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.
Males per 100 females: 104.2.

Incumbents

Main centre leaders

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 - 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
Men's pair champions – D. Dumphy, G. Logan
Men's fours champions – F. Kettle, V. Langley, D. Hutchison, W. Foster

Olympic Games

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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 before losing it to Wairarapa. Wairarapa held the shield for the remainder of the season, beating Bush, Marlborough, Wellington and Manawhenua.

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 PetoneProvincial 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

January

4 January – Tom Ah Chee, businessman
19 January – Dorothy Jelicich, trade unionist, politician
21 January – Ron Scott, sports administrator

February

1 February – John Dawson, botanist
3 February – Bill Crump, cricketer
5 February – Iain Campbell, cricketer, schoolteacher
9 February – George Groombridge, politician
15 February – David Hall, chemist
16 February – Murray Muir, cricketer
17 February – Larry Savage, rugby union player
19 February – Marti Friedlander, photographer
23 February – Taini Jamison, netball player and coach
26 February – Douglas St. John, cricketer
27 February – Yvonne Cartier, ballet dancer and instructor, mime
29 February
* Ed Latter, politician
* Alan Loveday, violinist

March

2 March – Don Richardson, musical arranger, producer and promoter, bandleader
16 March
* Johnny Dodd, rugby league player
* Leslie Swindale, soil scientist
17 March – Patricia Bartlett, pro-censorship activist
21 March – Boyce Richardson, journalist, author, filmmaker
22 March – Peter Malone, veterinary surgeon, politician
23 March – Allan Hubbard, businessman
31 March
* Herbert Familton, alpine skier
* Maurice Goodall, Anglican bishop died 2010)

April

3 April – Ralph Matthews, Anglican bishop
5 April – David Farquhar, composer, music academic
6 April
* Ivan Armstrong, field hockey player and coach, tennis umpire, schoolteacher
* Dave Dephoff, athlete
11 April – James Gill, cricketer
18 April – Abe Jacobs, wrestler
21 April – Ian Brooks, politician
26 April – Shayle R. Searle, statistician
27 April – John Brown, cricket umpire

May

1 May – Tim Francis, diplomat
4 May – Tim Hewat, television producer and journalist
6 May – Heather Robson, badminton and tennis player
16 May – Emily Mair, opera singer, pianist and vocal coach
24 May – Jane Galletly, television scriptwriter
25 May – Christopher Rollinson, boxer

June

2 June – Ray Watters, geographer
3 June – John Richard Reid, cricketer
4 June – Whakahuihui Vercoe, Anglican archbishop
27 June – Annette Johnson, alpine skier

July

4 July – Peter Mander, sailor, businessman
6 July – Pakaariki Harrison, tohunga whakairo
10 July – Janet Shackleton, hurdler
12 July
* Pixie Williams, singer
* Peter Yaxley, rugby league player and referee
23 July – Charles Thomas, architect
24 July – Shirley Hardman, athlete
28 July
* Edward Raymond Horton, convicted murderer
* Roy Moore, rugby league player

August

10 August – Dorrie Parker, athlete
14 August – John Stoke, occupational medicine expert, public servant
30 August – Mayzod Reid, diver

September

4 September – Kerry Ashby, rower
9 September – Edward Somers, jurist
18 September
* Basil Arthur, politician
* Arthur Berry, cricketer
19 September – Kevin Stuart, rugby union player
21 September – Con Devitt, trade unionist
25 September – George Hoskins, athlete
30 September – Owen Dolan, Roman Catholic bishop

October

6 October – Rex Hamilton, sport shooter
9 October
* Eris Paton, cricketer
* Derek Steward, athlete
12 October – Jack Manning, architect
23 October – Bruce Kent, cyclist
24 October – Ken Hough, cricketer, association footballer
26 October – Ian Middleton, novelist

November

4 November – Ross Allen, politician, cricket umpire
8 November
* Rex Forrester, hunter, fisherman
* Susan Skerman, artist
11 November – Trevor Meale, cricketer
13 November – John Blumsky, journalist, broadcaster
23 November – Terry Dunleavy, wine industry leader, politician, columnist
26 November – David Garner, physical oceanographer
28 November – Percy Erceg, rugby union player, coach and administrator
30 November – Bryan Bartley, civil engineer, inventor

December

8 December – Maurice Cockerill, rugby union player, cricketer
9 December – Jim Kelly, cricketer
10 December – John Barry, tennis player
11 December
* Norma Williams, swimmer, swimming administrator, journalist
* Arnold Manaaki Wilson, artist, art educator
15 December – Friedensreich Hundertwasser, artist, architect
23 December – Jack Skeen, rugby union player
30 December – Jean Stonell, cricketer

Deaths

January–March

23 January – Sir Westby Perceval, politician
12 February – Benjamin Harris, politician
16 February – Henry Travers, naturalist
18 February – William Calder, civil engineer
19 February – Charles Speight, brewer, businessman
3 March – Mark Cohen, journalist, educationalist, social reformer
5 March – Mary Alcorn, interior designer, businesswoman
21 March – William Robinson, cricketer

April–June

4 April – Norman Williams, cricketer
13 April – William Hardham, soldier, Victoria Cross recipient, rugby union player
20 April – John Callan, lawyer, politician
1 May – Ned Hughes, rugby union and rugby league player
6 May – Allan Thomson, geologist, scientific administrator, museum director
14 May – Falconer Larkworthy, banker, financier
7 June – John Edie, politician, surveyor, engineer
30 June – Mohi Te Ātahīkoia, Ngāti Kahungunu leader, politician, historian

July–September

28 July – John Leith, cricketer
30 July – Norris Conradi, cricketer
2 August – Alexander Watt Williamson, schoolteacher, first graduate of the University of Otago
8 August – Frederick Earp, farmer, surveyor
15 August – Annie Rudman, social worker, Salvation Army officer
18 August – Alfred Mitchell, police superintendent
21 August – Rachel Reynolds, social worker, community leader
29 August – Sir William Sim, lawyer, jurist
2 September – Joseph Hatch, politician

October–December

1 October – Hugo Friedlander, businessman, politician
6 October – John Bennett Tunbridge, police commissioner
12 October – John Mackintosh Roberts, soldier, magistrate
27 October – James Gardiner, politician
18 November – Harold Williams, journalist, polyglot
6 December – James Fulton, surveyor, civil engineer
13 December – Richard Teece, actuary, cricket administrator
27 December – Effie Richardson, landowner, litigant