P. Munn, H. Wilson (skip) (Linwood Bowling Club) Rugby :Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, :Category:All Blacks Ranfurly Shield Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team Soccer The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside who beat Mosgiel 4–0 in the final. Provincial league champions: Auckland: North Shore United Canterbury: Nomads United Hawke's Bay: Napier United Nelson: YMCA Otago: Mosgiel South Canterbury: Northern Southland: Invercargill Thistle Taranaki: Waitara Waikato: Hamilton Wanderers Wanganui: Marist Wellington: Waterside Karori Births 21 January: Jim Anderton, politician. (died 2018). 11 February: Bevan Congdon, cricketer. (died 2018). 24 February: Murray Hudson, soldier, winner of the George Cross. (died 1974). 26 May: Pauline Parker, convicted murderer. 11 July: Ron Sang, architect and art collector. (died 2021). 12 July: Stanley Meads, rugby player. 24 July: John Sparling, cricketer. 29 July: Millie Khan, lawn bowler. (died 2003). 28 August: Aroha Reriti-Crofts, politician and community activist. (died 2022). 10 September: Colin Beyer, lawyer and businessman. (died 2015). 11 October: William Taylor, children's writer and politician. (died 2015). 12 October: Geoff Murphy, film director (died 2018). 28 October (in England): Anne Perry, convicted murderer. 29 October: Douglas Myers, businessman. (died 2017). 15 November: Peter Sinclair, radio and television host. (died 2001). 24 November: Wynne Bradburn, cricketer. (died 2008). 1 December: Bill Playle, cricketer. (died 2019). 2 December, Jonathan Hunt, politician and diplomat. 17 December: Peter Snell, athlete. (died 2019). 18 December: Syd Jackson, political activist. (died 2007). Deaths 10 February: Sir Frederic Truby King, director of child welfare. (b. 1858) 22 February: Lindsay Buick, historian, journalist, politician. (b. 1865) 1 April: William Blomfield, cartoonist. (b. 1866) 12 July: Isabella Foster Rogers Kells, teacher, postmistress and community leader (b. 1861) 30 July: Alfred Brandon, Mayor of Wellington. (b. 1854) 15 December: James Whyte Kelly, politician. (b. 1855) Full date unknown Eria Tutara-Kauika Raukura, tribal tohunga. (b. 1834) See also History of New Zealand List of years in New Zealand Military history of New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica Timeline of the New Zealand environment References External links Years of the 20th century in New Zealand