1928 in New Zealand

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1928
in
New Zealand

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1928 in New Zealand.

Population[edit]

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,467,400.[1]
  • Increase since previous 31 December 1927: 17,000 (1.17%).[1]
  • Males per 100 females: 104.2.[1]

Incumbents[edit]

Regal and viceregal[edit]

Government[edit]

The 22nd New Zealand Parliament concluded.

Parliamentary opposition[edit]

Judiciary[edit]

Main centre leaders[edit]

Events[edit]

  • New Zealand signs its first bilateral trade agreement, with Japan.[4]
  • 10 January: George Hood and John Moncrieff attempt the first flight from Australia to New Zealand in an aircraft named Aotearoa, but radio signals cease after 12 hours and they are never seen again.[5]
  • 14 July: The schooner Isabella de Fraine capsizes on the bar at the entrance to Hokianga harbour, with the loss of all eight crew.[6]
  • 24 October: The Weekly Press stops publishing. The magazine started in 1865.[7]

Arts and literature[edit]

See 1928 in art, 1928 in literature, Category:1928 books

Music[edit]

See: 1928 in music

Radio[edit]

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film[edit]

See: Category:1928 film awards, 1928 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1928 films

Sport[edit]

Badminton[edit]

  • National champions
    • Men's singles: T. Kelly
    • Women's singles: E. Hetley
    • Men's doubles: R. Creed-Meredith and L. Wilson
    • Women's doubles: E. Hetley and F. Harvey
    • Mixed doubles: Mr and Mrs E. Dart

Chess[edit]

The 37th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by A.W.O. Davies of Auckland, his fourth title.[8]

Golf[edit]

  • The 18th New Zealand Open championship was won by Sloan Morpeth, an amateur.[9]
  • The 32nd National Amateur Championships were held in Otago [10]
    • Men: T.H. Horton (Masterton) - 2nd title
    • Women: Mrs ? Chrystal

Horse racing[edit]

Harness racing[edit]

Thoroughbred racing[edit]

Lawn bowls[edit]

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.[14]

  • Men's singles champion – J. Scott (Caledonian Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – D. Dumphy, G. Logan (skip) (Maitai Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – F. Kettle, V. Langley, D. Hutchison, W. Foster (skip) (Caledonian Bowling Club)

Olympic Games[edit]

 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
1 0 0 1

Rugby[edit]

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand international rugby union players

Rugby league[edit]

  • Tour of New Zealand by Great Britain, who win the test series 2-1
    • 1st Test, Dunedin, GB 6-5
    • 2nd Test, Christchurch, GB 13 - 5
    • 3rd test, Auckland, NZ 17 - 13

Soccer[edit]

  • 1928 Chatham Cup won by Petone
  • Provincial league champions: [16]
    • Auckland: Tramways
    • Canterbury: Western
    • Hawke's Bay: Napier Rangers
    • Nelson: Athletic
    • Otago: Maori Hill
    • South Canterbury: Colmoco
    • Southland: Corinthians
    • Taranaki: Caledonian
    • Waikato: Pukemiro Junction
    • Wanganui: KP's
    • Wellington: YMCA

Births[edit]

January[edit]

  • 4 January – Tom Ah Chee, businessman (died 2000)
  • 19 January – Dorothy Jelicich, trade unionist, politician (died 2015)
  • 21 January – Ron Scott, sports administrator (died 2016)

February[edit]

March[edit]

April[edit]

May[edit]

June[edit]

July[edit]

August[edit]

  • 10 August – Dorrie Parker, athlete (died 1993)
  • 14 August – John Stoke, occupational medicine expert, public servant (died 2000)
  • 30 August – Mayzod Reid, diver (died 2001)

September[edit]

October[edit]

November[edit]

  • 4 November – Ross Allen, politician, cricket umpire (died 2019)
  • 8 November – Rex Forrester, hunter, fisherman (died 2001)
  • 11 November – Trevor Meale, cricketer (died 2010)
  • 13 November – John Blumsky, journalist, broadcaster (died 2013)
  • 23 November – Terry Dunleavy, wine industry leader, politician, columnist (died 2022)
  • 26 November – David Garner, physical oceanographer (died 2016)
  • 28 November – Percy Erceg, rugby union player, coach and administrator (died 2019)
  • 30 November – Bryan Bartley, civil engineer, inventor (died 2015)

December[edit]

Exact date unknown[edit]

Deaths[edit]

January–March[edit]

April–June[edit]

  • 4 April – Norman Williams, cricketer (born 1864)
  • 13 April – William Hardham, soldier, Victoria Cross recipient, rugby union player (born 1876)
  • 20 April – John Callan, lawyer, politician (born 1844)
  • 1 May – Ned Hughes, rugby union and rugby league player (born 1881)
  • 6 May – Allan Thomson, geologist, scientific administrator, museum director (born 1881)
  • 14 May – Falconer Larkworthy, banker, financier (born 1833)
  • 7 June – John Edie, politician, surveyor, engineer (born 1856)
  • 30 June – Mohi Te Ātahīkoia, Ngāti Kahungunu leader, politician, historian (born c.1842)

July–September[edit]

October–December[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  4. ^ "NZ Parliament". Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  5. ^ Today in History | NZHistory
  6. ^ Olive Harris and Chris Lancaster, ed. (2006). "Stories of the Churches - Our Centennial Jewel, based on the thoughts of W. Bro. Max Beazley". Remember the Hokianga. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-473-11859-4.
  7. ^ "Historical outline of the main Christchurch newspapers". Christchurch City Libraries. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
  8. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  10. ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Men's Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  11. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  12. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Ranfurly Shield history at scrum.co.nz
  16. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2009.

External links[edit]

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