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

## Population

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* Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,450,400[1]
* Increase since previous 31 December 1926: 20,700 (1.45%)[2]
* Males per 100 females: 104.3[3]

## Incumbents

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### Regal and viceregal

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* Head of state – George V
* Governor-General – Sir Charles Fergusson[4]

### Government

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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

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* Leader of the Opposition – Harry Holland (Labour).[5]

### Main centre leaders

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* 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

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* 22 February – 22 March: Royal tour by the Duke and Duchess of York[6]

## Arts and literature

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

### Music

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See: 1927 in music

### Radio

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See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

### Film

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* 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

## Sport

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### Badminton

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* The New Zealand Badminton Federation, now Badminton New Zealand, is founded and the first National Championships are held, at Wanganui.[7]
* 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

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The 36th National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by A.W.O. Davies of Auckland, his third title.[8]

### Golf

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* The 17th New Zealand Open championship was won by Ernie Moss.[9]
* The 31st National Amateur Championships were held in Hamilton[10]
* Men: Sloan Morpeth (Maungakiekie) – 2nd title
* Women: Mrs ? Collinson

### Horse racing

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#### Harness racing

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* New Zealand Trotting Cup – Kohara[11]
* Auckland Trotting Cup – Ahuriri[12]

#### Thoroughbred racing

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* New Zealand Cup – Rapier[13]
* Avondale Gold Cup – Te Kara[13]
* Auckland Cup – Rapier[13]
* Wellington Cup – Rapier[13]
* New Zealand Derby – Agrion[13]

### Lawn bowls

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The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[14]

* 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

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* 1926–27 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand Category:All Blacks Ranfurly Shield

### Rugby league

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New Zealand national rugby league team

### Shooting

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* Ballinger Belt – Douglas Roots (Patea)[15]

### Soccer

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* 1927 Chatham Cup won by Ponsonby
* Canada toured New Zealand, playing a series of four internationals which they won 2–1.[16]
* 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:[17]
* 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

## Births

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### January

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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

## Deaths

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### January–March

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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)

## See also

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* 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

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