- Source: 1928 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1928 in New Zealand.
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,467,400.
Increase since previous 31 December 1927: 17,000 (1.17%).
Males per 100 females: 104.2.
Incumbents
= Regal and viceregal
=Head of state – George V
Governor-General – Charles Fergusson
= Government
=The 22nd New Zealand Parliament concluded.
Speaker of the House – Charles Statham (Independent)
Prime Minister – Gordon Coates (Reform) until 10 December, then Joseph Ward (United)
Minister of Finance – William Downie Stewart (Reform) until 10 December, then Joseph Ward (United)
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Gordon Coates (Reform) until 10 December, then Joseph Ward (United)
= Parliamentary opposition
=Leader of the Opposition – Harry Holland (Labour) until 18 October, then Joseph Ward (United) from 4 to 10 December, then Gordon Coates (Reform).
= Judiciary
=Chief Justice – Sir Charles Skerrett
= Main centre leaders
=Mayor of Auckland – George Baildon
Mayor of Wellington – George Troup
Mayor of Christchurch – John Archer
Mayor of Dunedin – William Taverner
Events
New Zealand signs its first bilateral trade agreement, with Japan.
10 January: George Hood and John Moncrieff attempt the first flight from Australia to New Zealand in an aircraft named Aotearoa, but radio signals cease after 12 hours and they are never seen again.
14 July: The schooner Isabella de Fraine capsizes on the bar at the entrance to Hokianga harbour, with the loss of all eight crew.
24 October: The Weekly Press stops publishing. The magazine started in 1865.
Arts and literature
See 1928 in art, 1928 in literature, Category:1928 books
= Music
=See: 1928 in music
= Radio
=See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
= Film
=Taranga / Under the Southern Cross / The Devil's Pit
See: Category:1928 film awards, 1928 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1928 films
Sport
= Badminton
=National champions
Men's singles: T. Kelly
Women's singles: E. Hetley
Men's doubles: R. Creed-Meredith and L. Wilson
Women's doubles: E. Hetley and F. Harvey
Mixed doubles: Mr and Mrs E. Dart
= Chess
=The 37th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by A.W.O. Davies of Auckland, his fourth title.
= Golf
=The 18th New Zealand Open championship was won by Sloan Morpeth, an amateur.
The 32nd National Amateur Championships were held in Otago
Men: T.H. Horton (Masterton) - 2nd title
Women: Mrs ? Chrystal
= Horse racing
=Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup – Peter Bingen
Auckland Trotting Cup – Gold Jacket
Thoroughbred racing
New Zealand Cup – Oratrix
Avondale Gold Cup – Bisox
Auckland Cup – Corinax
Wellington Cup – Star Stranger
New Zealand Derby – Nightmarch
= Lawn bowls
=The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.
Men's singles champion – J. Scott (Caledonian Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – D. Dumphy, G. Logan (skip) (Maitai Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – F. Kettle, V. Langley, D. Hutchison, W. Foster (skip) (Caledonian Bowling Club)
= Olympic Games
=Ted Morgan wins a gold medal in boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, becoming the first New Zealander to win an individual Olympic gold medal while competing for New Zealand.
= Rugby
=Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand international rugby union players
Ranfurly Shield. The season started with Canterbury holding the shield, and they defended it against South Canterbury (29-9) before losing it to Wairarapa (7-8). Wairarapa held the shield for the remainder of the season, beating Bush (57-11), Marlborough (26-8), Wellington (9-3) and Manawhenua (31-10).
= Rugby league
=Tour of New Zealand by Great Britain, who win the test series 2-1
1st Test, Dunedin, GB 6-5
2nd Test, Christchurch, GB 13 - 5
3rd test, Auckland, NZ 17 - 13
= Soccer
=1928 Chatham Cup won by Petone
Provincial league champions:
Auckland: Tramways
Canterbury: Western
Hawke's Bay: Napier Rangers
Nelson: Athletic
Otago: Maori Hill
South Canterbury: Colmoco
Southland: Corinthians
Taranaki: Caledonian
Waikato: Pukemiro Junction
Wanganui: KP's
Wellington: YMCA
Births
Deaths
See also
List of years in New Zealand
Timeline of New Zealand history
History of New Zealand
Military history of New Zealand
Timeline of the New Zealand environment
Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
External links
Media related to 1928 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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