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

Population

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

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Head of State A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and l ...

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George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. Born during the reign of his grandmother Qu ...

* Governor-General – The Lord Bledisloe

Government

The 24th New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party. *

Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...

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Charles Statham Sir Charles Ernest Statham (10 May 1875 – 5 March 1946) was a New Zealand politician, and the ninth Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1923 to 1935. Private life He was born in Dunedin in 1875, and trained in law, practising in hi ...

(Independent) *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

– George Forbes *

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

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William Downie Stewart William Downie Stewart may refer to: *William Downie Stewart Sr (1842–1898), member of House of Representatives for City of Dunedin and Dunedin West *William Downie Stewart Jr William Downie Stewart (29 July 1878 – 29 September 1949) was a ...

until 28 January, then

Gordon Coates Joseph Gordon Coates (3 February 1878 – 27 May 1943) served as the 21st prime minister of New Zealand from 1925 to 1928. He was the third successive Reform prime minister since 1912. Born in rural Northland, Coates grew up on a cattle run a ...

(Reform Party) *

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...

– George Forbes *

Attorney-General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

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until 28 January, then George Forbes * Chief Justice — Sir Michael Myers

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition —

Harry Holland Henry Edmund Holland (10 June 1868 – 8 October 1933) was an Australian-born newspaper owner, politician and unionist who relocated to New Zealand. He was the second leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. Early life Holland was born at G ...

until his death on 8 October, succeeded 12 October by

Michael Joseph Savage Michael Joseph Savage (23 March 1872 – 27 March 1940) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of New Zealand, heading the First Labour Government from 1935 until his death in 1940. Savage was born in the Colon ...

( Labour Party).

Judiciary

* Chief Justice — Sir Michael Myers

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland Region in New Zealand, which it controls as a unitary authority. The position exists since October 2010 after the amal ...

— George Hutchison *

Mayor of Wellington The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of the City of Wellington. The mayor presides over the Wellington City Council. The mayor is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representat ...

— Thomas Hislop *

Mayor of Christchurch The Mayor of Christchurch is the head of the municipal government of Christchurch, New Zealand, and presides over the Christchurch City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system. The current mayor, Ph ...

— Dan Sullivan *

Mayor of Dunedin The Mayor of Dunedin is the head of the local government, the city council of Dunedin, New Zealand. The Mayor's role is "to provide leadership to the other elected members of the territorial authority, be a leader in the community and perform c ...

— Robert Black, then

Edwin Thomas Cox Edwin Thoms (or Thomas) Cox (9 January 1881 – 18 December 1967) was a New Zealand politician and Mayor of Dunedin. He was Dunedin's first Labour mayor. He had been a Methodist minister. Biography He was born in Marton, and was educated at Pr ...

Events

* 26 January – Second session of the 24th Parliament commences.Lambert & Palenski: ''The New Zealand Almanac'', 1982. * 10 March – Parliament goes into recess. * 13 September –

Elizabeth McCombs Elizabeth Reid McCombs (née Henderson, 19 November 1873 – 7 June 1935) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party who in 1933 became the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament. New Zealand women gained the right to vote in ...

wins the Lyttelton by-election, becoming New Zealand's first female MP. * 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 The New Zealand Treasury ( mi, Te Tai Ōhanga) is the central public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the Government on economic policy, assisting with improving the performance of New Zealand's economy, and managing fin ...

, see

New Zealand pound The pound (symbol £, £NZ. for distinction) was the currency of New Zealand from 1840 until 1967, when it was replaced by the New Zealand dollar. Like the pound sterling, it was subdivided into 20 shillings (abbreviation s or /) each of 12 pen ...

Arts and literature

See

1933 in art Events from the year 1933 in art. Events * January 12 – George Grosz emigrates from Nazi Germany to the United States. * February/March – Käthe Kollwitz is forced by the Nazi Party in Germany to resign from the faculty of the Academy of Art ...

1933 in literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1933. Events *February – Having joined the Japanese Communist Party, the Chinese novelist Hu Feng is arrested and "badly beaten" in Tokyo for his protests against ...

, :1933 books

Music

See:

1933 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1933. Specific locations * 1933 in British music * 1933 in Norwegian music 1933 USA pop songs Specific genres * 1933 in country music * 1933 in jazz Events *January 23 � ...

Radio

See:

Public broadcasting in New Zealand Public broadcasting in New Zealand is funded through New Zealand Government body New Zealand On Air, and consists of a number of television channels, radio stations, and websites. In addition to funding solely public media outlets, New Zealand On ...

Film

See: :1933 film awards, 1933 in film,

List of New Zealand feature films This is a list of feature films and pre 1910 short films produced or filmed in New Zealand, ordered by year of release. Key * * = Funded in part by the New Zealand Film Commission. * † = Year given is date of principal photography rather th ...

Cinema of New Zealand Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking ...

, :1933 films

Sport

Chess

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

Golf

* The 23rd

New Zealand Open The New Zealand Open is the premier men's golf tournament in New Zealand. It has been a regular fixture on the PGA Tour of Australasia tournament schedule since the 1970s. The 2019 event was the 100th edition of the tournament. Since 2014 it has ...

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

Horse racing

Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Chri ...

– Red Shadow *

Auckland Trotting Cup The Auckland Pacing Cup which is sometimes referred to as the Auckland Trotting Cup or merely the Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses. It is one of the two major harness races, along with ...

– Indianapolis

Thoroughbred racing

New Zealand Cup The New Zealand Cup is a thoroughbred horse race run at the Riccarton Park Racecourse in Christchurch. New Zealand Cup week The New Zealand Cup is raced on the final Saturday of Christchurch "Cup week" held each year in the second week of Novem ...

– Palantua * Avondale Gold Cup – King's Knave *

Auckland Cup The Auckland Cup is an annual race held by the Auckland Racing Club (ARC). It is an Open Handicap for thoroughbred racehorses competed on the flat turf over 3200 metres (two miles) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. The race was ...

– Minerval *

Wellington Cup The Wellington Cup is a Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand held annually in late January at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham by the Wellington Racing Club. History Inaugurated in 1874, the Wellington Cup has been raced over various ...

– Royal Artist *

New Zealand Derby The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2,400 metres (12 furlongs) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day o ...

– Nightly

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington. * 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

New Zealand national rugby league team The New Zealand national rugby league team ( Māori: Tīma rīki motu Aotearoa) has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of ...

Rugby union

* The

Ranfurly Shield The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Shield is based on a challenge system. The holding union must defend the shield in challeng ...

is retained by all season, with successful defences against: ** Ashburton County 31–7 ** 21–3 ** 8–5 ** 23–14 ** 13–3 ** 15–15 ** 6–3 ** 36–0

Soccer

* The

New Zealand national football team The New Zealand men's national football team ( mi, Tīma hoka a-motu o Aotearoa) represents New Zealand in men's international football competitions. The team is governed by the governing body for football in New Zealand, New Zealand Football ...

tours Australia: ** 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 Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...

** 1 June – Lose 4–5 vs Ipswich / West Moreton at

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...

** 3 June – Win 5–1 vs Queensland at

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

** 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 Gladesville is a suburb in the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Gladesville is located 10 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Ryde a ...

* The

Chatham Cup The Chatham Cup is New Zealand's premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout tournament in men's association football. It is held annually, with the final contested in September. The current champions of the Chatham Cup are 2022 winners Auck ...

is won by Ponsonby who beat Millerton All Blacks 2–1 in the final. * Provincial league champions: ** Auckland – Thistle ** Waikato – Rotowaro ** Taranaki – Albion ** Wanganui – Wanganui Athletic ** Hawke's Bay – Whakatu ** Wellington –

Petone Petone (Māori: ''Pito-one''), a large suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, stands at the southern end of the Hutt Valley, on the northern shore of Wellington Harbour. The Māori name means "end of the sand beach". Europeans first settled in P ...

** Nelson – Athletic ** Canterbury – Thistle ** Otago – Maori Hill ** Southland – Corinthians

Births

January

* 2 January –

Ian Axford Sir William Ian Axford (2 January 1933 – 13 March 2010) was a New Zealand space scientist who was director of Germany's Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy from 1974 to 1990. Axford's research was focused on the interaction of the sun with the ...

, 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

* 14 February ** John Beedell, canoeist ** Mildred Sampson, long-distance runner * 20 February – D. J. Cameron, journalist, sportswriter * 21 February –

Warren Cooper Warren Ernest Cooper (born 21 February 1933) is a former New Zealand politician. He was a National Party MP from 1975 to 1996, holding cabinet positions including Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence. Cooper also twice served as ...

, politician * 22 February –

Alan Kirton Alan Henry Kirton (22 February 1933 – 25 July 2001) was a New Zealand agricultural scientist. Biography Born in Stratford, New Zealand in 1933, Kirton was raised in a farming family who ran sheep and dairy cows on a block of land in a sm ...

, agricultural scientist

March

* 7 March – Jay Epae, singer * 8 March –

Ronnie Moore Ronald David Moore (born 29 January 1953) is an English football manager and former player. He has taken charge of several clubs including Rotherham United, Tranmere Rovers and Hartlepool United. He played for many different clubs in a care ...

, speedway rider * 10 March –

Patricia Bergquist Dame Patricia Rose Bergquist (née Smyth, 10 March 1933 – 9 September 2009) was a New Zealand zoologist who specialised in anatomy and taxonomy. At the time of her death, she was professor emerita of zoology and honorary professor of anatomy ...

, 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 Ronald Chippindale (26 March 1933 – 12 February 2008) was the Chief Inspector of Air Accidents in charge of the New Zealand Office of Air Accidents Investigations. Early life and family Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, on 26 March ...

, aircraft accident investigator ** Henare te Ua, broadcaster * 31 March – John Butcher, mathematician

April

* 1 April –

Margaret Austin Margaret Elizabeth Austin (née Leonard; born 1 April 1933) is a former New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1984 to 1996, representing first the Labour Party and then briefly United New Zealand. Life Early life, family and career Aust ...

, politician * 2 April – Maunga Emery, rugby union and rugby league player * 5 April –

Brian Elwood Sir Brian George Conway Elwood (born 5 April 1933) is a former New Zealand lawyer, politician, and public servant. He served as mayor of Palmerston North from 1971 to 1985, and was the Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand from December 1994 to June 2 ...

, 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 Rowley Habib (24 April 1933 – 3 April 2016), also known as Rore Hapipi, was a New Zealand poet, playwright, and writer of short stories and television scripts. Biography Of Lebanese and Māori descent, Habib identified with the Ngāti Tūw ...

, writer * 28 April – Tim Beaglehole, historian

May

* 5 May –

Colin Maiden Sir Colin James Maiden (born 5 May 1933) is a New Zealand mechanical engineer, university administrator and company director. Biography Maiden was born in Auckland on 5 May 1933, the son of Henry Arnold Maiden and Lorna Maiden (née Richardson). ...

, mechanical engineer, university administrator * 10 May – Barry Smith, evangelist * 15 May ** Michael Dean, television broadcaster **

Ronald Hemi Ronald Courtney Hemi (15 May 1933 – 13 September 2000) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played 46 matches for the All Blacks including 16 tests from 1953 to 1959. He also played first-class cricket for Auckland Auckland (pr ...

, rugby union player, cricketer * 31 May –

Peter Bromhead Peter Bromhead (born 31 May 1933) is a New Zealand commercial interior designer, cartoonist and illustrator. Bromhead was born in Portsmouth, England, on 31 May 1933. He trained as an industrial designer in England and Sweden and migrated to Ne ...

, cartoonist

June

* 1 June –

Ian Sinclair Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 10 June 1929) is a former Australian politician who served as leader of the National Party from 1984 to 1989. He was a government minister under six prime ministers, and later Speaker of the House of Representative ...

, 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

* 4 July – Pam Williams, businesswoman, philanthropist * 7 July **

Murray Halberg Sir Murray Gordon Halberg (7 July 1933 – 30 November 2022) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner who won the gold medal in the 5000 metres event at the 1960 Olympics. He also won gold medals in the 3 miles events at the 1958 and 1962 Com ...

, athlete, philanthropist ** Peter Gresham, politician * 9 July – Gordon Vette, airline pilot * 13 July – John Lithgow, politician * 15 July – Tom McNab, association footballer * 18 July –

Kevin Ireland Kevin Mark Ireland (né Jowsey; 18 July 1933 – 19 May 2023) was a New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist and librettist.

, writer * 20 July – David Donald, cricketer * 22 July – Robin M. Startup, philatelist * 27 July – Roger Harris, cricketer

August

* 10 August – Paratene Matchitt, artist * 17 August –

Jules Le Lievre Jules Mathew Le Lievre (17 August 1933 – 17 January 2016) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Le Lievre represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1962 to 1964. He pla ...

, rugby union player * 21 August –

Don McLaren Donald George McLaren (21 August 1933 – 5 November 2014) was a New Zealand businessman specialising in equine pharmaceuticals. Biography Born in the Auckland suburb of Epsom in 1933, McLaren founded Bomac Laboratories, an animal remedies co ...

, businessman, horseracing administrator * 25 August – Johnny Halafihi, professional boxer

September

* 2 September – Patricia Prain, alpine skier * 4 September –

Greg Aim Gregory Martyn Aim (4 September 1933 – 1 April 2005) was a New Zealand cricketer who played nine first-class cricket matches for Otago and Wellington between 1955/56 and 1962/63.George Petersen Wilfred George Petersen (13 May 1921 – 28 March 2000) was an Australian politician, affiliated with the Labor Party and elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Early life and background Petersen was born in Childer ...

, biochemist * 17 September –

Patrick O'Farrell Patrick James O'Farrell (17 September 1933 – 25 December 2003) was an historian known for his histories of Roman Catholicism in Australia, Irish history and Irish Australian history. Early life and family O'Farrell was born on 17 Septembe ...

, historian * 26 September –

Malcolm Simpson Clarence Malcolm Simpson (26 September 1933 – 7 December 2020) was a New Zealand cyclist who represented his country at the 1952 Olympic Games. At the 1950 British Empire Games at Auckland he came sixth in the 1 km time trial. At the 19 ...

, cyclist * 30 September –

Niel Wright Niel Wright (Frank William Nielsen Wright born 30 September 1933) is a New Zealand poet, literary critic, bibliographer, publisher, and cultural and political commentator. His major piece of work is his epic poem ''The Alexandrians'', self publis ...

, writer

October

* 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 General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who saw service during both the world wars. He is most notable during the Second World War for commanding the British Eighth Army in the North Af ...

, cyclist * 27 October – Earle Wells, sailor * 30 October –

Col Campbell Colin "Col" Campbell (30 October 1933 – 23 August 2012) was a presenter on Gardening Australia, a TV show on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He was also a presenter on Brisbane radio station 4BC as the "Gardening Guru" of weekend morn ...

, gardening broadcaster * 31 October – John Buxton, rugby union player

November

* 1 November –

Denis Hanrahan Denis William Hanrahan (1 November 1933 – 1 February 1987) was the 6th Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Christchurch on 25 March 1984 by Pope John P ...

, Roman Catholic bishop * 10 November –

Don Clarke Donald Barry Clarke (10 November 1933 – 29 December 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played 89 times (31 of these were test matches) as a New Zealand international from 1956 until 1964. He was best known for his phenomena ...

, rugby union player * 11 November –

Pamela Barham Pamela Joy Barham (formerly Edmonds, née Smith; 11 November 1933 – 13 December 2001) was a New Zealand netball player and coach. She played 12 Tests for the New Zealand netball team, and captained the side at the 1963 World Netball Champions ...

, netball player and coach * 29 November –

Wilf Malcolm Wilfred Gordon Malcolm (29 November 1933 – 6 October 2018) was a New Zealand mathematician and university administrator. He was professor of pure mathematics at Victoria University of Wellington from the mid 1970s, until serving as vice-chanc ...

, mathematician, university administrator

December

* 10 December –

Gren Alabaster Grenville David "Gren" Alabaster (born 10 December 1933) is a former New Zealand first-class cricketer who played for Otago, Canterbury and Northern Districts. A winner of the New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year Award in 1972, Alaba ...

, cricketer * 17 December **

Jeremy Commons Jeremy Paul Axford Commons (born 17 December 1933) is a New Zealand opera historian, scholar, impresario and librettist. He is an authority on nineteenth-century Italian opera and has published major works on the composers Gaetano Donizetti and N ...

, opera historian **

Bruce Morrison Bruce Andrew Morrison (born October 8, 1944) is a former Congressman from Connecticut and candidate for Governor of Connecticut. He is a lobbyist and immigration lawyer. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and an officer of the National D ...

, cricketer * 18 December –

Roger Sandall Frederick Roger Sandall (18 December 1933 – 11 August 2012) was a New Zealand-born Australian anthropologist, essayist, cinematographer, and scholar. He was a critic of Romanticism, romantic primitivism, which he called designer tribalism, and ...

, anthropologist * 26 December – Keith Butler, cricketer * 27 December – Frank Rogers, politician

Exact date not given

Peter Beadle Peter Clifford William James Beadle (born 13 May 1972) is an English football manager and former player who was recently manager of club Yate Town. A former player, Beadle played as a forward and he scored some 83 goals in 355 league games, ...

, artist * Eric Matthews, wrestler *

Tom McCabe Thomas McCabe (28 April 1954 – 19 April 2015) was a Scottish politician who served as Minister for Parliament from 1999 to 2001 and Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform from 2004 to 2007. A member of the Scottish Labour Party, he ...

, association footballer * Keita Meretana, professional wrestler * Noelene Swinton, high jumper

Deaths

January–March

* 9 January –

Frank Milne Frank Milne (born 1946) is an Australian and Canadian economist and financial theorist. He is currently BMO Professor of Economics and Finance in the Economics Dept., Queen's University, Canada. Milne's research interests and contributions h ...

, 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 ) * 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 Ada Wells (née Pike, 29 April 1863 – 22 March 1933) was a feminist and social worker in New Zealand. Biography Ada Pike was born near Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, England. Her parents emigrated to New Zealand with their four gir ...

, feminist, social worker (born 1863) * 29 March ** Harold Thomas, boxer (born 1909) ** Hoani Paraone Tunuiarangi, Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne leader (born )

April–June

* 6 April – James Moore, cricketer (born 1877) * 7 April –

Alfred Dunlop Alfred Wallace Dunlop (12 January 1875 – 6 May 1933) was an Australian tennis player, born in Christchurch, New Zealand. He won the doubles title at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, alongside Fred Alexander in 19 ...

, 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 Sir George William Humphreys KBE (1863–1945) was a British civil engineer. Humphreys was born in London in 1863. He became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on 7 March 1908. He became a member of the council of that instit ...

, rugby union player (born 1870) * 17 May – Emmet McHardy, Roman Catholic missionary (born 1904) * 20 May – Sir

Thomas Sidey Sir Thomas Kay Sidey (27 May 1863 – 20 May 1933) was a New Zealand politician from the Otago region, remembered for his successful advocacy of daylight saving time. Early life Sidey was born on 27 May 1863, to John and Johan Murray Sidey, i ...

, 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

* 6 July – John Court, businessman, politician, philanthropist (born 1846) * 10 July – Wiremu Rikihana, Te Rarawa leader, politician (born 1851) * 15 July **

Henry Hill Henry Hill Jr. (June 11, 1943 – June 12, 2012) was an American mobster who was associated with the Lucchese crime family of New York City from 1955 until 1980, when he was arrested on narcotics charges and became an FBI informant. Hill testi ...

, 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 James (Jimmy) McCombs (9 December 1873 – 2 August 1933) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Lyttelton. Biography Early life and career McCombs was born in Treanmore, Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland, the elder child of George McCombs, ...

, politician (born 1873) * 6 August – Hart Udy, rugby union player (born 1857) * 9 August – Hone Riiwi Toia, Ngāpuhi leader, prophet (born ) * 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

* 1 October **

Lord Ranfurly Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly (14 August 1856 – 1 October 1933), was a British politician and colonial governor. He was Governor of New Zealand from 1897 to 1904. Early life Lord Ranfurly was born into an Ulster-Scots aristocrat ...

, governor of New Zealand (1897–1904) (born 1856) ** Te Rata Mahuta, fourth Māori King (1912–1933) (born ) * 2 October – Anton Teutenberg, stonemason, carver, engraver, medallist, jeweller (born 1840) * 5 October –

Samuel Hurst Seager Samuel Hurst Seager (26 June 1855 – 5 October 1933) was a notable New Zealand builder, draftsman, architect and town planner. He was born in London, England, in 1855, and as a boy emigrated to Christchurch, New Zealand, with his parents i ...

, architect (born 1855) * 7 October –

William Still Littlejohn William Still Littlejohn (19 September 1859 – 7 October 1933) was a Scottish-born schoolteacher who spent most of his working life in New Zealand and Australia. He was headmaster of Nelson College from 1899 to 1903, and of Scotch College, Melbo ...

, cricketer, schoolteacher (born 1859) * 8 October –

, 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 ) ** Charles Reade, town planner (born 1880) * 9 November – Pepene Eketone, interpreter, native agent, politician (born ) * 16 November – John Lomas, trade unionist, public servant (born 1848) * 21 November – Samuel Manning, brewer, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1889–90) (born 1841) * 8 December – Thomas Kingsland, cricketer (born 1862) * 13 December – Calasanctius Howley, Roman Catholic nun, teacher (born 1848)

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December

Exact date not given

Deaths

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

See also

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