1925 in New Zealand

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1925 in New Zealand:

Other years in New Zealand

1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government 1.3 Parliamentary opposition 1.4 Main centre leaders 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Music 3.2 Radio 3.3 Film 4 Appointments and awards 5 Sport 5.1 Rugby 5.2 Horse racing 5.3 Soccer 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 See also 9 References

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - George V
• Governor-General - General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO ^[1]

[edit] Government

The 21st New Zealand Parliament concluded, with its final year being marked by the death of premier William Massey. The Reform Party governed as a minority with the support of independents. Following the General Election in November, the Reform Party held a much stronger franchise with 55 of the 80 seats.

• Speaker of the House - Charles Statham
• Prime Minister - William Massey, succeeded by Francis Bell (New Zealand Prime Minister) (for 16 days) then Gordon Coates.
• Minister of Finance - William Massey, succeeded by William Nosworthy

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Thomas Wilford (Liberal Party) until 13 August, then George William Forbes (Liberal) until 14 October, then vacant (until June 1926). ^[2]

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - James Gunson, succeeded by George Baildon
• Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
• Mayor of Wellington - Robert Wright, succeeded by Charles Norwood
• Mayor of Christchurch - James Arthur Flesher, succeeded by J. K. Archer
• Mayor of Dunedin - Harold Livingstone Tapley

[edit] Events

• Lloyd Mandeno develops the single-wire earth return electrical distribution system.
• New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition staged at Logan Park, Dunedin.
• Tokelau transferred to New Zealand from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony.
• National scheme for vehicle registration plates introduced.
• Followers of Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana form the Ratana Church.
• Paparua Prison opened.
• The Pacific battlefleet of the U.S. Navy undertook a goodwill tour of New Zealand.

• 17 June By-election in Franklin after the death of William Massey won by Ewen McLennan (Reform)

• 3 - 4 November:General election

[edit] Arts and literature

See: 1925 in art, 1925 in literature, Category:1925 books

• Allen Adair published by Jane Mander

[edit] Music

See: 1925 in music

[edit] Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

• The Radio Broadcasting Company (RBC) began broadcasts throughout New Zealand

[edit] Film

See: 1925 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1925 films

• Rewi's Last Stand by Rudall Hayward
• The Adventures of Algy
• The Romance of Hinemoa

[edit] Appointments and awards

• Ernest Rutherford appointed to the Order of Merit

• Alfred Averill succeeds Churchill Julius as Archbishop of New Zealand

[edit] Sport

See also: 1925 in sports

[edit] Rugby

• Auckland Rugby Union makes Eden Park its headquarters

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Soccer

Chatham Cup won by YMCA (Wellington)

[edit] Births

See also: Category:1925 births

• 25 January: Eric Dempster, cricketer.
• 14 May: W. H. Oliver, poet and historian.

• Fraser Colman, politician.
• O. E. Middleton, writer.
• Pat O'Connor, professional wrestler.
• Bert Potter, commune leader.
• Eva Rickard, Māori leader and activist.
• Thomas Thorp, High Court judge.

[edit] Deaths

See also: Category:1925 deaths

• 10 May: William Massey, Prime Minister
• Thomas Hislop, politician.

[edit] See 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 1925 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1925

[edit] References

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