- 1935 in New Zealand
Population
* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,569,700 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since previous 31/12/1934: 11,300 (0.73%)
* Males per 100 Females: 103.1Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
*
Head of State - George V
*Governor-General - The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC, succeeded same year by The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE 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. In November theNew Zealand general election 1935 resulted in a massive win for the opposition Labour Party.*Speaker of the House -
Charles Statham
*Prime Minister -George William Forbes thenMichael Joseph Savage
*Minister of Finance -Gordon Coates thenWalter Nash
*Minister of Foreign Affairs -George William Forbes thenMichael Joseph Savage
*Attorney-General -George William Forbes thenRex Mason Parliamentary opposition
* Leader of the Opposition -
Michael Joseph Savage (Labour) until 6 December, thenGeorge William Forbes (United/Reform). [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
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Mayor of Auckland -George Hutchison thenErnest Davis
*Mayor of Hamilton -John Robert Fow
*Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
*Mayor of Christchurch -Daniel Giles Sullivan
*Mayor of Dunedin -Edwin Thomas Cox Events
Arts and literature
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1935 in art ,1935 in literature ,Music
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1935 in music Radio
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Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film
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Down on the Farm (film)
*Hei Tiki / Primitive Passions
*New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empire [http://events.filmarchive.org.nz/event.php?eventInstanceID=1412&eventID=288]
*Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland [http://events.filmarchive.org.nz/event.php?eventInstanceID=1412&eventID=288]See: ,
1935 in film ,List of New Zealand feature films ,Cinema of New Zealand ,Appointments and awards
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New Zealand Order of Merit ,Order of New Zealand
*Archbishop of New Zealand
*Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Dioceseport
* See:
1935 in sports ,Cricket
Horse racing
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Rugby
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*Ranfurly Shield Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team occer
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Chatham Cup won by Hospital (Wellington)Births
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31 May :Jim Bolger , politician & 35th Prime Minister of NZ
*31 May :Bruce Bolton , cricketer
*22 June :Koro Wetere , politician
*10 July :Wilson Whineray , rugby player and businessman
*18 August :Howard Morrison , entertainer
*9 October :Paul Barton , cricketer
*December 5 :Marise Chamberlain , middle-distance runner
*21 December :Don Neely , cricket player and selector
* Barrie Bates (Billy Apple ), pop artist
*Reg Boorman , politician
*Barry Crump , author
*Brian MacDonell , politician
*Lois Muir , netball player and coachDeaths
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7 June :Elizabeth McCombs , first female Member of NZ Parliament*
Ernie Booth , rugby player and 1905 ("originals") All BlackReferences
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 1935 not specifically related to New Zealand see":
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