1928 in New Zealand

Population

* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,467,400 [http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since previous 31/12/1927: 17,000 (1.17%)
* Males per 100 Females: 104.2

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.

*Speaker of the House - Charles Statham (Independent)
*Prime Minister - TBD
*Deputy Prime Minister - TBD
*Minister of Finance - William Downie Stewart (Reform) until 10th December, then Joseph Ward (United)
*Minister of Foreign Affairs - TBD

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition - Harry Holland (Labour) until 18th October, then Joseph Ward (United) from 4th- 10th December, then Gordon Coates (Reform). [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 - George Troup
*Mayor of Christchurch - J. K. Archer
*Mayor of Dunedin - William Burgoyne Taverner

Events

* 10 January: George Hood and John Moncrieff attempt the first flight from Australia to New Zealand in an aircraft named "Aotearoa", but radio signals cease after 12 hours and they are never seen again. [ [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=10/01 Today in History | NZHistory ] ]
*July: The schooner "Isabella de Fraine" capsizes on the bar at the entrance to Hokianga harbour, with the loss of all eight crew. [cite book|title=Remember the Hokianga|editor=Olive Harris and Chris Lancaster|id=ISBN 978-0-473-11859-4|chapter=Stories of the Churches - Our Centennial Jewel, based on the thoughts of W. Bro. Max Beazley|pages=p 332|year=2006]
*24 October: "The Weekly Press" stops publishing. The magazine started in 1865. [cite web|url=http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Guides/Newspapers/History.asp|title=Historical outline of the main Christchurch newspapers|publisher=Christchurch City Libraries]

Arts and literature

See 1928 in art, 1928 in literature,

Music

See: 1928 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

*Taranga / Under the Southern Cross / The Devil's Pit

See: , 1928 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=

National Champions

*Men's singles: T. Kelly
*Women's singles: E. Hetley
*Men's doubles: R. Creed-Meredith and L. Wilson
*Women's doubles: E. Hetley and F. Harvey
*Mixed doubles: Mr and Mrs E. Dart

Cricket

Horse racing

See

=Olympic Games=

* Ted Morgan wins a gold medal in boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, becoming the first New Zealander to win an individual Olympic gold medal while competing for New Zealand.

Rugby

,
* Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

* Tour of New Zealand by Great Britain, who win the test series 2-1
** 1st Test, Dunedin, GB 6-5
** 2nd Test, Christchurch, GB 13 - 5
** 3rd test, Auckland, NZ 17 - 13

occer

* Chatham Cup won by Petone

Births

* 17 March: Patricia Bartlett, pro-censorship activist.
* 3 June: John R Reid, cricketer.
* 4 June: Whakahuihui Vercoe, Archbishop of New Zealand.

* (in England): Marti Friedlander, photographer

Deaths

* 27 October: James Gardiner, Australian politician.

* Westby Brook Perceval, 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 1928 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1928

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