1932 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1932 in New Zealand.
Population
[edit]- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,534,700.[1]
- Increase since previous 31 December 1931: 11,900 (0.78%).[1]
- Males per 100 females: 103.6.[1]
Incumbents
[edit]Regal and viceregal
[edit]Government
[edit]The 24th New Zealand Parliament commenced 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 (Reform Party)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – George Forbes
- Attorney-General – William Downie Stewart
Parliamentary opposition
[edit]Judiciary
[edit]- Chief Justice — Sir Michael Myers
Main centre leaders
[edit]- Mayor of Auckland – George Hutchison
- Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch – Dan Sullivan
- Mayor of Dunedin – Robert Black
Events
[edit]
- 23 February: First session of the 24th Parliament commences.[4]
- 25 April: Dedication ceremony for the New Zealand National War Memorial Carillion in Wellington.
- 10 May: Parliament goes into recess.
- 28 June: The Otago Witness, first published in 1851, produces its last issue.[5]
- 22 September: Parliament recommences.
- 8 December: First session of the 24th Parliament concludes.
Arts and literature
[edit]See 1932 in art, 1932 in literature, Category:1932 books
Music
[edit]See: 1932 in music
Radio
[edit]See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
[edit]See: Category:1932 film awards, 1932 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1932 films
Sport
[edit]Chess
[edit]- The 41st National Chess Championship was held in Napier, and was won by G. Gundersen of Melbourne, his second title.[6]
Golf
[edit]- The 22nd New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew Shaw, his fifth title.[7]
- The 36th National Amateur Championships were held in Wellington[8]
- Men: Rana Wagg (Hutt) – 2nd title
- Women: Mrs J.C. Templar
Horse racing
[edit]Harness racing
[edit]- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Harold Logan (2nd win)[9]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Great Parrish[10]
Thoroughbred racing
[edit]- New Zealand Cup – Fast Passage[11]
- Avondale Gold Cup – Bronze Tray[11]
- Auckland Cup – Fast Passage[11]
- Wellington Cup – Compris[11]
- New Zealand Derby – Silver Scorn[11]
Lawn bowls
[edit]The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.[12]
- Men's singles champion – J. Scott (Caledonian Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – Bill Bremner, C. Hardley (skip) (West End Bowling Club, Auckland)
- Men's fours champions – K.S. Mackay, Len Keys, C.H. de Launay, M. Walker (skip) (Auckland Bowling Club)
Olympic Games
[edit] Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rugby
[edit]Category:Rugby union in New Zealand
- Inaugural Bledisloe Cup won by New Zealand 2–1
- Ranfurly Shield held by Canterbury all season, with defenses against Sth Canterbury 11–5, Auckland 14–0, West Coast 5–3, Wellington 9–8, Buller 13–0, Waikato 17–6
Rugby league
[edit]New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
[edit]- The Chatham Cup is won by Wellington Marist who beat Millerton All Blacks 5–0 in the final.[13]
- Provincial league champions:[14]
Births
[edit]January–February
[edit]- 1 January – Vinka Lucas, fashion designer and retailer, magazine founder (died 2020)
- 3 January – Stanley James, cricketer (died 2002)
- 6 January – Eunice Eichler, midwife, open adoption advocate (died 2017)
- 9 January – Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan, politician (died 2011)
- 13 January – Mervyn Edmunds, cricketer (died 2015)
- 18 January – Jock Butterfield, rugby league player (died 2004)
- 20 January – Mervin Sandri, cricketer (died 2016)
- 23 January – Ann Trotter, historian (died 2022)
- 28 January – Keith Roberts, rugby league player and coach (died 2015)
- 31 January – Derek Quigley, politician
- 16 February – Daphne Robinson, cricketer (died 2008)
- 19 February – Ray La Varis, politician (died 1986)
- 20 February – Ann Ballin, psychologist, victims' rights advocate (died 2003)
March–April
[edit]- 1 March – Ranginui Walker, academic, writer (died 2016)
- 4 March – William Norman, cricketer (died 2009)
- 8 March – Pat O'Connor, Roman Catholic priest (died 2014)
- 9 March – Les McNichol, rugby league player (died 2013)
- 10 March – Fred Gerbic, politician (died 1995)
- 15 March – Roger Green, archaeologist (died 2009)
- 16 March – Frank Albrechtsen, association footballer
- 19 March – Ernest Wainscott, cricket umpire
- 24 March – Peter Jones, rugby union player (died 1994)
- 2 April – Joan Fear, painter (died 2022)
- 3 April – John Hooker, novelist (died 2008)
- 13 April – Robert Long, cricketer (died 2010)
- 20 April – Farquhar Wilkinson, cellist (died 2022)
May–June
[edit]- 1 May – Keith Mann, fencer, sports administrator (died 2021)
- 5 May – John Cunneen, Roman Catholic bishop (died 2010)
- 7 May – Krystyna Tomaszyk, writer, social activist (died 2020)
- 12 May – Tom Kneebone, cabaret performer, actor (died 2003)
- 13 May
- Jan Anderson, plant scientist (died 2015)
- Thomas Flaws, cricketer (died 2021)
- 21 May – Binney Lock, journalist, newspaper editor (died 2014)
- 23 May
- Jack Foster, athlete (died 2004)
- David Stenhouse, biologist, philosopher (died 2013)
- 29 May – Paddy McFarlane, association footballer (died 2013)
- 1 June – Frank Cameron, cricketer (died 2023)
- 4 June – Maurice Shadbolt, writer (died 2004)
- 7 June – Arapera Hineira Kaa Blank, poet, teacher (died 2002)
- 12 June – June Kerr, ballerina (died 2018)
- 23 June – Bob Blair, cricketer
July–August
[edit]- 3 July – Gordon Challis, poet (died 2018)
- 4 July – Ron Horsley, rugby union player (died 2007)
- 5 July – Robert Webster, virologist
- 1 August – Hector Busby, traditional navigator and waka builder (died 2019)
- 2 August
- Pat Hanly, painter (died 2004)
- W. H. McLeod, historian (died 2009)
- 7 August – Robin Ferrier, organic chemist (died 2013)
- 20 August – Joseph Churchward, graphic designer, typographer (died 2013)
- 22 August – Barbara van den Broek, architect, landscape architect (died 2001)
- 27 August – John Watkinson, soil scientist (died 2017)
- 31 August – William Frame, cricketer (died 1965)
September–October
[edit]- 4 September – David McIntyre, historian (died 2022)
- 6 September – Ross Jansen, politician, mayor of Hamilton (1977–1989) (died 2010)
- 2 October – Roger Gibbs, swimmer (died 2012)
- 5 October – Barbara Goodman, politician, political hostess (died 2013)
- 17 October – C. K. Stead, academic, writer
- 23 October – Brenda Duncan, cricketer(
- 29 October – Alan Preston, association footballer, cricketer (died 2014)
November–December
[edit]- 5 November – Guy Bowers, rugby union player (died 2000)
- 8 November – John Hastie, cricket umpire
- 10 November – Tony Ciprian, broadcaster (died 2015)
- 13 November – Kāterina Mataira, Māori language advocate, teacher, artist, writer (died 2011)
- 15 November – John Lasher, rugby league player, sailor (died 2015)
- 17 November
- Winifred Griffin, swimmer (died 2018)
- Donald MacLeod, cricketer (died 2008)
- 1 December – Heather Begg, opera singer (died 2009)
- 4 December – Ian Brackenbury Channell, Wizard of New Zealand
- 6 December – Paul Reeves, Anglican archbishop, Governor-General (1985–1990) (died 2011)
- 7 December – Norman Kingsbury, educational administrator (died 2019)
- 23 December – Bill Gray, rugby union player (died 1993)
- 27 December – Donald Gemmell, rower (died 2022)
Exact date unknown
[edit]- Bob Brockie, biologist, cartoonist
- Titewhai Harawira, Maori activist (died 2023)
Deaths
[edit]January–March
[edit]- 14 January – Frank Wells, cricketer (born 1871)
- 30 January – Edward Walter, politician (born 1866)
- 9 February – Charles Wilson, newspaper editor, politician, librarian (born 1857)
- 19 February – Ernest Lee, politician (born 1862)
- 17 March – Mary Gertrude Banahan, Roman Catholic nun, teacher (born c. 1856)
April–June
[edit]- 5 April – Phar Lap, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1926)
- 12 April – Henry Stronach, cricketer (born 1865)
- 16 April – Rutherford Waddell, Presbyterian minister, social reformer, writer (born c. 1851)
- 19 April – Dame Christina Massey, community leader, political hostess (born 1863)
- 5 May – Gloaming, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1915)
- 16 May – William Pember Reeves, politician, historian, poet, social reformer (born 1857)
- 30 May – Hori Pukehika, woodcarver, Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi leader (born c. 1847)
- 2 June – Thomas Edmonds, businessman and philanthropist (born 1932)[15]
- 24 June
- Edward Henry Clark, politician (born 1870)
- Tuiti Makitanara, politician (born 1874)
July–September
[edit]- 17 July – Sidney Luttrell, architect, building contractor (born 1872)
- 3 August – William Bock, engraver, lithographer, medal and stamp designer, publisher (born 1847)
- 20 August – John Cunningham, cricketer (born 1854)
- 2 September – Hester Maclean, nurse, journal editor (born 1859)
- 4 September – Bert Palmer, rugby union player (born 1901)
- 10 September – Hugh Valentine, politician (born 1848)
- 15 September – Frederick Allsop, politician (born 1865)
October–December
[edit]- 5 October – George Carter, politician (born 1864)
- 6 October – Alex Wilson, rugby union player (born 1874)
- 17 October
- Lewis Allen, rugby union player (born 1870)
- George Black, politician (born 1903)
- 23 October – Ernest Currie, rugby union player, cricketer (born 1873)
- 16 November – William Nelson, farmer, industrialist (born 1843)
- 22 November – Helen Nicol, suffragist, temperance campaigner (born 1854)
- 24 November – Isabella Fraser, hospital matron (born 1857)
- 10 December – William Butler, sawmiller, timber merchant (born 1858)
- 11 December – James Horn, politician (born 1855)
- 21 December – Harold Livingstone Tapley, politician (born 1875)
See also
[edit]- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron (1982). The New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.
- ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ^ Hurrell, Mei (1993). The legacy of Thomas Edmonds (PDF). Christchurch. Environmental Policy & Planning Unit. Christchurch, N.Z.: Christchurch City Council, Environmental Policy & Planning Unit. ISBN 0-9597973-1-9. OCLC 39746008.
External links
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