The following lists events that happened during 1930 in New Zealand.
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- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,506,800.[1]
- Increase since previous 31 December 1929: 20,700 (1.39%).[1]
- Males per 100 females: 103.9.[1]
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Chess
The 39th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by G. Gunderson of Melbourne.[11]
Cricket
- New Zealand's first ever Test matches, a home series of four three-day games against England. Series won 1–0 by England
- 10,11,13 January Lancaster Park, Christchurch. New Zealand (112 and 131) lost by eight Wickets to England (181 and 66/2).[12]
- 24,25,27 January Basin Reserve, Wellington. New Zealand (440 and 164/4dec.) drew with England (320 and 107/4).[13]
- 14,15,17 February Eden Park, Auckland. England (330/4dec.) drew with New Zealand (96/1) (First two days were abandoned due to rain).[14]
- 21,22,24 February at Eden Park: England (540 and 22/3) drew with New Zealand (387) – this fourth Test was arranged due to the rain washout of the third test.[15]
Golf
- The 20th New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew Shaw, his third title.[16]
- The 34th National Amateur Championships were held in the Manawatu district [17]
- Men: H.A. Black (Mirimar)
- Women: Miss O. Kay
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[21]
- Men's singles champion – F. Lambeth (Balmacewen Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – G.L. Gladding, H. Jenkins (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – E.S. Wilson, L.C. Buist, J. Dowland, D.M. Stuart (skip) (St Kilda Bowling Club)
Soccer
- 1930 Chatham Cup won by Petone
- Provincial league champions: [22]
- Auckland: YMCA
- Canterbury: Thistle
- Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
- Nelson: Thistle
- Otago: Seacliff
- Southland: Corinthians
- Taranaki: Caledonian
- Waikato: Pukemiro
- Wanganui: KP's
- Wellington: Hospital
March
- 5 March – Brian Bell, ornithologist
- 9 March – Mina Foley, opera singer
- 20 March – Thomas Williams, Roman Catholic cardinal
- 25 March – Margery Blackman, weaver
- 27 March – Paul Cotton, diplomat
- 28 March – Helmer Pedersen, sailor
- 30 March – Charlie Steele Jr., association football player, rugby union player
- 31 March – Barry Mitcalfe, poet, anti-nuclear activist
January–February
- 6 January – Walter Harper, Anglican clergyman (born 1848)
- 9 January – Joseph Harkness, politician (born 1850)
- 11 January – Eru Tumutara, Ringatū bishop (born c.1859)
- 24 January
- 25 January – Pat Hickey, trade union leader (born 1882)
- 5 February – John Holland Baker, surveyor, public servant (born 1841)
- 11 February – Anne Wilson, poet, novelist (born 1848)
- 12 February – Elizabeth Fergusson, nurse, midwife (born 1867)
- 14 February – Sir Thomas Mackenzie, politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1912) (born 1853)
- 21 February – Charles Garrard, cricketer, school inspector (born 1868)
July–August
- 3 July – Tom Cross, rugby union and rugby league player (born 1876)
- 8 July – Sir Joseph Ward, politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906–12, 1928–30) (born 1856)
- 19 July – Sir Robert Stout, politician, Premier of New Zealand (1884, 1884–87) (born 1844)
- 24 July – Alfred Philpott, museum curator, entomologist (born 1870)
- 30 July – George Hutchison, politician (born 1846)
- 10 August – Bill Hawkins, cricketer, politician (born 1861)
- 15 August – Wesley Spragg, butter manufacturer, temperance campaigner, benefactor (born 1848)
- 18 August – James Flesher, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1923–25) (born 1865)
- 20 August – George Hunter, politician, racehorse breeder (born 1859)
- 27 August
September–October
- 4 September
- 9 September – Alexander Bathgate, lawyer, businessman, writer, conservationist (born 1845)
- 11 September – William Parker, cricketer (born 1862)
- 24 September – Harry McNish, carpenter, Antarctic explorer (born 1874)
- 1 October
- 5 October – Frederick Fitchett, politician (born 1851)
- 13 October – Alfred George, newspaper proprietor (born 1854)
- 14 October – Thomas Fleming, miller (born 1848)
- 17 October – Amelia Randall, community leader, businesswoman, benefactor (born 1844)
- 21 October – Frank McNeill, cricketer (born 1877)
- 27 October – Francis Watson, cricketer (born 1860)
- 29 October – George Ewing, cricketer (born 1851)
November–December
- 1 November – Heni Materoa Carroll, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki leader (born c.1854)
- 3 November – Nellie Ferner, artist photographer, community leader (born 1869)
- 8 November – Robert Scott, railway engineer, academic (born 1861)
- 12 November – Crawford Anderson, politician (born c.1848)
- 7 December – John Barr, politician (born 1867)
- 15 December – Cecil de Lautour, politician (born 1845)
- 17 December – Arthur O'Callaghan, politician (born 1837)
- 29 December – Otene Paora, Ngāti Whātua leader, Anglican lay reader, land negotiator (born c.1870)
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Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
No Mean City by Stuart Perry (1969, Wellington City Council)
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.
Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron (1982). The New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.
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