harness racing 5.4.2 Thoroughbred racing 5.5 Rugby union 5.6 Rugby League 5.7 Soccer 5.8 Wrestling 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 See also 9 References

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - George V
• Governor-General - The Viscount Jellicoe GCB OM GCVO succeeded by General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO ^[1]

[edit] Government

The 21st New Zealand Parliament continued. The Reform Party governed as a minority with the support of independents.

• Speaker of the House - Charles Statham
• Prime Minister - William Massey
• Minister of Finance - William Massey

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Thomas Wilford (Liberal Party).^[2]

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - James Gunson
• Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
• Mayor of Wellington - Robert Wright
• Mayor of Christchurch - James Arthur Flesher
• Mayor of Dunedin - Harold Livingstone Tapley

[edit] Events

• Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward', which was to become the main commercial cultivar of kiwifruit was first grown in 1924.

[edit] Arts and literature

See 1924 in art , 1924 in literature Category:1924 books

[edit] Music

See: 1924 in music

[edit] Broadcasting

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

[edit] Film

• Venus of the South Seas

See: 1924 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1924 films

[edit] Appointments and awards

[edit] Sport

• See: 1924 in sports , Category:1924 in sports, New Zealand at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Athletics

• Arthur Porritt won the bronze medal in the Men's 100m at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. He also came 5th in the 200m.

[edit] Chess

• The 33rd National Chess Championship was held in Wellington, and was won by S. Crakanthorp of Sydney.^[3]

[edit] Golf

• The 11th New Zealand Open championship was won by Ernie Moss, with an aggregate of 301.^[4]
• The 28th National Amateur Championships were held in Auckland ^[5]
  • Men: L. Quin (Eltham)
  • Women: Mrs ? Peake

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Sheik ^[6]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Locanda Mac ^[7]

[edit] Thoroughbred racing

• ARC Great Northern Derby: won by Ballymena (NZ)

[edit] Rugby union

• An All Black team toured the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Canada between September and February 1925. They won all 32 games on tour, and were nicknamed The Invincibles
• The Ranfurly Shield was held and defended by Hawkes Bay all season.

[edit] Rugby League

• Great Britain toured New Zealand, losing the test series 2-1
  • 1st test, GB 31 - NZ 18, Dunedin
  • 2nd test, NZ 13 - GB 11, Wellington
  • 3rd test, NZ 16 - GB 8, Auckland

[edit] Soccer

• 2nd Chatham Cup won by Harbour Board (Auckland)
• A Chinese Universities football team toured New Zealand, including four matches against the national team:^[8]
  • 16 August, Auckland: NZ won 2-1
  • 23 August, Wellington: draw 2-2
  • 6 September, Dunedin: NZ won 5-3
  • 13 September, Christchurch: NZ won 4-2
• Provincial league champions:^[9]
  • Auckland: Harbour Board
  • Canterbury: Sunnyside
  • Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
  • Nelson: Athletic
  • Otago: Seacliff
  • South Canterbury: Albion Rovers
  • Southland: Corinthians
  • Taranaki: Kaponga
  • Wanganui: YMCA
  • Wellington: YMCA

[edit] Wrestling

• Ike Robin becomes recognised as New Zealand's first Wrestling champion

[edit] Births

• 21 January: Bill Andersen, trade unionist.
• 21 January: Ronald Sinclair, child actor.
• 22 January: Ortvin Sarapu, twenty-times New Zealand chess champion.
• 27 January: Lyn Philp, boxer.
• 29 February: David Beattie, Governor-general.
• 7 March (in London): J.G.A. Pocock, historian.
• 28 August: Tony MacGibbon, cricketer.
• 28 August: Janet Frame, writer.

• Brian Barratt-Boyes, heart surgeon.
• James Beard, architect.
• Len Castle, potter.
• Miriam Dell, women's advocate/leader.
• Pat Evison, Actress.
• William Fraser, politician.
• Gerald O'Brien, politician.
• Robert Tizard, politician.

Category:1924 births

[edit] Deaths

• 17 July: William Davidson, pioneer of refrigerated shipping.

• Alfred Newman, politician.
• Edward Wakefield, politician.

Category:1924 deaths

[edit] See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1924 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1924

[edit] References