1926 in New Zealand

See also:1925 in New Zealand, other events of 1926, 1927 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.

Summary

The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.

See: 1926 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.

Population

A census was held in March 1926.

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - George V
• Governor-General - General Sir Charles Fergusson

Government

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

• Speaker of the House - Charles Statham (Reform Party)
• Prime Minister - Gordon Coates.
• Minister of Finance - William Nosworthy, succeeded by William Downie Stewart

• Minister of Foreign Affairs - William Nosworthy (Reform)

Opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - George William Forbes (Liberal Party), succeeded by Harry Holland ((Labour Party)

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - George Baildon
• Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
• Mayor of Wellington - Charles Norwood
• Mayor of Christchurch - J. K. Archer
• Mayor of Dunedin - Harold Livingstone Tapley

Events

See 1926 , 1926 in politics , 1926 in science , Category:1926 in Australia , 1926 in Australia , 1926 in music , 1926 timelines , History of New Zealand , Category:History of New Zealand , Military history of New Zealand , Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand , Timeline of New Zealand history

• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica ,

• Writer and adventurer Zane Grey first visited New Zealand, helping to popularise big-game fishing
• Department of Scientific and Industrial Research established
• Pavlova reportedly created by a Wellington hotel chef in honour of the visit of Anna Pavlova
• Ash eruption of Red Crater, Mount Tongariro

April

• 15 April By-election in Eden, won by Rex Mason (Labour). As a result, Labour became the dominant party in opposition, with 12 seats compared to the Liberals' 11.

November

• The Balfour Declaration asserts the right of New Zealand and other dominions to exist as an independent country.

December

• 3 December: Nine miners died in an explosion in the Dobson coal mine near Brunner

Arts and literature

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

Music

See: 1926 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

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

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

Sport

• See: 1926 in sports , Category:1926 in sports

Cricket

• 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.

Rugby

• Ranfurly Shield - held by Hawkes Bay for the full season.

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks ,

Horse racing

See Category:New Zealand horse races, list winners.

Rugby league

• The New Zealand national rugby league team toured Britain, losing all three tests against Great Britain and one test against Wales
• The NZRU took legal action to prevent the NZRL from using the name "All Blacks" for the national Rugby League team.

Soccer

• Chatham Cup won by Sunnyside (Christchurch)

Births

• Barbara Anderson, writer
• Peter Cape, musician
• George Gair, politician
• Rowena Jackson, ballerina
• 29 June: James Keir Baxter, writer
• Phar Lap, champion racehorse

Category:1926 births

Deaths

• 1 October: Suzanne Aubert (Sister Mary Joseph), missionary nun
• 9 October: Arthur Myers, politician
• 18 October: James Carroll, politician
• 26 October: Frederick Pirani, politician

Category:1926 deaths

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