1933 in New Zealand

Population

* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,547,100 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since previous 31/12/1932: 12,400 (0.81%)
* Males per 100 Females: 103.4

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 continued 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 until 28th January, then Gordon Coates (Reform Party)
*Minister of Foreign Affairs - George William Forbes
*Attorney-General - William Downie Stewart until 28th January, then George William Forbes

Elizabeth McCombs is elected to Parliament, becoming New Zealand's first female MP. [ [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/HstBldgs/History/Resources/3/6/e/36e40376aa2842e6bcce0a4557ebf2bc.htm New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline] ]

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition - Labour Party: Harry Holland until his death on 8 October, succeeded 12 October by Michael Joseph Savage (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 then John Robert Fow
*Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
*Mayor of Christchurch - Daniel Giles Sullivan
*Mayor of Dunedin - Robert Sheriff Black then Edwin Thomas Cox

Events

* 26 January: Second session of the 24th Parliament commences.Lambert & Palenski: "The New Zealand Almanac", 1982. ISBN 0908570554]
* 10 March: Parliament goes into recess.
* 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,

Music

See: 1933 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: , 1933 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: 1933 in sports ,

Cricket

Horse racing

See

Rugby

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* The Ranfurly Shield was held by Canterbury all season, with defences against Asburton County 31-7, Southland 21-3, Otago 8-5, West Coast 23-14, Buller 13-3, Taranaki 15-15, Sth Canterbury 6-3, King Country 36-0

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

occer

* Chatham Cup won by Ponsonby

Births

* 21 February: Warren Cooper, politician.
* 8 March (in Hobart): Ronnie Moore, speedway rider.
* 10 March: Patricia Bergquist, zoologist.
* 20 June: Duncan Laing, swimming coach.
* 7 July: Murray Halberg, athlete and philanthropist.
* 10 November: Don Clarke, rugby player.
* 10 December: Gren Alabaster, cricketer.
* 17 December: Bruce Morrison, cricketer.

* Tim Beaglehole, historian.
* Trevor de Cleene, politician.
* Joseph Gilbert (Bill) Dillon, politician.

Deaths

* 4 September: Joseph Kemp, Christian fundamentalist.
* 1 October: Te Rata Mahuta, 4th Māori King.
* 8 October: Harry Holland, 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 1933 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1933