1926 in New Zealand

1926 in New Zealand

Population

A census was held in March 1926.

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - George V
*Governor-General - General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]

Government

The 22nd New Zealand Parliament continued with the Reform Party governing.

*Speaker of the House - Charles Statham (Reform Party)
*Prime Minister - Gordon Coates.
*Minister of Finance - William Nosworthy, succeeded by William Downie Stewart

*Minister of Foreign Affairs - William Nosworthy (Reform)

Parliamentary opposition

*Leader of the Opposition - Vacant until 26 June, then Harry Holland ((Labour Party) [Cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|title=Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition|accessdate=2008-04-06]

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Auckland - George Baildon
*Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
*Mayor of Wellington - Charles Norwood
*Mayor of Christchurch - J. K. Archer
*Mayor of Dunedin - Harold Livingstone Tapley

Events

* Writer and adventurer Zane Grey first visited New Zealand, helping to popularise big-game fishing
* Department of Scientific and Industrial Research established
* Pavlova reportedly created by a Wellington hotel chef in honour of the visit of Anna Pavlova
* Ash eruption of Red Crater, Mount Tongariro
* Dr Leonard Cockayne publishes the first part of "Monograph on New Zealand beech forests", which argued that the forests could be managed with a rotation of 80-120 years, but warned about overgrazing by deer. [cite journal|title=Monograph on New Zealand beech forests|year=1926|journal=N.Z. State Forest Serv. Bull|issue=4|last=Cockayne|first=Leonard] [cite web|url=http://www.sbs.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/science/about/departments/sbs/student_information/schools/newzealandplants/new-zealand-plants-timeline/1900-to-1949.cfm|title=New Zealand plants - timeline - 1900 to 1949|publisher=University of Auckland, School of Biological Science]
* 15 April: By-election in Eden, won by Rex Mason (Labour). As a result, Labour became the dominant party in opposition, with 12 seats compared to the Liberals' 11.
* 15 November: The Balfour Declaration asserts the right of New Zealand and other dominions to exist as an independent country.
* 3 December: Nine miners died in an explosion in the Dobson coal mine near Brunner

Arts and literature

See 1926 in art, 1926 in literature,

Music

See: 1926 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: 1926 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand,

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
*Archbishop of New Zealand
*Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

port

* See: 1926 in sports ,

Cricket

* New Zealand, along with India and the West Indies, is admitted to the Imperial Cricket Conference, increasing the number of test playing nations to six.

Rugby

* Ranfurly Shield - held by Hawkes Bay for the full season. , National Provincial Championship , ,

Horse racing

See , list winners.

Rugby league

* The New Zealand national rugby league team toured Britain, losing all three tests against Great Britain and one test against Wales
* The NZRU took legal action to prevent the NZRL from using the name "All Blacks" for the national Rugby League team.

occer

* Chatham Cup won by Sunnyside (Christchurch)

Births

* 27 May: Gordon Leggat, cricketer
* 29 June: James Keir Baxter, writer
* 28 October: Merwyn Norrish, diplomat
* 18 December (in Scotland): Jock Aird, soccer player

* Barbara Anderson, writer
* Peter Cape, musician
* Trevor Davey, politician. ["New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984" by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington) ]
* George Gair, politician
* Rowena Jackson, ballerina
* Guy Ngan, artist
* Phar Lap, champion racehorse

Deaths

* 13 June: Gottfried Lindauer, painter.
* 1 October: Suzanne Aubert (Sister Mary Joseph), missionary nun
* 9 October: Arthur Myers, politician
* 18 October: Sir James Carroll, politician
* 26 October: Frederick Pirani, politician

ee also

*List of years in New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand history
*History of New Zealand
*Military history of New Zealand
*Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

"For world events and topics in 1926 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1926

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