1930 in New Zealand

1930 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1930 in New Zealand.
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,506,800.
Increase since previous 31 December 1929: 20,700 (1.39%).
Males per 100 females: 103.9.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
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
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 Forbes (United)
Minister of Finance – Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George Forbes (United)
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George Forbes (United).
Attorney-General – Thomas Sidey (United) until 22 September, then William Downie Stewart
Chief Justice — Sir Michael Myers
Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition – Gordon Coates (Reform).
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland – George Baildon
Mayor of Wellington – George Troup
Mayor of Christchurch – John Archer
Mayor of Dunedin – Robert Black
Events
August: The Atmore Report on the education system is presented.
4 November: Superhorse Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup.
Arts and literature
See 1930 in art, 1930 in literature, :Category:1930 books
Kowhai Gold, an anthology of New Zealand poetry edited by Quentin Pope published in London and New York
Music
See: 1930 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
3 January: The Coubray-tone News- the first New-Zealand made "talkies" (film with sound) – premiered.
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
Sport
British Empire Games
Chess
The 39th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by G. Gunderson of Melbourne.
Cricket
New Zealand's first ever Test matches, a home series of four 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).
24,25,27 January Basin Reserve, Wellington. New Zealand (440 and 164/4dec.) drew with England (320 and 107/4).
14,15,17 February Eden Park, Auckland. England (330/4dec.) drew with New Zealand (96/1) (First two days were abandoned due to rain).
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.
Golf
The 20th New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew Shaw, his third title.
The 34th National Amateur Championships were held in the Manawatu district
Men: H.A. Black (Mirimar)
Women: Miss O. Kay
Horse racing
Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup – Wrackler
Auckland Trotting Cup – Carmel
Thoroughbred racing
New Zealand Cup – Nightmarch
Avondale Gold Cup – Prodice
Auckland Cup – Motere
Wellington Cup – Concentrate
New Zealand Derby – Cylinder
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.
Men's singles champion – F. Lambeth (Balmacewen Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – G.L. Gladding, H. Jenkins (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – E.S. Wilson, L.C. Buist, J. Dowland, D.M. Stuart (skip) (St Kilda Bowling Club)
Rugby union
:Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, :Category:All Blacks
Ranfurly Shield
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
1930 Chatham Cup won by Petone
Provincial league champions:
Auckland: YMCA
Canterbury: Thistle
Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
Nelson: Thistle
Otago: Seacliff
Southland: Corinthians
Taranaki: Caledonian
Waikato: Pukemiro
Wanganui: KP's
Wellington: Hospital
Births
January
3 January – Ruth Dowman, athlete
8 January – Dave Spence, cricketer
21 January – Peter Tapsell, politician
24 January – Terence Bayler, actor
27 January – Bob O'Dea, rugby union player
February
10 February
Russell Kerr, ballet dancer, choreographer and producer
Malcolm McCaw, cricketer, accountant
11 February – Bruce Cathie, pilot, author
17 February – Jonathan Bennett, philosopher
20 February
Kevin Meates, rugby union player
Vida Stout, limnographer
21 February – Joan Metge, social anthropologist
22 February – Ivan Mercep, architect
March
5 March – Brian Bell, ornithologist
9 March – Mina Foley, opera singer
20 March – Thomas Williams, Roman Catholic cardinal
25 March – Margery Blackman, weaver
27 March – Paul Cotton, diplomat
28 March – Helmer Pedersen, sailor
30 March – Charlie Steele Jr., association football player, rugby union player
31 March – Barry Mitcalfe, poet, anti-nuclear activist
April
1 April – Dennis Young, rugby union player
3 April – Marama Martin, television and radio broadcaster
5 April – Bill Tinnock, rower
7 April – Koro Dewes, Ngāti Porou kaumātua and Māori language advocate
8 April
David Benney, applied mathematician
Ivan Vodanovich, rugby union player, coach and administrator
18 April – Clive Revill, singer, actor
19 April
Reg Douglas, rower
Ewan Jamieson, military leader
20 April – Helen Mackenzie, swimmer
May
13 May – Richard Kearney, jurist
20 May – Alexia Pickering, disabilities rights campaigner
21 May – Keith Davis, rugby union player
24 May – Ivor Richardson, jurist
30 May – Colleen Dewe, politician
June
1 June – Matt Poore, cricketer
7 June – Ian Leggat, cricketer
15 June – Bev Brewis, high jumper
25 June – Peter Wight, cricketer
July
3 July – Kihi Ngatai, Ngāi Te Rangi leader, horticulturalist
11 July
Jack Alabaster, cricketer
Guy McGregor, field hockey player
25 July – Murray Chapple, cricketer
30 July – David Weston, cricketer
August
2 August – Mick Bremner, rugby union player and administrator
5 August – Bruce Turner, field hockey player, cricketer
12 August – Brian Molloy, rugby union player, plant ecologist, conservationist
15 August
Leo T. McCarthy, politician
Azalea Sinclair, netball player
18 August
Graeme Dallow, police officer
Denis McLean, diplomat, author
21 August – Cyril Eastlake, rugby league player
28 August – Tony Small, diplomat
30 August – Noel Harford, cricketer
September
3 September – Cherry Wilder, fantasy and science-fiction writer
6 September – David Simmons, ethnologist
10 September – Pauline Engel, educator
11 September – Kenneth Minogue, political theorist
19 September
Robin Archer, rugby union player
Volker Heine, physicist
22 September – John Hill, cricketer
28 September – Sel Belsham, rugby league player
29 September – Jocelyn Fish, politician, women's rights campaigner
30 September – George Menzies, rugby league player
October
1 October – Bob Jolly, veterinary academic
17 October – Joan Williamson-Orr, local-body politician
21 October – Lawrence Reade, cricketer
22 October – Lois McIvor, artist
29 October – Hugh Burry, rugby union player, medical academic
November
11 November – Ian Burrows, army officer
16 November – Merv Richards, pole vaulter, gymnastics and pole vault coach
17 November – Chic Littlewood, television entertainer, actor
20 November – James Hill, rower
22 November – Bill Lambert, politician
30 November – Leonard Boyle, Roman Catholic bishop
December
6 December – Natalie Wicken, netball player
16 December
Leslie Clark, cricketer
Harry Turbott, architect, landscape architect
23 December – Jean Stewart, swimmer
27 December – John Drawbridge, artist
31 December – Ron Johnston, motorcycle speedway rider
Undated
Daphne Walker, singer
Deaths
January–February
6 January – Walter Harper, Anglican clergyman (born 1848)
9 January – Joseph Harkness, politician (born 1850)
11 January – Eru Tumutara, Ringatū bishop (born 1859)
24 January
Ellen Crowe, community leader (born 1847)
Sophia Taylor, suffragist (born 1847)
Herman van Staveren, rabbi, philanthropist (born 1849)
25 January – Pat Hickey, trade union leader (born 1882)
5 February – John Holland Baker, surveyor, public servant (born 1841)
11 February – Anne Wilson, poet, novelist (born 1848)
12 February – Elizabeth Fergusson, nurse, midwife (born 1867)
14 February – Sir Thomas Mackenzie, politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1912) (born 1853)
21 February – Charles Garrard, cricketer, school inspector (born 1868)
March–April
4 March – Henry Michel, politician (born 1855)
11 March – George Edgecumbe, newspaper proprietor, businessman (born 1845)
5 April – Wereta Tainui Pitama, Ngāi Tahu leader, politician (born 1881)
10 April – John McCaw, farmer (born 1849)
16 April – Makereti Papakura, tour guide, entertainer, ethnographer (born 1873)
May–June
20 May – Adelaide Hicks, midwife (born 1845)
29 May – William Charles Nation, spiritualist, Arbor Day advocate (born 1840)
30 May – William Chatfield, architect (born 1851)
26 June – Frederick Cooke, trade unionist, politician (born 1867)
27 June – Sir Māui Pōmare, doctor, politician (born 1875)
July–August
3 July – Tom Cross, rugby union and rugby league player (born 1876)
8 July – Sir Joseph Ward, politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906–12, 1928–30) (born 1856)
19 July – Sir Robert Stout, politician, Premier of New Zealand (1884, 1884–87) (born 1844)
24 July – Alfred Philpott, museum curator, entomologist (born 1870)
30 July – George Hutchison, politician (born 1846)
10 August – Bill Hawkins, cricketer, politician (born 1861)
15 August – Wesley Spragg, butter manufacturer, temperance campaigner, benefactor (born 1848)
18 August – James Flesher, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1923–25) (born 1865)
20 August – George Hunter, politician, racehorse breeder (born 1859)
27 August
Emily Hill, schoolteacher, suffragist, temperance worker (born 1847)
Robert Neill, cricketer (born 1864)
September–October
4 September
George Duncan, mining and tramway engineer (born 1852)
Thomas Hickman, police officer (born 1848)
9 September – Alexander Bathgate, lawyer, businessman, writer, conservationist (born 1845)
11 September – William Parker, cricketer (born 1862)
24 September – Harry McNish, carpenter, Antarctic explorer (born 1874)
1 October
Marjory Nicholls, poet, drama producer (born 1890)
Hoeroa Tiopira, rugby union player (born 1871)
5 October – Frederick Fitchett, politician (born 1851)
13 October – Alfred George, newspaper proprietor (born 1854)
14 October – Thomas Fleming, miller (born 1848)
17 October – Amelia Randall, community leader, businesswoman, benefactor (born 1844)
21 October – Frank McNeill, cricketer (born 1877)
27 October – Francis Watson, cricketer (born 1860)
29 October – George Ewing, cricketer (born 1851)
November–December
1 November – Heni Materoa Carroll, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki leader (born 1854)
3 November – Nellie Ferner, artist photographer, community leader (born 1869)
8 November – Robert Scott, railway engineer, academic (born 1861)
12 November – Crawford Anderson, politician (born 1848)
7 December – John Barr, politician (born 1867)
15 December – Cecil de Lautour, politician (born 1845)
17 December – Arthur O'Callaghan, politician (born 1837)
29 December – Otene Paora, Ngāti Whātua leader, Anglican lay reader, land negotiator (born 1870)
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
External links
Years of the 20th century in New Zealand