1930 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1930 in New Zealand.
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Population
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of state â George V
- Governor-General â General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO succeeded the same year by The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC [2]
Government
The 23rd New Zealand Parliament continued with the United Party in power.
- Speaker of the House â Charles Statham (Independent)
- Prime Minister â Sir Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George Forbes (United) [3]
- Minister of Finance â Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George Forbes (United)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs â Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George Forbes (United).
- Attorney-General â Thomas Sidey (United) until 22 September, then William Downie Stewart
- Chief Justice â Sir Michael Myers
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
- 11 August â Palmerston North is proclaimed as a city.[9]
- August â The Atmore Report on the education system is presented.
- 4 November â Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup.[10]
Arts and literature
See 1930 in art, 1930 in literature, Category:1930 books
- Kowhai Gold, an anthology of New Zealand poetry edited by Quentin Pope published in London and New York
Music
See: 1930 in music
Radio
Film
- 3 January: The Coubray-tone News- the first New-Zealand made "talkies" (film with sound) â premiered.[11]
- The Romance of Maoriland
See: Category:1930 film awards, 1930 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1930 films
Sport
British Empire Games
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Chess
The 39th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by G. Gunderson of Melbourne.[12]
Cricket
- New Zealand's first ever Test matches, a home series of four three-day games against England. Series won 1â0 by England
- 10,11,13 January Lancaster Park, Christchurch. New Zealand (112 and 131) lost by eight Wickets to England (181 and 66/2).[13]
- 24,25,27 January Basin Reserve, Wellington. New Zealand (440 and 164/4dec.) drew with England (320 and 107/4).[14]
- 14,15,17 February Eden Park, Auckland. England (330/4dec.) drew with New Zealand (96/1) (First two days were abandoned due to rain).[15]
- 21,22,24 February at Eden Park: England (540 and 22/3) drew with New Zealand (387) â this fourth Test was arranged due to the rain washout of the third test.[16]
Golf
- The 20th New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew Shaw, his third title.[17]
- The 34th National Amateur Championships were held in the Manawatu district [18]
- Men: H.A. Black (Mirimar)
- Women: Miss O. Kay
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup â Wrackler[19]
- Auckland Trotting Cup â Carmel[20]
Thoroughbred racing
- New Zealand Cup â Nightmarch[21]
- Avondale Gold Cup â Prodice[21]
- Auckland Cup â Motere[21]
- Wellington Cup â Concentrate[21]
- New Zealand Derby â Cylinder[21]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[22]
- Men's singles champion â F. Lambeth (Balmacewen Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions â G.L. Gladding, H. Jenkins (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions â E.S. Wilson, L.C. Buist, J. Dowland, D.M. Stuart (skip) (St Kilda Bowling Club)
Rugby union
Rugby league
Soccer
- 1930 Chatham Cup won by Petone
- Provincial league champions: [23]
Births
January
- 3 January â Ruth Dowman, athlete
- 8 January â Dave Spence, cricketer
- 21 January â Peter Tapsell, politician
- 24 January â Terence Bayler, actor
- 27 January â Bob O'Dea, rugby union player
February
- 10 February
- Russell Kerr, ballet dancer, choreographer and producer
- Malcolm McCaw, cricketer, accountant
- 11 February â Bruce Cathie, pilot, author
- 17 February â Jonathan Bennett, philosopher
- 20 February
- Kevin Meates, rugby union player
- Vida Stout, limnographer
- 21 February â Joan Metge, social anthropologist
- 22 February â Ivan Mercep, architect
March
- 5 March â Brian Bell, ornithologist
- 9 March â Mina Foley, opera singer
- 20 March â Thomas Williams, Roman Catholic cardinal
- 25 March â Margery Blackman, weaver
- 27 March â Paul Cotton, diplomat
- 28 March â Helmer Pedersen, sailor
- 30 March â Charlie Steele Jr., association football player, rugby union player
- 31 March â Barry Mitcalfe, poet, anti-nuclear activist
April
- 1 April â Dennis Young, rugby union player
- 3 April â Marama Martin, television and radio broadcaster
- 5 April â Bill Tinnock, rower
- 7 April â Koro Dewes, NgÄti Porou kaumÄtua and MÄori language advocate
- 8 April
- David Benney, applied mathematician
- Ivan Vodanovich, rugby union player, coach and administrator
- Neil Wilson, athlete
- 18 April â Clive Revill, singer, actor
- 19 April
- Reg Douglas, rower
- Ewan Jamieson, military leader
- 20 April â Helen Mackenzie, swimmer
May
- 13 May â Richard Kearney, jurist
- 20 May â Alexia Pickering, disabilities rights campaigner
- 21 May â Keith Davis, rugby union player
- 24 May â Ivor Richardson, jurist
- 30 May â Colleen Dewe, politician
June
- 1 June â Matt Poore, cricketer
- 7 June â Ian Leggat, cricketer
- 15 June â Bev Brewis, high jumper
- 25 June â Peter Wight, cricketer
July
- 3 July â Kihi Ngatai, NgÄi Te Rangi leader, horticulturalist
- 11 July
- Jack Alabaster, cricketer
- Guy McGregor, field hockey player
- 25 July â Murray Chapple, cricketer
- 30 July â David Weston, cricketer
August
- 1 August â Glen Rowling, community leader, spouse of the prime minister Bill Rowling
- 2 August â Mick Bremner, rugby union player and administrator
- 5 August â Bruce Turner, field hockey player, cricketer
- 12 August â Brian Molloy, rugby union player, plant ecologist, conservationist
- 15 August
- Leo T. McCarthy, politician
- Azalea Sinclair, netball player
- 18 August
- Graeme Dallow, police officer
- Denis McLean, diplomat, author
- 20 August â Robert Smellie, lawyer and judge
- 21 August â Cyril Eastlake, rugby league player
- 28 August â Tony Small, diplomat
- 30 August â Noel Harford, cricketer
September
- 3 September â Cherry Wilder, fantasy and science-fiction writer
- 6 September â David Simmons, ethnologist
- 10 September â Pauline Engel, educator
- 11 September â Kenneth Minogue, political theorist
- 19 September
- Robin Archer, rugby union player
- Volker Heine, physicist
- 22 September â John Hill, cricketer
- 28 September â Sel Belsham, rugby league player
- 29 September â Jocelyn Fish, politician, women's rights campaigner
- 30 September â George Menzies, rugby league player
October
- 1 October â Bob Jolly, veterinary academic
- 17 October â Joan Williamson-Orr, local-body politician
- 21 October â Lawrence Reade, cricketer
- 22 October â Lois McIvor, artist
- 29 October â Hugh Burry, rugby union player, medical academic
November
- 11 November â Ian Burrows, army officer
- 16 November â Merv Richards, pole vaulter, gymnastics and pole vault coach
- 17 November â Chic Littlewood, television entertainer, actor
- 20 November â James Hill, rower
- 22 November â Bill Lambert, politician
- 30 November â Leonard Boyle, Roman Catholic bishop
December
- 6 December â Natalie Wicken, netball player
- 16 December
- Alan Clark, cricketer
- Harry Turbott, architect, landscape architect
- 23 December â Jean Stewart, swimmer
- 27 December â John Drawbridge, artist
- 31 December â Ron Johnston, motorcycle speedway rider
Undated
- Daphne Walker, singer
Deaths
JanuaryâFebruary
- 6 January â Walter Harper, Anglican clergyman (born 1848)
- 9 January â Joseph Harkness, politician (born 1850)
- 11 January â Eru Tumutara, RingatÅ« bishop (born c.1859)
- 24 January
- Ellen Crowe, community leader (born c.1847)
- Sophia Taylor, suffragist (born 1847)
- Herman van Staveren, rabbi, philanthropist (born 1849)
- 25 January â Pat Hickey, trade union leader (born 1882)
- 5 February â John Holland Baker, surveyor, public servant (born 1841)
- 11 February â Anne Wilson, poet, novelist (born 1848)
- 12 February â Elizabeth Fergusson, nurse, midwife (born 1867)
- 14 February â Sir Thomas Mackenzie, politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1912) (born 1853)
- 21 February â Charles Garrard, cricketer, school inspector (born 1868)
MarchâApril
- 4 March â Henry Michel, politician (born 1855)
- 11 March â George Edgecumbe, newspaper proprietor, businessman (born 1845)
- 5 April â Wereta Tainui Pitama, NgÄi Tahu leader, politician (born 1881)
- 10 April â John McCaw, farmer (born 1849)
- 16 April â Makereti Papakura, tour guide, entertainer, ethnographer (born 1873)
MayâJune
- 20 May â Adelaide Hicks, midwife (born 1845)
- 29 May â William Charles Nation, spiritualist, Arbor Day advocate (born 1840)
- 30 May â William Chatfield, architect (born 1851)
- 26 June â Frederick Cooke, trade unionist, politician (born 1867)
- 27 June â Sir MÄui PÅmare, doctor, politician (born c.1875)
JulyâAugust
- 3 July â Tom Cross, rugby union and rugby league player (born 1876)
- 8 July â Sir Joseph Ward, politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906â12, 1928â30) (born 1856)
- 19 July â Sir Robert Stout, politician, Premier of New Zealand (1884, 1884â87) (born 1844)
- 24 July â Alfred Philpott, museum curator, entomologist (born 1870)
- 30 July â George Hutchison, politician (born 1846)
- 10 August â Bill Hawkins, cricketer, politician (born 1861)
- 15 August â Wesley Spragg, butter manufacturer, temperance campaigner, benefactor (born 1848)
- 18 August â James Flesher, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1923â25) (born 1865)
- 20 August â George Hunter, politician, racehorse breeder (born 1859)
- 27 August
- Emily Hill, schoolteacher, suffragist, temperance worker (born 1847)
- Robert Neill, cricketer (born 1864)
SeptemberâOctober
- 4 September
- George Duncan, mining and tramway engineer (born 1852)
- Thomas Hickman, police officer (born 1848)
- 9 September â Alexander Bathgate, lawyer, businessman, writer, conservationist (born 1845)
- 11 September â William Parker, cricketer (born 1862)
- 24 September â Harry McNish, carpenter, Antarctic explorer (born 1874)
- 1 October
- Marjory Nicholls, poet, drama producer (born 1890)
- Hoeroa Tiopira, rugby union player (born 1871)
- 5 October â Frederick Fitchett, politician (born 1851)
- 13 October â Alfred George, newspaper proprietor (born 1854)
- 14 October â Thomas Fleming, miller (born 1848)
- 17 October â Amelia Randall, community leader, businesswoman, benefactor (born 1844)
- 21 October â Frank McNeill, cricketer (born 1877)
- 27 October â Francis Watson, cricketer (born 1860)
- 29 October â George Ewing, cricketer (born 1851)
NovemberâDecember
- 1 November â Heni Materoa Carroll, Te Aitanga-a-MÄhaki leader (born c.1854)
- 3 November â Nellie Ferner, artist photographer, community leader (born 1869)
- 8 November â Robert Scott, railway engineer, academic (born 1861)
- 12 November â Crawford Anderson, politician (born c.1848)
- 7 December â John Barr, politician (born 1867)
- 15 December â Cecil de Lautour, politician (born 1845)
- 17 December â Arthur O'Callaghan, politician (born 1837)
- 29 December â Otene Paora, NgÄti WhÄtua leader, Anglican lay reader, land negotiator (born c.1870)
