1932 in New Zealand

Population

* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,534,700 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since previous 31/12/1931: 11,900 (0.78%)
* Males per 100 Females: 103.6

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - George V
*Governor-General - The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]

Government

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 William Forbes
*Minister of Finance - William Downie Stewart (Reform Party)
*Minister of Foreign Affairs - George William Forbes
*Attorney-General - William Downie Stewart

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition -Harry Holland (Labour). [Cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|title=Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition|accessdate=2008-04-06]

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Auckland - George Hutchison
*Mayor of Hamilton - Frances Dewsbury Pinford
*Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
*Mayor of Christchurch - Daniel Giles Sullivan
*Mayor of Dunedin - Robert Sheriff Black

Events

* 23 February: First session of the 24th Parliament commences.Lambert & Palenski: "The New Zealand Almanac", 1982. ISBN 0908570554]
* 10 May: Parliament goes into recess.
*28 June: The "Otago Witness", first published in 1851, produces its last issue. [cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/9E78F21A-EF20-4C82-934B-1587FC7489CC/0/StatPubschapter2.pdf|pages=p 12|format=PDF|title=Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century|work=Statistical Publications 1840–2000|publisher=Statistics New Zealand]
* 22 September: Parliament recommences.
* 8 December: First session of the 24th Parliament concludes.

Arts and literature

See 1932 in art, 1932 in literature,

Music

See: 1932 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: , 1932 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand,

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
*Archbishop of New Zealand
*Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

port

* See: 1932 in sports, .

Cricket

Horse racing

See

Olympic Games

See New Zealand at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Rugby

,
* 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

New Zealand national rugby league team

occer

* Chatham Cup won by Marist (Wellington)

Births

* 9 January: Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan, politician.
* 31 January: Derek Quigley, politician.
* 7 May: Robert Webster, virologist.
* 1 June: Frank Cameron, cricketer.
* 4 June: Maurice Shadbolt, writer.
* 23 June: Bob Blair, cricketer.
* 17 October: C. K. Stead, writer.

Deaths

* 16 May: William Pember Reeves, statesman, poet, historian and social reformer.

* Edward Walter, politician.

References

ee also

*List of years in New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand history
*History of New Zealand
*Military history of New Zealand
*Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

"For world events and topics in 1932 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1932