1930 in New Zealand
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Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,506,800[1]
- Increase since previous 31/12/1929: 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 [2]
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) [3]
- 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
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - George Baildon [5]
- Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
- Mayor of Wellington - George Troup [6]
- Mayor of Christchurch - John Archer [7]
- Mayor of Dunedin - Robert Black [8]
Events
- August: The Atmore Report on the education system is presented.
- 4 November: Superhorse Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup.[9]
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.[10]
- 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
Chess
The 39th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by G. Gunderson of Melbourne.[11]
Cricket
- New Zealand's first ever Test matches, a home series of three x 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).[12]
- 24,25,27 January Basin Reserve, Wellington. New Zealand (440 and 164/4dec.) drew with England (320 and 107/4).[13]
- 14,15,17 February Eden Park, Auckland. England (330/4dec.) drew with New Zealand (96/1) (First two days were abandoned due to rain).[14]
- 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.[15]
Golf
- The 20th New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew Shaw, his third title.[16]
- The 34th National Amateur Championships were held in the Manawatu district [17]
- Men: H.A. Black (Mirimar)
- Women: Miss O. Kay
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Wrackler [18]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Carmel [19]
Rugby union
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
- 1930 Chatham Cup won by Petone
- Provincial league champions: [20]
Births
- 21 January: Peter Tapsell, politician.[21]
- 24 January: Terence Bayler, stage and screen actor.
- 21 February: Joan Metge, social anthropologist.
- 7 April: Koro Dewes, Ngāti Porou kaumatua and Māori language advocate
- 1 June: Matt Poore, cricketer.
- 11 July: Jack Alabaster, cricketer.
- 25 July: Murray Chapple, cricketer.
- 30 August: Noel Harford, cricketer.
- 3 September: Cherry Barbara Grimm, fantasy and science-fiction writer under the pseudonym Cherry Wilder.
- 19 September (in Germany): Volker Heine, physicist.
- 23 December: Jean Stewart, swimmer.
Deaths
- 14 February: Sir Thomas Mackenzie, politician and 18th Prime minister of New Zealand
- 27 June: Maui Pomare, politician
- 8 July: Sir Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 19 July: Sir Robert Stout, 13th Premier of New Zealand
- 20 August: George Hunter, Reform Party politician (born 1859).
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
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2008) |
- ^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/estimates_and_projections/historical-population-tables.aspx Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ History of Auckland City
- ^ No Mean City by Stuart Perry (1969, Wellington City Council)
- ^ Christchurch City Council Handbook: Chairmen and Mayors of the City of Christchurch
- ^ Council 1929 - 1938
- ^ Melbourne Cup - Australia's Culture Portal
- ^ Today in History | NZHistory
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ^ Cricinfo Test#186
- ^ Cricinfo test#188
- ^ Cricinfo Test#190
- ^ Cricinfo test#191
- ^ "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ^ Peter Tapsell - Biography Research Guide
External links
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