1927 in New Zealand

Population

* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,450,400 [http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since previous 31/12/1926: 20,700 (1.45%)
* Males per 100 Females: 104.3

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. 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 — Francis Rolleston (Reform)

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition - Harry Holland (Labour). [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, succeeded by George Troup
*Mayor of Christchurch - J. K. Archer
*Mayor of Dunedin - Harold Livingstone Tapley, succeeded by William Burgoyne Taverner

Events

Arts and literature

See 1927 in art, 1927 in literature,

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: , 1927 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

=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. ISBN 0-908570-00-7]

National Champions

*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

Horse racing

See

Rugby

Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

occer

* Chatham Cup won by Ponsonby

Births

*11 January: John Hayes, cricketer.
* 12 January: Maurice Marshall, athlete.
* 18 February: Hugh Kawharu, academic and Māori leader.
*14 April: Alan MacDiarmid, Nobel laureate chemist.
* 22 May: Eric Petrie, cricketer.
* 18 July: Zin Harris, cricketer.
* 25 July: James Belich, mayor of Wellington.
* 15 November: Wallace Edward (Bill) Rowling, politician and 30th Prime Minister of New Zealand.

* Mary Batchelor, politician.
* Brian Brake, photographer.
* Jacqueline Sturm, writer.

Deaths

* 26 April: William Jolliffe, First NZ film censor

References

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 1927 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1927