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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1927 in New Zealand .
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,450,400
[1]
Increase since previous 31 December 1926: 20,700 (1.45%)
[2]
Males per 100 females: 104.3
[3]
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
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.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
Arts and literature
See
1927 in art ,
1927 in literature ,
Category:1927 books
Music
See:
1927 in music
Radio
See:
Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See:
Category:1927 film awards ,
1927 in film ,
List of New Zealand feature films ,
Cinema of New Zealand ,
Category:1927 films
Sport
Badminton
The New Zealand Badminton Federation, now
Badminton New Zealand , is founded and the first National Championships are held, at
Wanganui .
[7]
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
Chess
The 36th National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by A.W.O. Davies of Auckland, his third title.
[8]
Golf
The 17th
New Zealand Open championship was won by Ernie Moss.
[9]
The 31st National Amateur Championships were held in Hamilton
[10]
Men: Sloan Morpeth (Maungakiekie) – 2nd title
Women: Mrs ? Collinson
Horse racing
Harness racing
Thoroughbred racing
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.
[14]
Men's singles champion – H.C. Clarke (Rocky Nook Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – A. Brakebush, M. Walker (skip) (Auckland Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – J. McMillan, H. Rowling, J.F. Wright, A.H. Benefield (skip) (St John's Bowling Club, Wanganui)
Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand
Category:All Blacks
Ranfurly Shield
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
1927 Chatham Cup won by
Ponsonby
Canada toured New Zealand, playing a series of four internationals which they won 2–1.
[15]
25 June, Dunedin: Draw 2–2
2 July, Christchurch: NZ 1–2 Canada
9 July, Wellington: NZ 1–0 Canada
23 July, Auckland: NZ 1–4 Canada
Provincial league champions:
[16]
Auckland: Thistle
Canterbury:
Nomads
Hawke's Bay: Napier Rangers
Nelson: Athletic
Otago:
Northern
South Canterbury: Rangers
Southland: Corinthians
Taranaki: Caledonian
Waikato: Waihou
Wanganui: Eastbrooke
Wellington: YMCA
Births
January
February
2 February –
Whatumoana Paki ,
Kīngitanga elder
3 February –
Graham Mexted , rugby union player
6 February –
Thomas Wells , cricketer, schoolteacher
9 February –
Walter Brown , actor
12 February –
John Todd , businessman, philanthropist
16 February –
Des White , rugby league player
18 February –
Hugh Kawharu , academic,
Ngāti Whātua leader
20 February –
Allan Wild , architect, academic
24 February –
Jim Edwards , politician
27 February –
Peter Whittle , mathematician, statistician
March
2 March –
Ray Farman , cricketer
3 March –
Bruce Tabb , accountancy academic
9 March –
Dave Leech , hammer thrower
13 March
14 March –
Tim Besley , civil engineer, businessman, public servant
17 March –
Christopher Small , sociomusicologist
24 March –
John Head , schoolteacher, anti-landmine campaigner
31 March –
Pat Hond , police officer, teacher, soldier, community worker
April
5 April
6 April –
Barney Clarke , boxer
9 April –
Tiny Hill , rugby union player and selector
13 April –
George Chapman , accountant, businessman, politician
14 April –
Alan MacDiarmid , Nobel laureate chemist
15 April –
Joan Talbot , fashion designer and retailer
18 April –
Stanley Callagher , rowing coxswain
20 April –
Douglas J. Martin , Mormon leader
21 April –
Tom Logan , water polo player, swimmer, surf lifesaver, dentist, naval officer
May
1 May
8 May –
Gray Nelson , public servant, diplomat
9 May –
Gerry Clark , sailor, writer and ornithologist
17 May –
Jacqueline Sturm , poet and short-story writer
20 May –
Donald Coleman , cricketer
22 May –
Eric Petrie , cricketer
23 May –
Jack Cropp , sailor
25 May –
Helen Smith , politician
26 May –
John Worrall , cricketer
June
July
9 July –
Joyce Fenton , fencer
10 July
18 July
19 July –
Ray Harper , rugby union player and administrator
20 July –
Tom Lynch , rugby union and rugby league player
25 July
August
September
October
November
December
1 December –
John Branthwaite , Anglican priest
2 December –
Les Hunter , politician
4 December –
Peter Hall , cricketer
6 December –
Alan Gilbertson , cricketer
8 December
10 December –
Graham Gordon , general practitioner and surgeon
18 December –
Rom Harré , philosopher, psychologist
19 December –
Robert Couper , cricketer
23 December –
Pat Sheahan , rugby union player, publican, publisher
30 December –
John Pring , rugby union referee
Exact date unknown
Deaths
January–March
4 January
13 January
21 January –
Kiti Karaka Rīwai , Māori tribal leader (born 1870)
26 January –
Robert Wellwood , farmer, auctioneer, commission agent, politician (born 1836)
29 January – Sir
Henry Brett , journalist, newspaper proprietor, writer, politician, mayor of Auckland (1877–78) (born 1843)
21 February –
Thomas Ryan , rugby union player, artist, steamer captain (born 1864)
17 March –
Bella MacCallum , botanist, mycologist (born 1886)
26 March –
Edward Withy , shipbuilder, politician (born
c. 1844)
31 March –
David Guthrie , politician (born 1856)
April–June
April –
T. T. Rawhiti , Kīngitanga secretary and administrator
4 April –
Cuthbert Cowan , politician (born 1835)
6 April –
Elsie Reeve , jeweller (born 1885)
8 April –
John O'Donovan , police commissioner (born 1858)
14 April –
James Wilson , politician (born 1865)
26 April –
William Jolliffe , film censor (born 1851)
28 April –
Sarah Featon , botanical artist (born 1848)
2 May –
Eden George , photographer, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1892–93) (born 1863)
1 June
11 June
John Ormsby , land negotiator and commissioner, politician (born 1854)
Hōne Taare Tīkao , Ngāi Tahu leader, scholar, politician (born 1850)
17 June –
Lake Ayson , acclimatisation officer, fisheries inspector (born 1855)
July–September
18 July –
Eustace Ferguson , pathologist, entomologist (born 1884)
24 July –
Arthur Harvey , doctor (born 1866)
27 July –
Newton King , auctioneer, merchant, businessman (born 1855)
5 August –
Thomas Groube , cricketer (born 1857)
7 August –
Frank Mace , soldier (born 1837)
11 August –
Edmond Slattery , swagger, rural labourer (born
c. 1839)
25 August –
Richard Bollard , politician (born 1863)
3 September –
Bill Cunningham , rugby union player (born 1874)
30 September –
Edmund Taylor , temperance advocate, politician (born 1855)
October–December
9 October –
Charles Mules , Anglican bishop (born 1837)
12 October –
Louis Fowler , cricketer (born 1865)
12 November –
John Aris , cricketer (born 1843)
17 November –
Charlie Smyth , police officer, trade unionist, baker (born 1883)
21 November –
Oscar Alpers , journalist, poet, lawyer, jurist (born 1867)
26 November –
Percy Gates Morgan , geologist, science administrator (born 1867)
28 November –
Charles Lewis , politician (born 1857)
8 December –
Robert Allan , businessman, manufacturer (born 1847)
18 December –
Hugh Finn , politician (born 1847)
See also
References
^
"Historical population estimates tables" . Statistics New Zealand. Archived from
the original on 31 December 2017.
^
"Historical population estimates tables" . Statistics New Zealand. Archived from
the original on 31 December 2017.
^
"Historical population estimates tables" . Statistics New Zealand. Archived from
the original on 31 December 2017.
^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990 . ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
^
"Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition" . Archived from
the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008 .
^
McLintock, A. H. , ed. (23 April 2009) [First published in 1966]. "The Duke and Duchess of York, 1927".
An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand .
Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga . Retrieved 28 February 2015 .
^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications.
ISBN
0-908570-00-7
^
List of New Zealand Chess Champions
Archived 14 October 2008 at the
Wayback Machine
^
"PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open" . The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from
the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009 .
^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966).
"Men's Golf – National Champions" . An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009 .
^
"List of NZ Trotting cup winners" . Archived from
the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009 .
^
Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
Archived 17 June 2009 at the
Wayback Machine
^
a
b
c
d
e Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron (1982). The New Zealand Almanac . Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454.
ISBN
0-908570-55-4 .
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McLintock, A.H. , ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners".
An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018 .
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List of New Zealand national soccer matches
^
"New Zealand: List of champions" . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links
Media related to
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1927 in Oceania
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