15 April – The
Eden by-election is won by
Rex Mason (Labour). As a result, Labour became the dominant party in opposition, with 12 seats compared to the Liberals' 11.
15 November – The
Balfour Declaration asserts the right of New Zealand and other dominions to exist as independent countries
3 December – Nine miners die in an explosion in the Dobson coal mine near
Brunner
Leonard Cockayne publishes the first part of Monograph on New Zealand beech forests, which argues that the forests could be managed with a rotation of 80–120 years, but warns about
overgrazing by deer[4][5]
The 35th National Chess Championship is held in Dunedin, and is won by S. Crakanthorp of
Sydney, his second title[6]
Cricket
New Zealand, along with India and the West Indies, is admitted to the
Imperial Cricket Conference, increasing the number of test playing nations to six
Football
The
Chatham Cup is won by Sunnyside (Christchurch)
^McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966).
"Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
^"Golf". Otago Witness. No. 3789. 26 October 1926. p. 51. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
15 April – The
Eden by-election is won by
Rex Mason (Labour). As a result, Labour became the dominant party in opposition, with 12 seats compared to the Liberals' 11.
15 November – The
Balfour Declaration asserts the right of New Zealand and other dominions to exist as independent countries
3 December – Nine miners die in an explosion in the Dobson coal mine near
Brunner
Leonard Cockayne publishes the first part of Monograph on New Zealand beech forests, which argues that the forests could be managed with a rotation of 80–120 years, but warns about
overgrazing by deer[4][5]
The 35th National Chess Championship is held in Dunedin, and is won by S. Crakanthorp of
Sydney, his second title[6]
Cricket
New Zealand, along with India and the West Indies, is admitted to the
Imperial Cricket Conference, increasing the number of test playing nations to six
Football
The
Chatham Cup is won by Sunnyside (Christchurch)
^McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966).
"Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
^"Golf". Otago Witness. No. 3789. 26 October 1926. p. 51. Retrieved 19 May 2021.