1926 in New Zealand

1926
in
New Zealand

Decades:
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The following lists events that happened during 1926 in New Zealand.

Population

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The 1926 New Zealand census is held on 20 April.

Male Female Total
Usually resident population 716,310
(51%)
687,330
(49%)
1,403,640
Overseas visitors 3,333 1,167 4,500
Total 719,643 688,497 1,408,140

Incumbents

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Regal and viceregal

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Government

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The 22nd New Zealand Parliament continues with the Reform Party governing.

Parliamentary opposition

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Judiciary

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Main centre leaders

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Events

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Arts and literature

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See 1926 in art, 1926 in literature, Category:1926 books

Music

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See: 1926 in music

Radio

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See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

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See: 1926 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1926 films

Sport

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Chess

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  • The 35th National Chess Championship is held in Dunedin, and is won by S. Crakanthorp of Sydney, his second title[6]

Cricket

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  • New Zealand, along with India and the West Indies, is admitted to the Imperial Cricket Conference, increasing the number of test playing nations to six

Football

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  • The Chatham Cup is won by Sunnyside (Christchurch)
  • Provincial league champions:[7]
    • Auckland – Tramways
    • Canterbury – Sunnyside
    • Hawke's Bay – Whakatu
    • Nelson – Athletic
    • Otago – HSOB
    • South Canterbury – Colmoco
    • Southland – Ohai
    • Taranaki – Auroa
    • Waikato – Huntly Thistle
    • Wanganui – Woollen Mills
    • Wellington – Hospital

Golf

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  • The 16th New Zealand Open championship is won by Andrew Shaw after a playoff with Ernie Moss.[8]
  • The 8th National Amateur Championships are held at Miramar (men) and Balmacewan (women)[9][10]
    • Men – Arthur Duncan (Wellington) (his tenth title)
    • Women – Louisa Kerr (Timaru)

Horse racing

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Harness racing

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Thoroughbred racing

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Lawn bowls

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The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[14]

  • Men's singles champion – W. Foster (Caledonian Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – W. R. Todd, E. Tamlyn (skip) (St Kilda Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – J. D. Best, H. G. Siedeberg, F. McCullough, E. Harraway (skip) (Dunedin Bowling Club)

Rugby league

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Rugby union

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Births

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Exact date unknown

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Deaths

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January–March

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April–June

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July–September

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October–December

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  • 1 October – Suzanne Aubert (Sister Mary Joseph), missionary nun (born 1835)
  • 9 October – Sir Arthur Myers, politician, mayor of Auckland (1905–09) (born 1868)
  • 18 October – Sir James Carroll, politician (born 1857)
  • 26 October – Frederick Pirani, politician (born 1858)
  • 7 November – Henry Baker, cricketer (born 1904)
  • 7 December – Charles Purnell, journalist, newspaper editor, writer (born 1843)
  • 12 December – Jane Preshaw, nurse, midwife, hospital matron (born 1839)
  • 22 December – Mina Arndt, painter (born 1885)
  • 23 December – Joseph Frear, builder (born 1846)
  • 28 December – Robert William Felkin, medical missionary, explorer, ceremonial magician (born 1853)

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Personal". Stratford Evening Post. Vol. 58, no. 2. 1 February 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ Cockayne, Leonard (1926). "Monograph on New Zealand beech forests". N.Z. State Forest Serv. Bull (4).
  5. ^ "New Zealand plants – timeline – 1900 to 1949". University of Auckland, School of Biological Science. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  6. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  8. ^ "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Golf". Otago Witness. No. 3789. 26 October 1926. p. 51. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  11. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  12. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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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