1933 in New Zealand

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.
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
Prime Minister – George Forbes
Minister of Finance – William Downie Stewart until 28 January, then Gordon Coates
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.

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

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
* Women – Miss O. Kay

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
Men's pair champions – H.S. Maslin, M.J. Squire
Men's fours champions – A.R. Hastings, R. McKenzie, J.M. Brackenridge, L.M. Naylor

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

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
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
16 January – John Burt, rugby union player, cricketer, businessman
22 January – Henry Fletcher, Presbyterian missionary and minister
25 January – Harry Kennedy, politician
5 February – Maria Mackay, nurse, midwife
10 March – Ben Biddle, soldier
19 March – Tommy Solomon, Moriori leader
22 March – Ada Wells, feminist, social worker
29 March
* Harold Thomas, boxer
* Hoani Paraone Tunuiarangi, Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne leader

April–June

6 April – James Moore, cricketer
7 April – Alfred Dunlop, tennis player
9 April – Charles Monro, rugby union pioneer
2 May – William Barker McEwan, librarian
8 May – James Johnstone, businessman, stock breeder
11 May – George Humphreys, rugby union player
17 May – Emmet McHardy, Roman Catholic missionary
20 May – Sir Thomas Sidey, politician
10 June – Frank Cooke, lawyer and cricketer
24 June – Heni Te Kiri Karamu, Te Arawa leader, warrior, interpreter
27 June – Ernest Hayes, engineer, inventor

July–September

6 July – John Court, businessman, politician, philanthropist
10 July – Wiremu Rikihana, Te Rarawa leader, politician
15 July
* Henry Hill, educationalist, politician, mayor of Napier
* David Theomin, merchant, philanthropist, collector
26 July – Samuel Lawry, Methodist minister
29 July – Sandy Paterson, rugby union player
2 August – James McCombs, politician
6 August – Hart Udy, rugby union player
9 August – Hone Riiwi Toia, Ngāpuhi leader, prophet
12 August – Hugh Northcote, Anglican clergyman, writer on sex
25 August – G. M. Thomson, scientist, politician
31 August – Archibald McNicol, politician
4 September – Joseph Kemp, Christian fundamentalist leader
24 September – Raymond McIntyre, artist, art critic

October–December

1 October
* Lord Ranfurly, governor of New Zealand
* Te Rata Mahuta, fourth Māori King
2 October – Anton Teutenberg, stonemason, carver, engraver, medallist, jeweller
5 October – Samuel Hurst Seager, architect
7 October – William Still Littlejohn, cricketer, schoolteacher
8 October – Harry Holland, politician
13 October – Mary McCarthy, temperance worker, political activist
23 October – Bert Lowe, boxer
27 October – Lancelot Hemus, cricketer
28 October
* Harriet Heron, businesswoman
* Charles Reade, town planner
9 November – Pepene Eketone, interpreter, native agent, politician
16 November – John Lomas, trade unionist, public servant
21 November – Samuel Manning, brewer, politician, mayor of Christchurch
30 November – Aroha Clifford, aviator
8 December – Thomas Kingsland, cricketer
13 December – Calasanctius Howley, Roman Catholic nun, teacher