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1922 in New Zealand

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1922
in
New Zealand

Decades:
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The following lists events that happened during 1922 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

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Regal and viceregal

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Government

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The 20th New Zealand Parliament concludes. The general election held in December sees the Reform Party lose its majority and need to negotiate for support with Independents and two Liberal Party MPs to remain in government.

Parliamentary opposition

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Judiciary

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Main centre leaders

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Events

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Arts and literature

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See 1922 in art, 1922 in literature, Category:1922 books

Music

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See: 1922 in music

Radio

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See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

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See: Category:1922 film awards, 1922 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1922 films

Sport

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Chess

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Cricket

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Football

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  • A tour by Australia includes three internationals, the first by a New Zealand representative team:[4]
  • Provincial league champions:[5]
    • Auckland – North Shore, Philomel (shared)
    • Canterbury – Rangers
    • Hawke's Bay – Hastings United
    • Nelson – Athletic
    • Otago – Seacliff
    • South Canterbury – Rangers
    • Southland – Corinthians
    • Taranaki – Hāwera
    • Wanganui – Eastown Workshops
    • Wellington – Waterside

Golf

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  • The ninth New Zealand Open championship is won by A. Brooks.[6]
  • The 26th National Amateur Championships are held in the Manawatū:[7]
    • Men – Arthur Duncan (Wellington) (his ninth title)
    • Women – G. Williams (her fifth title)

Horse racing

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Harness racing

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Thoroughbred racing

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Lawn bowls

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The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[11]

  • Men's singles champion – J.C. Rigby (North-East Valley Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – J. Brackenridge, J.M. Brackenridge (skip) (Newtown Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – J.A. McKinnon, W.B. Allan, W. Allan, W. Carswell (skip) (Taieri Bowling Club)

Rugby union

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Rugby league

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Births

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January–February

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March–April

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May–June

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  • 11 May – Marguerite Story, Cook Islands politician (died 2009)
  • 16 May – Peter Hall, World War II pilot (died 2010)
  • 18 May – Ian Botting, rugby union player (died 1980)
  • 25 May – Joyce Powell, cricketer (died 2003)
  • 8 June – Jim Weir, diplomat (died 2012)
  • 14 June – Max Carr, field athlete and coach, athletics official, air force officer (died 2016)
  • 19 June – Ray Forster, arachnologist, museum director (died 2000)
  • 24 June – Ken Avery, jazz musician, songwriter (died 1983)
  • 28 June – Pauline O'Regan, educator, community worker, writer (died 2019)

July–August

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September–October

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November–December

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Exact date unknown

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Deaths

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January–March

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April–June

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July–September

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October–December

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  • 12 October – William Whitby, master mariner, ship owner (born 1838)
  • 13 October – Edward Pearce, politician (born 1832)
  • 22 November – Moore Neligan, Anglican bishop (born 1863)
  • 14 December – Ann Robertson, businesswoman, litigant (born 1825)
  • 15 December – Richard Tucker, wool scourer (born 1856)
  • 16 December – Charles Harley. politician, mayor of Nelson (1915–17) (born 1861)
  • 18 December – John James Pringle, dermatologist (born 1855)
  • 25 December – George Sale, politician, newspaper editor, university professor (born 1831)
  • 26 December – Arthur Rhodes, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1901–02) (born 1859)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  2. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  3. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
  5. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  6. ^ "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  7. ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  8. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  9. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ a b c d Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron, eds. (1982). The Air New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.
  11. ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  12. ^ Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
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