1932 in New Zealand

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1932 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Population 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government 2.3 Parliamentary opposition 2.4 Main centre leaders 3 Events 4 Arts and literature 4.1 Music 4.2 Radio 4.3 Film 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Chess 6.2 Golf 6.3 Horse racing 6.3.1 Harness racing 6.3.2 Thoroughbred racing 6.4 Olympic Games 6.5 Rugby 6.6 Rugby league 6.7 Soccer 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 References 10 See also

[edit] Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,534,700 ^[1]
• Increase since previous 31/12/1931: 11,900 (0.78%)
• Males per 100 Females: 103.6

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - George V
• Governor-General - The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC ^[2]

[edit] 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

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition -Harry Holland (Labour). ^[3]

[edit] 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

[edit] Events

• 23 February: First session of the 24th Parliament commences.^[4]

• 25 April: Dedication ceremony for the New Zealand National War Memorial Carillion in Wellington.
• 10 May: Parliament goes into recess.
• 28 June: The Otago Witness, first published in 1851, produces its last issue.^[5]
• 22 September: Parliament recommences.
• 8 December: First session of the 24th Parliament concludes.

[edit] Arts and literature

See 1932 in art, 1932 in literature, Category:1932 books

[edit] Music

See: 1932 in music

[edit] Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

[edit] Film

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Sport

[edit] Chess

• The 41st National Chess Championship was held in Napier, and was won by G. Gundersen of Melbourne, his second title. ^[6]

[edit] Golf

• The 22nd New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew J. Shaw, his fifth title. ^[7]
• The 36th National Amateur Championships were held in Wellington ^[8]
  • Men: Rana Wagg (Hutt) - 2nd title
  • Women: Mrs J.C. Templar

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Harold Logan - 2nd win ^[9]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Great Parrish ^[10]

[edit] Thoroughbred racing

[edit] Olympic Games

See New Zealand at the 1932 Summer Olympics

[edit] Rugby

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks

• 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

[edit] Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

[edit] Soccer

• The Chatham Cup is won by Wellington Marist who beat Millerton All Blacks 5—0 in the final. ^[11]
• Provincial league champions: ^[12]
  • Auckland: YMCA
  • Canterbury: Thistle
  • Hawke's Bay: Napier YMCA
  • Nelson: Athletic
  • Otago: Seacliff
  • Southland: Rangers
  • Taranaki: Albion
  • Waikato: Rotowaro
  • Wanganui: Thistle
  • Wellington: Marist

[edit] 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.

Category:1932 births

[edit] Deaths

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

• Edward Walter, politician.

Category:1932 deaths

[edit] References

[edit] See 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