1935 in New Zealand
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Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,569,700 [1]
- Increase since previous 31/12/1934: 11,300 (0.73%)
- Males per 100 females: 103.1
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State - George V
- Governor-General - The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC, succeeded same year by The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC [2]
Government
The 24th New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party. In November the New Zealand general election, 1935 resulted in a massive win for the opposition Labour Party.
- Speaker of the House - Charles Statham
- Prime Minister - George Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
- Minister of Finance - Gordon Coates then Walter Nash
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - George Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
- Attorney-General - George Forbes then Rex Mason
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - Michael Joseph Savage (Labour) until 6 December, then George Forbes (United/Reform).[3]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - George Hutchison then Ernest Davis
- Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - Dan Sullivan
- Mayor of Dunedin - Edwin Thomas Cox
Events
- 13 February: Fourth session of the 24th Parliament commences.[4]
- 5 April: Parliament goes into recess.
- 29 June: The Christchurch Times ceases publication. The newspaper began as the Lyttelton Times in 1851.[5]
- 29 August: Parliament recommences.
- 26 October: Fourth session of the 24th Parliament concludes.
- 1 November: The 24th Parliament is dissolved.
- 26 November: Voting in the four Māori electorates for the 1935 General Election.
- 27 November: Voting in the 76 general electorates for the 1935 General Election.
Arts and literature
See 1935 in art, 1935 in literature, Category:1935 books
Music
See: 1935 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
- Down on the Farm (1935 film)
- Hei Tiki / Primitive Passions
- New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empire
- Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland
See: Category:1935 film awards, 1935 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1935 films
Sport
Chess
- The 44th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.A. Erskine of Invercargill.[6]
Golf
- The 25th New Zealand Open championship was won by Alex Murray.[7]
- The 39th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch [8]
- Men: J.P. Hornabrook (Masterton)
- Women: Miss J. Anderson
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup : Indianapolis - 2nd win [9]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Graham Direct [10]
Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Hospital of Wellington who beat Western of Christchurch 3—1 in the final.[11]
- Provincial league champions: [12]
- Auckland: Ponsonby AFC (Auckland)
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier YMCA
- Nelson: YMCA
- Otago: Maori Hill
- Southland: Corinthians
- Waikato: Huntly Starr Utd
- Wanganui: Thistle
- Wellington: Hospital
Births
- 31 May: Jim Bolger, politician & 35th Prime Minister of NZ
- 31 May: Bruce Bolton, cricketer
- 22 June: Koro Wētere, politician
- 10 July: Wilson Whineray, rugby player and businessman
- 18 August: Howard Morrison, entertainer
- 9 October: Paul Barton, cricketer
- December 5: Marise Chamberlain, middle-distance runner
- 21 December: Don Neely, cricket player and selector
- Barrie Bates (Billy Apple), pop artist
- Reg Boorman, politician
- Barry Crump, author
- Brian MacDonell, politician
- Lois Muir, netball player and coach
Category:1935 births
Deaths
- 7 June: Elizabeth McCombs, first female Member of NZ Parliament
- Ernie Booth, rugby player and 1905 ("originals") All Black
Category:1935 deaths
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ↑ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ↑ Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- ↑ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840-2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 12. Archived from the original on 25 November 2007.
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ↑ "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ↑ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Mens' Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ↑ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ↑ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com
- ↑ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links
Media related to 1935 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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