1927 in New Zealand

1927 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1927 in New Zealand.
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,450,400
Increase since previous 31 December 1926: 20,700 (1.45%)
Males per 100 females: 104.3
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of state – George V
Governor-General – Sir Charles Fergusson
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)
Chief Justice – Sir Charles Skerrett
Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition – Harry Holland (Labour).
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland – George Baildon
Mayor of Wellington – Charles Norwood, succeeded by George Troup
Mayor of Christchurch – John Archer
Mayor of Dunedin – Harold Tapley, succeeded by William Taverner
Events
22 February – 22 March: Royal tour by the Duke and Duchess of York
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.
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.
Golf
The 17th New Zealand Open championship was won by Ernie Moss.
The 31st National Amateur Championships were held in Hamilton
Men: Sloan Morpeth (Maungakiekie) – 2nd title
Women: Mrs ? Collinson
Horse racing
Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup – Kohara
Auckland Trotting Cup – Ahuriri
Thoroughbred racing
New Zealand Cup – Rapier
Avondale Gold Cup – Te Kara
Auckland Cup – Rapier
Wellington Cup – Rapier
New Zealand Derby – Agrion
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.
Men's singles champion – H.C. Clarke (Rocky Nook Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – A. Brakebush, M. Walker (skip) (Auckland Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – J. McMillan, H. Rowling, J.F. Wright, A.H. Benefield (skip) (St John's Bowling Club, Wanganui)
Rugby
1926–27 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour
: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.
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:
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
January
4 January – Patrick Hanan, historian of Chinese literature
7 January – Mary Batchelor, politician
8 January – Sidney Moko Mead, anthropologist, historian, Māori leader
9 January – Ken English, rugby league player
11 January
Johnny Hayes, cricketer
John Tanner, rugby union player
12 January
Maurice Marshall, athlete
Emily Schuster, master weaver
14 January – Vera Burt, cricketer
20 January – Cyril Paskell, rugby league player
22 January – Jack Doms, swimmer
February
2 February – Whatumoana Paki, Kīngitanga elder
3 February – Graham Mexted, rugby union player
6 February – Thomas Wells, cricketer, schoolteacher
9 February – Walter Brown, actor
12 February – John Todd, businessman, philanthropist
18 February – Hugh Kawharu, academic, Ngāti Whātua leader
20 February – Allan Wild, architect, academic
27 February – Peter Whittle, mathematician, statistician
March
2 March – Ray Farman, cricketer
3 March – Bruce Tabb, accountancy academic
9 March – Dave Leech, hammer thrower
13 March
Thea Muldoon, wife of Robert Muldoon
Albert Putt, cricketer
14 March – Tim Besley, civil engineer, businessman, public servant
17 March – Christopher Small, sociomusicologist
24 March – John Head, schoolteacher, anti-landmine campaigner
31 March – Pat Hond, police officer, teacher, soldier, community worker
April
5 April
Neil Anderson, naval officer
Eddie Robinson, rugby union player
6 April – Barney Clarke, boxer
9 April – Tiny Hill, rugby union player and selector
13 April – George Chapman, accountant, businessman, politician
14 April – Alan MacDiarmid, Nobel laureate chemist
15 April – Joan Talbot, fashion designer and retailer
18 April – Stanley Callagher, rowing coxswain
20 April – Douglas J. Martin, Mormon leader
21 April – Tom Logan, water polo player, swimmer, surf lifesaver, dentist, naval officer
May
1 May
Pat Downey, lawyer and public servant
Duncan McMullin, jurist
8 May – Gray Nelson, public servant, diplomat
9 May – Gerry Clark, sailor, writer and ornithologist
17 May – Jacqueline Sturm, poet and short-story writer
20 May – Donald Coleman, cricketer
22 May – Eric Petrie, cricketer
23 May – Jack Cropp, sailor
25 May – Helen Smith, politician
26 May – John Worrall, cricketer
June
1 June – John O'Brien, rower
4 June – William Fyfe, geochemist
5 June – Bill McLennan, rugby league player
8 June – Bob Walls, painter
15 June – Roland Avery, rugby league referee
16 June
Kate Harcourt, actor
Trevor Redmond, speedway rider
20 June – Bill Bradfield, amateur astronomer
27 June – Brian Brake, photographer
July
9 July – Joyce Fenton, fencer
10 July
Ken Deas, cricketer
Peter Eastgate, rugby union player
18 July
Zin Harris, cricketer
Jack Sutherland, athlete
19 July – Ray Harper, rugby union player and administrator
20 July – Tom Lynch, rugby union and rugby league player
25 July
James Belich, politician, mayor of Wellington
Dorothy Fletcher, historian
August
19 August – John Caselberg, writer
25 August – Keith Cumberpatch, field hockey player
26 August
Jill Amos, local-body politician, community leader
Bill McCaw, rugby union player
30 August – Humphrey Gould, rower, businessman
31 August – Reg King, association footballer
September
1 September – Myra Larcombe, police officer, historian, and swimming coach
9 September – John Hickman, meteorologist
14 September – John Hall-Jones, historian, otolaryngologist
22 September – Peter Burke, rugby union player, coach and administrator
27 September – Te Uruhina McGarvey-Tiakiwai, Māori cultural leader
October
9 October
Bob Goslin, boxer
Ron Trotter, businessman
11 October – Leonard Watson, cricketer
22 October – Wally Clark, zoologist
24 October – Ian Monro, naval officer
30 October – Jill McDonald, children's writer and illustrator
November
7 November – Brian Finlay, rugby union player
15 November – Wallace (Bill) Rowling, politician, 30th Prime Minister of New Zealand
18 November
Giovanni Cataldo, fisherman, search and rescue organiser
Pat Creedy, rugby union and rugby league player
19 November – Thomas Engel, rower
21 November – Peter Mulgrew, mountaineer, sailor, businessman
24 November
Geoff Mardon, speedway rider
Kevin Skinner, rugby union player
25 November – Alison Preston-Thomas, netball player
December
1 December – John Branthwaite, Anglican priest
2 December – Les Hunter, politician
4 December – Peter Hall, cricketer
6 December – Alan Gilbertson, cricketer
8 December
David Hay, cardiologist, anti-smoking campaigner
Hamish Hay, politician, mayor of Christchurch
10 December – Graham Gordon, general practitioner and surgeon
18 December – Rom Harré, philosopher, psychologist
19 December – Robert Couper, cricketer
23 December – Pat Sheahan, rugby union player, publican, publisher
30 December – John Pring, rugby union referee
Exact date unknown
Jim Edwards, politician
Colin Franklin, electrical engineer
Rusty Robertson, rowing coach
Des White, rugby league player
Deaths
January–March
4 January
Herbert Drewitt, World War I flying ace (born 1895)
Joseph Ward, astronomer (born 1862)
13 January
Frank S. 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 1844)
31 March – David Guthrie, politician (born 1856)
April–June
April – T. T. Rawhiti, Kīngitanga secretary and administrator
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 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
History of New Zealand
List of years in New Zealand
Military history of New Zealand
Timeline of New Zealand history
Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
Timeline of the New Zealand environment
References
External links
Years of the 20th century in New Zealand