- Source: 1924 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1924 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
= Regal and viceregal
=Head of State – George V
Governor-General – John Jellicoe, Viscount Jellicoe until 26 November, then Sir Charles Fergusson from 13 December
= 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
= Parliamentary opposition
=Leader of the Opposition – Thomas Wilford (Liberal Party)
= Judiciary
=Chief Justice – Sir 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
Events
29 September – The first trolleybus route in Wellington is inaugurated
4 July – The name for Four Square is established
17 November – HMS Torch hits a rock in the Chatham Islands, and is subsequently beached and abandoned
Undated – Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward', later to become the main commercial cultivar of kiwifruit, is first grown
Arts and literature
See 1924 in art, 1924 in literature Category:1924 books
= Music
=See: 1924 in music
= Broadcasting
=See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
= Film
=Venus of the South Seas
See: 1924 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1924 films
Sport
= Chess
=The 33rd National Chess Championship is held in Wellington, and is won by S. Crakanthorp of Sydney.
= 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:
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:
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.
The 28th National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland (men) and Hamilton (women)
Men – L. Quin (Eltham)
Women – Mrs Peake (Cambridge)
= Horse racing
=Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup – Sheik
Auckland Trotting Cup – Locanda Mac
Thoroughbred racing
New Zealand Cup – Sunart
Auckland Cup – Te Kara
Wellington Cup – Loughrea
New Zealand Derby – Count Cavour
ARC Great Northern Derby – Ballymena
= Lawn bowls
=The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.
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
=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
=Ike Robin is recognised as New Zealand's first wrestling champion
Births
Deaths
See also
History of New Zealand
List of years in New Zealand
Military history of New Zealand
Timeline of New Zealand history
Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
Timeline of the New Zealand environment
References
External links
Media related to 1924 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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- 1924 in New Zealand
- Demographics of New Zealand
- 1924–25 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
- New Zealand at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- History of New Zealand
- Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture
- Sport in New Zealand
- List of cities in New Zealand
- 1924 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
- 1924 New Zealand rugby league season
