Regal and viceregal
Head of State – George V
Governor-General – The Viscount Jellicoe GCB OM GCVO
The 21st New Zealand Parliament continued. The Reform Party governed as a minority with the support of independents.
Speaker of the House – Charles Statham (Independent)
Prime Minister – William Massey
Minister of Finance – William Massey
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Francis Bell
Leader of the Opposition – Thomas Wilford (Liberal Party)
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
Mayor of Hamilton – John Robert Fow
Mayor of Wellington – Robert Wright
Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Thacker succeeded by James Arthur Flesher
Mayor of Dunedin – James Sandilands Douglas succeeded by Harold Livingstone Tapley
New Zealand gained the right to conduct its own trade negotiations independently of Britain.
The Ross Dependency was claimed by Britain and placed under New Zealand's administration
Opening of the Otira rail tunnel on the Midland Line.
Establishment of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand is formed.
Battlecruiser HMS New Zealand broken up for scrap.
28 March: Tauranga by-election won by Charles Edward MacMillan (Reform Party)
1 May: Oamaru by-election won by John MacPherson (Liberal Party)
Friday 6 July around 6am Auckland-Wellington Express on the main trunk line runs into a slip at Ongarue near Taumarunui resulting in 17 deaths.
The New Zealand Inflation Rate reached the lowest recorded value -15.3 Percent in March 1923
Arts and literature
See 1923 in art, 1923 in literature, Category:1923 books
Production of the musical "Tutankhamen" by L.P.Leary at His Majesty's Theatre in Auckland. Music by Eric Waters.
See: 1923 in music
A set of Broadcasting regulations are issued under the Post And Telegraph Act 1920. Under the new regulations the country is divided into four numerical transmission regions. The regulations also stipulate that the owner of a receiving set is to pay an annual licence of five shillings while permission to transmit costs two pounds.[1]
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
The Romance of Sleepy Hollow
See: 1923 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1923 films
The 32nd National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.B. Dunlop of Oamaru, his third title.
Plunket Shield
The 10th New Zealand Open championship was won by A. Brooks.
The 27th National Amateur Championships were held in Wanganui Men: J. Goss (Wanganui)
Women: Miss E. Vigor Brown
New Zealand Trotting Cup: Great Hope
Auckland Trotting Cup: Blue Mountain King
ARC Great Northern Derby: Won by Enthusiasm (NZ)
A New South Wales team toured New Zealand, playing three matches against the New Zealand team. New Zealand won all three, 19-9, 34-6 and 38-11.
Hawkes Bay held and defended the Ranfurly Shield for the full season, defeating Wairarapa (6-0), Wellington (10-6), Poverty Bay (15-0), Canterbury (9-8), Horowhenua (38-11), and Auckland (20-5).
Inaugural competition for the Chatham Cup won by Seacliff AFC (Otago)
New Zealand tour of Australia:24 May, Granville: Lost 1-3 vs Granville
26 May, Sydney: drew 2-2 vs New South Wales
29 May, Newcastle: lost 0-2 vs Newcastle
2 June, Ipswich: won 4-2 vs Ipswich / West Moreton
4 June, Brisbane: won 3-1 vs Queensland
6 June, Nambour: won 2-0 vs North Coast
9 June, Brisbane: lost 1-2 vs Australia
13 June, Cessnock: lost 1-2 vs South Maitland
16 June, Sydney: won 3-2 vs Australia
20 June, Sydney: won 3-4 vs Metropolis
23 June, Sydney: won 3-1 vs Granville
25 June, Sydney: drew 1-1 vs New South Wales
30 June, Newcastle: won 4-1 vs Australia
3 July, Weston: lost 1-4 vs South Maitland
7 July, Wollongong: lost 0-2 vs South Coast
11 July, Lithgow: won 4-0 vs Western Districts
Provincial league champions: Auckland: North Shore AFC (Devonport)
Canterbury: Sunnyside
Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
Nelson: Athletic
Otago: HSOB
South Canterbury: Albion Rovers
Southland: Nightcaps
Taranaki: Hawera
Wanganui: Eastown Workshops
Wellington: Waterside
