1930 in New Zealand:

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1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 (1930) • 1931 • 1932 • 1933

Contents 1 Population 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government 2.3 Parliamentary opposition 2.4 Main centre leaders 3 Events 4 Arts and literature 4.1 Music 4.2 Radio 4.3 Film 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Chess 6.2 Cricket 6.3 Golf 6.4 Horse racing 6.4.1 Harness racing 6.4.2 Thoroughbred racing 6.5 Rugby union 6.6 Rugby league 6.7 Soccer 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 References 10 See also

[edit] Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,506,800^[1]
• Increase since previous 31/12/1929: 20,700 (1.39%)
• Males per 100 Females: 103.9

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - George V
• Governor-General - General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO succeeded the same year by The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC ^[2]

[edit] Government

The 23rd New Zealand Parliament continued with the United Party in power.

• Speaker of the House - Charles Statham (Independent)
• Prime Minister - Sir Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George William Forbes (United) ^[3]
• Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George William Forbes (United)
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George William Forbes (United).
• Attorney-General - Thomas Sidey (United) until 22 September, then William Downie Stewart

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Gordon Coates (Reform). ^[4]

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - George Baildon ^[5]
• Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
• Mayor of Wellington - George Troup ^[6]
• Mayor of Christchurch - J. K. Archer ^[7]
• Mayor of Dunedin - Robert Sheriff Black ^[8]

[edit] Events

• August: The Atmore Report on the education system is presented.
• 4 November: Superhorse Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup. ^[9]

[edit] Arts and literature

See 1930 in art, 1930 in literature, Category:1930 books

[edit] Music

See: 1930 in music

[edit] Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

[edit] Film

• 3 January: The Coubray-tone News- the first New-Zealand made "talkies" (film with sound) - premiered. ^[10]
• The Romance Of Maoriland

See: Category:1930 film awards, 1930 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1930 films

[edit] Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

[edit] Sport

[edit] Chess

The 39th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by G. Gunderson of Melbourne. ^[11]

[edit] Cricket

• New Zealand's first ever Test matches, a home series of three x three-day games against England. Series won 1-0 by England
  • 10,11,13 January Lancaster Park, Christchurch. New Zealand (112 and 131) lost by eight Wickets to England (181 and 66/2).^[12]
  • 24,25,27 January Basin Reserve, Wellington. New Zealand (440 and 164/4dec.) drew with England (320 and 107/4).^[13]
  • 14,15,17 February Eden Park, Auckland. England (330/4dec.) drew with New Zealand (96/1) (First two days were abandoned due to rain). ^[14]
  • 21,22,24 February at Eden Park: England (540 and 22/3) drew with New Zealand (387) - this fourth Test was arranged due to the rain washout of the third test. ^[15]

[edit] Golf

• The 20th New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew J. Shaw, his third title. ^[16]
• The 34th National Amateur Championships were held in the Manawatu district ^[17]
  • Men: H.A. Black (Mirimar)
  • Women: Miss O. Kay

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Wrackler ^[18]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Carmel ^[19]

[edit] Thoroughbred racing

[edit] Rugby union

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks

• Ranfurly Shield

[edit] Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

[edit] Soccer

• Chatham Cup won by Petone
• Provincial league champions: ^[20]
  • Auckland: YMCA
  • Canterbury: Thistle
  • Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
  • Nelson: Thistle
  • Otago: Seacliff
  • Southland: Corinthians
  • Taranaki: Caledonian
  • Waikato: Pukemiro
  • Wanganui: KP's
  • Wellington: Hospital

[edit] Births

• 21 January: Peter Tapsell, politician. ^[21]
• 1 June: Matt Poore, cricketer.
• 11 July: Jack Alabaster, cricketer.
• 25 July: Murray Chapple, cricketer.
• 30 August: Noel Harford, cricketer.
• 3 September: Cherry Barbara Grimm, fantasy and science-fiction writer under the pseudonym Cherry Wilder.
• 19 September (in Germany): Volker Heine, physicist.
• 23 December: Jean Stewart, swimmer.

• Joan Metge, social anthropologist.

Category:1930 births

[edit] Deaths

• 14 February: Sir Thomas Mackenzie, politician and 18th Prime minister of New Zealand
• 27 June: Maui Pomare, politician
• 8 July: Sir Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand
• 19 July: Sir Robert Stout, 13th Premier of New Zealand

• George Hunter (III), politician.

Category:1930 deaths

[edit] References

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[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 1930 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1930