1924 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

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

Government

The 21st New Zealand Parliament continued. The Reform Party governed as a minority with the support of independents.

*Speaker of the House - Charles Statham
*Prime Minister - William Massey
*Minister of Finance - William Massey

Parliamentary opposition

*Leader of the Opposition - Thomas Wilford (Liberal 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 - James Gunson
*Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
*Mayor of Wellington - Robert Wright
*Mayor of Christchurch - James Arthur Flesher
*Mayor of Dunedin - Harold Livingstone Tapley

Events

* Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward', which was to become the main commercial cultivar of kiwifruit was first grown in 1924.

Arts and literature

See 1924 in art , 1924 in literature

Music

See: 1924 in music

Broadcasting

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

* Venus of the South SeasSee: 1924 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand,

Appointments and awards

port

* See: 1924 in sports , , New Zealand at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Athletics

* Arthur Porritt won the bronze medal in the Men's 100m at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. He also came 5th in the 200m.

Horse Racing

* ARC Great Northern Derby: won by Ballymena (NZ)

Rugby

* An All Black team toured the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Canada between September and February 1925. They won all 32 games on tour, and were nicknamed The Invincibles
* The Ranfurly Shield was held and defended by Hawkes Bay all season.

Rugby League

*Great Britain toured New Zealand, losing the test series 2-1
** 1st test, GB 31 - NZ 18, Dunedin
** 2nd test, NZ 13 - GB 11, Wellington
** 3rd test, NZ 16 - GB 8, Auckland

occer

* 2nd Chatham Cup won by Harbour Board (Auckland)

Wrestling

* Ike Robin becomes recognised as New Zealand's first Wrestling champion

Births

* 21 January: Bill Andersen, trade unionist.
* 21 January: Ronald Sinclair, child actor.
* 22 January: Ortvin Sarapu, twenty-times New Zealand chess champion.
* 27 January: Lyn Philp, boxer.
* 29 February: David Beattie, Governor-general.
* 7 March (in London): J.G.A. Pocock, historian.
* 28 August: Tony MacGibbon, cricketer.
* 28 August: Janet Frame, writer.

* Brian Barratt-Boyes, heart surgeon.
* James Beard, architect.
* Len Castle, potter.
* Miriam Dell, women's advocate/leader.
* Pat Evison, Actress.
* William Fraser, politician.
* Gerald O'Brien, politician.
* Robert Tizard, politician.

Deaths

* 17 July: William Davidson, pioneer of refrigerated shipping.

* Alfred Newman, politician.
* Edward Wakefield, 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 1924 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1924

References