1924_in_New_Zealand
1924 in New Zealand
List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1924 in New Zealand.
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State – George V
- Governor-General – John Jellicoe, Viscount Jellicoe until 26 November, then Sir Charles Fergusson from 13 December[1]
- George V
- Viscount Jellicoe
- Sir Charles Fergusson
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Government
The 21st New Zealand Parliament continues. The Reform Party governs as a minority with the support of independents.
- Speaker of the House – Charles Statham
- Prime Minister – William Massey
- Minister of Finance – William Massey
- Minister of External Affairs – Francis Bell
- Charles Statham
- William Massey
- Francis Bell
Parliamentary opposition
- Thomas Wilford
Judiciary
- Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout
- Robert Stout
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
- Mayor of Wellington – Robert Wright
- Mayor of Christchurch – James Flesher
- Mayor of Dunedin – Harold Tapley
- James Gunson
- Robert Wright
- James Flesher
- Harold Tapley
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- 29 September – The first trolleybus route in Wellington is inaugurated[3]
- 4 July – The name for Four Square is established[4]
- 17 November – HMS Torch hits a rock in the Chatham Islands, and is subsequently beached and abandoned[5]
- Undated – Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward', later to become the main commercial cultivar of kiwifruit, is first grown
See 1924 in art, 1924 in literature Category:1924 books
Music
See: 1924 in music
Broadcasting
Film
See: 1924 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1924 films
Chess
- The 33rd National Chess Championship is held in Wellington, and is won by S. Crakanthorp of Sydney.[6]
Football
- The 2nd Chatham Cup is won by Harbour Board (Auckland)
- A Chinese Universities football team tours New Zealand, including four matches against the national team:[7]
- 16 August, at Auckland: New Zealand win 2–1
- 23 August, at Wellington: draw 2–2
- 6 September, at Dunedin: New Zealand win 5–3
- 13 September, at Christchurch: New Zealand win 4–2
- Provincial league champions:[8]
- Auckland – Harbour Board
- Canterbury – Sunnyside
- Hawke's Bay – Whakatu
- Nelson – Athletic
- Otago – Seacliff
- South Canterbury – Albion Rovers
- Southland – Corinthians
- Taranaki – Kaponga
- Wanganui – YMCA
- Wellington – YMCA
Golf
- The 11th New Zealand Open championship is won by Ernie Moss, with an aggregate of 301.[9]
- The 28th National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland (men) and Hamilton (women)[10][11]
- Men – L. Quin (Eltham)
- Women – Mrs Peake (Cambridge)
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Sheik[12]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Locanda Mac[13]
Thoroughbred racing
- New Zealand Cup – Sunart[14]
- Auckland Cup – Te Kara[14]
- Wellington Cup – Loughrea[14]
- New Zealand Derby – Count Cavour[14]
- ARC Great Northern Derby – Ballymena
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.[15]
- Men's singles champion – W. Carswell (Taieri Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – James Angus, J. A. Redpath (skip) (Canterbury Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – W. Ure, H. S. Hill, C. G. Maher, Bill Bremner (skip) (West End Bowling Club, Auckland)
Olympic games
Main article: New Zealand at the 1924 Summer Olympics
More information Gold, Silver ...
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Close
- New Zealand sends a team of four competitors across three sports
- Arthur Porritt wins the bronze medal in the men's 100 metres
Rugby league
- New Zealand host the touring Great Britain team, winning the test series 2–1
- 1st test, at Dunedin, lose 18–31
- 2nd test, at Wellington, win 13–11
- 3rd test, at Auckland, win 16–8
Rugby union
- The All Blacks tour the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Canada between September 1924 and February 1925, winning all 32 games, and earning the nickname The Invincibles
- The Ranfurly Shield is held and defended by Hawkes Bay all season
Wrestling
January
- 5 January – Ivan Wyatt, cricketer (d. 2009)
- 11 January – Rex Cunningham, rugby league player (d. 2015)
- 13 January – Brian Barratt-Boyes, heart surgeon (d. 2006)
- 15 January
- Barbara Angus, diplomat, historian (d. 2005)
- George Lowe, mountaineer and explorer (d. 2013)
- 21 January
- Bill Andersen, trade unionist (d. 2005)
- Ronald Sinclair, actor, film editor (d. 1992)
- 22 January – Ortvin Sarapu, chess player (d. 1999)
- 27 January
- Lyn Philp, boxer (d. 1981)
- Hector Wilson, rugby union player (d. 2004)
- 28 January – Wharetutu Stirling, Ngāi Tahu leader, conservationist (d. 1993)
February
- 14 February
- Bos Murphy, boxer (d. 2000)
- Reg Singer, association footballer (d. 2001)
- 24 February – Jack Forrest, rugby league player (d. 2016)
- 27 February – John Shanahan, swimmer (d. 1987)
- 29 February – David Beattie, jurist, sports administrator, 14th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 2001)
March
- 5 March – Nau Cherrington, rugby union player (d. 1979)
- 6 March – Percy Murphy, politician, first Māori mayor (d. 2009)
- 7 March
- J.G.A. Pocock, historian (d. 2023)
- Brownie Pūriri, public servant (d. 1979)
- 9 March – Warren Sinclair, radiation science and medicine expert (d. 2014)
- 10 March – Peter Stichbury, potter (d. 2015)
- 22 March – Grace Gooder, cricketer (d. 1983)
- 24 March – Norm Holland, jockey (d. 2014)
- 26 March
- Jack McNab, rugby union player, coach and administrator (d. 2009)
- Josie Yelas, netball player (d. 1996)
- 29 March – Haydn Sherley, broadcaster (d. 2007)
- 31 March – Joan de Hamel, children's writer (d. 2011)
April
- 2 April – Lauris Edmond, poet and writer (d. 2000)
- 5 April – Barbara Hale, librarian (d. 2013)
- 3 April – Errol Brathwaite, writer (d. 2005)
- 18 April – Tiny White, equestrian (d. 2020)
- 30 April
- Richard Giese, flautist (d. 2010)
- Mervyn Probine, physicist, public servant (d. 2010)
May
- 1 May – Ted Johnson, rower (d. 1985)
- 5 May – Frank Creagh, boxer (d. 1998)
- 12 May – Malcolm Templeton, diplomat (d. 2017)
- 22 May – Stella Casey, social campaigner (d. 2000)
June
- 2 June – Pat Evison, actor (d. 2010)
- 3 June – Ken Armstrong, association footballer (d. 1984)
- 7 June – Bob Tizard, politician (d. 2016)
- 8 June – Ian Colquhoun, cricketer (d. 2005)
- 9 June – John Scott, architect (d. 1992)
- 14 June
- David Ballantyne, journalist, writer (d. 1986)
- Miriam Dell, women's advocate (d. 2022)
July
- 7 July – D. P. O'Connell, barrister, legal academic (d. 1979)
- 15 July
- Bub Bridger, poet and short story writer (d. 2009)
- Brian Sutton-Smith, writer and play theorist (d. 2015)
- 23 July – Betty Bourke, politician, health administrator (d. 2015)
- 25 July
- Jim Beard, architect (d. 2017)
- Peter Mann, Anglican bishop (d. 1999)
- 26 July – Ces Renwick, cricketer (d. 2014)
- 28 July
- Eric Fisher, cricketer (d. 1996)
- William Fraser, politician (d. 2001)
August
- 1 August – Peter Smith, rugby union player (d. 1954)
- 2 August – Ainsley Iggo, neurophysiologist (d. 2012)
- 7 August – Alan Wilkinson, association footballer (d. 2015)
- 12 August – Gordon Hobson, amateur wrestler (d. 1985)
- 13 August – John Rymer, Anglican cleric (d. 2003)
- 22 August – Pat O'Connor, professional wrestler (d. 1990)
- 23 August
- Bahri Kavaja, association footballer (d. 1987)
- Doug Mudgway, amateur wrestler (d. 1988)
- 28 August
- Tony MacGibbon, cricketer (d. 2010)
- Janet Frame, writer (d. 2004)
- 31 August – Don Beaven, medical researcher (d. 2009)
September
- 3 September – John Ingram, mechanical engineer, businessman (d. 2015)
- 4 September – Lory Blanchard, rugby league player and coach (d. 2013)
- 5 September – Nick Carter, cyclist (d. 2003)
- 6 September – Hugh Poole, sailor (d. 2012)
- 7 September – Wanda Cowley, children's writer (d. 2017)
- 8 September – Frank Holmes, economist (d. 2011)
- 15 September – Rex Challies, cricketer (d. 2003)
- 17 September – Les Watt, cricketer (d. 1996)
- 23 September – Peggy Hay, designer (d. 2016)
- 24 September – Sammy Guillen, cricketer (d. 2013)
- 27 September – Louis Johnson, poet (d. 1988)
- 30 September – Trevor Hatherton, geophysicist (d. 1992)
October
- 5 October – Victor Brooker, cricketer
- 11 October – Arthur Hughes, rugby union player, businessman, horse racing administrator (d. 2005)
- 19 October – Keith Gudsell, rugby union player (d. 2007)
- 30 October – Roy McLennan, politician (d. 2013)
November
- 5 November – Geoff Smale, sailor (d. 2011)
- 23 November
- Doug Coombes, mineralogist and petrologist (d. 2016)
- Doug Dillon, jurist (d. 1999)
- 28 November – Colin McLachlan, politician (d. 1985)
December
- 2 December
- Gerald O'Brien, politician (d. 2017)
- Brian Poananga, sportsman, military leader, diplomat (d. 1995)
- 5 December – Gavin Downie, politician (d. 1998)
- 7 December – Jimmy Haig, rugby union and rugby league player (d. 1996)
- 12 December
- Neill Austin, politician (d. 2008)
- Brown Turei, Anglican archbishop (d. 2017)
- 23 December – Len Castle, potter (d. 2011)
- 26 December – Leonard Kent, cricketer (d. 2014)
- 28 December – Loo-Chi Hu, marine equipment designer, t'ai chi teacher (d. 2013)
- 29 December
- Eve Poole, 41st Mayor of Invercargill (d. 1992)
- Bob Vance, cricket player and administrator (d. 1994)
- Ivan Walsh, association footballer, cricketer (d. 2005)
- 30 December – Joe Phillips, rugby league player (d. 1969)
January–March
- 5 January – Mary Player, midwife, feminist, social reformer (born c.1857)
- 6 January – Henry Hill, cricketer (born 1845)
- 19 January – Frances Parker, suffragette (born 1875)
- 24 January – Acton Adams, politician (born 1843)
- 27 January – William Gardiner, cricketer (born 1864)
- 2 February
- Daniel Claffey, cricketer (born 1869)
- John Duncan, politician (born 1848)
- 11 February – Arthur Lomas, cricketer (born 1895)
- 17 February – James Tibbs, schoolteacher (born 1855)
- 22 February – Mary Dawson, farmer, environmentalist (born 1833)
- 24 February – Joseph Borton, cricketer (born 1832)
- 1 March – Elizabeth Parsons, singer (born 1846)
- 4 March – Gilbert Carson, politician (born 1842)
- 6 March – Grace Joel, artist (born 1865)
- 10 March – George Bourne, photographer (born 1875)
- 17 March – Martin Chapman, cricketer, barrister, politician (born 1846)
April–June
- 3 April – Alfred Newman, politician (born 1849)
- 19 April – Charles Louisson, politician (born 1842)
- 7 May – Alfred Luttrell, architect and building contractor (born 1865)
- 9 May – James Mason, doctor, bacteriologist, public health administrator (born 1864)
- 19 May – Joseph Pabst, cricketer (born 1870)
July–September
- 17 July – William Davidson, pioneer of refrigerated shipping (born 1846)
- 19 July – Sir Walter Buchanan. politician (born 1838)
- 25 July – Lawrence Birks, electrical engineer (born 1874)
- 10 August – Edward Wakefield, politician (born 1845)
- 19 August – Alfred Baldey, politician (born 1836)
- 17 September – Richard Vincent, cricketer (born 1846)
- 19 September – Sir John Salmond, legal academic, public servant, jurist (born 1862)
- 27 September – Thomson Leys, journalist, newspaper editor and proprietor, philanthropist (born 1850)
October–December
- 18 October – Walter Mason, cricketer (born 1847)
- 23 October – Eparaima Te Mutu Kapa, politician (born c.1842)
- 13 November – Charles Boxshall, cricketer (born 1862)
- 27 November – Joseph Grimmond, politician (born 1843)
- 15 December – Paratene Ngata, Ngāti Porou leader, politician (born c.1849)
- 19 December – William Maslin, politician (born 1850)
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