1938 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1938 in New Zealand.
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Population
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 25th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Labour Party in government. The general election in October results in the Labour government being returned for the 26th New Zealand Parliament.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
- 19 February: 21 people working on the Wairoa-Gisborne railway are drowned when a flash flood hits a works camp at Kopuawhara near Mahia.[4]
- The Times, formerly The Gisborne Times, is purchased by its opposition, The Poverty Bay Herald, which the following year becomes The Gisborne Herald.[5]
Arts and literature
See 1938 in art, 1938 in literature, Category:1938 books
Music
See: 1938 in music
Radio
Film
See: Category:1938 film awards, 1938 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1938 films
Sport
Basketball
An interprovincial championship is held even though there is no national association at this time.[7]
- Interpovincial Champions â Men: Otago
British Empire Games
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
Chess
- The 47th National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by S. Hindin of Christchurch.[8]
Golf
- The 28th New Zealand Open championship was won by A.D. Locke.[9]
- The 42nd National Amateur Championships were held in Otago[10]
- Men: JP.G.F. Smith (Akarana)
- Women â matchplay: Miss S. Collins
- Women â strokeplay: Mrs R. Fullerton-Smith
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup â Morello[11]
- Auckland Trotting Cup âNavy Blue[12]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[13]
- Men's singles champion â W.D. Bennett (Hastings Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions â R.B. Clarke, C.E. Tyrrell (skip) (Roslyn Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions â Stanley Snedden, F. Redpath, P. Munn, H. Wilson (skip) (Linwood Bowling Club)
Rugby
Rugby league
Shooting
- Ballinger Belt â
- Robert Bodley (South Africa)
- Douglas Roots (Patea), second, top New Zealander[14]
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside who beat Mosgiel 4â0 in the final.[15]
- Provincial league champions:[16]
- Auckland: North Shore United
- Canterbury: Nomads United
- Hawke's Bay: Napier United
- Nelson: YMCA
- Otago: Mosgiel
- South Canterbury: Northern
- Southland: Invercargill Thistle
- Taranaki: Waitara
- Waikato: Hamilton Wanderers
- Wanganui: Marist
- Wellington: Waterside Karori
Births
- 21 January: Jim Anderton, politician. (died 2018).
- 11 February: Bevan Congdon, cricketer. (died 2018).
- 15 February: Russell Marshall, politician (died 2025).
- 24 February: Murray Hudson, soldier, winner of the George Cross. (died 1974).
- 26 May: Pauline Parker, convicted murderer.
- 11 July: Ron Sang, architect and art collector. (died 2021).
- 12 July: Stan Meads, rugby player.
- 24 July: John Sparling, cricketer.
- 29 July: Millie Khan, lawn bowler. (died 2003).
- 28 August: Aroha Reriti-Crofts, politician and community activist. (died 2022).
- 10 September: Colin Beyer, lawyer and businessman. (died 2015).
- 11 October: William Taylor, children's writer and politician. (died 2015).
- 12 October: Geoff Murphy, film director (died 2018).
- 28 October (in England): Anne Perry, convicted murderer. (died 2023)
- 29 October: Douglas Myers, businessman. (died 2017).
- 15 November: Peter Sinclair, radio and television host. (died 2001).
- 24 November: Wynne Bradburn, cricketer. (died 2008).
- 1 December: Bill Playle, cricketer. (died 2019).
- 2 December, Jonathan Hunt, politician and diplomat. (died 2024).
- 17 December: Sir Peter Snell, athlete. (died 2019).
- 18 December: Syd Jackson, political activist. (died 2007).
- 23 December: Sir Michael Hill, entrepreneur (died 2025).
Deaths
- 10 February: Sir Frederic Truby King, director of child welfare. (b. 1858)
- 22 February: Lindsay Buick, historian, journalist, politician. (b. 1865)
- 1 April: William Blomfield, cartoonist. (b. 1866)
- 12 July: Isabella Foster Rogers Kells, teacher, postmistress and community leader (b. 1861)
- 30 July: Alfred Brandon, Mayor of Wellington. (b. 1854)
- 15 December: James Whyte Kelly, politician. (b. 1855)
Full date unknown
- Eria Tutara-Kauika Raukura, tribal tohunga. (b. 1834)[17]
