The following lists events that happened during 1933 in New Zealand.
Population Estimated population as of 31 December 1933: 1,547,100. Increase since previous 31 December 1932: 12,400 (0.81%). Males per 100 females: 103.4.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal Head of State – George V Governor-General – The Lord BledisloeStatistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
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 Forbes Minister of Finance – William Downie Stewart until 28 January, then Gordon Coates (Reform Party) Minister of Foreign Affairs – George Forbes Attorney-General – William Downie Stewart until 28 January, then George Forbes Chief Justice — Sir Michael Myers
Parliamentary opposition Leader of the Opposition — Harry Holland until his death on 8 October, succeeded 12 October by Michael Joseph Savage (Labour Party).
Judiciary Chief Justice — Sir Michael Myers
Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland — George Hutchison Mayor of Wellington — Thomas Hislop Mayor of Christchurch — Dan Sullivan Mayor of Dunedin — Robert Black, then Edwin Thomas Cox
Events 26 January – Second session of the 24th Parliament commences.Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. 10 March – Parliament goes into recess. 13 September – Elizabeth McCombs wins the Lyttelton by-election, becoming New Zealand's first female MP. 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
Sport
Chess The 42nd National Chess Championship are held in Auckland, and are won by M.E. Goldstein, of Sydney.
Golf The 23rd New Zealand Open championship is won by Ernie Moss in a playoff against Ted Douglas. The 37th National Amateur Championships are held at Titirangi Men – B.V. Wright (Otago) Women – Miss O. Kay (her second title)
Horse racing
Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup – Red Shadow Auckland Trotting Cup – Indianapolis
Thoroughbred racing New Zealand Cup – Palantua Avondale Gold Cup – King's Knave Auckland Cup – Minerval Wellington Cup – Royal Artist New Zealand Derby – Nightly
Lawn bowls The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington. Men's singles champion – W.M. Parkhouse (Wellington Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – H.S. Maslin, M.J. Squire (skip) (Hawera Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – A.R. Hastings, R. McKenzie, J.M. Brackenridge, L.M. Naylor (skip) (Lyall Bay Bowling Club)
Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team
Rugby union The Ranfurly Shield is retained by all season, with successful defences against: Ashburton County 31–7 21–3 8–5 23–14 13–3 15–15 6–3 36–0
Shooting Ballinger Belt – Herbert Croxton (Karori)
Soccer The New Zealand national football team tours Australia: 20 May – Lose 0–5 vs New South Wales at Sydney 24 May – Win 1–0 vs South Coast at Bulli 27 May – Lose 1–7 vs Northern Districts at Newcastle 1 June – Lose 4–5 vs Ipswich / West Moreton at Ipswich 3 June – Win 5–1 vs Queensland at Brisbane 5 June – Lose 2–4 vs Australia at Brisbane 10 June – Draw 2–2 vs Australian XI at Newcastle 13 June – Lose 0–1 vs South Maitland at Cessnock 17 June – Lose 4–6 vs Australia at Sydney 21 June – Lose 2–3 vs Metropolis at Sydney 24 June – Lose 2–4 vs Australia at Sydney 26 June – Win 4–2 vs Granville at Granville 28 June – Lose 2–7 vs Gladesville-Ryde at Gladesville The Chatham Cup is won by Ponsonby who beat Millerton All Blacks 2–1 in the final. Provincial league champions: Auckland – Thistle Waikato – Rotowaro Taranaki – Albion Wanganui – Wanganui Athletic Hawke's Bay – Whakatu Wellington – Petone Nelson – Athletic Canterbury – Thistle Otago – Maori Hill Southland – Corinthians
Births
January 2 January – Ian Axford, space scientist 4 January – Desmond Digby, stage designer, book illustrator, painter 5 January – Archie Currie, field hockey player 9 January – John Morris, cricketer 18 January – Frank McMullen, rugby union player and referee
February 14 February John Beedell, canoeist Mildred Sampson, long-distance runner 20 February – D. J. Cameron, journalist, sportswriter 21 February – Warren Cooper, politician 22 February – Alan Kirton, agricultural scientist
March 7 March – Jay Epae, singer 8 March – Ronnie Moore, speedway rider 10 March – Patricia Bergquist, zoologist 11 March – Merv Smith, broadcaster 15 March Bernie Galvin, economist and public servant Ian McDonald, neurologist 18 March – John Kynoch, sports shooter 23 March – Helen Tippett, architect, academic 24 March – Trevor de Cleene, politician 26 March Ron Chippindale, aircraft accident investigator Henare te Ua, broadcaster 31 March – John Butcher, mathematician
April 1 April – Margaret Austin, politician 2 April – Maunga Emery, rugby union and rugby league player 5 April – Brian Elwood, lawyer, politician, public servant 6 April – Gerard Francis Loft, Roman Catholic bishop 10 April – Gay Eaton, textile artist 11 April – Lance Payne, cyclist 16 April – Bill Dillon, politician 21 April Bob McDonald, lawn bowls player Cleone Rivett-Carnac, javelin thrower 24 April – Rowley Habib, writer 28 April – Tim Beaglehole, historian
May 5 May – Colin Maiden, mechanical engineer, university administrator 10 May – Barry Smith, evangelist 15 May Michael Dean, television broadcaster Ronald Hemi, rugby union player, cricketer 31 May – Peter Bromhead, cartoonist
June 1 June – Ian Sinclair, cricketer 8 June – Peter Lucas, rower 13 June – Brian Johnston, field hockey player 17 June – George Griffiths, journalist, historian, writer 20 June – Duncan Laing, swimming coach 21 June – Jack Fagan, rugby league player 29 June – June Blackburn, long jumper
July 4 July – Pam Williams, businesswoman, philanthropist 7 July Murray Halberg, athlete, philanthropist Peter Gresham, politician (died 2024) 9 July – Gordon Vette, airline pilot 13 July – John Lithgow, politician 15 July – Tom McNab, association footballer 18 July – Kevin Ireland, writer 20 July – David Donald, cricketer 22 July – Robin M. Startup, philatelist 27 July – Roger Harris, cricketer
August 10 August – Paratene Matchitt, artist 17 August – Jules Le Lievre, rugby union player 21 August – Don McLaren, businessman, horseracing administrator 25 August – Johnny Halafihi, professional boxer
September 2 September – Patricia Prain, alpine skier 4 September – Greg Aim, cricketer, sports and arts administrator 5 September – George Petersen, biochemist 17 September – Patrick O'Farrell, historian 26 September – Malcolm Simpson, cyclist 30 September – Niel Wright, writer
October 5 October – Dave O'Sullivan, Thoroughbred racehorse trainer 8 October – Dick Haggie, rugby league player 9 October – Alby Duckmanton, cricket player and administrator 13 October – Philip Sherry, broadcaster, politician 17 October – Trevor H. Howard-Hill, English literature academic 18 October – Dave Crowe, cricketer 21 October – Neil Ritchie, cyclist 27 October – Earle Wells, sailor 30 October – Col Campbell, gardening broadcaster 31 October – John Buxton, rugby union player
November 1 November – Denis Hanrahan, Roman Catholic bishop 10 November – Don Clarke, rugby union player 11 November – Pamela Barham, netball player and coach 24 November – Peter Webb, art dealer and gallery director 29 November – Wilf Malcolm, mathematician, university administrator
December 10 December – Gren Alabaster, cricketer 17 December Jeremy Commons, opera historian Bruce Morrison, cricketer 18 December – Roger Sandall, anthropologist 26 December – Keith Butler, cricketer 27 December – Frank Rogers, politician
Exact date not given Peter Beadle, artist Eric Matthews, wrestler Tom McCabe, association footballer Keita Meretana, professional wrestler Noelene Swinton, high jumper
Deaths
January–March 9 January Frank Milne, mountaineer and guide (born 1891) Walter Wright, painter (born 1866) 16 January – John Burt, rugby union player, cricketer, businessman (born 1874) 22 January – Henry Fletcher, Presbyterian missionary and minister (born 1868) 25 January – Harry Kennedy, politician (born ) 5 February – Maria Mackay, nurse, midwife (born 1844) 10 March – Ben Biddle, soldier (born 1843) 19 March – Tommy Solomon, Moriori leader (born 1884) 22 March – Ada Wells, feminist, social worker (born 1863) 29 March Harold Thomas, boxer (born 1909) Hoani Paraone Tunuiarangi, Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne leader (born )
April–June 6 April – James Moore, cricketer (born 1877) 7 April – Alfred Dunlop, tennis player (born 1875) 9 April – Charles Monro, rugby union pioneer (born 1851) 2 May – William Barker McEwan, librarian (born 1870) 8 May – James Johnstone, businessman, stock breeder (born 1859) 11 May – George Humphreys, rugby union player (born 1870) 17 May – Emmet McHardy, Roman Catholic missionary (born 1904) 20 May – Sir Thomas Sidey, politician (born 1863) 10 June – Frank Cooke, lawyer and cricketer (born 1862) 24 June – Heni Te Kiri Karamu, Te Arawa leader, warrior, interpreter (born 1840) 27 June – Ernest Hayes, engineer, inventor (born 1851)
July–September 6 July – John Court, businessman, politician, philanthropist (born 1846) 10 July – Wiremu Rikihana, Te Rarawa leader, politician (born 1851) 15 July Henry Hill, educationalist, politician, mayor of Napier (1917–19) (born 1849) David Theomin, merchant, philanthropist, collector (born 1852) 26 July – Samuel Lawry, Methodist minister (born 1854) 29 July – Sandy Paterson, rugby union player (born 1885) 2 August – James McCombs, politician (born 1873) 6 August – Hart Udy, rugby union player (born 1857) 9 August – Hone Riiwi Toia, Ngāpuhi leader, prophet (born ) 12 August – Hugh Northcote, Anglican clergyman, writer on sex (born 1868) 25 August – G. M. Thomson, scientist, politician (born 1848) 31 August – Archibald McNicol, politician (born 1878) 4 September – Joseph Kemp, Christian fundamentalist leader (born 1872) 24 September – Raymond McIntyre, artist, art critic (born 1879)
October–December 1 October Lord Ranfurly, governor of New Zealand (1897–1904) (born 1856) Te Rata Mahuta, fourth Māori King (1912–1933) (born ) 2 October – Anton Teutenberg, stonemason, carver, engraver, medallist, jeweller (born 1840) 5 October – Samuel Hurst Seager, architect (born 1855) 7 October – William Still Littlejohn, cricketer, schoolteacher (born 1859) 8 October – Harry Holland, politician (born 1868) 13 October – Mary McCarthy, temperance worker, political activist (born 1866) 23 October – Bert Lowe, boxer (born 1912) 27 October – Lancelot Hemus, cricketer (born 1881) 28 October Harriet Heron, businesswoman (born ) Charles Reade, town planner (born 1880) 9 November – Pepene Eketone, interpreter, native agent, politician (born ) 16 November – John Lomas, trade unionist, public servant (born 1848) 21 November – Samuel Manning, brewer, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1889–90) (born 1841) 30 November – Aroha Clifford, aviator (born 1908) 8 December – Thomas Kingsland, cricketer (born 1862) 13 December – Calasanctius Howley, Roman Catholic nun, teacher (born 1848)
See also History of New Zealand List of years in New Zealand Military history of New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica Timeline of the New Zealand environment
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