1934 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1934 in New Zealand.
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Population
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 24th New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party; which postponed the next general election from 1934 to 1935.
- Speaker of the House â Charles Statham (Independent)
- Prime Minister â George Forbes
- Minister of Finance â Gordon Coates (Reform Party)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs â George Forbes
- Attorney-General â George Forbes
- Chief Justice â Sir Michael Myers
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
- 6 February: Treaty house and grounds at Waitangi dedicated as a national reserve.
- 5 March: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, at 11.46pm.
- 28 June: Third session of the 24th Parliament commences.[4]
- 10 November: Third session of the 24th Parliament concludes.
- Banknotes issued by the new Reserve Bank replace those issued by the Trading Banks, see New Zealand pound.
- Charles Ulm, in Faith in Australia, flies the first official airmail from New Zealand to Australia.[5][6]
Arts and literature
Sport
British Empire Games
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Chess
- The 43rd National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by John Dunlop, of Dunedin, his fourth title.[7]
Golf
- The 24th New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew Shaw, his 6th title.[8]
- The 38th National Amateur Championships were held in Wanganui[9]
- Men: B. M. Silk (Wanganui)
- Women: Miss B. Gaisford â her second title.
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup â Indianapolis[10]
- Auckland Trotting Cup â Roi L'Or[11]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[12]
- Men's singles champion â W. Carswell (Taieri Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions â J. McPherson, J. Veitch (skip) (West Harbour Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions â G. Dickson, F. Redpath, H.F. Gibson, H. Wilson (skip) (Linwood Bowling Club)
Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
- the Bledisloe Cup was won by Australia, with one win and one draw.
- The Ranfurly Shield changed hands twice: Canterbury lost their first defence to Hawkes Bay 0â9. Hawkes Bay defended the shield against Wanganui 39â16 and Taranaki 23â8 before losing it to Auckland 14â18.
Rugby league
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Auckland Thistle who beat Christchurch Thistle 2â1 in the final.[13]
- Provincial league champions:[14]
- Auckland: Thistle
- Canterbury: Thistle
- Hawke's Bay: Napier YMCA
- Nelson: YMCA
- Otago: King Edward Technical College Old Boys
- Southland: Southern
- Taranaki: Stratford
- Waikato: Huntly Starr Utd
- Wanganui: Thistle
- Wellington: Marist
Births
January
- 3 January â Bob Elliott, paediatrician (died 2020)
- 6 January â Harry M. Miller, entertainment promoter and publicist (died 2018)
- 11 January â Barrie West, naval officer
- 22 January â Graham Kerr, television cook
- 26 January â Rex Percy, rugby union and rugby league player (died 2015)
February
- 4 February â Donal Smith, athlete (died 2023)
- 6 February â Barry Magee, athlete
- 7 February â Ossie Butt, rugby league player (died 2002)
- 10 February â Fleur Adcock, poet and editor (died 2024)
- 26 February â Kara Puketapu, public servant and Maori leader (died 2023)
March
- 3 March â Lindsay Townsend, rugby union player (died 2020)
- 15 March â Wally Hughes, association football player and coach (died 2011)
- 16 March
- Ian McLean, politician
- Des Townson, yacht designer (died 2008)
- 17 March â Ian Barker, jurist (died 2022)
- 20 March
- Graeme Hansen, equestrian (died 2007)
- Ralph Maxwell, politician (died 2012)
- 26 March
- Harle Freeman-Greene, diplomat
- Matiu Rata, politician (died 1997)
- 31 March â Randall Carrington, cricketer (died 2018)
April
- 3 April â Pamela Allen, children's writer and illustrator
- 9 April â Bill Birch, politician
- 14 April â Duncan MacRae, rugby league player (died 2019)
- 21 April â Martin Horton, cricket player and coach (died 2011)
- 24 April â Olaf Keil, musician (died 2022)
- 28 April â James Flynn, intelligence researcher, politician (died 2020)
- 30 April â Tom Coughlan, rugby union player (died 2017)
May
- 1 May
- Nev MacEwan, rugby union player
- Apirana Mahuika, NgÄti Porou leader (died 2015)
- 8 May
- Graeme Lowans, cricketer (died 2014)
- Gordon Ogilvie, historian and biographer (died 2017)
- 12 May â Peter Bland, poet, actor
- 15 May â Frank McAtamney, rugby union player (died 2022)
- 16 May â Roy Kerr, mathematician
- 21 May â Guy Henderson, oboist (died 2013)
- 28 May â Bill Baillie, athlete (died 2018)
- 30 May
- Mel Cooke, rugby league player (died 2013)
- Peter Dronke, medievalist (died 2020)
June
- 5 June
- Ashley Lawrence, conductor (died 1990)
- Margaret Stuart, athlete (died 1999)
- 8 June â David Abbott, cricket umpire (died 2016)
- 11 June â John da Silva, wrestler, boxer (died 2021)
- 13 June â Mel Brieseman, public health official, missionary (died 2010)
- 19 June â Arthur Candy, cyclist (died 2019)
July
- 12 July â Tuna Scanlan, boxer (died 2014)
- 15 July â Noel Hobson, field hockey player
- 19 July â Tessa Birnie, concert pianist (died 2008)
- 22 July
- Sam Chaffey, alpine skier, businessman (died 1998)
- Neville Denton, rugby league player and coach (died 2015)
- 25 July â Peter Skelton, cricketer (died 2009)
- 27 July â Robin Leamy, Roman Catholic bishop (died 2022)
- 31 July â Roger Urbahn, rugby union player, cricketer, sports journalist (died 1984)
August
- 1 August â John Beck, cricketer (died 2000)
- 6 August â Dave Gillespie, rugby union player
- 9 August â Kevin Laidlaw, rugby union player (died 2024)
- 20 August â Patricia Buckfield, paediatrician and neonatologist (died 1995)
- 21 August
- Ruth Butterworth, political scientist (died 2020)
- Ann Verdcourt, potter (died 2022)
- 24 August
- Tony Campbell, biblical scholar (died 2020)
- John Waddingham, cricketer
- 29 August â John Guy, cricketer
September
- 2 September
- Leslie Butler, cricketer (died 2006)
- Colin Knight, educationalist (died 2016)
- 6 September â Alison Roxburgh, women's rights advocate, community leader (died 2020)
- 8 September â Ross Brown, rugby union player (died 2014)
- 9 September
- Eugene Paykel, psychiatrist (died 2023)
- John Wallace, jurist (died 2012)
- Roy Williams, decathlete
- 10 September
- John Abrams, field hockey player
- Des Webb, rugby union player (died 1987)
- 11 September â Evon Dickson, cricketer (died 2012)
- 14 September â Paul Little, rugby union player (died 1993)
- 16 September â Anne Gambrill, lawyer and judge (died 2026)
- 19 September â Austin Mitchell, journalist, politician (died 2021)
- 25 September â Allan Potts, athlete, athletics coach and administrator (died 2014)
- 29 September â Bob Parker, rower (died 2009)
October
- 1 October â Teupoko'ina Utanga Morgan, teacher, politician, author (died 2007)
- 4 October â Joe Williams, physician, politician (died 2020)
- 8 October â Jean Coulston, cricketer (died 2001)
- 12 October â Maurice Langdon, cricketer
- 18 October â Allan Wilson, biochemist (died 1991)
- 20 October â Leo Close, Paralympic sportsman and sports organiser (died 1977)
- 22 October â Donald McIntyre, opera singer (died 2025)
- 28 October â Brian Davis, Anglican archbishop (died 1998)
- 29 October â George Cuthill, association footballer
- 31 October â Don Aickin, obstetrician and gynaecologist (died 2019)
November
- 1 November â Les Mills, athlete, politician
- 11 November â Peter Snow, physician (died 2006)
- 12 November â Peter Wilkinson, politician (died 1987)
- 13 November â Peter Arnett, TV journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner (died 2025)
December
- 1 December â Peter Williams, lawyer, penal reform advocate (died 2015)
- 6 December â Johnny Hanks, boxer (died 2013)
- 11 December
- Tom Hadfield, rugby league player (died 2018)
- Ross McNabb, mycologist (died 1972)
- 16 December â Mel Dunne, rugby union player, cricketer, civil engineer (died 2002)
- 25 December â John Shrapnell, journalist, actor, singer (died 2020)
- 26 December â Don Hunn, diplomat and public servant
- 27 December â Ron Ackland, rugby league player and coach (died 2013)
- 28 December â Bob Skelton, jockey (died 2016)
- 30 December
- Barry Briggs, speedway rider
- Eddie Tonks, rugby union administrator (died 2020)
Undated
- Gillian Cowlishaw, anthropologist
- Gil Hanly, artist
- Leo McKendry, politician
- Norma Restieaux, cardiologist
- Tepaeru Tereora, artist, Cook Islands MÄori language advocate
- Ted Thomas, jurist
Deaths
JanuaryâFebruary
- 6 January â Hikapuhi, NgÄti Pikiao tohunga (born c.â1871)
- 7 January â Alfred West, rugby union player (born 1893)
- 9 January â George Smailes, politician, clergyman (born 1862)
- 10 January â Lawrence Grace, politician (born 1854)
- 18 January â Jessie Aitken, community worker, political activist (born 1867)
- 20 January â Joseph Lawton, cricket player and coach (born 1857)
- 27 January â Spencer Gollan, rower, golfer (born 1860)
- 31 January â Duncan Sommerville, mathematician and astronomer (born 1879)
- 8 Februaryâ Herbert Izard, Anglican clergyman (born 1869)
- 15 February â John Fletcher, businessman, politician (born 1888)
- 22 February
- Rosetta Baume, feminist, community leader (born 1871)
- George Witters, conservationist (born 1876)
MarchâApril
- 5 March â Sir Arthur Dobson, surveyor, engineer, explorer (born 1841)
- 12 March â Fanny Osborne, botanical illustrator (born 1852)
- 31 March â James Mackintosh Bell, geologist, writer (born 1877)
- 5 April â Thomas Davey, politician (born 1856)
- 9 April â John Charles Thomson, politician (born 1866)
- 11 April
- Harry Beswick, politician (born 1860)
- Sir Edwin Mitchelson, politician (born 1846)
- Alexander Peebles, politician (born 1856)
- 29 April â Bert Pither, cyclist, aviation experimenter (born 1871)
- 30 April â James Testro, cricketer (born 1851)
MayâJune
- 5 May â Ann O'Donnell, hotel proprietor (born c.â1858)
- 6 May
- William McGirr, cricketer (born 1859)
- Sir Henry Wigram, businessman, politician, aviation pioneer (born 1857)
- 14 May â George Fowler, cricketer (born 1860)
- 26 May â John Anderson, rugby union player, engineer, politician (born 1849)
- 2 June â David Ashby, cricketer (born 1852)
- 7 June
- William Vorrath, cricketer, rugby league player (born 1904)
- George Webbe, cricketer (born 1856)
- 9 June â John Joseph Woods, composer of "God Defend New Zealand" (born 1849)
- 13 June â Guy Thornton, army chaplain (born 1872)
- 14 June â Walter Empson, schoolteacher (born 1856)
- 15 July â George Anson, cricketer, physician (born 1850)
- 17 June â William Triggs, journalist, newspaper editor, politician (born 1855)
- 27 June â Harry Ell, politician, conservationist (born 1862)
JulyâAugust
- 1 July â Frederick William Ward, journalist and newspaper editor (born 1847)
- 2 July â Arthur Plugge, army officer (born 1877)
- 6 July â Thomas Pettit, businessman, politician (born 1858)
- 8 July â Leonard Cockayne, botanist (born 1855)
- 10 July â Andrew Walker, politician (born 1855)
- 13 July â Kate Sheppard, suffragist (born 1848)
- 16 July
- Walter Bennett, politician (born 1864)
- Carlo Bergamini, sculptor (born 1868)
- 18 July â Herbert Fenwick, cricketer (born 1861)
- 20 July â William Alfred Bayly, convicted murderer (born 1906)
- 3 August â Allan Johnson, Anglican clergyman (born 1871)
- 10 August â Sally Low, social reformer and peace campaigner (born 1876)
- 11 August â William Collins, surgeon, politician, rugby union player, cricketer (born 1853)
- 12 August â James Glasgow, cricketer (born 1934)
- 17 August â Sir George Fowlds, politician (born 1860)
SeptemberâOctober
- 2 September â James Allan, rugby union player (born 1860)
- 4 September â Tini Taiaroa, community worker (born c.â1846)
- 5 September â John Joseph Dougall, politician (born 1860)
- 13 September â Sir John Roberts, businessman, politician (born 1845)
- 14 September â Robert Loughnan, journalist, politician (born 1841)
- 21 September â Hugh Stewart, soldier, historian (born 1884)
- 30 September â Joseph Butler, timber merchant (born 1862)
- 9 October â Roderick McKenzie, politician (born 1852)
- 20 October â Arthur Blacklock, cricketer (born 1868)
NovemberâDecember
- 2 November â Alexander Don, Presbyterian missionary (born 1857)
- 8 November â Arthur Eastwood, jockey, rowing coxswain (born 1905)
- 19 November â Charles Wilson, politician (born 1862)
- 25 November â Eliza Anscombe, painter (born 1872)
- 2 December â Horace Packe, Anglican clergyman (born 1865)
- 8 December â Robert Brown, cricketer (born 1850)
- 10 December â Margaret Stoddart, botanical artist (born 1865)
- 22 December â Robert Davenport, cricketer (born 1852)
- 29 December â Sir Arthur Fell, politician (born 1850)
