1933 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1933 in New Zealand.

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Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	History of New Zealand List of years in New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history

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 Bledisloe

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.
• 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 Canterbury all season, with successful defences against:
  • Ashburton County 31–7
  • Southland 21–3
  • Otago 8–5
  • West Coast 23–14
  • Buller 13–3
  • Taranaki 15–15
  • South Canterbury 6–3
  • King Country 36–0

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 – 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)
• 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 c. 1858)
• 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 c. 1843)

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 c. 1859)
• 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 c. 1880)
• 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 c. 1836)
  • Charles Reade, town planner (born 1880)
• 9 November – Pepene Eketone, interpreter, native agent, politician (born c. 1856)
• 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

External links

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