1928 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1928 in New Zealand.
Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,467,400[1]
- Increase since previous 31 December 1927: 17,000 (1.17%)
- Males per 100 females: 104.2
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 22nd New Zealand Parliament concluded.
- Speaker of the House – Charles Statham (Independent)
- Prime Minister – Gordon Coates (Reform) until 10 December, then Joseph Ward (United)
- Minister of Finance – William Downie Stewart (Reform) until 10 December, then Joseph Ward (United)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Gordon Coates (Reform) until 10 December, then Joseph Ward (United)
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition – Harry Holland (Labour) until 18 October, then Joseph Ward (United) from 4 to 10 December, then Gordon Coates (Reform).[3]
Judiciary
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – George Baildon
- Mayor of Wellington – George Troup
- Mayor of Christchurch – John Archer
- Mayor of Dunedin – William Burgoyne Taverner
Events
- 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
See 1928 in art, 1928 in literature, Category:1928 books
Music
See: 1928 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1928 film awards, 1928 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1928 films
Sport
Badminton
- 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
The 37th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by A.W.O. Davies of Auckland, his fourth title.[8]
Golf
- 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
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Peter Bingen[11]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Gold Jacket[12]
Thoroughbred racing
- New Zealand Cup – Oratrix[13]
- Avondale Gold Cup – Bisox[13]
- Auckland Cup – Corinax[13]
- Wellington Cup – Star Stranger[13]
- New Zealand Derby – Nightmarch[13]
Lawn bowls
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
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Ted Morgan wins a gold medal in boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, becoming the first New Zealander to win an individual Olympic gold medal while competing for New Zealand.
Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
- Ranfurly Shield. The season started with Canterbury holding the shield, and they defended it against South Canterbury (29-9) before losing it to Wairarapa (7-8). Wairarapa held the shield for the remainder of the season, beating Bush (57-11), Marlborough (26-8), Wellington (9-3) and Manawhenua (31-10).[15]
Rugby league
- 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
- 1928 Chatham Cup won by Petone
- Provincial league champions: [16]
Births
January
- 19 January – Dorothy Jelicich, trade unionist, politician
- 21 January – Ron Scott, sports administrator
February
- 1 February – John Dawson, botanist
- 3 February – William Crump, cricketer
- 5 February – Iain Campbell, cricketer, schoolteacher
- 15 February – David Hall, chemist
- 16 February – Murray Muir, cricketer
- 17 February – Larry Savage, rugby union player
- 19 February – Marti Friedlander, photographer
- 26 February – Douglas St. John, cricketer
- 27 February – Yvonne Cartier, ballet dancer and instructor, mime
- 29 February
- Edward Latter, politician
- Alan Loveday, violinist
March
- 2 March – Don Richardson, musical arranger, producer and promoter, bandleader
- 16 March
- Johnny Dodd, rugby league player
- Leslie Swindale, soil scientist
- 17 March – Patricia Bartlett, pro-censorship activist
- 21 March – Boyce Richardson, journalist, author, filmmaker
- 22 March – Peter Malone, veterinary surgeon, politician
- 23 March – Allan Hubbard, businessman
- 31 March
- Herbert Familton, alpine skier
- Maurice Goodall, Anglican bishop
April
- 3 April – Ralph Matthews, Anglican bishop
- 5 April – David Farquhar, composer, music academic
- 6 April
- Ivan Armstrong, field hockey player and coach, tennis umpire, schoolteacher
- Dave Dephoff, athlete
- 11 April – James Gill, cricketer
- 21 April – Ian Brooks, politician
- 26 April – Shayle R. Searle, statistician
- 27 April – John Brown, cricket umpire
May
- 1 May – Tim Francis, diplomat
- 4 May – Tim Hewat, television producer and journalist
- 6 May – Heather Robson, badminton and tennis player
- 24 May – Jane Galletly, television scriptwriter
- 25 May – Christopher Rollinson, boxer
June
- 3 June – John Reid, cricketer
- 4 June – Whakahuihui Vercoe, Anglican archbishop
- 27 June – Annette Johnson, alpine skier
July
- 4 July – Peter Mander, sailor, businessman
- 6 July – Pakaariki Harrison, tohunga whakairo
- 12 July
- Pixie Williams, singer
- Peter Yaxley, rugby league player and referee
- 24 July – Shirley Hardman, athlete
- 28 July – Edward Raymond Horton, convicted murderer
August
- 10 August – Dorrie Parker, athlete
- 14 August – John Stoke, occupational medicine expert, public servant
- 30 August – Mayzod Reid, diver
September
- 4 September – Kerry Ashby, rower
- 9 September – Edward Somers, jurist
- 18 September
- Basil Arthur, politician
- Arthur Berry, cricketer
- 19 September – Kevin Stuart, rugby union player
- 21 September – Con Devitt, trade unionist
- 25 September – George Hoskins, athlete
- 28 September – Barry Allan, cricketer
- 30 September – Owen Dolan, Roman Catholic bishop
October
- 9 October
- Eris Paton, cricketer
- Derek Steward, athlete
- 23 October – Bruce Kent, cyclist
- 24 October – Ken Hough, cricketer, association footballer
- 26 October – Ian Middleton, novelist
- 28 November – Percy Erceg, rugby union player, coach and administrator
November
- 4 November – Ross Allen, politician, cricket umpire
- 8 November – Rex Forrester, hunter, fisherman
- 11 November – Trevor Meale, cricketer
- 13 November – John Blumsky, journalist, broadcaster
- 26 November – David Garner, physical oceanographer
- 30 November – Bryan Bartley, civil engineer, inventor
December
- 8 December – Maurice Cockerill, rugby union player, cricketer
- 9 December – Jim Kelly, cricketer
- 10 December – John Barry, tennis player
- 11 December
- Norma Williams, swimmer, swimming administrator, journalist
- Arnold Manaaki Wilson, artist, art educator
- 15 December – Friedensreich Hundertwasser, artist, architect
- 23 December – Jack Skeen, rugby union player
- 30 December – Jean Stonell, cricketer
Exact date unknown
- George Groombridge, politician
- Gray Nelson, public servant, diplomat
- Ray Watters, geographer
Deaths
January–March
- 23 January – Sir Westby Perceval, politician (born 1854)
- 12 February – Benjamin Harris, politician (born 1836)
- 16 February – Henry Travers, naturalist (born 1844)
- 18 February – William Calder, civil engineer (born 1860)
- 19 February – Charles Speight, brewer, businessman (born 1865)
- 3 March – Mark Cohen, journalist, educationalist, social reformer (born 1849)
- 5 March – Mary Alcorn, interior designer, businesswoman (born 1866)
- 21 March – William Robinson, cricketer (born 1863)
April–June
- 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 Atahikoia, Ngāti Kahungunu leader, politician, historian (born c.1842)
July–September
- 28 July – John Leith, cricketer (born 1857)
- 30 July – Norris Conradi, cricketer (born 1890)
- 2 August – Alexander Watt Williamson, schoolteacher, first graduate of the University of Otago (born 1849)
- 8 August – Frederick Earp, farmer, surveyor (born 1841)
- 15 August – Annie Rudman, social worker, Salvation Army officer (born 1844)
- 18 August – Alfred Mitchell, police superintendent (born 1853)
- 21 August – Rachel Reynolds, social worker, community leader (born 1838)
- 29 August – Sir William Sim, lawyer, jurist (born 1858)
- 2 September – Joseph Hatch, politician (born c.1837)
October–December
- 1 October – Hugo Friedlander, businessman, politician (born 1850)
- 6 October – John Bennett Tunbridge, police commissioner (born 1850)
- 12 October – John Mackintosh Roberts, soldier, magistrate (born 1840)
- 27 October – James Gardiner, politician (born 1861)
- 18 November – Harold Williams, journalist, polyglot (born 1876)
- 6 December – James Fulton, surveyor, civil engineer (born 1854)
- 13 December – Richard Teece, actuary, cricket administrator (born 1847)
- 27 December – Effie Richardson, landowner, litigant (born c.1849)
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
- ^ "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ NZ Parliament
- ^ Today in History | NZHistory
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Historical outline of the main Christchurch newspapers". Christchurch City Libraries. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|editorlink=ignored (|editor-link=suggested) (help) - ^ Ranfurly Shield history at scrum.co.nz
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
External links
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