Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,506,800
Increase since previous 31/12/1929: 20,700 (1.39%)
Males per 100 females: 103.9
Regal and viceregal
Head of state - George V
Governor-General - General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO succeeded the same year by The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC
The 23rd New Zealand Parliament continued with the United Party in power.
Speaker of the House - Charles Statham (Independent)
Prime Minister - Sir Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George Forbes (United)
Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George Forbes (United)
Minister of Foreign Affairs - Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George Forbes (United).
Attorney-General - Thomas Sidey (United) until 22 September, then William Downie Stewart
Leader of the Opposition - Gordon Coates (Reform).
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland - George Baildon
Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
Mayor of Wellington - George Troup
Mayor of Christchurch - John Archer
Mayor of Dunedin - Robert Black
August: The Atmore Report on the education system is presented.
4 November: Superhorse Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup.
Arts and literature
See 1930 in art, 1930 in literature, Category:1930 books
Kowhai Gold, an anthology of New Zealand poetry edited by Quentin Pope published in London and New York
See: 1930 in music
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
3 January: The Coubray-tone News- the first New-Zealand made "talkies" (film with sound) - premiered.
The Romance Of Maoriland
See: Category:1930 film awards, 1930 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1930 films
The 39th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by G. Gunderson of Melbourne.
New Zealand's first ever Test matches, a home series of three x three-day games against England. Series won 1-0 by England
10,11,13 January Lancaster Park, Christchurch. New Zealand (112 and 131) lost by eight Wickets to England (181 and 66/2).
24,25,27 January Basin Reserve, Wellington. New Zealand (440 and 164/4dec.) drew with England (320 and 107/4).
14,15,17 February Eden Park, Auckland. England (330/4dec.) drew with New Zealand (96/1) (First two days were abandoned due to rain).
21,22,24 February at Eden Park: England (540 and 22/3) drew with New Zealand (387) - this fourth Test was arranged due to the rain washout of the third test.
The 20th New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew Shaw, his third title.
The 34th National Amateur Championships were held in the Manawatu district Men: H.A. Black (Mirimar)
Women: Miss O. Kay
New Zealand Trotting Cup: Wrackler
Auckland Trotting Cup: Carmel
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Ranfurly Shield
New Zealand national rugby league team
1930 Chatham Cup won by Petone
Provincial league champions: Auckland: YMCA
Canterbury: Thistle
Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
Nelson: Thistle
Otago: Seacliff
Southland: Corinthians
Taranaki: Caledonian
Waikato: Pukemiro
Wanganui: KP's
Wellington: Hospital
21 January: Peter Tapsell, politician.
24 January: Terence Bayler, stage and screen actor.
21 February: Joan Metge, social anthropologist.
7 April: Koro Dewes, Ngāti Porou kaumatua and Māori language advocate
1 June: Matt Poore, cricketer.
11 July: Jack Alabaster, cricketer.
25 July: Murray Chapple, cricketer.
30 August: Noel Harford, cricketer.
3 September: Cherry Barbara Grimm, fantasy and science-fiction writer under the pseudonym Cherry Wilder.
19 September (in Germany): Volker Heine, physicist.
30 November: Leonard Boyle, Bishop.
23 December: Jean Stewart, swimmer.
Category:1930 births
14 February: Sir Thomas Mackenzie, politician and 18th Prime minister of New Zealand
27 June: Māui Pōmare, politician
8 July: Sir Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand
19 July: Sir Robert Stout, 13th Premier of New Zealand
20 August: George Hunter, Reform Party politician (born 1859)
1 October: Hoeroa Tiopira, rugby union player (born 1871)
Category:1930 deaths
