1933 in New Zealand

All you want to know about 1933 in New Zealand

1933 in New Zealand:
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1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936

Population

Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,547,100 ^[1]
Increase since previous 31/12/1932: 12,400 (0.81%)
Males per 100 Females: 103.4

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

Head of State - George V
Governor-General - The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC ^[2]

Government

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

Speaker of the House - Charles Statham (Independent)
Prime Minister - George William Forbes
Minister of Finance - William Downie Stewart until 28th January, then Gordon Coates (Reform Party)
Minister of Foreign Affairs - George William Forbes
Attorney-General - William Downie Stewart until 28th January, then George William Forbes

Elizabeth McCombs is elected to Parliament, becoming New Zealand's first female MP. ^[3]

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition - Labour Party: Harry Holland until his death on 8 October, succeeded 12 October by Michael Joseph Savage (Labour). ^[4]

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland - George Hutchison
Mayor of Hamilton - Frances Dewsbury Pinford then John Robert Fow
Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
Mayor of Christchurch - Daniel Giles Sullivan
Mayor of Dunedin - Robert Sheriff Black then Edwin Thomas Cox

Events

26 January: Second session of the 24th Parliament commences.^[5]
10 March: Parliament goes into recess.
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

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

Archbishop of New Zealand
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

Sport

See: 1933 in sports , Category:1933 in sports

Cricket

Horse racing

See Category:New Zealand horse races

Rugby

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks

The Ranfurly Shield was held by Canterbury all season, with defences against Asburton County 31-7, Southland 21-3, Otago 8-5, West Coast 23-14, Buller 13-3, Taranaki 15-15, Sth Canterbury 6-3, King Country 36-0

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

Soccer

Chatham Cup won by Ponsonby

Births

21 February: Warren Cooper, politician.
8 March (in Hobart): Ronnie Moore, speedway rider.
10 March: Patricia Bergquist, zoologist.
20 June: Duncan Laing, swimming coach.
7 July: Murray Halberg, athlete and philanthropist.
10 November: Don Clarke, rugby player.
10 December: Gren Alabaster, cricketer.
17 December: Bruce Morrison, cricketer.

Tim Beaglehole, historian.
Trevor de Cleene, politician.
Joseph Gilbert (Bill) Dillon, politician.

Category:1933 births

Deaths

4 September: Joseph Kemp, Christian fundamentalist.
1 October: Te Rata Mahuta, 4th Māori King.
8 October: Harry Holland, politician.

Category:1933 deaths

References

^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls
^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
^ New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline
^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
^ Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0908570554

See also

For world events and topics in 1933 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1933

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