The following lists events that happened during 1934 in New Zealand.

Population

* Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,558,400. * Increase since previous 31 December 1933: 11,300 (0.73%). * Males per 100 females: 103.3.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

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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

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KBE PC

Government

The 24th New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party; which postponed the next general election from 1934 to 1935. * Speaker of the House –

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", " ...

–

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 ...

– George Forbes * Chief Justice — Sir Michael Myers

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition –

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).

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 ...

–

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

* 6 February:

Treaty house The Treaty House ( mi, Whare Tiriti) at Waitangi in Northland, New Zealand, is the former house of the British Resident in New Zealand, James Busby. The Treaty of Waitangi, the document that established the British Colony of New Zealand, was ...

and grounds at Waitangi dedicated as a national reserve. * 5 March:

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is hit by an earthquake recording a magnitude of 7.6 at 11.46pm; see 1934 Pahiatua earthquake * 28 June: Third session of the 24th Parliament commences.Lambert & Palenski: ''The New Zealand Almanac'', 1982. * 10 November: Third session of the 24th Parliament concludes. * Banknotes issued by the new

Reserve Bank A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union, and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central ba ...

replace those issued by the Trading Banks, 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 ...

. * The first official airmail flight from New Zealand to Australia by ''Faith in Australia''; see Charles Ulm.

Arts and literature

See 1934 in art,

1934 in literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1934. Events * January 7 – The first '' Flash Gordon'' comic strip is created and illustrated by Alex Raymond and published in the United States. * January 25 � ...

, :1934 books

Music

See:

1934 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1934. Specific locations * 1934 in British music * 1934 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1934 in country music * 1934 in jazz Events *May 28 – The Glyndebourne festiva ...

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: :1934 film awards,

1934 in film The following is an overview of 1934 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1934 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: ...

, List of New Zealand feature films,

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 ...

, :1934 films

Sport

British Empire Games

Chess

* The 43rd National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by J.B. Dunlop, of Dunedin, his fourth title.

Golf

* The 24th

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 was won by Andrew Shaw, his 6th title. * The 38th National Amateur Championships were held in Wanganui ** Men: B. M. Silk (Wanganui) ** Women: Miss B. Gaisford – 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 ...

– Indianapolis *

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 ...

– Roi L'Or

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin. * Men's singles champion – W. Carswell (Taieri Bowling Club) * Men's pair champions – J. McPherson, J. Veitch (skip) (West Harbour Bowling Club) * Men's fours champions – G. Dickson, F. Redpath, H.F. Gibson, H. Wilson (skip) (Linwood Bowling Club)

Rugby

:Rugby union in New Zealand, :All Blacks * the

Bledisloe Cup The Bledisloe Cup is an annual rugby union competition originally staged between the national teams of Australia's Wallabies and New Zealand's All Blacks that has been contested since the 1930s. The frequency that the competition is held has va ...

was won by Australia, with one win and one draw. * 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 ...

changed hands twice: Canterbury lost their first defence to Hawkes Bay 0–9. Hawkes Bay defended the shield against Wanganui 39–16 and Taranaki 23–8 before losing it to Auckland 14–18.

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 ...

Soccer

* 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 Auckland Thistle who beat Christchurch Thistle 2–1 in the final. * Provincial league champions: ** Auckland: Thistle ** Canterbury: Thistle ** Hawke's Bay: Napier YMCA ** Nelson: YMCA ** Otago: King Edward Technical College Old Boys ** Southland: Southern ** Taranaki: Stratford ** Waikato: Huntly Starr Utd ** Wanganui: Thistle ** Wellington: Marist

Births

January

* 3 January – Bob Elliott, paediatrician (died 2020) * 6 January – Harry M. Miller, entertainment promoter and publicist (died 2018) * 11 January – Barrie West, naval officer * 22 January –

Graham Kerr Graham Kerr (born 22 January 1934) is an English cooking personality who is best known for his television cooking show ''The Galloping Gourmet'' from December 30, 1968 to September 14, 1973. Early life Kerr was born in Brondesbury, London. H ...

, television cook * 26 January – Rex Percy, rugby union and rugby league player (died 2015)

February

* 4 February – Donal Smith, athlete * 6 February – Barry Magee, athlete * 7 February – Ossie Butt, rugby league player (died 2002) * 10 February –

Fleur Adcock Fleur Adcock (born 10 February 1934) is a New Zealand poet and editor, of English and Northern Irish ancestry, who has lived much of her life in England. She is well-represented in New Zealand poetry anthologies, was awarded an honorary doc ...

, poet and editor * 26 February –

Kara Puketapu Ihakara Porutu "Kara" Puketapu (26 February 1934 – 7 July 2023) was a New Zealand public servant and Māori leader. He served as Secretary of Maori Affairs and was later chair of Te Āti Awa based in Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt. Early life and ed ...

, public servant and Maori leader (died 2023)

March

* 3 March – Lindsay Townsend, rugby union player (died 2020) * 15 March – Wally Hughes, association football player and coach (died 2011) * 16 March ** Ian McLean, politician ** Des Townson, yacht designer (died 2008) * 17 March – Ian Barker, jurist (died 2022) * 20 March ** Graeme Hansen, equestrian (died 2007) ** Ralph Maxwell, politician (died 2012) * 26 March ** Harle Freeman-Greene, diplomat **

Matiu Rata Matiu Waitai Rata (26 March 1934 – 25 July 1997) was a Māori politician who was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for the Labour Party from 1963 to 1980, and a cabinet minister from 1972 to 1975. In 1979 he resigned from the Labour Pa ...

, politician (died 1997) * 31 March – Randall Carrington, cricketer (died 2018)

April

* 3 April – Pamela Allen, children's writer and illustrator * 9 April –

Bill Birch Sir William Francis Birch (born 9 April 1934), usually known as Bill Birch, is a New Zealand retired politician. He served as Minister of Finance from 1993 to 1999 in the fourth National Government. Early life Birch was born in Hastings on 9 ...

, politician * 14 April – Duncan MacRae, rugby league player (died 2019) * 21 April –

Martin Horton Martin John Horton (21 April 1934 – 3 April 2011) was an English cricketer, who played in two Tests in 1959. He was born in Worcester, England, and played the bulk of his first-class cricket for his native county. Cricket writer, Colin ...

, cricket player and coach (died 2011) * 30 April – Tom Coughlan, rugby union player (died 2017)

May

* 1 May ** Nev MacEwan, rugby union player ** Apirana Mahuika, Ngāti Porou leader (died 2015) * 8 May ** Graeme Lowans, cricketer (died 2014) **

Gordon Ogilvie Gordon Bryant Ogilvie (8 May 1934 – 23 October 2017) was a New Zealand historian and biographer who wrote over 20 books, mainly about the people, places and institutions of the Canterbury region. He played a considerable role in uncovering the ...

, historian and biographer (died 2017) * 12 May –

Peter Bland Peter Bland (born 12 May 1934 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is a British-New Zealand poet and actor. Life He emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 20 and graduated from the Victoria University of Wellington. He worked as a radio producer ...

, poet, actor * 15 May – Frank McAtamney, rugby union player (died 2022) * 16 May –

Roy Kerr Roy Patrick Kerr (; born 16 May 1934) is a New Zealand mathematician who discovered the Kerr geometry, an exact solution to the Einstein field equation of general relativity. His solution models the gravitational field outside an uncharged ...

, mathematician * 21 May – Guy Henderson, oboist (died 2013) * 28 May –

Bill Baillie William David Baillie (28 May 1934 – 25 December 2018) was a New Zealand runner, who represented his country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. There, he placed sixth in the 5000 m. He also competed at the 1954, 1958, 1962, and 1966 Briti ...

, athlete (died 2018) * 30 May **

Mel Cooke Melville Lance Cooke (30 May 1934 – 5 September 2013) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand twenty three times between 1959 and 1964. Playing career Cooke was a member of the Hornby club in the Canterbury Rugby Le ...

, rugby league player (died 2013) **

Peter Dronke Ernst Peter Michael Dronke FBA (30 May 1934 – 19 April 2020) was a scholar specialising in Medieval Latin literature. He was one of the 20th century's leading scholars of medieval Latin lyric, and his book ''The Medieval Lyric'' (1968) is consi ...

, medievalist (died 2020)

June

* 5 June ** Ashley Lawrence, conductor (died 1990) ** Margaret Stuart, athlete (died 1999) * 8 June – David Abbott, cricket umpire (died 2016) * 11 June – John da Silva, wrestler, boxer (died 2021) * 13 June – Mel Brieseman, public health official, missionary (died 2010) * 19 June – Arthur Candy, cyclist (died 2019)

July

* 12 July – Tuna Scanlan, boxer (died 2014) * 15 July – Noel Hobson, field hockey player * 19 July – Tessa Birnie, concert pianist (died 2008) * 22 July ** Sam Chaffey, alpine skier, businessman (died 1998) **

Neville Denton Neville Leon Denton (22 July 1934 – 27 March 2015) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1954 and 1960 World Cup. Playing career Denton, an Auckland representative, played in 13 test matches for the New ...

, rugby league player and coach (died 2015) * 25 July – Peter Skelton, cricketer (died 2009) * 27 July – Robin Leamy, Roman Catholic bishop (died 2022) * 31 July –

Roger Urbahn Roger James Urbahn (31 July 1934 – 27 November 1984) was a New Zealand rugby union player, cricketer, and sports journalist. A halfback, Urbahn played representative rugby for at a provincial level between 1955 and 1966. He was a member of ...

, rugby union player, cricketer, sports journalist (died 1984)

August

* 1 August – John Beck, cricketer (died 2000) * 6 August – Dave Gillespie, rugby union player * 9 August – Kevin Laidlaw, rugby union player * 21 August – Ruth Butterworth, political scientist (died 2020) * 24 August **

Tony Campbell Anthony Campbell (born May 7, 1962) is an American former professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Campbell played prep basketball at Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey, graduating in 1980. A 6'7" small forward out of ...

, biblical scholar (died 2020) ** John Waddingham, cricketer * 29 August – John Guy, cricketer

September

* 2 September ** Leslie Butler, cricketer (died 2006) ** Colin Knight, educationalist (died 2016) * 6 September – Alison Roxburgh, women's rights advocate, community leader (died 2020) * 8 September – Ross Brown, rugby union player (died 2014) * 9 September ** Eugene Paykel, psychiatrist ** John Wallace, jurist (died 2012) ** Roy Williams, decathlete * 10 September ** John Abrams, field hockey player ** Des Webb, rugby union player (died 1987) * 11 September – Evon Dickson, cricketer (died 2012) * 14 September – Paul Little, rugby union player (died 1993) * 19 September –

Austin Mitchell Austin Vernon Mitchell (19 September 1934 – 18 August 2021) was a British academic, journalist and Labour Party politician who was the member of Parliament (MP) for Great Grimsby from a 1977 by-election to 2015. He was also the chair of t ...

, journalist, politician (died 2021) * 25 September – Allan Potts, athlete, athletics coach and administrator (died 2014) * 29 September – Bob Parker, rower (died 2009)

October

* 1 October –

Teupoko'ina Utanga Morgan Teupoko'ina Utanga Morgan (1 October 1934 – 15 September 2007) was a Cook Islands educator, politician and writer of children's books and song books. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1961, becoming one of the first two women dir ...

, teacher, politician, author (died 2007) * 4 October – Joe Williams, physician, politician (died 2020) * 8 October – Jean Coulston, cricketer (died 2001) * 12 October –

Maurice Langdon Maurice Charles Langdon (12 October 1934 – 27 March 2022) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 25 first-class matches for Northern Districts from 1957 to 1965. Langdon was a middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler. He held the record ...

, cricketer * 18 October – Allan Wilson, biochemist (died 1991) * 20 October – Leo Close, Paralympic sportsman and sports organiser (died 1977) * 22 October – Donald McIntyre, opera singer * 28 October – Brian Davis, Anglican archbishop (died 1998) * 29 October – George Cuthill, association footballer * 31 October – Don Aickin, obstetrician and gynaecologist (died 2019)

November

* 1 November – Les Mills, athlete, politician * 11 November –

Peter Snow Peter John Snow (born 20 April 1938) is a British radio and television presenter and historian. Between 1969 and 2005, he was an analyst of general election results, first on ITV and later for the BBC. He presented ''Newsnight'' from its la ...

, physician (died 2006) * 12 November – Peter Wilkinson, politician (died 1987) * 13 November –

Peter Arnett Peter Gregg Arnett (born 13 November 1934) is a New Zealand-born American journalist. He is known for his coverage of the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. He was awarded the 1966 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting for his work in Vietn ...

, TV journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner

December

* 1 December – Peter Williams, lawyer, penal reform advocate (died 2015) * 6 December –

Johnny Hanks Johnny Hanks (6 December 1934 – 3 March 2013) was a professional boxer who on 14 June 1954 became the New Zealand featherweight champion, and on 16 May 1955 the New Zealand lightweight champion. Trained by Ron Grimmer who also trained ...

, boxer (died 2013) * 11 December ** Tom Hadfield, rugby league player (died 2018) **

Ross McNabb Robert Francis Ross McNabb (11 December 1934 – 14 December 1972) was a New Zealand mycologist. He was born in Kawakawa, and attended local schools in his youth, including Whangarei Boys' High School and Southland Boys' High School. He received ...

, mycologist (died 1972) * 25 December – John Shrapnell, journalist, actor, singer (died 2020) * 26 December –

Don Hunn Donald Kent Hunn (born Wellington 26 December 1934) is a senior New Zealand diplomat and civil servant. Hunn is the son of Sir Jack Hunn, a former Secretary of Defence, Maori Affairs, and Justice. Education Hunn attended Wellington College ...

, diplomat and public servant * 27 December – Ron Ackland, rugby league player and coach (died 2013) * 28 December – Bob Skelton, jockey (died 2016) * 30 December **

Barry Briggs Barry Briggs (born 30 December 1934) is a New Zealand former speedway rider. Career He won the World Individual Championship title four times – in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedw ...

, speedway rider ** Eddie Tonks, rugby union administrator (died 2020)

Undated

* Gillian Cowlishaw, anthropologist * James Flynn, intelligence researcher, politician (died 2020) *

Gil Hanly Gillian Mary Hanly ( Taverner; born 1934) is a New Zealand artist. She is best known for documenting protests and social movements in New Zealand's recent history. Early life Hanly was born in 1934 in Levin, New Zealand. She has two younge ...

, artist *

Olaf Keil Olaf Keil was the founder and lead guitarist of New Zealand rock and roll group The Keil Isles, playing on their pre-1963 recordings on the TANZA and Viking record labels. He was also a custom guitar and banjo builder for Fender. He is also the cr ...

, musician * Leo McKendry, politician * Norma Restieaux, cardiologist * Tepaeru Tereora, artist, Cook Islands Māori language advocate * Ted Thomas, jurist * Ann Verdcourt, potter (died 2022)

Deaths

January–February

* 6 January – Hikapuhi, Ngāti Pikiao tohunga (born ) * 7 January –

Alfred West Alfred Hubert West (6 May 1893 – 7 January 1934) was a New Zealand international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Hawera and was capped twice for New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the sout ...

, rugby union player (born 1893) * 9 January – George Smailes, politician, clergyman (born 1862) * 10 January –

Lawrence Grace Lawrence Marshall Grace (16 April 1854 – 10 January 1934) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. He represented the Tauranga electorate from 1885 to 1887, when he retired. He was the son of m ...

, politician (born 1854) * 18 January –

Jessie Aitken Jessie Aitken (née Fraser; 14 April 1867 – 18 January 1934) was a New Zealand community worker and political activist. She was born in Ecclesmachan, West Lothian, Scotland, on 14 April 1867. Personal life Aitken was born to Janet Hear ...

, community worker, political activist (born 1867) * 20 January – Joseph Lawton, cricket player and coach (born 1857) * 27 January –

Spencer Gollan Spencer Herbert Gollan (22 January 1860 – 27 January 1934) was a sportsman who excelled in rowing and golf, and who was also a race horse owner. Gollan was born at Napier in the Colony of New Zealand, the son of Donald Gollan, an engineer and ...

, rower, golfer (born 1860) * 31 January –

Duncan Sommerville Duncan MacLaren Young Sommerville (1879–1934) was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. He compiled a bibliography on non-Euclidean geometry and also wrote a leading textbook in that field. He also wrote ''Introduction to the Geometry of N ...

, mathematician and astronomer (born 1879) * 8 February– Herbert Izard, Anglican clergyman (born 1869) * 15 February – John Fletcher, businessman, politician (born 1888) * 22 February ** Rosetta Baume, feminist, community leader (born 1871) ** George Witters, conservationist (born 1876)

March–April

* 5 March – Sir Arthur Dobson, surveyor, engineer, explorer (born 1841) * 12 March – Fanny Osborne, botanical illustrator (born 1852) * 31 March – James Mackintosh Bell, geologist, writer (born 1877) * 5 April – Thomas Davey, politician (born 1856) * 9 April – John Charles Thomson, politician (born 1866) * 11 April ** Harry Beswick, politician (born 1860) ** Sir Edwin Mitchelson, politician (born 1846) **

Alexander Peebles Alexander Peebles (10 January 1856 – 11 April 1934) was a New Zealand carrier, bush contractor, prospector, mine manager, farmer, local politician and businessman. He was born in Kingsbarns, Fife Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) i ...

, politician (born 1856) * 29 April – Bert Pither, cyclist, aviation experimenter (born 1871) * 30 April – James Testro, cricketer (born 1851)

May–June

* 5 May – Ann O'Donnell, hotel proprietor (born ) * 6 May ** William McGirr, cricketer (born 1859) ** Sir

Henry Wigram Sir Henry Francis Wigram (18 January 1857 – 6 May 1934) was a New Zealand businessman, politician and aviation promoter. He is best known for his role in developing a public transport system in Christchurch and as a key player in the establishme ...

, businessman, politician, aviation pioneer (born 1857) * 14 May – George Fowler, cricketer (born 1860) * 26 May – John Anderson, rugby union player, engineer, politician (born 1849) * 2 June –

David Ashby David Glynn Ashby (born 14 May 1940) was the Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom for North West Leicestershire North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. The population of the ...

, cricketer (born 1852) * 7 June ** William Vorrath, cricketer, rugby league player (born 1904) ** George Webbe, cricketer (born 1856) * 9 June –

John Joseph Woods John Joseph Woods (1849 – 9 June 1934) was a New Zealand teacher and songwriter. He is best known for winning a competition to set "God Defend New Zealand", a poem by Thomas Bracken, to music. By doing this, he composed the tune to what l ...

, composer of "

God Defend New Zealand "God Defend New Zealand" (, meaning 'New Zealand') is one of two national anthems of New Zealand, the other being "God Save the King". Legally the two have equal status, but "God Defend New Zealand" is more commonly used. Originally written as a ...

" (born 1849) * 13 June – Guy Thornton, army chaplain (born 1872) * 14 June – Walter Empson, schoolteacher (born 1856) * 15 July – George Anson, cricketer, physician (born 1850) * 17 June – William Triggs, journalist, newspaper editor, politician (born 1855) * 27 June –

Harry Ell Henry George Ell (probably 24 September 1862 – 27 June 1934), commonly known as Harry Ell, was a Christchurch City councillor and a New Zealand Member of Parliament. He is famous for his conservation work around Christchurch's Port Hills, his ...

, politician, conservationist (born 1862)

July–August

* 1 July –

Frederick William Ward Frederick William Ward (5 April 1847 – 1 July 1934) was an Australian journalist, newspaper editor and Methodist minister. Ward was born in New Zealand the fourth son of the Rev. Robert Ward, a Primitive Methodist clergyman and was sent to Bris ...

, journalist and newspaper editor (born 1847) * 2 July –

Arthur Plugge Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Plugge, CMG (17 February 18772 July 1934), was an English-born officer who served during the First World War with the New Zealand Military Forces. Born in Hull, Plugge emigrated to New Zealand in 1899. He worked as a ...

, army officer (born 1877) * 6 July – Thomas Pettit, businessman, politician (born 1858) * 8 July –

Leonard Cockayne Leonard Cockayne (7 April 1855 – 8 July 1934) is regarded as New Zealand's greatest botanist and a founder of modern science in New Zealand. Biography He was born in Sheffield, England where he attended Wesley College. He travelled to Austra ...

, botanist (born 1855) * 10 July – Andrew Walker, politician (born 1855) * 13 July –

Kate Sheppard Katherine Wilson Sheppard ( Catherine Wilson Malcolm; 10 March 1848 – 13 July 1934) was the most prominent member of the women's suffrage movement in New Zealand and the country's most famous suffragist. Born in Liverpool, England, she emi ...

, suffragist (born 1848) * 16 July ** Walter Bennett, politician (born 1864) ** Carlo Bergamini, sculptor (born 1868) * 18 July – Herbert Fenwick, cricketer (born 1861) * 20 July – William Alfred Bayly, convicted murderer (born 1906) * 3 August – Allan Johnson, Anglican clergyman (born 1871) * 10 August – Sally Low, social reformer and peace campaigner (born 1876) * 11 August – William Collins, surgeon, politician, rugby union player, cricketer (born 1853) * 12 August –

James Glasgow James Glasgow (c. 1735 – November 17, 1819) served as the first North Carolina Secretary of State, from 1777 to 1798. Biography Early life James Glasgow, the son of a Scottish minister, Reverend James Patrick Glasgow and his wife, Marth ...

, cricketer (born 1934) * 17 August – Sir

George Fowlds Sir George Matthew Fowlds (15 September 1860 – 17 August 1934) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party. Biography Early life and career Fowlds was born in Fenwick, East Ayrshire, Scotland. His father, Matthew Fowlds, was a handl ...

, politician (born 1860)

September–October

* 2 September – James Allan, rugby union player (born 1860) * 4 September – Tini Taiaroa, community worker (born ) * 5 September –

John Joseph Dougall John Joseph Dougall (1860 – 5 September 1934) was Mayor of Christchurch in 1911–1912. He was a solicitor by profession. In his later life, the Navy League was his main interest. Early life Dougall was born in Aberdeenshire in Scotland in 1 ...

, politician (born 1860) * 13 September – Sir

John Roberts John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. Roberts has authored the majority opinion in several landmark cases, including '' Nat ...

, businessman, politician (born 1845) * 14 September – Robert Loughnan, journalist, politician (born 1841) * 21 September – Hugh Stewart, soldier, historian (born 1884) * 30 September –

Joseph Butler Joseph Butler (18 May O.S. 1692 – 16 June O.S. 1752) was an English Anglican bishop, theologian, apologist, and philosopher, born in Wantage in the English county of Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire). He is known for critiques of Deism, Thom ...

, timber merchant (born 1862) * 9 October – Roderick McKenzie, politician (born 1852) * 20 October – Arthur Blacklock, cricketer (born 1868)

November–December

* 2 November – Alexander Don, Presbyterian missionary (born 1857) * 8 November – Arthur Eastwood, jockey, rowing coxswain (born 1905) * 19 November – Charles Wilson, politician (born 1862) * 25 November – Eliza Anscombe, painter (born 1872) * 2 December – Horace Packe, Anglican clergyman (born 1865) * 8 December – Robert Brown, cricketer (born 1850) * 10 December – Margaret Stoddart, botanical artist (born 1865) * 22 December –

Robert Davenport Robert Davenport may refer to: * Robert Davenport (dramatist) (fl. 1623–1639), English dramatist * Robert Davenport (Australian politician) (1816–1896), pioneer and politician in the Colony of South Australia * Robert Davenport (cricketer) (185 ...

, cricketer (born 1852) * 29 December – Sir

Arthur Fell Sir Arthur Fell (7 August 1850 – 29 December 1934) was an English solicitor and Conservative Party politician. After a notorious legal case in 1906 where a biased judge dismissed an election petition against him, Fell sat in the House of Com ...

, politician (born 1850)

References

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