1935 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1935 in New Zealand.

Population

 * Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,569,700.
 * Increase since previous 31 December 1934: 11,300 (0.73%).
 * Males per 100 females: 103.1.

Regal and viceregal

 * Head of State – George V
 * Governor-General – The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC, succeeded same year by The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC

Government
The 24th New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party. In November the 1935 New Zealand general election resulted in a massive win for the opposition Labour Party.


 * Speaker of the House – Charles Statham
 * Prime Minister – George Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
 * Minister of Finance – Gordon Coates then Walter Nash
 * Minister of Foreign Affairs – George Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
 * Attorney-General – George Forbes then Rex Mason
 * Chief Justice – Sir Michael Myers

Parliamentary opposition

 * Leader of the Opposition – Michael Joseph Savage (Labour) until 6 December, then George Forbes (United/Reform).

Main centre leaders

 * Mayor of Auckland – George Hutchison then Ernest Davis
 * Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Hislop
 * Mayor of Christchurch – Dan Sullivan
 * Mayor of Dunedin – Edwin Thomas Cox

Events

 * 13 February: Fourth session of the 24th Parliament commences.
 * 5 April: Parliament goes into recess.
 * 29 June: The Christchurch Times ceases publication. The newspaper began as the Lyttelton Times in 1851.
 * 29 August: Parliament recommences.
 * 26 October: Fourth session of the 24th Parliament concludes.
 * 1 November: The 24th Parliament is dissolved.
 * 26 November: Voting in the four Māori electorates for the 1935 General Election.
 * 27 November: Voting in the 76 general electorates for the 1935 General Election.

Arts and literature
See 1935 in art, 1935 in literature, Category:1935 books

Music
See: 1935 in music

Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

 * Down on the Farm
 * Hei Tiki / Primitive Passions
 * New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empire
 * Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland

See: Category:1935 film awards, 1935 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1935 films

Chess

 * The 44th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.A. Erskine of Invercargill.

Golf

 * The 25th New Zealand Open championship was won by Alex Murray.
 * The 39th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch
 * Men: J.P. Hornabrook (Masterton)
 * Women: Miss J. Anderson

Harness racing

 * New Zealand Trotting Cup – Indianapolis (2nd win)
 * Auckland Trotting Cup – Graham Direct

Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.
 * Men's singles champion – Arthur Engebretsen (Napier Bowling Club)
 * Men's pair champions – H.G. Loveridge, R.N. Pilkington (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club)
 * Men's fours champions – William Edward Mincham, L.G. Donaldson, William James Liversidge, H. Whittle (skip) (Grey Lynn Bowling Club)

Rugby union
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
 * Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team

Soccer

 * The Chatham Cup is won by Hospital of Wellington who beat Western of Christchurch 3–1 in the final.
 * Provincial league champions:
 * Auckland:	Ponsonby AFC (Auckland)
 * Canterbury:	Western
 * Hawke's Bay:	Napier YMCA
 * Nelson:	YMCA
 * Otago:	Maori Hill
 * Southland:	Corinthians
 * Waikato:	Huntly Starr Utd
 * Wanganui:	Thistle
 * Wellington:	Hospital

January

 * 2 January – Bill Snowden, rugby league player
 * 3 January – Rata Harrison, rugby league player
 * 9 January
 * John Graham, rugby union player and administrator, educator
 * Stewart McKnight, cricketer
 * 16 January – Muru Walters, rugby union player, Anglican bishop
 * 21 January – Mick Cossey, rugby union player
 * 23 January – Bill Culbert, artist

February

 * 5 February – Gordon Parkinson, public servant, diplomat
 * 6 February – Reg Boorman, politician
 * 10 February
 * Mark Irwin, rugby union player
 * Ian Kerr, field hockey player
 * 16 February – Robin Clark, chemist
 * 22 February – Barry Anderson, composer
 * 23 February
 * John Osmers, Anglican bishop, anti-apartheid activist
 * Derek Round, journalist
 * 25 February – Neville Scott, athlete
 * 27 February
 * James Cooke, sailor
 * Edward Te Whiu, convicted murderer

March

 * 3 March – Peter Elworthy, farming leader, businessman
 * 5 March – Brian Wybourne, physicist
 * 8 March – Mansfield Rangi, cricket umpire
 * 12 March – Maurice Rae, athlete
 * 19 March – Wes Sandle, physicist
 * 25 March – Tim Eliott, actor
 * 29 March – John Armstrong, politician

April

 * 3 April – Marrion Roe, swimmer
 * 4 April – Geoff Braybrooke, politician
 * 13 April – Kenneth Hayr, Royal Air Force commander
 * 16 April – Lois Muir, netball player and coach
 * 22 April – Dick Conway, rugby union player
 * 30 April – Bruce Bodle, cricketer

May

 * 11 May
 * Gwyn Evans, association footballer
 * Stuart O'Connell, Roman Catholic bishop
 * 15 May
 * Barry Crump, author
 * Kevin Percy, field hockey player
 * Blair Robson, rally driver
 * 19 May – Brian MacDonell, politician
 * 27 May – Guy Jansen, choral musician and music educator
 * 31 May
 * Jim Bolger, politician
 * Bruce Bolton, cricketer
 * William Holt, cricketer

June

 * 1 June – Margot Forde, botanist
 * 2 June – Ross Gillespie, field hockey player and coach
 * 3 June – Raoul Franklin, physicist
 * 11 June – Alan Ward, historian
 * 14 June – Mervyn Thompson, playwright, theatre director
 * 17 June – Ron Carter, businessman
 * 22 June – Koro Wētere, politician
 * 25 June – Margaret Sparrow, physician, reproductive rights advocate, author
 * 29 June – Manu Maniapoto, rugby union player
 * 30 June – John Turnbull, cricketer

July

 * 10 July – Wilson Whineray, rugby union player, businessman
 * 11 July – Bruce Bricknell, cricket umpire
 * 14 July – Leon Phillips, physical chemist
 * 22 July – Tuppy Diack, rugby union player
 * 28 July – Tom Delahunty, association football referee
 * 29 July – Iain Gillies, association footballer
 * 31 July – Peter Siddell, artist

August

 * 7 August – Campbell Thomas, theatre director
 * 9 August – Des Connor, rugby union player
 * 18 August – Howard Morrison, entertainer

September

 * 1 September – Graeme Lee, politician
 * 4 September – John Kneebone, farming leader
 * 7 September – Douglas Sturkey, diplomat
 * 11 September – Jim Williams, Pentacostal pastor
 * 24 September – Vincent Orange, historian
 * 26 September – Ralph Roberts, sailor, sports administrator

October

 * 3 October – Judy Bailey, pianist, composer
 * 4 October – Lyndsey Leask, softball administrator
 * 6 October – John Anslow, field hockey player
 * 7 October – Barrie Devenport, marathon swimmer
 * 9 October
 * Paul Barton, cricketer
 * Jeff Julian, athlete
 * 10 October – Michael Henderson, fencer
 * 16 October
 * David Hoskin, cricket player and administrator
 * Brian Maunsell, field hockey player
 * 18 October – Margaret Beames, children's author
 * 19 October – Jimmy O'Dea, trade unionist and activist
 * 26 October – Barry Brickell, potter
 * 28 October – Moana Manley, swimmer, beauty queen

November

 * 10 Nomember – Marilyn Duckworth, writer
 * 15 November – Ken Douglas, trade unionist
 * 22 November – Don Selwyn, actor, filmmaker
 * 24 November – Bruce Palmer, jurist
 * 28 November – Bob Binning, fencer

December

 * 4 December – Gerald Hensley, public servant, diplomat
 * 5 December
 * Marise Chamberlain, athlete
 * Max Gimblett, artist
 * 7 December – Robin Dudding, journalist, literary editor
 * 10 December – Max Cryer, entertainer, broadcaster, writer
 * 13 December – Richard Sylvan, philosopher, logician, environmentalist
 * 17 December – Ray Puckett, athlete, croquet player
 * 20 December – Billy Ibadulla, cricket player, coach and commentator
 * 21 December – Don Neely, cricket player, selector and writer
 * 23 December – Warren Johnston, cyclist
 * 29 December – Russell Watt, rugby union player
 * 31 December – Billy Apple, pop artist

Undated

 * Ken Blackburn, actor
 * Edmund Bohan, historian, singer, author
 * Arthur Everard, filmmaker, journalist, chief censor
 * Joseph Musaphia, actor
 * Howard Williams, potter
 * Peter Wolfenden, harness-racing driver

January–February

 * 3 January – Francis Redwood, Roman Catholic archbishop (born 1839)
 * 14 January – Mita Taupopoki, Tūhourangi and Ngāti Wāhiao leader (born c. 1845)
 * 18 January
 * Robert Hughes (conservationist), lawyer, politician, conservationist (born 1847)
 * John Macmillan Brown, university academic and administrator (born 1845)
 * 22 January – James Blacklock, cricketer (born 1883)
 * 28 January – Matthew Barnett, bookmaker, philanthropist (born 1859)
 * 1 February – William Sadlier, Anglican bishop (born 1867)
 * 4 February – Robert Logan, soldier, colonial administrator (born 1863)

March–April

 * 2 March – Pat McEvedy, rugby union player and administrator (born 1880)
 * 4 March
 * Charles Barton, businessman, politician, civic administrator (born 1852)
 * William Kilgour, cricketer (born 1878)
 * 5 March – Frances Fletcher, artist (born 1846)
 * 10 March – Charles Thorn, trade unionist, politician (born 1847)
 * 19 March – James Randall Corrigan, politician (born 1865)
 * 26 March
 * Arthur Atkinson, lawyer, politician (born 1863)
 * John Mallard, cricketer (born 1860)
 * 7 April – Adrian Langerwerf, Roman Catholic missionary, writer (born 1876)
 * 13 April – James McDonald, painter filmmaker, museum director (born 1865)
 * 16 April – Dolla Richmond, painter (born 1861)

May–June

 * 1 May – George Carter, lawn bowls player, accountant (born 1883)
 * 6 May – Kate Edger, school principal, first woman in New Zealand to earn a university degree (born 1857)
 * 22 May – Edwin Davy, rugby union player (born 1850)
 * 27 May
 * John Dart, Anglican priest (born 1855)
 * Phomen Singh, confectioner (born c. 1869)
 * 29 May
 * Harry Bayly, cricketer (born 1862)
 * Samuel Goldstein, rabbi, scholar, community leader (born 1852)
 * 2 June
 * George Pearce, politician (born 1863)
 * Sir Alfred Robin, military leader (born 1860)
 * 7 June – Elizabeth McCombs, politician, first female MP in New Zealand (born 1873)
 * 13 June – Jim Coucher, Australian rules footballer (born 1874)
 * 20 June – William Ferguson, civil engineer (born 1852)
 * 25 June – Alfred Cousins, engraver and postage stamp designer (born 1852)
 * 26 June – Charles Corfe, cricketer, headmaster (born 1847)

July–August

 * 12 July – Nurse Maude, district nursing pioneer (born 1862)
 * 29 July – Dan Udy, rugby union player (born 1874)
 * 12 August – Albert Geddes, cricketer (born 1871)
 * 17 August – James Craigie, businessman, politician (born 1851)

September–October

 * 2 October – Jeremiah Connolly, politician (born 1875)
 * 3 October – Harry Knight, farmer, politician, racehorse owner (born 1860)
 * 5 October – William Stevenson, politician (born 1864)
 * 7 October
 * James Garrow, legal academic (born 1865)
 * Sidney Williamson, singer, conductor and singing teacher (born c. 1870)
 * 11 October – Sir James Coates, banker (born 1851)
 * 12 October – Victorine Goddard, hotelkeeper (born 1844)
 * 18 October – Ernie Booth, rugby union player (born 1876)
 * 23 October – Ernest Upham, cricketer, lawyer (born 1873)
 * 24 October – James Gibb, Presbyterian minister, pacifist (born 1857)

November–December

 * 6 November – Catherine Carran, midwife (born 1842)
 * 20 November – John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, governor-general (1920–1924) (born 1859)
 * 25 November – Kenneth Williams, politician (born 1870)
 * 7 December – Philip de la Perrelle, newspaper proprietor, politician (born 1872)
 * 14 December – Mother Josepha, Roman Catholic nun, teacher (born 1863)
 * 15 December – George James Anderson, politician (born 1860)
 * 23 December – Charles Speight, rugby union player, politician (born 1870)