1923 in New Zealand - Events

Events

  • 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)
  • 5 July: Fourteen die when the main trunk express runs into a slip near Taumarunui

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