1925 in New Zealand

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State – George V
• Governor-General – Sir Charles Fergusson^[1]

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  George V
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  Sir Charles Fergusson

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.

• Speaker of the House – Charles Statham
• Prime Minister – William Massey until 10 May, then Francis Bell from 14 to 30 May, then Gordon Coates
• Minister of Finance – William Massey until 10 May, then William Nosworthy from 14 May
• Minister of External Affairs – Francis Bell

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  Charles Statham
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  William Massey
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  Francis Bell
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  Gordon Coates
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  William Nosworthy

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition – Thomas Wilford (Liberal Party) until 13 August, then George Forbes (Liberal) until 4 November, then vacant (until June 1926)^[2]

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  Thomas Wilford
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  George Forbes

Judiciary

• Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout

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  Robert Stout

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson, succeeded by George Baildon
• Mayor of Wellington – Robert Wright, succeeded by Charles Norwood
• Mayor of Christchurch – James Flesher, succeeded by John Archer
• Mayor of Dunedin – Harold Tapley

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  James Gunson
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  George Baildon
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  Robert Wright
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  Charles Norwood
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  James Flesher
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  John Archer
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  Harold Tapley

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

• Rewi's Last Stand by Rudall Hayward
• The Adventures of Algy
• The Romance of Hinemoa

Chess

• The 34th National Chess Championship is held in Nelson, and is won by C. J. S. Purdy of Sydney^[15]

Football

• The Chatham Cup is won by YMCA (Wellington)
• Provincial league champions:^[16]
  • 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^[17]
• The 29th National Amateur Championships are held at Christchurch (men) and Miramar (women)^[18][19]
  • Men – Tom Horton (Masterton)
  • Women – Phyllis Dodgshun (Dunedin)

Horse racing

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.^[23]

• 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

• The All Blacks tour New South Wales
• The Auckland Rugby Union makes Eden Park its headquarters
• Hawke's Bay defends he Ranfurly Shield for the third consecutive full season, defeating Wairarapa (22–3), Canterbury (24–18), Southland (31–12), Taranaki (28–3), Wellington (20–11) and Otago (34–14)^[24]