1935 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1935 in New Zealand.
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Population
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State â George V
- Governor-General â 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 1935 New Zealand general election resulted in a massive win for the opposition Labour Party.
- Speaker of the House â Charles Statham
- Prime Minister â George Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
- Minister of Finance â Gordon Coates then Walter Nash
- Minister of Foreign Affairs â George Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
- Attorney-General â George Forbes then Rex Mason
- Chief Justice â Sir Michael Myers
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition â Michael Joseph Savage (Labour) until 6 December, then George Forbes (United/Reform).[3]
Main centre leaders
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 MÄori 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
Film
- Down on the Farm
- 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 â Indianapolis (2nd win)[9]
- Auckland Trotting Cup â Graham Direct[10]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[11]
- Men's singles champion â Arthur Engebretsen (Napier Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions â H.G. Loveridge, R.N. Pilkington (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions â William Edward Mincham, L.G. Donaldson, William James Liversidge, H. Whittle (skip) (Grey Lynn Bowling Club)
Rugby union
Rugby league
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Hospital of Wellington who beat Western of Christchurch 3â1 in the final.[12]
- Provincial league champions:[13]
- 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
January
- 2 January â Bill Snowden, rugby league player (died 2016)
- 3 January â Rata Harrison, rugby league player (died 2013)
- 9 January
- John Graham, rugby union player and administrator, educator (died 2017)
- Stewart McKnight, cricketer (died 2021)
- 16 January â Muru Walters, rugby union player, Anglican bishop (died 2024)
- 21 January â Mick Cossey, rugby union player (died 1986)
- 23 January â Bill Culbert, artist (died 2019)
- 24 January â Peter Wolfenden, harness-racing driver (died 2023)
February
- 5 February â Gordon Parkinson, public servant, diplomat
- 6 February â Reg Boorman, politician (died 2016)
- 10 February
- Mark Irwin, rugby union player (died 2018)
- Ian Kerr, field hockey player
- 16 February â Robin Clark, chemist (died 2018)
- 22 February â Barry Anderson, composer (died 1987)
- 23 February
- John Osmers, Anglican bishop, anti-apartheid activist (died 2021)
- Derek Round, journalist (died 2012)
- 25 February â Neville Scott, athlete (died 2005)
- 27 February
- James Cooke, sailor
- Edward Te Whiu, convicted murderer (died 1955)
March
- 3 March â Peter Elworthy, farming leader, businessman (died 2004)
- 5 March â Brian Wybourne, physicist (died 2003)
- 8 March â Mansfield Rangi, cricket umpire (died 1987)
- 12 March â Maurice Rae, athlete
- 19 March â Wes Sandle, physicist (died 2020)
- 25 March â Tim Eliott, actor (died 2017)
- 28 March â Graham Nuthall, educationist (died 2004)
- 29 March â John Armstrong, politician (died 2018)
April
- 3 April â Marrion Roe, swimmer (died 2017)
- 4 April â Geoff Braybrooke, politician (died 2013)
- 13 April â Kenneth Hayr, Royal Air Force commander (died 2001)
- 16 April â Lois Muir, netball player and coach
- 22 April â Dick Conway, rugby union player (died 2022)
- 30 April â Bruce Bodle, cricketer (died 2008)
May
- 11 May
- Gwyn Evans, association footballer (died 2000)
- Stuart O'Connell, Roman Catholic bishop (died 2019)
- 15 May
- Barry Crump, author (died 1996)
- Kevin Percy, field hockey player (died 2019)
- Blair Robson, rally driver
- 19 May â Brian MacDonell, politician
- 27 May â Guy Jansen, choral musician and music educator (died 2019)
- 31 May
- Jim Bolger, politician (died 2025)
- Bruce Bolton, cricketer
- William Holt, cricketer (died 2024)
June
- 1 June â Margot Forde, botanist (died 1992)
- 2 June â Ross Gillespie, field hockey player and coach (died 2023)
- 3 June â Raoul Franklin, physicist (died 2021)
- 11 June â Alan Ward, historian (died 2014)
- 14 June â Mervyn Thompson, playwright, theatre director (died 1992)
- 17 June â Ron Carter, businessman
- 22 June â Koro WÄtere, politician (died 2018)
- 25 June â Margaret Sparrow, physician, reproductive rights advocate, author
- 29 June â Manu Maniapoto, rugby union player (died 2017)
- 30 June â John Turnbull, cricketer (died 2018)
July
- 10 July â Wilson Whineray, rugby union player, businessman (died 2012)
- 11 July â Bruce Bricknell, cricket umpire (died 1982)
- 14 July â Leon Phillips, physical chemist (died 2023)
- 22 July â Tuppy Diack, rugby union player (died 2025)
- 28 July â Tom Delahunty, association football referee (died 2018)
- 29 July â Iain Gillies, association footballer (died 2025)
- 31 July â Peter Siddell, artist (died 2011)
August
- 7 August â Campbell Thomas, theatre director (died 2019)
- 9 August â Des Connor, rugby union player
- 18 August â Howard Morrison, entertainer (died 2009)
September
- 1 September â Graeme Lee, politician
- 4 September â John Kneebone, farming leader (died 2020)
- 7 September â Douglas Sturkey, diplomat
- 11 September â Jim Williams, Pentecostal pastor (died 2015)
- 24 September â Vincent Orange, historian (died 2012)
- 26 September â Ralph Roberts, sailor, sports administrator (died 2023)
October
- 3 October â Judy Bailey, pianist, composer (died 2025)
- 4 October â Lyndsey Leask, softball administrator (died 2021)
- 5 October â Edmund Bohan, historian, singer, author (died 2024)
- 6 October â John Anslow, field hockey player (died 2017)
- 7 October â Barrie Devenport, marathon swimmer (died 2010)
- 9 October
- Paul Barton, cricketer
- Jeff Julian, athlete
- 10 October â Michael Henderson, fencer (died 2025)
- 16 October
- David Hoskin, cricket player and administrator
- Brian Maunsell, field hockey player (died 1987)
- 18 October â Margaret Beames, children's author (died 2016)
- 19 October â Jimmy O'Dea, trade unionist and activist (died 2021)
- 26 October â Barry Brickell, potter (died 2016)
- 28 October â Moana Manley, swimmer, beauty queen (died 2017)
November
- 10 November â Marilyn Duckworth, writer
- 15 November â Ken Douglas, trade unionist (died 2022)
- 22 November â Don Selwyn, actor, filmmaker (died 2007)
- 24 November â Bruce Palmer, jurist (died 2017)
- 28 November â Bob Binning, fencer (died 2005)
December
- 4 December â Gerald Hensley, public servant, diplomat (died 2024)
- 5 December
- Marise Chamberlain, athlete (died 2024)
- Max Gimblett, artist
- 7 December â Robin Dudding, journalist, literary editor (died 2008)
- 10 December â Max Cryer, entertainer, broadcaster, writer (died 2021)
- 13 December â Richard Sylvan, philosopher, logician, environmentalist (died 1996)
- 17 December â Ray Puckett, athlete, croquet player
- 20 December â Billy Ibadulla, cricket player, coach and commentator (died 2024)
- 21 December â Don Neely, cricket player, selector and writer (died 2022)
- 23 December â Warren Johnston, cyclist
- 29 December â Russell Watt, rugby union player (died 2022)
- 31 December â Billy Apple, pop artist (died 2021)
Undated
- Ken Blackburn, actor
- Arthur Everard, filmmaker, journalist, chief censor
- Joseph Musaphia, actor
- Howard Williams, potter
Deaths
JanuaryâFebruary
- 3 January â Francis Redwood, Roman Catholic archbishop (born 1839)
- 14 January â Mita Taupopoki, TÅ«hourangi and NgÄti WÄhiao leader (born c.â1845)
- 18 January
- Robert Hughes (conservationist), lawyer, politician, conservationist (born 1847)
- John Macmillan Brown, university academic and administrator (born 1845)
- 22 January â James Blacklock, cricketer (born 1883)
- 28 January â Matthew Barnett, bookmaker, philanthropist (born 1859)
- 1 February â William Sadlier, Anglican bishop (born 1867)
- 4 February â Robert Logan, soldier, colonial administrator (born 1863)
MarchâApril
- 2 March â Pat McEvedy, rugby union player and administrator (born 1880)
- 4 March
- Charles Barton, businessman, politician, civic administrator (born 1852)
- William Kilgour, cricketer (born 1878)
- 5 March â Frances Fletcher, artist (born 1846)
- 10 March â Charles Thorn, trade unionist, politician (born 1847)
- 19 March â James Randall Corrigan, politician (born 1865)
- 26 March
- Arthur Atkinson, lawyer, politician (born 1863)
- John Mallard, cricketer (born 1860)
- 7 April â Adrian Langerwerf, Roman Catholic missionary, writer (born 1876)
- 13 April â James McDonald, painter filmmaker, museum director (born 1865)
- 16 April â Dolla Richmond, painter (born 1861)
MayâJune
- 1 May â George Carter, lawn bowls player, accountant (born 1883)
- 6 May â Kate Edger, school principal, first woman in New Zealand to earn a university degree (born 1857)
- 22 May â Edwin Davy, rugby union player (born 1850)
- 27 May
- John Dart, Anglican priest (born 1855)
- Phomen Singh, confectioner (born c.â1869)
- 29 May
- Harry Bayly, cricketer (born 1862)
- Samuel Goldstein, rabbi, scholar, community leader (born 1852)
- 2 June
- George Pearce, politician (born 1863)
- Sir Alfred Robin, military leader (born 1860)
- 7 June â Elizabeth McCombs, politician, first female MP in New Zealand (born 1873)
- 13 June â Jim Coucher, Australian rules footballer (born 1874)
- 20 June â William Ferguson, civil engineer (born 1852)
- 25 June â Alfred Cousins, engraver and postage stamp designer (born 1852)
- 26 June â Charles Corfe, cricketer, headmaster (born 1847)
JulyâAugust
- 12 July â Nurse Maude, district nursing pioneer (born 1862)
- 29 July â Dan Udy, rugby union player (born 1874)
- 12 August â Albert Geddes, cricketer (born 1871)
- 17 August â James Craigie, businessman, politician (born 1851)
SeptemberâOctober
- 2 October â Jeremiah Connolly, politician (born 1875)
- 3 October â Harry Knight, farmer, politician, racehorse owner (born 1860)
- 5 October â William Stevenson, politician (born 1864)
- 7 October
- James Garrow, legal academic (born 1865)
- Sidney Williamson, singer, conductor and singing teacher (born c.â1870)
- 11 October â Sir James Coates, banker (born 1851)
- 12 October â Victorine Goddard, hotelkeeper (born 1844)
- 18 October â Ernie Booth, rugby union player (born 1876)
- 23 October â Ernest Upham, cricketer, lawyer (born 1873)
- 24 October â James Gibb, Presbyterian minister, pacifist (born 1857)
NovemberâDecember
- 6 November â Catherine Carran, midwife (born 1842)
- 20 November â John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, governor-general (1920â1924) (born 1859)
- 25 November â Kenneth Williams, politician (born 1870)
- 7 December â Philip de la Perrelle, newspaper proprietor, politician (born 1872)
- 14 December â Mother Josepha, Roman Catholic nun, teacher (born 1863)
- 15 December â George James Anderson, politician (born 1860)
- 23 December â Charles Speight, rugby union player, politician (born 1870)
