# 1935 in New Zealand

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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.

## Incumbents
### 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

## Sport
### 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

### Horse racing
#### 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

## Births
### 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

## Deaths
### 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)