1927 in New Zealand

← 1926 1925 1924 1927 in New Zealand → 1928 1929 1930
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	Other events of 1927 Timeline of New Zealand history

Population

• Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,450,400^[1]
• Increase since previous 31/12/1926: 20,700 (1.45%)
• Males per 100 females: 104.3

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of state - George V
• Governor-General - General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO ^[2]

Government

The 22nd New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was by the Reform Party with a strong majority, and with the Labour and Liberal parties in opposition.

• Speaker of the House — Charles Statham (Independent)
• Prime Minister — Gordon Coates (Reform)
• Minister of Finance — William Downie Stewart (Reform)
• Minister of Foreign Affairs — William Nosworthy (Reform)
• Attorney-General — Frank Rolleston (Reform)

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Harry Holland (Labour).^[3]

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - George Baildon
• Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
• Mayor of Wellington - Charles Norwood, succeeded by George Troup
• Mayor of Christchurch - John Archer
• Mayor of Dunedin - Harold Livingstone Tapley, succeeded by William Burgoyne Taverner

Events

• 22 February – 22 March: Royal tour by the Duke and Duchess of York^[4]

Arts and literature

See 1927 in art, 1927 in literature, Category:1927 books

Music

See: 1927 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

• Carbine's Heritage
• The Te Kooti Trail
• Under the Southern Cross

See: Category:1927 film awards, 1927 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1927 films

Sport

Badminton

• The New Zealand Badminton Federation, now Badminton New Zealand, is founded and the first National Championships are held, at Wanganui.^[5]
  • Men's singles: R. Creed-Meredith
  • Women's singles: E. Hetley
  • Men's doubles: R. Creed-Meredith and M. Fell
  • Women's doubles: E. Hetley and N. Wanklyn
  • Mixed doubles: R. Creed-Meredith and E. Hetley

Chess

The 36th National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by A.W.O. Davies of Auckland, his third title.^[6]

Golf

• The 17th New Zealand Open championship was won by Ernie Moss.^[7]
• The 31st National Amateur Championships were held in Hamilton ^[8]
  • Men: Sloan Morpeth (Maungakiekie) - 2nd title
  • Women: Mrs ? Collinson

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Kohara ^[9]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Ahuriri ^[10]

Rugby

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand Category:All Blacks Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

Soccer

• 1927 Chatham Cup won by Ponsonby
• Canada toured New Zealand, playing a series of four internationals which they won 2-1.^[11]
  • 25 June, Dunedin: Draw 2-2
  • 2 July, Christchurch: NZ 1-2 Canada
  • 9 July, Wellington: NZ 1-0 Canada
  • 23 July, Auckland: NZ 1-4 Canada
• Provincial league champions: ^[12]
  • Auckland: Thistle
  • Canterbury: Nomads
  • Hawke's Bay: Napier Rangers
  • Nelson: Athletic
  • Otago: Northern
  • South Canterbury: Rangers
  • Southland: Corinthians
  • Taranaki: Caledonian
  • Waikato: Waihou
  • Wanganui: Eastbrooke
  • Wellington: YMCA

Births

• 7 January: Mary Batchelor, politician.
• 11 January: John Hayes, cricketer.
• 12 January: Maurice Marshall, athlete.
• 18 February: Hugh Kawharu, academic and Māori leader.
• 14 April: Alan MacDiarmid, Nobel laureate chemist.
• 17 May: Jacqueline Sturm, writer.
• 22 May: Eric Petrie, cricketer.
• 27 June: Brian Brake, photographer.
• 18 July: Zin Harris, cricketer.
• 25 July: James Belich, mayor of Wellington.
• 15 November: Wallace Edward (Bill) Rowling, politician and 30th Prime Minister of New Zealand.

Category:1927 births

Deaths

January–March

• 4 January
  • Herbert Drewitt, World War I flying ace (born 1895)
  • Joseph Ward, astronomer (born 1862)
• 13 January
  • Frank Anthony, author (born 1891)
  • John Fisher, politician (born 1837)
• 21 January – Kiti Karaka Riwai, Māori tribal leader (born 1870)
• 26 January – Robert Wellwood, farmer, auctioneer, commission agent, politician (born 1836)
• 29 January – Sir Henry Brett, journalist, newspaper proprietor, writer, politician, mayor of Auckland (1877–78) (born 1843)
• 21 February – Thomas Ryan, rugby union player, artist, steamer captain (born 1864)
• 17 March – Bella MacCallum, botanist, mycologist (born 1886)
• 26 March – Edward Withy, shipbuilder, politician (born c.1844)
• 31 March – David Guthrie, politician (born 1856)

April–June

• 4 April – Cuthbert Cowan, politician (born 1835)
• 6 April – Elsie Reeve, jeweller (born 1885)
• 8 April – John O'Donovan, police commissioner (born 1858)
• 14 April – James Wilson, politician (born 1865)
• 26 April – William Jolliffe, film censor (born 1851)
• 28 April – Sarah Featon, botanical artist (born 1848)
• 2 May – Eden George, photographer, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1892–93) (born 1863)
• 1 June
  • Thomas Andrew, cricketer (born 1927)
  • Sir Worley Edwards, jurist (born 1850)
• 11 June
  • John Ormsby, land negotiator and commissioner, politician (born 1854)
  • Hone Taare Tikao, Ngāi Tahu leader, scholar, politician (born 1850)
• 17 June – Lake Ayson, acclimatisation officer, fisheries inspector (born 1855)

July–September

• 18 July – Eustace Ferguson, pathologist, entomologist (born 1884)
• 24 July – Arthur Harvey, doctor (born 1866)
• 27 July – Newton King, auctioneer, merchant, businessman (born 1855)
• 5 August – Thomas Groube, cricketer (born 1857)
• 7 August – Frank Mace, soldier (born 1837)
• 11 August – Edmond Slattery, swagger, rural labourer (born c.1839)
• 25 August – Richard Bollard, politician (born 1863)
• 3 September – Bill Cunningham, rugby union player (born 1874)
• 30 September – Edmund Taylor, temperance advocate, politician (born 1855)

October–December

• 9 October – Charles Mules, Anglican bishop (born 1837)
• 12 October – Louis Fowler, cricketer (born 1865)
• 12 November – John Aris, cricketer (born 1843)
• 17 November – Charlie Smyth, police officer, trade unionist, baker (born 1883)
• 21 November – Oscar Alpers, journalist, poet, lawyer, jurist (born 1867)
• 26 November – Percy Gates Morgan, geologist, science administrator (born 1867)
• 28 November – Charles Lewis, politician (born 1857)
• 8 December – Robert Allan, businessman, manufacturer (born 1847)
• 18 December – Hugh Finn, politician (born 1847)

See also

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

References

1. http://www.stats.govt.nz/~/media/Statistics/Methods%20and%20Services/Tables/historical-pop-estimates.ashx Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates
2. Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
3. "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
4. McLintock, A. H., ed. (23 April 2009) [First published in 1966]. "The Duke and Duchess of York, 1927". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
5. Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
6. List of New Zealand Chess Champions
7. "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
8. edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Men's Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
9. List of NZ Trotting cup winners
10. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
11. List of New Zealand national soccer matches
12. "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.

External links

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