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The following lists events that happened during 1929 in New Zealand.
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Regal and viceregal
Government
The 23rd New Zealand Parliament continued.
- Speaker of the House – Charles Statham (Independent)
- Prime Minister – TBD
- Deputy Prime Minister – TBD
- Minister of Finance – Joseph Ward (United)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – TBD
- Chief Justice – Sir Charles Skerrett then Sir Michael Myers
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- 9 March: 1929 Arthur's Pass earthquake: A quake of Richter Magnitude 7.1 in the Arthur's Pass area causes extensive landslips and damage to roads and railways. There are no injuries.[4]
- 17 June: 1929 Murchison earthquake: An earthquake of surface wave magnitude 7.8 causes the deaths of 17 people and causes great damage in Murchison and surrounding areas.[5]
- 29 October: Black Tuesday. Wall Street crash triggers the 10-year Great Depression.
- 11 November: Edmonds Band Rotunda is formally opened in Christchurch.[6]
See 1929 in art, 1929 in literature, Category:1929 books
Music
See: 1929 in music
Radio
Film
See: Category:1929 film awards, 1929 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1929 films
Badminton
- National Champions
- Men's singles: J. Southon
- Women's singles: A. Ellett
- Men's doubles: T. Kelly and J. McLean
- Women's doubles: E. Hetley and F. Harvey
- Mixed doubles: T. Kelly and A. Ellett
Chess
The 38th National Chess Championship was held in Wellington, and was won by J.A. Erskine of Melbourne.[7]
Golf
- The 19th New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew Shaw.[8]
- The 33rd National Amateur Championships were held in Wanganui[9]
- Men: Sloan Morpeth (Maungakiekie) – 3rd title
- Women: Mrs P.L. Dodgshun (Dunedin).
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Peter Bingen (2nd win)[10]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Gold Jacket (2nd win)[11]
Thoroughbred racing
- New Zealand Cup – Chide[12]
- Avondale Gold Cup – Historic[12]
- Auckland Cup – Concentrate[12]
- Wellington Cup – Vertigern[12]
- New Zealand Derby – Honour[12]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.[13]
- Men's singles champion – A.R. Coltman (Carlton Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – A.G. Kinvig, F. Laurenson (skip) (Linwood Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – C.E. Hardley, F. Needham, I. Clarke, Bill Bremner (skip) (West End Bowling Club, Auckland)
Rugby
Rugby league
Soccer
- 1929 Chatham Cup won by Tramways (Auckland)
- Provincial league champions:[14]
- Auckland: Tramways
- Canterbury: Thistle
- Hawke's Bay: Napier YMCA
- Nelson: Thistle
- Otago: Seacliff
- South Canterbury: Albion Rovers
- Southland: Corinthians
- Taranaki: Stratford
- Waikato: Claudelands Rovers
- Wanganui: Thistle
- Wellington: Diamond
January
- 7 January – Peter Bartlett, architect and academic (died 2019)
- 10 January – Grahame Jarratt, rower (died 2011)
- 13 January – James Beal, boxer (died 1996)
- 19 January – Brian Steele, rugby union player
- 24 January – Stuart Jones, cricketer (died 2015)
February
- 6 February
- Maurice Dixon, rugby union player (died 2004)
- Noel Hilliard, author and novelist (died 1996)
- Colin Murdoch, pharmacist, veterinarian, inventor (died 2008)
- 12 February – Kevin Dwyer, cricketer (died 2020)
- 14 February
- Noel Dellow, cricketer (died 2021)
- Jenny King, librarian (died 2021)
- 16 February – Venn Young, politician (died 1993)
March
- 6 March
- Ian Irvine, rugby union player, disability rights advocate (died 2013)
- Ronald Trubuhovich, medical practitioner, critical care specialist
- 7 March
- 9 March – Les Rackley, boxing trainer (died 2021)
- 12 March – William Liley, perinatal physiologist (died 1983)
- 21 March
- Lesley Rowe, athlete (died 2011)
- Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi, Māori language advocate
- 22 March – Dennis Copps, cricket umpire (died 2020)
- 24 March
- Hugh Templeton, diplomat, politician
- Ian Templeton, journalist, writer
- 25 March – Allan Wright, farmer and businessman (died 2022)
- 26 March – Joye Evans, guiding leader (died 2021)
- 27 March
- Shona McFarlane, artist, writer, broadcaster (died 2001)
- Hallard White, rugby union player, coach and administrator (died 2016)
April
- 1 April – Te Huirangi Waikerepuru, Māori language advocate, trade unionist (died 2020)
- 2 April – Robert Ellis, artist (died 2021)
- 6 April – Pat Goodman, businessman, philanthropist (died 2017)
- 9 April
- Aubrey Begg, politician (died 1988)
- Fred Hollows, eye surgeon (died 1993)
- Denford McDonald, businessman (died 2020)
- 12 April – Ponty Reid, rugby union player (died 1994)
- 21 April
- Bevin Hough, rugby league player, field athlete (died 2019)
- Ross Smith, rugby union player (died 2002)
- 25 April – Yvette Williams, athlete (died 2019)
- 30 April – Keith Smith, cricketer (died 2016)
May
- 2 May – Graham Gedye, cricketer (died 2014)
- 10 May – Miles Warren, architect (died 2022)
- 15 May – Angela Annabell, musicologist (died 2000)
- 19 May – Mavis Rivers, jazz singer (died 1992)
- 26 May – Fraser Bergersen, plant biologist (died 2011)
- 31 May – Thelma Turner, netball player (died 2023)
June
- 3 June – Les Lock, racing cyclist (died 2003)
- 6 June – June Sutor, crystallographer (died 1990)
- 7 June – Colin Graham, cricketer (died 2020)
- 30 June
- Ed Dolejs, softball coach (died 2019)
- David Perry, cricketer (died 2007)
July
- 2 July – Hugh Morris, businessman (died 2010)
- 8 July – Vern Bakalich, rugby league player (died 2015)
- 18 July – Colin Moyle, politician
- 19 July – Renée, writer (died 2023)
- 23 July – Johnny Cooper, rock and roll musician (died 2014)
- 26 July – David Tompkins, judge (died 2023)
August
- 1 August – Phyllis Guthardt, Methodist minister, university chancellor (died 2023)
- 5 August
- Harry Atkinson, physicist and science administrator (died 2018)
- Arthur Woods, rugby union player (died 2015)
- 10 August
- Eric Dunn, cricketer
- Brian Pickworth, fencer (died 2020)
- Ross Wightman, rugby union player (died 2012)
- 19 August – David Levene, businessman, philanthropist (died 2021)
- 23 August – Bob Bell, politician (died 2011)
- 24 August – Oliver Jessel, businessman (died 2017)
- 25 August – John Hippolite, political activist (died 1993)
- 29 August – Helen Hughes, scientist
September
- 1 September – Indianapolis, Standardbred racehorse
- 3 September – Steve Rickard, professional wrestler, trainer and promoter (died 2015)
- 4 September – Howard Charles Clark, chemist, university administrator
- 5 September – Margaret Loutit, microbiologist (died 2020)
- 9 September
- Graham Avery, racing cyclist (died 2015)
- Pat Booth, journalist (died 2018)
- 19 September – Phil Bygrave, field hockey player (died 2012)
- 26 September – Tim Raphael, Anglican clergyman (died 2016)
- 28 September – Bill Hunt, alpine skier (died 2009)
- 30 September – Yvonne du Fresne, writer (died 2011)
October
- 8 October – Ron Crocombe, Pacific studies academic (died 2009)
- 9 October – Peter Button, helicopter pilot (died 1987)
- 11 October
- Annette Baier, philosopher (died 2012)
- Augusta Wallace, jurist (died 2008)
- 20 October
- Mary Earle, food technologist (died 2021)
- William Gough, cricketer (died 1978)
- 28 October – Tom Puna, cricketer (died 1996)
November
- 8 November – Trevor McMahon, cricketer
- 13 November – Brian Sorenson, cricketer (died 2009)
- 16 November – Bill Clark, rugby union player (died 2010)
- 18 November – Bill Alington, architect (died 2024)
- 19 November – Basil Meeking, Roman Catholic bishop (died 2020)
- 20 November – Pat Kelly, trade unionist (died 2004)
- 23 November – Felix Donnelly, Roman Catholic priest, social activist, writer, broadcaster (died 2019)
- 26 November – Brian Coote, legal academic (died 2019)
- 28 November – Ray Hitchcock, cricketer, racehorse breeder (died 2019)
December
- 7 December – John Hotop, rugby union player (died 2015)
- 14 December – Ron Jarden, rugby union player, sharebroker (died 1977)
- 15 December – Noel Scott, politician (died 2018)
- 19 December – Michael Fowler, architect, politician (died 2022)
- 26 December – Margaret Lawlor-Bartlett, artist
- 27 December – Elizabeth Edgar, botanist (died 2019)
- 28 December – Alison Quentin-Baxter, lawyer (died 2023)
Undated
- Cuddle, Thoroughbred racehorse
- Jacqueline Fahey, painter, writer
- Brian McMahon, venereologist, army officer
- Alistair Paterson, writer, poet
January–March
- 21 January – Alexander William Bickerton, chemistry academic (born 1842)
- 7 February – Sir Douglas Maclean, farmer, politician (born 1852)
- 13 February – Sir Charles Skerrett, jurist (born 1863)
- 28 February – George Allen, architect, surveyor, tourist guide (born 1837)
- 7 March – Henare Uru, politician (born 1872)
- 11 March – Harry Diddams, politician (born 1864)
- 23 March – Niniwa Heremaia, editor, Ngāti Kahungunu leader (born 1854)
- 26 March – Waitaoro, Ngāti Tama leader (born c.1848)
April–June
- 7 April – Alfred Whitehouse, motion picture exhibitor and producer (born 1856)
- 19 April – Alfred Fitchett, Anglican clergyman (born 1836)
- 3 May
- Charles Mackay, lawyer, politician, mayor of Wanganui (1906–1920) (born 1875)
- Sir James Wilson, politician (born 1849)
- 5 May – Maria Williams, schoolteacher (born 1839)
- 11 May – Herbert Kissling, cricketer and insurance executive (born 1868)
- 19 June – Margaret Gardner, farmer, flour mill owner (born 1844)
- 20 June – Ann Wimperis, watercolour artist (born 1844)
- 24 June – Tupu Atanatiu Taingakawa Te Waharoa, Ngāti Hauā and Kīngitanga leader (born c.1844)
- 27 June – Maata Te Taiawatea Rangitūkehu, Ngāti Awa and Tuhourangi leader (born c.1848)
July–September
- 10 July – James Arnold, trade unionist, politician (born 1859)
- 12 July – Alex Lithgow, composer and bandleader (born 1870)
- 24 July – Albert Bates, architect (born 1862)
- 15 August – Carl Dahl, businessman, importer, community leader (born 1856)
- 20 August – Arnold Williams, cricketer (born 1870)
- 29 August – Arthur Riley, artist, educationalist, businessman (born 1860)
- 30 August – Sarah Cryer, farmer, community leader (born 1848)
- 31 August – Henry Baigent, timber miller, politician (born 1844)
- 1 September – Mary Gibson, schoolteacher (born 1864)
- 5 September – Mariano Vella, seaman, fisherman, farmer (born 1855)
- 8 September – Robert Wynn Williams, politician (born 1864)
- 18 September – John Bollons, mariner, naturalist, ethnographer (born 1862)
- 23 September – Sir George Fenwick, newspaper editor and proprietor (born 1847)
- 27 September – Nisbet McRobie, rugby union player, newspaper proprietor, politician (born 1872)
October–December
- 25 October – Charles Chilton, zoologist (born 1860)
- 13 November – Richard Henry, conservationist (born 1845)
- 29 November – Albert Turnbull, cricketer (born 1866)
- 7 December – Sir John Findlay, politician (born 1862)
- 9 December – Henry Cleary, Roman Catholic bishop (born 1859)
- 19 December – William Maslin, politician (born 1850)
- 28 December – Mads Christensen, Lutheran pastor (born 1856)
- 30 December – Charles Tuke, cricketer (born 1858)
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