The following lists events that happened during 1924 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Head of State A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and l ...

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George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936. Born duri ...

Governor-General Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...

– John Jellicoe, Viscount Jellicoe until 26 November, then Sir Charles Fergusson from 13 December File:King George 1923 LCCN2014715558 (cropped).jpg, George V File:John Jellicoe medals.jpg, Viscount Jellicoe File:Sir Charles Fergusson, ca 1926.jpg, Sir Charles Fergusson

Government

The

21st New Zealand Parliament The 21st New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1922 general election in December of that year. 1922 general election The 1922 general election was held on Monday, 6 December in the Māori elect ...

continues. The Reform Party governs as a minority with the support of independents. *

Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...

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Charles Statham Sir Charles Ernest Statham (10 May 1875 – 5 March 1946) was a New Zealand politician, and the ninth Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1923 to 1935. Private life He was born in Dunedin in 1875, and trained in law, practising in hi ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

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William Massey William Ferguson Massey (26 March 1856 – 10 May 1925), commonly known as Bill Massey, was a politician who served as the 19th prime minister of New Zealand from May 1912 to May 1925. He was the founding leader of the Reform Party, New Zea ...

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

– William Massey *

Minister of External Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

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Francis Bell Francis Bell may refer to: *Arthur Bell (martyr) (1590–1643), also known as Francis Bell, Franciscan and English martyr *Dillon Bell (Francis Dillon Bell; 1822–1898), New Zealand politician, father of the New Zealand Prime Minister *Francis Bel ...

File:Charles Statham.jpg, Charles Statham File:William Ferguson Massey 1919.jpg, William Massey File:Francis Bell.jpg, Francis Bell

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

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Thomas Wilford Sir Thomas Mason Wilford (20 June 1870 – 22 June 1939) was a New Zealand politician. He held the seats of Wellington Suburbs then Hutt continuously for thirty years, from 1899 to 1929. Wilford was leader of the New Zealand Liberal Party, and ...

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Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

) File:Thomas Wilford, 1928.jpg, Thomas Wilford

Judiciary

* Chief Justice – Sir

Robert Stout Sir Robert Stout (28 September 1844 – 19 July 1930) was a New Zealand politician who was the 13th premier of New Zealand on two occasions in the late 19th century, and later Chief Justice of New Zealand. He was the only person to hold both ...

File:Robert Stout, ca 1919.jpg, Robert Stout

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland Region in New Zealand, which it controls as a unitary authority. The position exists since October 2010 after the amalga ...

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James Gunson Sir James Henry Gunson (26 October 1877 – 12 May 1963) was a New Zealand businessman and Mayor of Auckland City from 1915 to 1925. He was knighted in 1924. W Gunson & Co Born and educated in Auckland, in his mid-twenties he took over W Gunson ...

Mayor of Wellington The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of the City of Wellington. The mayor presides over the Wellington City Council. The mayor is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representati ...

– Robert Wright *

Mayor of Christchurch The Mayor of Christchurch is the head of the municipal government of Christchurch, New Zealand, and presides over the Christchurch City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system. The current mayor, Phil ...

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James Flesher James Arthur Flesher (13 August 1865 – 18 August 1930) was a politician in Christchurch, New Zealand. He held many public offices and was Mayor of Christchurch from 1923 to 1925. Early life Flesher was born on 13 August 1865 in Christchurch. ...

Mayor of Dunedin The Mayor of Dunedin is the head of the local government, the city council of Dunedin, New Zealand. The Mayor's role is "to provide leadership to the other elected members of the territorial authority, be a leader in the community and perform c ...

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Harold Tapley Harold Livingstone Tapley (25 January 1875 – 21 December 1932) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party. Born in Semaphore, South Australia in 1875, Tapley emigrated to Dunedin in 1893. He represented Dunedin North in Parliament ...

File:James Gunson 1920 (cropped).jpg, James Gunson File:Robert Alexander Wright.jpg, Robert Wright File:James Arthur Flesher.jpg, James Flesher File:Harold Tapley.jpg, Harold Tapley

Events

* 29 September – The first trolleybus route in Wellington is inaugurated * 17 November – HMS ''Torch'' hits a rock in the

Chatham Islands The Chatham Islands ( ) (Moriori: ''Rēkohu'', 'Misty Sun'; mi, Wharekauri) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about east of New Zealand's South Island. They are administered as part of New Zealand. The archipelago consists of about te ...

, and is subsequently beached and abandonedIngram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) ''Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936.'' Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. p. 465. * Undated – ''Actinidia deliciosa'' 'Hayward', later to become the main commercial cultivar of

kiwifruit Kiwifruit (often shortened to kiwi in North American, British and continental European English) or Chinese gooseberry is the edible berry of several species of woody vine A vine (Latin ''vīnea'' "grapevine", "vineyard", from ''vīnum'' ...

, is first grown

Arts and literature

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1924 in art Events from the year 1924 in art. Events * February – El Lissitzky enters a Swiss sanatorium, suffering from tuberculosis. * March – Exhibition '' Alfred Stieglitz Presents Fifty-One Recent Pictures: Oils, Water-colors, Pastels, Drawings, by ...

1924 in literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1924. Events *January **Writer Miguel de Unamuno is dismissed for the first time from his university posts by the Spanish dictator General Miguel Primo de Rivera an ...

:1924 books

Music

See:

1924 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1924. Specific locations * 1924 in British music * 1924 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1924 in country music *1924 in jazz Events *February 12 – ''An Experiment In ...

Broadcasting

See:

Public broadcasting in New Zealand Public broadcasting in New Zealand is funded through New Zealand Government body New Zealand On Air, and consists of a number of television channels, radio stations, and websites. In addition to funding solely public media outlets, New Zealand On ...

Film

Venus of the South Seas ''Venus of the South Seas'', also known as ''Venus of the Southern Seas'', is a 1924 silent drama film directed by James R. Sullivan starring swimmer Annette Kellerman. It was one of the last films with footage in the Prizma Color process. The ...

See:

1924 in film The following is an overview of 1924 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top eight 1924 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: ...

List of New Zealand feature films This is a list of feature films and pre 1910 short films produced or filmed in New Zealand, ordered by year of release. Key * * = Funded in part by the New Zealand Film Commission. * † = Year given is date of principal photography rather th ...

Cinema of New Zealand Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking * ...

, :1924 films

Sport

Chess

* The 33rd National Chess Championship is held in Wellington, and is won by S. Crakanthorp of Sydney.

Football

* The 2nd

Chatham Cup The Chatham Cup is New Zealand's premier knockout tournament in men's association football. It is held annually, with the final contested in September. The current champions of the Chatham Cup are 2022 winners Auckland City, who defeated Eastern ...

is won by Harbour Board (Auckland) * A Chinese Universities football team tours New Zealand, including four matches against the national team: ** 16 August, at Auckland: New Zealand win 2–1 ** 23 August, at Wellington: draw 2–2 ** 6 September, at Dunedin: New Zealand win 5–3 ** 13 September, at Christchurch: New Zealand win 4–2 * Provincial league champions: ** Auckland – Harbour Board ** Canterbury – Sunnyside ** Hawke's Bay – Whakatu ** Nelson – Athletic ** Otago –

Seacliff Seacliff comprises a beach, an estate and a harbour. It lies east of North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland. History The beach and estate command a strategic position at the mouth of the Firth of Forth, and control of the area has been conte ...

** South Canterbury – Albion Rovers ** Southland – Corinthians ** Taranaki – Kaponga ** Wanganui – YMCA ** Wellington – YMCA

Golf

* The 11th

New Zealand Open The New Zealand Open is the premier men's golf tournament in New Zealand. It has been a regular fixture on the PGA Tour of Australasia tournament schedule since the 1970s. The 2019 event was the 100th edition of the tournament. Since 2014 it has ...

championship is won by Ernie Moss, with an aggregate of 301. * The 28th National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland (men) and Hamilton (women) ** Men – L. Quin (Eltham) ** Women – Mrs Peake (Cambridge)

Horse racing

Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Chri ...

– Sheik *

Auckland Trotting Cup The Auckland Pacing Cup which is sometimes referred to as the Auckland Trotting Cup or merely the Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses. It is one of the two major harness races, along with ...

– Locanda Mac

Thoroughbred racing

New Zealand Cup The New Zealand Cup is a thoroughbred horse race run at the Riccarton Park Racecourse in Christchurch. New Zealand Cup week The New Zealand Cup is raced on the final Saturday of Christchurch "Cup week" held each year in the second week of Novem ...

– Sunart *

Auckland Cup The Auckland Cup is an annual race held by the Auckland Racing Club (ARC). It is an Open Handicap for thoroughbred racehorses competed on the flat turf over 3200 metres (two miles) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. The race was ...

– Te Kara *

Wellington Cup The Wellington Cup is a Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand held annually in late January at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham by the Wellington Racing Club. History Inaugurated in 1874, the Wellington Cup has been raced over various ...

– Loughrea *

New Zealand Derby The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2,400 metres (12 furlongs) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day o ...

– Count Cavour * ARC Great Northern Derby – Ballymena

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch. * Men's singles champion – W. Carswell (Taieri Bowling Club) * Men's pair champions – James Angus, J. A. Redpath (skip) (Canterbury Bowling Club) * Men's fours champions – W. Ure, H. S. Hill, C. G. Maher,

Bill Bremner Charles William Henry Chilcott Bremner (25 March 1879 – 4 November 1961) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who won a gold medal in the men's fours at the 1938 British Empire Games. He also won four national lawn bowls titles. Biography Bor ...

(skip) (West End Bowling Club, Auckland)

Olympic games

: * New Zealand sends a team of four competitors across three sports *

Arthur Porritt Colonel Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt, (10 August 1900 – 1 January 1994) was a New Zealand physician, military surgeon, statesman and athlete. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the 100 m sprint. He served as the ...

wins the bronze medal in the men's 100 metres

Rugby league

* New Zealand host the touring

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...

team, winning the test series 2–1 ** 1st test, at Dunedin, lose 18–31 ** 2nd test, at Wellington, win 13–11 ** 3rd test, at Auckland, win 16–8

Rugby union

* The All Blacks tour the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Canada between September 1924 and February 1925, winning all 32 games, and earning the nickname ''The Invincibles'' * The

Ranfurly Shield The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Shield is based on a challenge system. The holding union must defend the shield in challeng ...

is held and defended by Hawkes Bay all season

Wrestling

Ike Robin Ihakara Te Tuku Rapana (8 November 1886 – 21 June 1968), commonly known as Ike Robin, was a New Zealand sportsman, businessman, orator and member for the Māori Anglican Church. A champion sheep shearer and professional wrestler, he was the f ...

is recognised as New Zealand's first

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

champion

Births

January

* 5 January –

Ivan Wyatt Ivan Edgar Wyatt (5 January 1924 – 26 March 2009) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Auckland in 1947/48. Wyatt was a schoolteacher. An opening batsman, he made 67 and 47 in his first first-class match ...

, cricketer (d. 2009) * 11 January – Rex Cunningham, rugby league player (d. 2015) * 13 January –

Brian Barratt-Boyes Sir Brian Gerald Barratt-Boyes (born Brian Gerald Boyes, 13 January 1924 – 8 March 2006) was a pioneering New Zealand heart surgery, cardiothoracic surgeon. He was known for early development of cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, early implanta ...

, heart surgeon (d. 2006) * 15 January **

Barbara Angus Barbara Angus (15 January 1924 – 4 February 2005) was a New Zealand diplomat and historian who served as the country's ambassador to the Philippines between 1978 and 1981. She also worked for the Department of Internal Affairs as a research ...

, diplomat, historian (d. 2005) **

George Lowe George Edward Lowe (born November 10, 1957) is an American voice actor and comedian whose voice roles include Space Ghost on the animated series ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' and its spin-off, ''Cartoon Planet''.Bill Andersen Gordon Harold "Bill" Andersen (21 January 1924 – 19 January 2005) was a New Zealand communist, social activist and trade union leader. Biography Andersen was born in Auckland on 21 January 1924, the youngest child of Hans (Skip) Andersen and ...

, trade unionist (d. 2005) **

Ronald Sinclair Ronald Sinclair (21 January 1924 – 22 November 1992), born Richard Arthur Hould and sometimes credited as Ra Hould or Ron Sinclair, was a child actor from New Zealand, turned film editor. Early years Sinclair was the son of Arthur Hould and ...

, actor, film editor (d. 1992) * 22 January –

Ortvin Sarapu Ortvin Sarapu (born Ortvin Sarapuu; 22 January 1924 – 13 April 1999), known in New Zealand as "Mr Chess", was an Estonian-born chess player who emigrated to New Zealand and won or shared the New Zealand Chess Championship 20 times from 1 ...

, chess player (d. 1999) * 27 January **

Lyn Philp Lyn Philp (1924-1981) was a New Zealand professional Boxing, boxer, and New Zealand's Bantamweight Champion from 1947 - 1954. *Ranked fourth best bantamweight New Zealand all-time greats. With his punching power, speed and elusive style, Philp ...

, boxer (d. 1981) ** Hector Wilson, rugby union player (d. 2004) * 28 January – Wharetutu Stirling, Ngāi Tahu leader, conservationist (d. 1993)

February

* 14 February **

Bos Murphy Richard Boswell "Bos" Murphy (14 February 1924 – 9 November 2000) was a New Zealand professional welter/ middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s who won the New Zealand Boxing Association welterweight title, Australasian welterw ...

, boxer (d. 2000) ** Reg Singer, association footballer (d. 2001) * 24 February – Jack Forrest, rugby league player (d. 2016) * 27 February – John Shanahan, swimmer (d. 1987) * 29 February –

David Beattie Sir David Stuart Beattie, (29 February 1924 – 4 February 2001) was an Australian-born New Zealand judge who served as the 14th Governor-General of New Zealand, from 1980 to 1985. During the 1984 constitutional crisis, Beattie was nearly for ...

, jurist, sports administrator, 14th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 2001)

March

* 5 March – Nau Cherrington, rugby union player (d. 1979) * 6 March – Percy Murphy, politician, first Māori mayor (d. 2009) * 7 March **

J.G.A. Pocock John Greville Agard Pocock (; born 7 March 1924) is a historian of political thought from New Zealand. He is especially known for his studies of republicanism in the early modern period (mostly in Europe, Britain, and America), his work on th ...

, historian ** Brownie Puriri, public servant (d. 1979) * 9 March – Warren Sinclair, radiation science and medicine expert (d. 2014) * 10 March – Peter Stichbury, potter (d. 2015) * 22 March – Grace Gooder, cricketer (d. 1983) * 24 March –

Norm Holland Norman Bannerman Holland (24 March 1924 – 30 November 2014) was a New Zealand jockey. Born in Barrow-in-Furness, England, in 1924, Holland emigrated to New Zealand on the ''Ruahine'' with his father and brother in 1929, and settled in Tara ...

, jockey (d. 2014) * 26 March ** Jack McNab, rugby union player, coach and administrator (d. 2009) ** Josie Yelas, netball player (d. 1996) * 29 March –

Haydn Sherley Haydn Ferrars Sherley (29 March 1924 – 14 June 2007) was a well-known New Zealand radio personality. Affectionately known as 'the grandfather of radio' Sherley was a household name for decades in New Zealand, due to his work on national ...

, broadcaster (d. 2007) * 31 March – Joan de Hamel, children's writer (d. 2011)

April

* 2 April –

Lauris Edmond Lauris Dorothy Edmond (née Scott, 2 April 1924 – 28 January 2000) was a New Zealand poet and writer. Biography Born in Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay, Edmond survived the 1931 Napier earthquake as a child. Trained as a teacher, she raised a famil ...

, poet and writer (d. 2000) * 3 April –

Errol Brathwaite Errol Freeman Brathwaite (3 April 1924 – 4 December 2005) was a New Zealand author. Biography Born in Waipukurau in 1924, Brathwaite was educated at Timaru Boys' High School. He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force as an air gunner in ...

, writer (d. 2005) * 18 April – Tiny White, equestrian (d. 2020) * 30 April **

Richard Giese Richard William Giese (30 April 1924 – 23 February 2010) was a New Zealand flautist and principal flautist with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra from 1962 to 1986. Giese's ancestors originated from Thuringia, Germany. His parents were Carl ...

, flautist (d. 2010) **

Mervyn Probine Mervyn Charles Probine (30 April 1924 – 17 April 2010) was a New Zealand physicist and public servant. He served as chairman of the State Services Commission between 1981 and 1986. Early life and family Born in Auckland on 30 April 1924, Prob ...

, physicist, public servant (d. 2010)

May

* 1 May –

Ted Johnson Ted Curtis Johnson (born December 4, 1972) is a former American football player in the National Football League (NFL). He grew up in Carlsbad, California where he graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1991. From there he attended the Universit ...

, rower (d. 1985) * 5 May –

Frank Creagh Frank William Creagh (5 May 1924 – 5 July 1998) was a New Zealand boxer. He won the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now ca ...

, boxer (d. 1998) * 12 May –

Malcolm Templeton Malcolm James Campbell Templeton (12 May 1924 – 11 September 2017) was a New Zealand public servant and diplomat. He held a number of senior positions, including permanent representative to the United Nations, and deputy secretary of foreign ...

, diplomat (d. 2017) * 22 May –

Stella Casey Dame Stella Katherine Casey (née Wright; 22 May 1924 – 7 July 2000) was a New Zealand campaigner for social issues as well as a prominent member of various national organisations. Early life and family Stella Katherine Wright was born in New ...

, social campaigner (d. 2000)

June

* 2 June –

Pat Evison Dame Helen June Patricia Evison (née Blamires; 2 June 1924 – 30 May 2010), known professionally as Pat Evison, was a New Zealand-born actress. Early life and education Evison was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 2 June 1924, the daughter of ...

, actor (d. 2010) * 3 June – Ken Armstrong, association footballer (d. 1984) * 7 June –

Bob Tizard Robert James Tizard (7 June 1924 – 28 January 2016) was a Labour politician from New Zealand. He served as the sixth deputy prime minister, the minister of Finance, minister of Health and minister of Defence. Biography Early life and career ...

, politician (d. 2016) * 8 June –

Ian Colquhoun Ian Alexander Colquhoun (8 June 1924 – 26 February 2005) was a New Zealand cricketer who played two Test matches for his country in the 1950s. Early life and family Born in Wellington on 8 June 1924, Colquhoun was the son of Gladys and Ca ...

, cricketer (d. 2005) * 9 June –

John Scott John Scott may refer to: Academics * John Scott (1639–1695), English clergyman and devotional writer * John Witherspoon Scott (1800–1892), American minister, college president, and father of First Lady Caroline Harrison * John Work Scott (180 ...

, architect (d. 1992) * 14 June **

David Ballantyne David Watt Ballantyne (14 June 1924 – 24 February 1986) was a New Zealand journalist, novelist and short story writer. Ballantyne was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 14 June 1924. After a brief episode in the military and after not completi ...

, journalist, writer (d. 1986) **

Miriam Dell Dame Miriam Patricia Dell ( Matthews; 14 June 1924 – 22 March 2022) was a New Zealand women's advocate, botanist and schoolteacher. She was the president of the National Council of Women of New Zealand from 1970 to 1974 and the first New Zea ...

, women's advocate (d. 2022)

July

* 7 July – D. P. O'Connell, barrister, legal academic (d. 1979) * 15 July **

Bub Bridger Noeline Edith "Bub" Bridger (15 July 1924 – 8 December 2009) was a New Zealand poet and short story writer and actor, who often performed her own work and drew inspiration from her Māori, Irish and English ancestry. Early life Bridger was ...

, poet and short story writer (d. 2009) **

Brian Sutton-Smith Brian Sutton Smith (July 15, 1924 – March 7, 2015), better known as Brian Sutton-Smith, was a play theorist who spent his lifetime attempting to discover the cultural significance of play in human life, arguing that any useful definition of pla ...

, writer and play theorist (d. 2015) * 23 July –

Betty Bourke Betty Bourke (née Lucas, 23 July 1924 – 7 December 2015) was a New Zealand local-body politician and health administrator. She was first elected to the Patea Hospital Board in 1962, and later served as the board's chair for three years, unsuc ...

, politician, health administrator (d. 2015) * 25 July **

Jim Beard James Arthur Beard (born August 26, 1960 in Philadelphia) is an American jazz pianist and keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer who has worked with Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Dennis Chambers a ...

, architect (d. 2017) **

Peter Mann Peter Travis Mann (born 7 September 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer. who played a total of 118 matches in the AFL for the North Melbourne and Fremantle Football Clubs. Peter is currently residing in Perth. Claremont and North M ...

, Anglican bishop (d. 1999) * 26 July – Ces Renwick, cricketer (d. 2014) * 28 July ** Eric Fisher, cricketer (d. 1996) **

William Fraser William Fraser may refer to: Military people *William W. Fraser (1844–1915), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *William Archibald Kenneth Fraser (1886–1969), British army officer *William Fraser (British Army officer) ( ...

, politician (d. 2001)

August

* 1 August – Peter Smith, rugby union player (d. 1954) * 2 August –

Ainsley Iggo Ainsley Iggo FRS (2 August 1924 – 25 March 2012) was a New Zealand born neurophysiologist. Life He was born in Napier, New Zealand and studied at a farming college in Invercargill, where he won a bursary to study Agricultural Sciences at ...

, neurophysiologist (d. 2012) * 7 August – Alan Wilkinson, association footballer (d. 2015) * 13 August – John Rymer, Anglican cleric (d. 2003) * 22 August – Pat O'Connor, professional wrestler (d. 1990) * 23 August **

Bahri Kavaja Bahri Ahmet Kavaja (23 August 1924 – 19 August 1987) was an Albanian football player who played for Vllaznia Shkodër and Dinamo Tirana as well as the Albania national team. International career He made his debut for Albania in an October 194 ...

, association footballer (d. 1987) ** Doug Mudgway, amateur wrestler (d. 1988) * 28 August **

Tony MacGibbon Anthony Roy MacGibbon (28 August 1924 – 6 April 2010) was a cricketer who played 26 Tests for New Zealand in the 1950s. MacGibbon was a useful lower-order right-hand batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler who led the attack for his countr ...

, cricketer (d. 2010) **

Janet Frame Janet Paterson Frame (28 August 1924 – 29 January 2004) was a New Zealand author. She was internationally renowned for her work, which included novels, short stories, poetry, juvenile fiction, and an autobiography, and received numerous awar ...

, writer (d. 2004) * 31 August –

Don Beaven Sir Donald Ward Beaven (31 August 1924 – 4 November 2009) was a New Zealand medical researcher in the area of diabetes treatment and prevention. He commenced full-time teaching and research at the Christchurch School of Medicine in 1960, a ...

, medical researcher (d. 2009)

September

* 3 September – John Ingram, mechanical engineer, businessman (d. 2015) * 4 September –

Lory Blanchard David Lory Blanchard (4 September 1924 – 1 January 2013) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league football player who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand in the 1954 World Cup and coached them at ...

, rugby league player and coach (d. 2013) * 5 September – Nick Carter, cyclist (d. 2003) * 6 September – Hugh Poole, sailor (d. 2012) * 7 September –

Wanda Cowley Wanda Cowley (born 7 September 1924) is a New Zealand children's writer. Biography Cowley was born in Auckland in 1924. She studied at the University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; year ...

, children's writer (d. 2017) * 8 September – Frank Holmes, economist (d. 2011) * 15 September –

Rex Challies Rex Sinclair Challies (15 September 1924 – 9 August 2003) was a New Zealand cricketer for Central Districts and Wellington between 1947 and 1956, in a total of 17 first class cricket matches. A legbreak spin-bowler, he took 45 wickets at 37. ...

, cricketer (d. 2003) * 17 September –

Les Watt Leslie Watt (17 September 1924 – 15 November 1996) was a New Zealand cricketer who played one Test for New Zealand, against England in March 1955. Cricket career In first-class cricket Watt played 48 matches between 1942-43 and 1962-63, mak ...

, cricketer (d. 1996) * 23 September – Peggy Hay, designer (d. 2016) * 24 September –

Sammy Guillen Simpson Clairmonte "Sammy" Guillen (24 September 1924 – 1 March 2013) was one of the few men to have played Test cricket for two countries. He played five Test matches for the West Indies and three for New Zealand in the 1950s, including New ...

, cricketer (d. 2013) * 27 September – Louis Johnson, poet (d. 1988) * 30 September –

Trevor Hatherton Trevor Hatherton (30 September 1924 – 2 May 1992) was a New Zealand geophysicist, scientific administrator and Antarctic scientist. He was born in Sharlston, Yorkshire, England, on 30 September 1924. In the 1958 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hat ...

, geophysicist (d. 1992)

October

* 5 October – Victor Brooker, cricketer * 11 October – Arthur Hughes, rugby union player, businessman, horse racing administrator (d. 2005) * 19 October – Keith Gudsell, rugby union player (d. 2007) * 30 October –

Roy McLennan Roy Alexander McLennan (30 October 1924 – 18 September 2013) was a New Zealand local-body politician. He served as Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand, mayor of Nelson from 1971 to 1980. Early life and family Born in Wellington in 1924, McLennan wa ...

, politician (d. 2013)

November

* 5 November –

Geoff Smale Geoffrey Andrew Smale (5 November 1924 – 9 April 2011) was a New Zealand yachtsman and a North Shore-based businessman. Sailing He represented New Zealand in yachting at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, coming 8th in the Flying Dutchm ...

, sailor (d. 2011) * 23 November ** Doug Coombes, mineralogist and petrologist (d. 2016) ** Doug Dillon, jurist (d. 1999) * 28 November –

Colin McLachlan Colin Campbell Alexander McLachlan (28 November 1924 – 26 September 1985) was a New Zealand politician of the New Zealand National Party, National Party. Biography McLachlan was born in Christchurch in 1924. He received his education a ...

, politician (d. 1985)

December

* 2 December **

Gerald O'Brien John Gerald O’Brien (2 December 1924 – 13 December 2017), known as Gerald O'Brien, was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Early life O'Brien was born in Wellington on 2 December 1924, the son of John Thomas O'Brien, and was ed ...

, politician (d. 2017) **

Brian Poananga Major General Brian Matauru Poananga, (2 December 1924 – 5 September 1995) was a New Zealand sportsman, military leader and diplomat. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Porou and Rangitāne ''iwi''. He was born in Palmerston Nort ...

, sportsman, military leader, diplomat (d. 1995) * 5 December –

Gavin Downie Gavin Price Ansell Downie (5 December 1924 – 27 January 1998) was a Member of Parliament for Pakuranga in Auckland, New Zealand. Early life and career Gavin Downie was born in Auckland, New Zealand, 5 December 1924, not long after his parents ...

, politician (d. 1998) * 7 December –

Jimmy Haig James Scott Haig (7 December 1924 – 28 October 1996) was a Scottish-born New Zealand rugby footballer who represented New Zealand in both rugby league and rugby union. Early years Haig was born in Scotland but emigrated to New Zealand at a y ...

, rugby union and rugby league player (d. 1996) * 12 December **

Neill Austin Howard Neill Austin (12 December 1924 – 24 June 2008) was a New Zealand politician of the New Zealand National Party, National Party. He held many positions with Federated Farmers. Early life Austin was born in 1924 in Rawene, a town on ...

, politician (d. 2008) ** Brown Turei, Anglican archbishop (d. 2017) * 23 December –

Len Castle Leonard Ramsay Castle (23 December 1924 – 29 September 2011) was a New Zealand Pottery, potter. Early life and family Born in Auckland on 23 December 1924, Castle was educated at Mount Albert Grammar School. He went on to study at Univer ...

, potter (d. 2011) * 26 December – Leonard Kent, cricketer (d. 2014) * 28 December – Loo-Chi Hu, marine equipment designer, t'ai chi teacher (d. 2013) * 29 December **

Eve Poole Eve Poole (born Eva Auerbach; 29 December 1924 – 26 December 1992) was a New Zealand politician who served as Mayor of Invercargill from 1983 until her death in 1992. She was the first woman and Jew to hold this position. Early life Poole w ...

, 41st

Mayor of Invercargill The Mayor of Invercargill is the head of the municipal government of Invercargill, New Zealand, and leads the Invercargill City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First-past-the-post voting, First Past the Post electoral system every ...

(d. 1992) ** Bob Vance, cricket player and administrator (d. 1994) ** Ivan Walsh, association footballer, cricketer (d. 2005) * 30 December –

Joe Phillips Joe Phillips is an American artist, known for his gay-themed illustration, erotic animation, and his earlier work on superhero comic books. Early life Phillips was born in Atlanta, Georgia in the 1960s. He attended Northside School of the Arts ...

, rugby league player (d. 1969)

Deaths

January–March

* 5 January – Mary Player, midwife, feminist, social reformer (born 1857) * 6 January –

Henry Hill Henry Hill Jr. (June 11, 1943 – June 12, 2012) was an American mobster who was associated with the Lucchese crime family of New York City from 1955 until 1980, when he was arrested on narcotics charges and became an FBI informant. Hill testif ...

, cricketer (born 1845) * 19 January –

Frances Parker Frances Mary "Fanny" Parker (24 December 1875 – 19 January 1924) was a New Zealand-born suffragette who became prominent in the militant wing of the Scottish women's suffrage movement and was repeatedly imprisoned for her actions. Early lif ...

, suffragette (born 1875) * 24 January –

Acton Adams William Acton Blakeway Adams (1843 – 24 January 1924), known as Acton Adams, was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson, New Zealand. Early life Adams was born at Wilden Manor, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, Engl ...

, politician (born 1843) * 27 January – William Gardiner, cricketer (born 1864) * 2 February ** Daniel Claffey, cricketer (born 1869) **

John Duncan John Duncan may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Duncan (painter) (1866–1945), Scottish painter * John Duncan (artist) (born 1953), American artist and musician * Big John Duncan (born 1958), Scottish punk musician * John Duncan (harpist) ...

, politician (born 1848) * 11 February – Arthur Lomas, cricketer (born 1895) * 17 February – James Tibbs, schoolteacher (born 1855) * 22 February – Mary Dawson, farmer, environmentalist (born 1833) * 24 February – Joseph Borton, cricketer (born 1832) * 1 March – Elizabeth Parsons, singer (born 1846) * 4 March –

Gilbert Carson Gilbert Carson may refer to: * Gilbert Carson (American football) (1901–1988), college football coach * Gilbert Carson (politician) Gilbert Carson (1842 – 4 March 1924) was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand. ...

, politician (born 1842) * 6 March –

Grace Joel Grace Jane Joel (28 May 1865–6 March 1924) was a New Zealand artist best known for her ability as a portraitist and figure painter. Early life Grace Joel was born in Dunedin, New Zealand on 28 May 1865, the sixth of nine children. Her Englis ...

, artist (born 1865) * 10 March –

George Bourne George Bourne (1780–1845) was a 19th-century American abolitionist and editor, credited as the first public proclaimer of "immediate emancipation without compensation" of American slaves. Life George was born on June 13, 1780, in Westbury, ...

, photographer (born 1875) * 17 March – Martin Chapman, cricketer, barrister, politician (born 1846)

April–June

* 3 April –

Alfred Newman Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor of film music. From his start as a music prodigy, he came to be regarded as a respected figure in the history of film music. He won nine Acad ...

, politician (born 1849) * 19 April –

Charles Louisson Charles Melville Louisson (1840 – 19 April 1924), known as Charles Louisson or Chas Louisson, was a New Zealand politician. Born in London, and relocated to Australia as a teenager, he worked in farming and on the gold fields. He moved to Chri ...

, politician (born 1842) * 7 May – Alfred Luttrell, architect and building contractor (born 1865) * 9 May –

James Mason James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films inc ...

, doctor, bacteriologist, public health administrator (born 1864) * 19 May –

Joseph Pabst Joseph Pabst (1870 – 19 May 1924) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played five first-class matches for Auckland between 1894 and 1898. See also * List of Auckland representative cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have pla ...

, cricketer (born 1870)

July–September

* 17 July –

William Davidson William or Bill Davidson may refer to: Businessmen * Bill Davidson (businessman) (1922–2009), Michigan businessman and sports team owner ** William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, named in honor of Bill Davidson * William Davidson ( ...

, pioneer of refrigerated shipping (born 1846) * 19 July – Sir Walter Buchanan. politician (born 1838) * 25 July –

Lawrence Birks Lawrence Birks (19 May 1874 – 25 July 1924) was an Australian-born electrical engineer noted for his pioneering work on hydro-electric power generation in New Zealand. History Lawrence was born in Norwood, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, ...

, electrical engineer (born 1874) * 10 August – Edward Wakefield, politician (born 1845) * 19 August – Alfred Baldey, politician (born 1836) * 17 September – Richard Vincent, cricketer (born 1846) * 19 September – Sir

John Salmond Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond, (17 July 1881 – 16 April 1968) was a British military officer who rose to high rank in the Royal Flying Corps and then the Royal Air Force. During the First World War he served as a squ ...

, legal academic, public servant, jurist (born 1862) * 27 September – Thomson Leys, journalist, newspaper editor and proprietor, philanthropist (born 1850)

October–December

* 18 October –

Walter Mason Walter Finch Mason (27 December 1847 – 18 October 1924) was a New Zealand cricketer who made five appearances, three of them first class appearances, for Wellington between 1873 and 1876. He made a duck on debut against Nelson on 27 Dec ...

, cricketer (born 1847) * 23 October –

Eparaima Te Mutu Kapa Eparaima Te Mutu Kapa (1842 – 23 October 1924) was a 19th-century Māori member of the New Zealand parliament. Political career Kapa, who was from the Aupōuri iwi in Northland, contested and won the 1891 by-election for the seat of North ...

, politician (born 1842) * 13 November – Charles Boxshall, cricketer (born 1862) * 27 November –

Joseph Grimmond Joseph Grimmond (1843 – 27 November 1924) was a gold miner and politician from the West Coast, New Zealand. He was mayor of Ross for many years, represented the Hokitika electorate in the House of Representatives for one term, and was late ...

, politician (born 1843) * 15 December –

Paratene Ngata Paratene Ngata (1849? – 15 December 1924) was a New Zealand Ngāti Porou leader, storekeeper, soldier, farmer and Native Land Court assessor. He was born near Waiomatatini in the Waiapu Valley, possibly in September 1849. His father was Wirem ...

, Ngāti Porou leader, politician (born 1849) * 19 December –

William Maslin William Stephen Maslin (1850 – 19 December 1929) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Early life and business interests Maslin was born in Brentford, Middlesex, England in 1850. He came to New Zealand with his parents a ...

, politician (born 1850)

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