1925 in music Radio See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand The Radio Broadcasting Company (RBC) began broadcasts throughout New Zealand Film See: 1925 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1925 films Rewi's Last Stand by Rudall Hayward The Adventures of Algy The Romance of Hinemoa Sport Chess The 34th National Chess Championship is held in Nelson, and is won by C. J. S. Purdy of Sydney Football The Chatham Cup is won by YMCA (Wellington) Provincial league champions: Auckland – Thistle Canterbury – Sunnyside Hawke's Bay – Whakatu Nelson – Thistle Otago – Northern South Canterbury – Rangers Southland – Central Taranaki – Manaia Wanganui – Eastown Workshops Wellington – YMCA Golf The 15th New Zealand Open championship is won by Ewen MacFarlane, an amateur, with an aggregate of 308 The 29th National Amateur Championships are held at Christchurch (men) and Miramar (women) Men – Tom Horton (Masterton) Women – Phyllis Dodgshun (Dunedin) Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup – Ahuriri Auckland Trotting Cup – Nelson Derby Thoroughbred racing New Zealand Cup – The Banker Avondale Gold Cup – Star Ranger Auckland Cup – Rapine Wellington Cup – Surveyor New Zealand Derby – Runnymede Lawn bowls The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington. Men's singles champion – J. D. Best (Dunedin Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – C. W. Davis, J. W. Sexton (skip) (Newtown Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – H. J. Wernham, F. T. Wilson, A. C. McIntyre, R. N. Pilkington (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club) Rugby union The All Blacks tour New South Wales The Auckland Rugby Union makes Eden Park its headquarters defends he Ranfurly Shield for the third consecutive full season, defeating Wairarapa (22–3), (24–18), (31–12), (28–3), (20–11) and (34–14) Births January 4 January – Roger Drayton, politician 12 January – Allan Burnett, anarchist activist 13 January – Elwyn Welch, ornithologist 22 January – Harata Solomon, Māori leader, entertainer 25 January – Eric Dempster, cricketer 26 January – Barbara Heslop, immunologist February 1 February – Assid Corban, politician 2 February – Mirek Smíšek, potter 3 February – Tay Wilson, sports administrator 7 February Ron Broom, cricketer John Oakley, cricketer 19 February – Trevor Martin, cricket umpire 22 February – Alexander Grant, ballet dancer and teacher, dance company director 23 February Fraser Colman, politician Ted McCoy, architect 25 February – Campbell Smith, playwright, poet, engraver 27