1925 in New Zealand

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1925
in
New Zealand

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1925 in New Zealand.

Incumbents[edit]

Regal and viceregal[edit]

Government[edit]

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.

Parliamentary opposition[edit]

Judiciary[edit]

Main centre leaders[edit]

Events[edit]

The New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition in Dunedin

Arts and literature[edit]

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

Music[edit]

See: 1925 in music

Radio[edit]

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
  • The Radio Broadcasting Company (RBC) began broadcasts throughout New Zealand

Film[edit]

See: 1925 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1925 films

Sport[edit]

Chess[edit]

  • The 34th National Chess Championship is held in Nelson, and is won by C. J. S. Purdy of Sydney[14]

Football[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Harness racing[edit]

Thoroughbred racing[edit]

Lawn bowls[edit]

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[edit]

Births[edit]

January[edit]

February[edit]

March[edit]

April[edit]

May[edit]

June[edit]

July[edit]

August[edit]

September[edit]

October[edit]

November[edit]

December[edit]

Exact date unknown[edit]

Deaths[edit]

January–March[edit]

April–June[edit]

July–September[edit]

October–December[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  2. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  3. ^ "New motor regulations". The Press. 2 January 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "No. 33007". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1925. p. 3.
  5. ^ "History". www.foursquare.co.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  6. ^ "The new archbishop". The New Zealand Herald. 20 April 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. ^ Gustafson, Barry. "Massey, William Ferguson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Reform defeats Labour". The Evening Post. 18 June 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "No. 33132". The London Gazette. 12 February 1926. pp. 1061–1062.
  12. ^ Huntsman, Judith (1996). Tokelau: A Historical Ethnography. Auckland University Press. pp. 463–464. ISBN 9781869406646. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  16. ^ "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Women's notes". Manawatu Standard. 23 October 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  19. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  20. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ a b c d e Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron (1982). The New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.
  22. ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  23. ^ Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
  24. ^ Traue, J. E., ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 239. ISBN 0-589-01113-8.

External links[edit]

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