1929 in New Zealand

Population

* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,486,100 [http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since previous 31/12/1928: 18,700 (1.27%)
* Males per 100 Females: 104.1

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 TBDth New Zealand Parliament continued.
*Speaker of the House - Charles Statham (Independent)
*Prime Minister - TBD
*Deputy Prime Minister - TBD
*Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward (United)
*Minister of Foreign Affairs - TBD

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition - 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, succeeded by Robert Sheriff Black

Events

* 17 June: An earthquake of Richter Magnitude 7.8 causes the deaths of 17 people and causes great damage in Murchison and surrounding areas [ [http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Kids/NZDisasters/EQMurchison1929.asp Murchison earthquake 1929 - New Zealand Disasters - Christchurch City Libraries ] ]
* 29 October Black Tuesday. Wall Street crash triggers the 10 year Great Depression.

Arts and literature

See 1929 in art, 1929 in literature,

Music

See: 1929 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: , 1929 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: J. Southon
*Women's singles: A. Ellett
*Men's doubles: T. Kelly and J. McLean
*Women's doubles: E. Hetley and F. Harvey
*Mixed doubles: T. Kelly and A. Ellett

Cricket

Horse racing

See

Rugby

,
* Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

occer

* Chatham Cup won by Tramways (Auckland)

Births

* 16 February: Venn Young, politician.
* 12 March: William Liley, pioneering surgeon.
*9 April, Fred Hollows, eye surgeon.
* 25 April: Yvette Williams, athlete.
* 2 May: Graham Gedye, cricketer.
* 4 September: Howard Charles Clark, chemist.
* 28 October (In India): Tom Puna, cricketer.
* November: Trevor McMahon, cricketer.
* 28 November: Raymond Hitchcock, cricketer.
* 14 December: Ron Jarden, rugby union player.
* 19 December: Michael Fowler, architect, mayor of Wellington.

*Miles Warren, architect.

Deaths

* 13 February: Charles Skerrett, Chief Justice of New Zealand.
* 23 September: Sir George Fenwick, newspaper editor and proprietor.
* 25 October: Charles Chilton, zoologist

* John Findlay, politician.
* Alex F. Lithgow, composer.
* Albert Pitt, politician.
* Sir James Glenny Wilson, politician.

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 1929 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1929