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 FergussonStatistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
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.Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. 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.List of New Zealand Chess Champions
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 – AhuririAuckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
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
Shooting Ballinger Belt – Douglas Roots (Patea)
Soccer 1927 Chatham Cup won by Ponsonby Canada toured New Zealand, playing a series of four internationals which they won 2–1.List of New Zealand national soccer matches 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 16 February – Des White, rugby league player 18 February – Hugh Kawharu, academic, Ngāti Whātua leader 20 February – Allan Wild, architect, academic 24 February – Jim Edwards, politician 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 Colin Franklin, electrical engineer Rusty Robertson, rowing coach
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 Rīwai, 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) Hōne Taare Tīkao, 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
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