1927 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1927 in New Zealand.

Population

 * Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,450,400
 * Increase since previous 31 December 1926: 20,700 (1.45%)
 * Males per 100 females: 104.3

Regal and viceregal

 * Head of state – George V
 * Governor-General – Sir Charles Fergusson

Government
The 22nd New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was by the Reform Party with a strong majority, and with the Labour and Liberal parties in opposition.


 * Speaker of the House – Charles Statham (Independent)
 * Prime Minister – Gordon Coates (Reform)
 * Minister of Finance – William Downie Stewart (Reform)
 * Minister of Foreign Affairs – William Nosworthy (Reform)
 * Attorney-General – Frank Rolleston (Reform)
 * Chief Justice – Sir Charles Skerrett

Parliamentary opposition

 * Leader of the Opposition – Harry Holland (Labour).

Main centre leaders

 * Mayor of Auckland – George Baildon
 * Mayor of Wellington – Charles Norwood, succeeded by George Troup
 * Mayor of Christchurch – John Archer
 * Mayor of Dunedin – Harold Tapley, succeeded by William Taverner

Events

 * 22 February – 22 March: Royal tour by the Duke and Duchess of York

Arts and literature
See 1927 in art, 1927 in literature, Category:1927 books

Music
See: 1927 in music

Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

 * Carbine's Heritage
 * The Te Kooti Trail
 * Under the Southern Cross

See: Category:1927 film awards, 1927 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1927 films

Badminton

 * The New Zealand Badminton Federation, now Badminton New Zealand, is founded and the first National Championships are held, at Wanganui.
 * Men's singles: R. Creed-Meredith
 * Women's singles: E. Hetley
 * Men's doubles: R. Creed-Meredith and M. Fell
 * Women's doubles: E. Hetley and N. Wanklyn
 * Mixed doubles: R. Creed-Meredith and E. Hetley

Chess
The 36th National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by A.W.O. Davies of Auckland, his third title.

Golf

 * The 17th New Zealand Open championship was won by Ernie Moss.
 * The 31st National Amateur Championships were held in Hamilton
 * Men: Sloan Morpeth (Maungakiekie) – 2nd title
 * Women: Mrs ? Collinson

Harness racing

 * New Zealand Trotting Cup – Kohara
 * Auckland Trotting Cup – Ahuriri

Thoroughbred racing

 * New Zealand Cup – Rapier
 * Avondale Gold Cup – Te Kara
 * Auckland Cup – Rapier
 * Wellington Cup – Rapier
 * New Zealand Derby – Agrion

Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.
 * Men's singles champion – H.C. Clarke (Rocky Nook Bowling Club)
 * Men's pair champions – A. Brakebush, M. Walker (skip) (Auckland Bowling Club)
 * Men's fours champions – J. McMillan, H. Rowling, J.F. Wright, A.H. Benefield (skip) (St John's Bowling Club, Wanganui)

Rugby

 * 1926–27 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour
 * Category:Rugby union in New Zealand Category:All Blacks Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team

Soccer

 * 1927 Chatham Cup won by Ponsonby
 * Canada toured New Zealand, playing a series of four internationals which they won 2–1.
 * 25 June, Dunedin: Draw 2–2
 * 2 July, Christchurch: NZ 1–2 Canada
 * 9 July, Wellington: NZ 1–0 Canada
 * 23 July, Auckland: NZ 1–4 Canada
 * Provincial league champions:
 * Auckland:	Thistle
 * Canterbury:	Nomads
 * Hawke's Bay:	Napier Rangers
 * Nelson:	Athletic
 * Otago:	Northern
 * South Canterbury:	Rangers
 * Southland:	Corinthians
 * Taranaki:	Caledonian
 * Waikato:	Waihou
 * Wanganui:	Eastbrooke
 * Wellington:	YMCA

January

 * 4 January – Patrick Hanan, historian of Chinese literature
 * 7 January – Mary Batchelor, politician
 * 8 January – Sidney Moko Mead, anthropologist, historian, Māori leader
 * 9 January – Ken English, rugby league player
 * 11 January
 * Johnny Hayes, cricketer
 * John Tanner, rugby union player
 * 12 January
 * Maurice Marshall, athlete
 * Emily Schuster, master weaver
 * 14 January – Vera Burt, cricketer
 * 20 January – Cyril Paskell, rugby league player
 * 22 January – Jack Doms, swimmer

February

 * 2 February – Whatumoana Paki, Kīngitanga elder
 * 3 February – Graham Mexted, rugby union player
 * 6 February – Thomas Wells, cricketer, schoolteacher
 * 9 February – Walter Brown, actor
 * 12 February – John Todd, businessman, philanthropist
 * 16 February – Des White, rugby league player
 * 18 February – Hugh Kawharu, academic, Ngāti Whātua leader
 * 20 February – Allan Wild, architect, academic
 * 24 February – Jim Edwards, politician
 * 27 February – Peter Whittle, mathematician, statistician

March

 * 2 March – Ray Farman, cricketer
 * 3 March – Bruce Tabb, accountancy academic
 * 9 March – Dave Leech, hammer thrower
 * 13 March
 * Thea Muldoon, wife of Robert Muldoon
 * Albert Putt, cricketer
 * 14 March – Tim Besley, civil engineer, businessman, public servant
 * 17 March – Christopher Small, sociomusicologist
 * 24 March – John Head, schoolteacher, anti-landmine campaigner
 * 31 March – Pat Hond, police officer, teacher, soldier, community worker

April

 * 5 April
 * Neil Anderson, naval officer
 * Eddie Robinson, rugby union player
 * 6 April – Barney Clarke, boxer
 * 9 April – Tiny Hill, rugby union player and selector
 * 13 April – George Chapman, accountant, businessman, politician
 * 14 April – Alan MacDiarmid, Nobel laureate chemist
 * 15 April – Joan Talbot, fashion designer and retailer
 * 18 April – Stanley Callagher, rowing coxswain
 * 20 April – Douglas J. Martin, Mormon leader
 * 21 April – Tom Logan, water polo player, swimmer, surf lifesaver, dentist, naval officer

May

 * 1 May
 * Pat Downey, lawyer and public servant
 * Duncan McMullin, jurist
 * 8 May – Gray Nelson, public servant, diplomat
 * 9 May – Gerry Clark, sailor, writer and ornithologist
 * 17 May – Jacqueline Sturm, poet and short-story writer
 * 20 May – Donald Coleman, cricketer
 * 22 May – Eric Petrie, cricketer
 * 23 May – Jack Cropp, sailor
 * 25 May – Helen Smith, politician
 * 26 May – John Worrall, cricketer

June

 * 1 June – John O'Brien, rower
 * 4 June – William Fyfe, geochemist
 * 5 June – Bill McLennan, rugby league player
 * 8 June – Bob Walls, painter
 * 15 June – Roland Avery, rugby league referee
 * 16 June
 * Kate Harcourt, actor
 * Trevor Redmond, speedway rider
 * 20 June – Bill Bradfield, amateur astronomer
 * 27 June – Brian Brake, photographer

July

 * 9 July – Joyce Fenton, fencer
 * 10 July
 * Ken Deas, cricketer
 * Peter Eastgate, rugby union player
 * 18 July
 * Zin Harris, cricketer
 * Jack Sutherland, athlete
 * 19 July – Ray Harper, rugby union player and administrator
 * 20 July – Tom Lynch, rugby union and rugby league player
 * 25 July
 * James Belich, politician, mayor of Wellington
 * Dorothy Fletcher, historian

August

 * 19 August – John Caselberg, writer
 * 25 August – Keith Cumberpatch, field hockey player
 * 26 August
 * Jill Amos, local-body politician, community leader
 * Bill McCaw, rugby union player
 * 30 August – Humphrey Gould, rower, businessman
 * 31 August – Reg King, association footballer

September

 * 1 September – Myra Larcombe, police officer, historian, and swimming coach
 * 9 September – John Hickman, meteorologist
 * 14 September – John Hall-Jones, historian, otolaryngologist
 * 22 September – Peter Burke, rugby union player, coach and administrator
 * 27 September – Te Uruhina McGarvey-Tiakiwai, Māori cultural leader

October

 * 9 October
 * Bob Goslin, boxer
 * Ron Trotter, businessman
 * 11 October – Leonard Watson, cricketer
 * 22 October – Wally Clark, zoologist
 * 24 October – Ian Monro, naval officer
 * 30 October – Jill McDonald, children's writer and illustrator

November

 * 7 November – Brian Finlay, rugby union player
 * 15 November – Wallace (Bill) Rowling, politician, 30th Prime Minister of New Zealand
 * 18 November
 * Giovanni Cataldo, fisherman, search and rescue organiser
 * Pat Creedy, rugby union and rugby league player
 * 19 November – Thomas Engel, rower
 * 21 November – Peter Mulgrew, mountaineer, sailor, businessman
 * 24 November
 * Geoff Mardon, speedway rider
 * Kevin Skinner, rugby union player
 * 25 November – Alison Preston-Thomas, netball player

December

 * 1 December – John Branthwaite, Anglican priest
 * 2 December – Les Hunter, politician
 * 4 December – Peter Hall, cricketer
 * 6 December – Alan Gilbertson, cricketer
 * 8 December
 * David Hay, cardiologist, anti-smoking campaigner
 * Hamish Hay, politician, mayor of Christchurch
 * 10 December – Graham Gordon, general practitioner and surgeon
 * 18 December – Rom Harré, philosopher, psychologist
 * 19 December – Robert Couper, cricketer
 * 23 December – Pat Sheahan, rugby union player, publican, publisher
 * 30 December – John Pring, rugby union referee

Exact date unknown

 * Colin Franklin, electrical engineer
 * Rusty Robertson, rowing coach

January–March

 * 4 January
 * Herbert Drewitt, World War I flying ace (born 1895)
 * Joseph Ward, astronomer (born 1862)
 * 13 January
 * Frank S. Anthony, author (born 1891)
 * John Fisher, politician (born 1837)
 * 21 January – Kiti Karaka Rīwai, Māori tribal leader (born 1870)
 * 26 January – Robert Wellwood, farmer, auctioneer, commission agent, politician (born 1836)
 * 29 January – Sir Henry Brett, journalist, newspaper proprietor, writer, politician, mayor of Auckland (1877–78) (born 1843)
 * 21 February – Thomas Ryan, rugby union player, artist, steamer captain (born 1864)
 * 17 March – Bella MacCallum, botanist, mycologist (born 1886)
 * 26 March – Edward Withy, shipbuilder, politician (born c. 1844)
 * 31 March – David Guthrie, politician (born 1856)

April–June

 * April – T. T. Rawhiti, Kīngitanga secretary and administrator
 * 4 April – Cuthbert Cowan, politician (born 1835)
 * 6 April – Elsie Reeve, jeweller (born 1885)
 * 8 April – John O'Donovan, police commissioner (born 1858)
 * 14 April – James Wilson, politician (born 1865)
 * 26 April – William Jolliffe, film censor (born 1851)
 * 28 April – Sarah Featon, botanical artist (born 1848)
 * 2 May – Eden George, photographer, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1892–93) (born 1863)
 * 1 June
 * Thomas Andrew, cricketer (born 1927)
 * Sir Worley Edwards, jurist (born 1850)
 * 11 June
 * John Ormsby, land negotiator and commissioner, politician (born 1854)
 * Hōne Taare Tīkao, Ngāi Tahu leader, scholar, politician (born 1850)
 * 17 June – Lake Ayson, acclimatisation officer, fisheries inspector (born 1855)

July–September

 * 18 July – Eustace Ferguson, pathologist, entomologist (born 1884)
 * 24 July – Arthur Harvey, doctor (born 1866)
 * 27 July – Newton King, auctioneer, merchant, businessman (born 1855)
 * 5 August – Thomas Groube, cricketer (born 1857)
 * 7 August – Frank Mace, soldier (born 1837)
 * 11 August – Edmond Slattery, swagger, rural labourer (born c. 1839)
 * 25 August – Richard Bollard, politician (born 1863)
 * 3 September – Bill Cunningham, rugby union player (born 1874)
 * 30 September – Edmund Taylor, temperance advocate, politician (born 1855)

October–December

 * 9 October – Charles Mules, Anglican bishop (born 1837)
 * 12 October – Louis Fowler, cricketer (born 1865)
 * 12 November – John Aris, cricketer (born 1843)
 * 17 November – Charlie Smyth, police officer, trade unionist, baker (born 1883)
 * 21 November – Oscar Alpers, journalist, poet, lawyer, jurist (born 1867)
 * 26 November – Percy Gates Morgan, geologist, science administrator (born 1867)
 * 28 November – Charles Lewis, politician (born 1857)
 * 8 December – Robert Allan, businessman, manufacturer (born 1847)
 * 18 December – Hugh Finn, politician (born 1847)