1933 in New Zealand
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 1933 in New Zealand: |
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[edit] 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
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1933 in art, 1933 in literature, Category:1933 books
[edit] Music
See: 1933 in music
[edit] Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
See: Category:1933 film awards , 1933 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1933 films
[edit] 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
[edit] Sport
[edit] Cricket
[edit] Horse racing
See Category:New Zealand horse races
[edit] 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
[edit] Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
[edit] Soccer
- Chatham Cup won by Ponsonby
[edit] Births
- 21 February: Warren Cooper, politician.
- 8 March (in Hobart): Ronnie Moore, speedway rider.
- 10 March: Patricia Bergquist, zoologist.
- 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.
[edit] Deaths
- 1 October: Te Rata Mahuta, 4th Māori King.
- 8 October: Harry Holland, politician.
- Joseph Kemp, christian fundamentalist.
[edit] 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
[edit] See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1933 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1933
