1928 in New Zealand
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See also: 1927 in New Zealand, other events of 1928, 1929 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.
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[edit] Summary
The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.
See: 1928 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government
The 22nd New Zealand Parliament continued.
- Speaker of the House - Charles Statham (Independent)
- Prime Minister - TBD
- Deputy Prime Minister - TBD
- Minister of Finance - William Downie Stewart (Reform) until 10th December, then Joseph Ward (United)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - TBD
[edit] Leader of the Opposition
Harry Holland (Labour) until 18th October, then Joseph Ward (United) from 4th- 10th December, then Gordon Coates (Reform)
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - George Baildon
- Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
- Mayor of Wellington - George Troup
- Mayor of Christchurch - J. K. Archer
- Mayor of Dunedin - William Burgoyne Taverner
[edit] Events
See 1928 , 1928 in politics , 1928 in science , Category:1928 in Australia , 1928 in Australia , 1928 in music , 1928 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
[edit] January
- 2 January: description
[edit] February
[edit] March
[edit] April
[edit] June
- 17 An earthquake causes the deaths of 17 and causes great damage in Murchison
[edit] July
[edit] August
[edit] September
[edit] October
[edit] November
[edit] December
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1928 in art, 1928 in literature, Category:1928 books
[edit] Music
See: 1928 in music
[edit] Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Sport
- See: 1928 in sports , Category:1928 in sports ,
[edit] Cricket
[edit] Horse racing
See Category:New Zealand horse races
[edit] Olympic Games
- Ted Morgan won 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.
[edit] Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
[edit] Rugby league
- Tour of New Zealand by Great Britain, who won the test series 2-1
- 1st Test, Dunedin, GB 6-5
- 2nd Test, Christchurch, GB 13 - 5
- 3rd test, Auckland, NZ 17 - 13
[edit] Soccer
- Chatham Cup won by Petone
[edit] Births
- 2 January: Somebody, description
[edit] Deaths
- 2 January: Somebody, description
[edit] See also
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