Regal and viceregal
Head of State - George V
Governor-General - The Viscount Jellicoe GCB OM GCVO succeeded by General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO
The 21st New Zealand Parliament continued. The Reform Party governed as a minority with the support of independents.
Speaker of the House - Charles Statham
Prime Minister - William Massey
Minister of Finance - William Massey
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 - James Arthur Flesher
Mayor of Dunedin - Harold Livingstone Tapley
Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward', which was to become the main commercial cultivar of kiwifruit was first grown in 1924.
Arts and literature
See 1924 in art, 1924 in literature Category:1924 books
See: 1924 in music
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Venus of the South Seas
See: 1924 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1924 films
See: 1924 in sports, Category:1924 in sports, New Zealand at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Arthur Porritt won the bronze medal in the Men's 100m at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. He also came 5th in the 200m.
The 33rd National Chess Championship was held in Wellington, and was won by S. Crakanthorp of Sydney.
The 11th New Zealand Open championship was won by Ernie Moss, with an aggregate of 301.
The 28th National Amateur Championships were held in Auckland Men: L. Quin (Eltham)
Women: Mrs ? Peake
New Zealand Trotting Cup: Sheik
Auckland Trotting Cup: Locanda Mac
ARC Great Northern Derby: won by Ballymena (NZ)
An All Black team toured the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Canada between September and February 1925. They won all 32 games on tour, and were nicknamed The Invincibles
The Ranfurly Shield was held and defended by Hawkes Bay all season.
Great Britain toured New Zealand, losing the test series 2-1
1st test, GB 31 - NZ 18, Dunedin
2nd test, NZ 13 - GB 11, Wellington
3rd test, NZ 16 - GB 8, Auckland
2nd Chatham Cup won by Harbour Board (Auckland)
A Chinese Universities football team toured New Zealand, including four matches against the national team:16 August, Auckland: NZ won 2-1
23 August, Wellington: draw 2-2
6 September, Dunedin: NZ won 5-3
13 September, Christchurch: NZ won 4-2
Provincial league champions:Auckland: Harbour Board
Canterbury: Sunnyside
Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
Nelson: Athletic
Otago: Seacliff
South Canterbury: Albion Rovers
Southland: Corinthians
Taranaki: Kaponga
Wanganui: YMCA
Wellington: YMCA
Ike Robin becomes recognised as New Zealand's first wrestling champion
