1925 in New Zealand:

Other years in New Zealand

1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 (1925) • 1926 • 1927 • 1928

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - George V
• Governor-General - General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO ^[1]

[edit] 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 (New Zealand Prime Minister) (for 16 days) then Gordon Coates.
• Minister of Finance - William Massey, succeeded by William Nosworthy

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Thomas Wilford (Liberal Party) until 13 August, then George William Forbes (Liberal) until 14 October, then vacant (until June 1926). ^[2]

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - James Gunson, succeeded by George Baildon
• Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
• Mayor of Wellington - Robert Wright, succeeded by Charles Norwood
• Mayor of Christchurch - James Arthur Flesher, succeeded by J. K. Archer
• Mayor of Dunedin - Harold Livingstone Tapley

[edit] Events

• Lloyd Mandeno develops the single-wire earth return electrical distribution system.

The Government Tourist Court at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin

• New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition staged 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.
• The Pacific battlefleet of the U.S. Navy undertook a goodwill tour of New Zealand.

• 17 June By-election in Franklin after the death of William Massey won by Ewen McLennan (Reform)

• 3 - 4 November:General election

[edit] Arts and literature

See: 1925 in art, 1925 in literature, Category:1925 books

• Allen Adair published by Jane Mander

[edit] Music

See: 1925 in music

[edit] Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

• The Radio Broadcasting Company (RBC) began broadcasts throughout New Zealand

[edit] 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

[edit] Appointments and awards

• Ernest Rutherford appointed to the Order of Merit

• Alfred Averill succeeds Churchill Julius as Archbishop of New Zealand

[edit] Sport

[edit] Chess

• The 34th National Chess Championship was held in Nelson, and was won by C.J.S. Purdy of Sydney. ^[3]

[edit] Golf

• The 12th New Zealand Open championship was won by Ewen MacFarlane, and amateur. ^[4]
• The 29th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch ^[5]
  • Men: T.H. Horton (Masterton)
  • Women: Mrs ? Dodgshun

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Ahuriri ^[6]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Nelson Derby ^[7]

[edit] Thoroughbred racing

[edit] Rugby union

• 1925 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
• Auckland Rugby Union makes Eden Park its headquarters
• The Ranfurly Shield is successfully defended by Hawkes Bay for the third full season in a row. Challengers defeated were Wairarapa (22-3), Canterbury (24-18), Southland (31-12), Taranaki (28-3), Wellington (20-11) and Otago (34-14). ^[8]

[edit] Soccer

• Chatham Cup won by YMCA (Wellington)
• Provincial league champions: ^[9]
  • Auckland: Thistle
  • Canterbury: Sunnyside
  • Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
  • Nelson: Thistle
  • Otago: Northern
  • South Canterbury: Rangers
  • Southland: Central
  • Taranaki: Manaia
  • Wanganui: Eastown Workshops
  • Wellington: YMCA

[edit] Births

See also: Category:1925 births

• 25 January: Eric Dempster, cricketer.
• 14 May: W. H. Oliver, poet and historian.

• Fraser Colman, politician.
• O. E. Middleton, writer.
• Pat O'Connor, professional wrestler.
• Bert Potter, commune leader.
• Eva Rickard, Māori leader and activist.
• Thomas Thorp, High Court judge.

[edit] Deaths

See also: Category:1925 deaths

• 10 May: William Massey, Prime Minister
• Thomas Hislop, politician.

[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 1925 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1925

[edit] References

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