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* List of years in New Zealand
* Timeline of New Zealand history

The following lists events that happened during 1933 in New Zealand.

## Population

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* Estimated population as of 31 December 1933: 1,547,100.[1]
* Increase since previous 31 December 1932: 12,400 (0.81%).[1]
* Males per 100 females: 103.4.[1]

## Incumbents

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### Regal and viceregal

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* Head of State – George V
* Governor-General – The Lord Bledisloe[2]

### Government

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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 Forbes
* Minister of Finance – William Downie Stewart until 28 January, then Gordon Coates (Reform Party)
* Minister of Foreign Affairs – George Forbes
* Attorney-General – William Downie Stewart until 28 January, then George Forbes
* Chief Justice — Sir Michael Myers

### Parliamentary opposition

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* Leader of the Opposition — Harry Holland until his death on 8 October, succeeded 12 October by Michael Joseph Savage (Labour Party).[3]

### Judiciary

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* Chief Justice — Sir Michael Myers

### Main centre leaders

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* Mayor of Auckland — George Hutchison
* Mayor of Wellington — Thomas Hislop
* Mayor of Christchurch — Dan Sullivan
* Mayor of Dunedin — Robert Black, then Edwin Thomas Cox

## Events

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* 26 January – Second session of the 24th Parliament commences.[4]
* 10 March – Parliament goes into recess.
* 13 September – Elizabeth McCombs wins the Lyttelton by-election, becoming New Zealand's first female MP.[5]
* 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

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See 1933 in art, 1933 in literature, Category:1933 books

### Music

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See: 1933 in music

### Radio

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See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

### Film

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See: Category:1933 film awards, 1933 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1933 films

## Sport

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### Chess

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* The 42nd National Chess Championship are held in Auckland, and are won by M.E. Goldstein, of Sydney.[6]

### Golf

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* The 23rd New Zealand Open championship is won by Ernie Moss in a playoff against Ted Douglas.[7]
* The 37th National Amateur Championships are held at Titirangi[8]
* Men – B.V. Wright (Otago)
* Women – Miss O. Kay (her second title)

### Horse racing

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#### Harness racing

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* New Zealand Trotting Cup – Red Shadow[9]
* Auckland Trotting Cup – Indianapolis[10]

#### Thoroughbred racing

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* New Zealand Cup – Palantua[11]
* Avondale Gold Cup – King's Knave[11]
* Auckland Cup – Minerval[11]
* Wellington Cup – Royal Artist[11]
* New Zealand Derby – Nightly[11]

### Lawn bowls

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The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.[12]

* Men's singles champion – W.M. Parkhouse (Wellington Bowling Club)
* Men's pair champions – H.S. Maslin, M.J. Squire (skip) (Hawera Bowling Club)
* Men's fours champions – A.R. Hastings, R. McKenzie, J.M. Brackenridge, L.M. Naylor (skip) (Lyall Bay Bowling Club)

### Rugby league

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New Zealand national rugby league team

### Rugby union

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* The Ranfurly Shield is retained by Canterbury all season, with successful defences against:
* Ashburton County 31–7
* Southland 21–3
* Otago 8–5
* West Coast 23–14
* Buller 13–3
* Taranaki 15–15
* South Canterbury 6–3
* King Country 36–0

### Shooting

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* Ballinger Belt – Herbert Croxton (Karori)[13]

### Soccer

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* The New Zealand national football team tours Australia:[14]
* 20 May – Lose 0–5 vs New South Wales at Sydney
* 24 May – Win 1–0 vs South Coast at Bulli
* 27 May – Lose 1–7 vs Northern Districts at Newcastle
* 1 June – Lose 4–5 vs Ipswich / West Moreton at Ipswich
* 3 June – Win 5–1 vs Queensland at Brisbane
* 5 June – Lose 2–4 vs Australia at Brisbane
* 10 June – Draw 2–2 vs Australian XI at Newcastle
* 13 June – Lose 0–1 vs South Maitland at Cessnock
* 17 June – Lose 4–6 vs Australia at Sydney
* 21 June – Lose 2–3 vs Metropolis at Sydney
* 24 June – Lose 2–4 vs Australia at Sydney
* 26 June – Win 4–2 vs Granville at Granville
* 28 June – Lose 2–7 vs Gladesville-Ryde at Gladesville
* The Chatham Cup is won by Ponsonby who beat Millerton All Blacks 2–1 in the final.[15]
* Provincial league champions:[16]
* Auckland – Thistle
* Waikato – Rotowaro
* Taranaki – Albion
* Wanganui – Wanganui Athletic
* Hawke's Bay – Whakatu
* Wellington – Petone
* Nelson – Athletic
* Canterbury – Thistle
* Otago – Maori Hill
* Southland – Corinthians

## Births

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### January

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* 2 January – Ian Axford, space scientist
* 4 January – Desmond Digby, stage designer, book illustrator, painter
* 5 January – Archie Currie, field hockey player
* 9 January – John Morris, cricketer
* 18 January – Frank McMullen, rugby union player and referee

### February

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* 14 February
* John Beedell, canoeist
* Mildred Sampson, long-distance runner
* 20 February – D. J. Cameron, journalist, sportswriter
* 21 February – Warren Cooper, politician
* 22 February – Alan Kirton, agricultural scientist

### March

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* 7 March – Jay Epae, singer
* 8 March – Ronnie Moore, speedway rider
* 10 March – Patricia Bergquist, zoologist
* 11 March – Merv Smith, broadcaster
* 15 March – Ian McDonald, neurologist
* 18 March – John Kynoch, sports shooter
* 23 March – Helen Tippett, architect, academic
* 24 March – Trevor de Cleene, politician
* 26 March
* Ron Chippindale, aircraft accident investigator
* Henare te Ua, broadcaster
* 31 March – John Butcher, mathematician

### April

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* 1 April – Margaret Austin, politician
* 2 April – Maunga Emery, rugby union and rugby league player
* 5 April – Brian Elwood, lawyer, politician, public servant
* 6 April – Gerard Francis Loft, Roman Catholic bishop
* 10 April – Gay Eaton, textile artist
* 11 April – Lance Payne, cyclist
* 16 April – Bill Dillon, politician
* 21 April
* Bob McDonald, lawn bowls player
* Cleone Rivett-Carnac, javelin thrower
* 24 April – Rowley Habib, writer
* 28 April – Tim Beaglehole, historian

### May

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* 5 May – Colin Maiden, mechanical engineer, university administrator
* 10 May – Barry Smith, evangelist
* 15 May
* Michael Dean, television broadcaster
* Ronald Hemi, rugby union player, cricketer
* 31 May – Peter Bromhead, cartoonist

### June

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* 1 June – Ian Sinclair, cricketer
* 8 June – Peter Lucas, rower
* 13 June – Brian Johnston, field hockey player
* 17 June – George Griffiths, journalist, historian, writer
* 20 June – Duncan Laing, swimming coach
* 21 June – Jack Fagan, rugby league player
* 29 June – June Blackburn, long jumper

### July

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* 4 July – Pam Williams, businesswoman, philanthropist
* 7 July
* Murray Halberg, athlete, philanthropist
* Peter Gresham, politician (died 2024)
* 9 July – Gordon Vette, airline pilot
* 13 July – John Lithgow, politician
* 15 July – Tom McNab, association footballer
* 18 July – Kevin Ireland, writer
* 20 July – David Donald, cricketer
* 22 July – Robin M. Startup, philatelist
* 27 July – Roger Harris, cricketer

### August

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* 10 August – Paratene Matchitt, artist
* 17 August – Jules Le Lievre, rugby union player
* 21 August – Don McLaren, businessman, horseracing administrator
* 25 August – Johnny Halafihi, professional boxer

### September

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* 2 September – Patricia Prain, alpine skier
* 4 September – Greg Aim, cricketer, sports and arts administrator
* 5 September – George Petersen, biochemist
* 17 September – Patrick O'Farrell, historian
* 26 September – Malcolm Simpson, cyclist
* 30 September – Niel Wright, writer

### October

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* 5 October – Dave O'Sullivan, Thoroughbred racehorse trainer
* 8 October – Dick Haggie, rugby league player
* 9 October – Alby Duckmanton, cricket player and administrator
* 13 October – Philip Sherry, broadcaster, politician
* 17 October – Trevor H. Howard-Hill, English literature academic
* 18 October – Dave Crowe, cricketer
* 21 October – Neil Ritchie, cyclist
* 27 October – Earle Wells, sailor
* 30 October – Col Campbell, gardening broadcaster
* 31 October – John Buxton, rugby union player

### November

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* 1 November – Denis Hanrahan, Roman Catholic bishop
* 10 November – Don Clarke, rugby union player
* 11 November – Pamela Barham, netball player and coach
* 24 November – Peter Webb, art dealer and gallery director
* 29 November – Wilf Malcolm, mathematician, university administrator

### December

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* 10 December – Gren Alabaster, cricketer
* 17 December
* Jeremy Commons, opera historian
* Bruce Morrison, cricketer
* 18 December – Roger Sandall, anthropologist
* 26 December – Keith Butler, cricketer
* 27 December – Frank Rogers, politician

### Exact date not given

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* Peter Beadle, artist
* Eric Matthews, wrestler
* Tom McCabe, association footballer
* Keita Meretana, professional wrestler
* Noelene Swinton, high jumper

## Deaths

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### January–March

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* 9 January – Frank Milne, mountaineer and guide (born 1891)
* 16 January – John Burt, rugby union player, cricketer, businessman (born 1874)
* 22 January – Henry Fletcher, Presbyterian missionary and minister (born 1868)
* 25 January – Harry Kennedy, politician (born c. 1858)
* 5 February – Maria Mackay, nurse, midwife (born 1844)
* 10 March – Ben Biddle, soldier (born 1843)
* 19 March – Tommy Solomon, Moriori leader (born 1884)
* 22 March – Ada Wells, feminist, social worker (born 1863)
* 29 March
* Harold Thomas, boxer (born 1909)
* Hoani Paraone Tunuiarangi, Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne leader (born c. 1843)

### April–June

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* 6 April – James Moore, cricketer (born 1877)
* 7 April – Alfred Dunlop, tennis player (born 1875)
* 9 April – Charles Monro, rugby union pioneer (born 1851)
* 2 May – William Barker McEwan, librarian (born 1870)
* 8 May – James Johnstone, businessman, stock breeder (born 1859)
* 11 May – George Humphreys, rugby union player (born 1870)
* 17 May – Emmet McHardy, Roman Catholic missionary (born 1904)
* 20 May – Sir Thomas Sidey, politician (born 1863)
* 10 June – Frank Cooke, lawyer and cricketer (born 1862)
* 24 June – Heni Te Kiri Karamu, Te Arawa leader, warrior, interpreter (born 1840)
* 27 June – Ernest Hayes, engineer, inventor (born 1851)

### July–September

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* 6 July – John Court, businessman, politician, philanthropist (born 1846)
* 10 July – Wiremu Rikihana, Te Rarawa leader, politician (born 1851)
* 15 July
* Henry Hill, educationalist, politician, mayor of Napier (1917–19) (born 1849)
* David Theomin, merchant, philanthropist, collector (born 1852)
* 26 July – Samuel Lawry, Methodist minister (born 1854)
* 29 July – Sandy Paterson, rugby union player (born 1885)
* 2 August – James McCombs, politician (born 1873)
* 6 August – Hart Udy, rugby union player (born 1857)
* 9 August – Hone Riiwi Toia, Ngāpuhi leader, prophet (born c. 1859)
* 12 August – Hugh Northcote, Anglican clergyman, writer on sex (born 1868)
* 25 August – G. M. Thomson, scientist, politician (born 1848)
* 31 August – Archibald McNicol, politician (born 1878)
* 4 September – Joseph Kemp, Christian fundamentalist leader (born 1872)
* 24 September – Raymond McIntyre, artist, art critic (born 1879)

### October–December

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* 1 October
* Lord Ranfurly, governor of New Zealand (1897–1904) (born 1856)
* Te Rata Mahuta, fourth Māori King (1912–1933) (born c. 1880)
* 2 October – Anton Teutenberg, stonemason, carver, engraver, medallist, jeweller (born 1840)
* 5 October – Samuel Hurst Seager, architect (born 1855)
* 7 October – William Still Littlejohn, cricketer, schoolteacher (born 1859)
* 8 October – Harry Holland, politician (born 1868)
* 13 October – Mary McCarthy, temperance worker, political activist (born 1866)
* 23 October – Bert Lowe, boxer (born 1912)
* 27 October – Lancelot Hemus, cricketer (born 1881)
* 28 October
* Harriet Heron, businesswoman (born c. 1836)
* Charles Reade, town planner (born 1880)
* 9 November – Pepene Eketone, interpreter, native agent, politician (born c. 1856)
* 16 November – John Lomas, trade unionist, public servant (born 1848)
* 21 November – Samuel Manning, brewer, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1889–90) (born 1841)
* 30 November – Aroha Clifford, aviator (born 1908)
* 8 December – Thomas Kingsland, cricketer (born 1862)
* 13 December – Calasanctius Howley, Roman Catholic nun, teacher (born 1848)

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
2. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
3. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
4. ^ Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
5. ^ "New Zealand Parliament – Parliament timeline". Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
6. ^ "List of New Zealand Chess Champions". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
7. ^ "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
8. ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
9. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
10. ^ "Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz". Archived from the original on 17 June 2009.
11. ^ a b c d e Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron (1982). The New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454\. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.
12. ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
13. ^ "Ballinger Belt". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
14. ^ "1904–59". www.ultimatenzsoccer.com.
15. ^ "Soccer NZ Pokie Games – Casino WorkStation". Archived from the original on 14 March 2009.
16. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.

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