1925 in New Zealand

← 1924 1923 1922 1925 in New Zealand → 1926 1927 1928
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	Other events of 1925 Timeline of New Zealand history

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of state - George V
• Governor-General - General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO ^[1]

Government

The 21st New Zealand Parliament concluded, with its final year being marked by the death of premier William Massey. The Reform Party governed as a minority with the support of independents. Following the general election in November, the Reform Party held a much stronger franchise with 55 of the 80 seats.

• Speaker of the House - Charles Statham
• Prime Minister - William Massey, succeeded by Francis Bell (New Zealand politician) (for 16 days) then Gordon Coates.
• Minister of Finance - William Massey, succeeded by William Nosworthy

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Thomas Wilford (Liberal Party) until 13 August, then George Forbes (Liberal) until 14 October, then vacant (until June 1926).^[2]

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - James Gunson, succeeded by George Baildon
• Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
• Mayor of Wellington - Robert Wright, succeeded by Charles Norwood
• Mayor of Christchurch - James Arthur Flesher, succeeded by John Archer
• Mayor of Dunedin - Harold Livingstone Tapley

Events

• Lloyd Mandeno develops the single-wire earth return electrical distribution system.

The Government Tourist Court at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin

• New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition staged at Logan Park, Dunedin.
• Tokelau transferred to New Zealand from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony.
• National scheme for vehicle registration plates introduced.
• Followers of Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana form the Ratana Church.
• Paparua Prison opened.
• The Pacific battlefleet of the U.S. Navy undertook a goodwill tour of New Zealand.
• Ernest Rutherford appointed to the Order of Merit
• Alfred Averill succeeds Churchill Julius as Archbishop of New Zealand
• 17 June By-election in Franklin after the death of William Massey won by Ewen McLennan (Reform)
• 3–4 November:General election

Arts and literature

See: 1925 in art, 1925 in literature, Category:1925 books

• Allen Adair published by Jane Mander

Music

See: 1925 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

• The Radio Broadcasting Company (RBC) began broadcasts throughout New Zealand

Film

See: 1925 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1925 films

• Rewi's Last Stand by Rudall Hayward
• The Adventures of Algy
• The Romance of Hinemoa

Sport

Chess

• The 34th National Chess Championship was held in Nelson, and was won by C.J.S. Purdy of Sydney.^[3]

Golf

• The 12th New Zealand Open championship was won by Ewen MacFarlane, and amateur.^[4]
• The 29th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch ^[5]
  • Men: T.H. Horton (Masterton)
  • Women: Mrs P.L. Dodgshun (Dunedin).

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Ahuriri ^[6]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Nelson Derby ^[7]

Rugby union

• 1925 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
• Auckland Rugby Union makes Eden Park its headquarters
• The Ranfurly Shield is successfully defended by Hawkes Bay for the third full season in a row. Challengers defeated were Wairarapa (22-3), Canterbury (24-18), Southland (31-12), Taranaki (28-3), Wellington (20-11) and Otago (34-14).^[8]

Soccer

• 1925 Chatham Cup won by YMCA (Wellington)
• Provincial league champions: ^[9]
  • Auckland: Thistle
  • Canterbury: Sunnyside
  • Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
  • Nelson: Thistle
  • Otago: Northern
  • South Canterbury: Rangers
  • Southland: Central
  • Taranaki: Manaia
  • Wanganui: Eastown Workshops
  • Wellington: YMCA

Births

See also: Category:1925 births

• 25 January: Eric Dempster, cricketer.
• 25 March: O. E. Middleton, writer.
• 14 May: W. H. Oliver, poet and historian.
• Fraser Colman, politician.
• Pat O'Connor, professional wrestler.
• Bert Potter, commune leader.
• Eva Rickard, Māori leader and activist.
• Thomas Thorp, High Court judge.
• Joan Florence Kane, Mother of nine Kanes.

Deaths

• 10 May: William Massey, Prime Minister
• 2 October: Thomas Hislop, politician.

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. Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
2. "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 2008-04-06.
3. List of New Zealand Chess Champions
4. "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
5. edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Men's Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
6. List of NZ Trotting cup winners
7. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
8. Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
9. "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.

External links

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