1925
in
New Zealand

Decades:
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1925 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 21st New Zealand Parliament concludes, with its final year marked by the death of premier William Massey. The Reform Party governs as a minority with the support of independents. Following the general election in November, the Reform Party holds a much stronger position with 55 of the 80 seats.

Parliamentary opposition

Judiciary

Main centre leaders

Events

Arts and literature

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

Music

See: 1925 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
  • The Radio Broadcasting Company (RBC) began broadcasts throughout New Zealand

Film

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

Sport

Chess

  • The 34th National Chess Championship is held in Nelson, and is won by C. J. S. Purdy of Sydney[14]

Football

  • The Chatham Cup is won by YMCA (Wellington)
  • Provincial league champions:[15]
    • Auckland – Thistle
    • Canterbury – Sunnyside
    • Hawke's Bay – Whakatu
    • Nelson – Thistle
    • Otago – Northern
    • South Canterbury – Rangers
    • Southland – Central
    • Taranaki – Manaia
    • Wanganui – Eastown Workshops
    • Wellington – YMCA

Golf

  • The 15th New Zealand Open championship is won by Ewen MacFarlane, an amateur, with an aggregate of 308[16]
  • The 29th National Amateur Championships are held at Christchurch (men) and Miramar (women)[17][18]
    • Men – Tom Horton (Masterton)
    • Women – Phyllis Dodgshun (Dunedin)

Horse racing

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.[22]

  • Men's singles champion – J. D. Best (Dunedin Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – C. W. Davis, J. W. Sexton (skip) (Newtown Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – H. J. Wernham, F. T. Wilson, A. C. McIntyre, R. N. Pilkington (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club)

Rugby union

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Exact date unknown

Deaths

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

See also

References

  1. Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  2. "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  3. "New motor regulations". The Press. 2 January 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. "No. 33007". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1925. p. 3.
  5. "History". www.foursquare.co.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  6. "The new archbishop". The New Zealand Herald. 20 April 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. Gustafson, Barry. "Massey, William Ferguson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  8. New Zealand, Keith (4 April 2018). "Rātana Church – Te Haahi Rātana - founding the Rātana Church". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  9. "Reform defeats Labour". The Evening Post. 18 June 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  10. McGibbon, Ian C. (1981). Blue-water Rationale: The naval defence of New Zealand, 1914–1942. Wellington: Government Printer. pp. 160–162. ISBN 0-477-01072-5.
  11. "No. 33132". The London Gazette. 12 February 1926. pp. 1061–1062.
  12. Huntsman, Judith (1996). Tokelau: A Historical Ethnography. Auckland University Press. pp. 463–464. ISBN 9781869406646. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  13. "New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition opens – 17 November 1925". New Zealand History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  14. List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  15. "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  16. "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  17. McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Golf, men's – New Zealand amateur champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  18. "Women's notes". Manawatu Standard. 23 October 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  19. "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  20. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron (1982). The New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.
  22. 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.
  23. Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
  24. Traue, J. E., ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 239. ISBN 0-589-01113-8.

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