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 (0.81%).
 * Males per 100 females: 103.4.

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

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)

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

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

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

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)
 * 8 December – Thomas Kingsland, cricketer (born 1862)
 * 13 December – Calasanctius Howley, Roman Catholic nun, teacher (born 1848)