1932 in New Zealand
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[edit] Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,534,700 [1]
- Increase since previous 31/12/1931: 11,900 (0.78%)
- Males per 100 Females: 103.6
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government
The 24th New Zealand Parliament commenced with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party.
- Speaker of the House - Charles Statham (Independent)
- Prime Minister - George William Forbes
- Minister of Finance - William Downie Stewart (Reform Party)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - George William Forbes
- Attorney-General - William Downie Stewart
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - George Hutchison
- Mayor of Hamilton - Frances Dewsbury Pinford
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - Daniel Giles Sullivan
- Mayor of Dunedin - Robert Sheriff Black
[edit] Events
- 23 February: First session of the 24th Parliament commences.[4]
- 10 May: Parliament goes into recess.
- 28 June: The Otago Witness, first published in 1851, produces its last issue.[5]
- 22 September: Parliament recommences.
- 8 December: First session of the 24th Parliament concludes.
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1932 in art, 1932 in literature, Category:1932 books
[edit] Music
See: 1932 in music
[edit] Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
See: Category:1932 film awards , 1932 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1932 films
[edit] Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese
[edit] Sport
[edit] Cricket
[edit] Horse racing
See Category:New Zealand horse races
[edit] Olympic Games
[edit] Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
- Inaugural Bledisloe Cup won by New Zealand 2-1
- Ranfurly Shield held by Canterbury all season, with defenses against Sth Canterbury 11-5, Auckland 14-0, West Coast 5-3, Wellington 9-8, Buller 13-0, Waikato 17-6
[edit] Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
[edit] Soccer
- Chatham Cup won by Marist (Wellington)
[edit] Births
- 9 January: Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan, politician.
- 31 January: Derek Quigley, politician.
- 7 May: Robert Webster, virologist.
- 1 June: Frank Cameron, cricketer.
- 4 June: Maurice Shadbolt, writer.
- 23 June: Bob Blair, cricketer.
- 17 October: C. K. Stead, writer.
- Duncan Laing, swimming coach.
[edit] Deaths
- 16 May: William Pember Reeves, statesman, poet, historian and social reformer.
- Edward Walter, politician.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0908570554
- ^ Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000 p 12. Statistics New Zealand.
[edit] See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1932 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1932