1933 in New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 1933 in New Zealand.

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Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December 1933: 1,547,100.[1]
  • Increase since previous 31 December 1932: 12,400 (0.81%).[1]
  • Males per 100 females: 103.4.[1]

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 24th New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party.

Parliamentary opposition

Judiciary

Main centre leaders

Events

  • 26 January – Second session of the 24th Parliament commences.[4]
  • 10 March – Parliament goes into recess.
  • 13 September – Elizabeth McCombs wins the Lyttelton by-election, becoming New Zealand's first female MP.[5]
  • 21 September – Parliament recommences.
  • 22 December – Second session of the 24th Parliament concludes.
  • New Zealand's first distinctive coins issued by the New Zealand Treasury, see New Zealand pound.

Arts and literature

See 1933 in art, 1933 in literature, Category:1933 books

Music

See: 1933 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: Category:1933 film awards, 1933 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1933 films

Sport

Chess

  • The 42nd National Chess Championship are held in Auckland, and are won by M.E. Goldstein, of Sydney.[6]

Golf

  • The 23rd New Zealand Open championship is won by Ernie Moss in a playoff against Ted Douglas.[7]
  • The 37th National Amateur Championships are held at Titirangi[8]
    • Men – B.V. Wright (Otago)
    • Women – Miss O. Kay (her second title)

Horse racing

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.[12]

  • Men's singles champion – W.M. Parkhouse (Wellington Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – H.S. Maslin, M.J. Squire (skip) (Hawera Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – A.R. Hastings, R. McKenzie, J.M. Brackenridge, L.M. Naylor (skip) (Lyall Bay Bowling Club)

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

Rugby union

Shooting

  • Ballinger Belt – Herbert Croxton (Karori)[13]

Soccer

  • The New Zealand national football team tours Australia:[14]
    • 20 May – Lose 0–5 vs New South Wales at Sydney
    • 24 May – Win 1–0 vs South Coast at Bulli
    • 27 May – Lose 1–7 vs Northern Districts at Newcastle
    • 1 June – Lose 4–5 vs Ipswich / West Moreton at Ipswich
    • 3 June – Win 5–1 vs Queensland at Brisbane
    • 5 June – Lose 2–4 vs Australia at Brisbane
    • 10 June – Draw 2–2 vs Australian XI at Newcastle
    • 13 June – Lose 0–1 vs South Maitland at Cessnock
    • 17 June – Lose 4–6 vs Australia at Sydney
    • 21 June – Lose 2–3 vs Metropolis at Sydney
    • 24 June – Lose 2–4 vs Australia at Sydney
    • 26 June – Win 4–2 vs Granville at Granville
    • 28 June – Lose 2–7 vs Gladesville-Ryde at Gladesville
  • The Chatham Cup is won by Ponsonby who beat Millerton All Blacks 2–1 in the final.[15]
  • Provincial league champions:[16]
    • Auckland – Thistle
    • Waikato – Rotowaro
    • Taranaki – Albion
    • Wanganui – Wanganui Athletic
    • Hawke's Bay – Whakatu
    • Wellington – Petone
    • Nelson – Athletic
    • Canterbury – Thistle
    • Otago – Maori Hill
    • Southland – Corinthians

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

  • 1 November – Denis Hanrahan, Roman Catholic bishop
  • 10 November – Don Clarke, rugby union player
  • 11 November – Pamela Barham, netball player and coach
  • 24 November – Peter Webb, art dealer and gallery director
  • 29 November – Wilf Malcolm, mathematician, university administrator

December

Exact date not given

Deaths

January–March

  • 9 January – Frank Milne, mountaineer and guide (born 1891)
  • 16 January – John Burt, rugby union player, cricketer, businessman (born 1874)
  • 22 January – Henry Fletcher, Presbyterian missionary and minister (born 1868)
  • 25 January – Harry Kennedy, politician (born c. 1858)
  • 5 February – Maria Mackay, nurse, midwife (born 1844)
  • 10 March – Ben Biddle, soldier (born 1843)
  • 19 March – Tommy Solomon, Moriori leader (born 1884)
  • 22 March – Ada Wells, feminist, social worker (born 1863)
  • 29 March

April–June

July–September

  • 6 July – John Court, businessman, politician, philanthropist (born 1846)
  • 10 July – Wiremu Rikihana, Te Rarawa leader, politician (born 1851)
  • 15 July
    • Henry Hill, educationalist, politician, mayor of Napier (1917–19) (born 1849)
    • David Theomin, merchant, philanthropist, collector (born 1852)
  • 26 July – Samuel Lawry, Methodist minister (born 1854)
  • 29 July – Sandy Paterson, rugby union player (born 1885)
  • 2 August – James McCombs, politician (born 1873)
  • 6 August – Hart Udy, rugby union player (born 1857)
  • 9 August – Hone Riiwi Toia, Ngāpuhi leader, prophet (born c. 1859)
  • 12 August – Hugh Northcote, Anglican clergyman, writer on sex (born 1868)
  • 25 August – G. M. Thomson, scientist, politician (born 1848)
  • 31 August – Archibald McNicol, politician (born 1878)
  • 4 September – Joseph Kemp, Christian fundamentalist leader (born 1872)
  • 24 September – Raymond McIntyre, artist, art critic (born 1879)

October–December

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