The following lists events that happened during 1935 in New Zealand.

Population

* Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,569,700. * Increase since previous 31 December 1934: 11,300 (0.73%). * Males per 100 females: 103.1.

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 Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936. Born duri ...

Governor-General Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...

– The Lord Bledisloe

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KBE PC, succeeded same year by The Viscount Galway

DSO OBE PC

Government

The

24th New Zealand Parliament The 24th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It opened on 23 February 1932, following the 1931 New Zealand general election, 1931 election. It was dissolved on 1 November 1935 in preparation for the 1935 New Zealand ...

continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party. In November the

1935 New Zealand general election The 1935 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 25th term. It resulted in the Labour Party's first electoral victory, with Michael Joseph Savage becoming the first Labour Prime ...

resulted in a massive win for the opposition Labour 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 ...

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 is not ...

– George Forbes then

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 Colony ...

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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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 ...

then

Walter Nash Sir Walter Nash (12 February 1882 – 4 June 1968) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 27th prime minister of New Zealand in the Second Labour Government from 1957 to 1960. He is noted for his long period of political service, havin ...

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 cou ...

– George Forbes then

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 then

Rex Mason Henry Greathead Rex Mason (3 June 1885 – 2 April 1975) was a New Zealand politician. He served as Attorney General, Minister of Justice, Minister of Education, and Minister of Native Affairs, and had a significant influence on the directi ...

* Chief Justice – Sir Michael Myers

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

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(Labour) until 6 December, then George Forbes (United/Reform).

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 amalga ...

– George Hutchison then

Ernest Davis Ernest Davis may refer to: * Ernie Davis (1939–1963), American football running back * Sir Ernest Davis (brewer) (1872–1962), New Zealand brewer and mayor of Auckland * Ernest Davis (professor), Professor of Computer Science at New York Univer ...

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 representati ...

– 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, Phil ...

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Dan Sullivan Dan, Danny, or Daniel Sullivan may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Daniel J. Sullivan (born 1940), American film and theater director * Daniel G. Sullivan, American screenwriter * Dan Sullivan (musician), indie rock musician * Dan Panic, Amer ...

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 ...

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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

* 13 February: Fourth session of the 24th Parliament commences.Lambert & Palenski: ''The New Zealand Almanac'', 1982. * 5 April: Parliament goes into recess. * 29 June: The ''Christchurch Times'' ceases publication. The newspaper began as the ''Lyttelton Times'' in 1851. * 29 August: Parliament recommences. * 26 October: Fourth session of the 24th Parliament concludes. * 1 November: The 24th Parliament is dissolved. * 26 November: Voting in the four Māori electorates for the 1935 General Election. * 27 November: Voting in the 76 general electorates for the 1935 General Election.

Arts and literature

See 1935 in art,

1935 in literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1935. Events *January – The first published portions of Yasunari Kawabata's novel '' Snow Country'' (雪国, ''Yukiguni'') appear as standalone stories in Japane ...

, :1935 books

Music

See:

1935 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1935. Specific locations * 1935 in British music * 1935 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1935 in country music * 1935 in jazz Events *February 26 – Georges Bizet's S ...

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

*'' Down on the Farm'' * Hei Tiki / Primitive Passions *New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empir

* Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserlandbr>
See: :1935 film awards,

1935 in film The following is an overview of 1935 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. The cinema releases of 1935 were highly representative of the early Golden Age period of Hollywood. This period ...

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 * ...

, :1935 films

Sport

Chess

* The 44th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.A. Erskine of Invercargill.

Golf

* The 25th

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 Alex Murray. * The 39th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch ** Men: J.P. Hornabrook (Masterton) ** Women: Miss J. Anderson

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 ...

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Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...

(2nd win) *

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 ...

– Graham Direct

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland. * Men's singles champion – Arthur Engebretsen (Napier Bowling Club) * Men's pair champions – H.G. Loveridge, R.N. Pilkington (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club) * Men's fours champions – William Edward Mincham, L.G. Donaldson, William James Liversidge, H. Whittle (skip) (Grey Lynn Bowling Club)

Rugby union

:Rugby union in New Zealand, :All Blacks *

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 ...

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 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 Auckland City, who defeated Eastern ...

is won by

Hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...

of Wellington who beat

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of Christchurch 3–1 in the final. * Provincial league champions: ** Auckland:

Ponsonby AFC Mount Albert-Ponsonby is a semi-professional association football club in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand. History The club is an amalgamated between Mount Albert FC and Ponsonby in 1971. Ponsonby had previously won the Chatham Cup, New Z ...

(Auckland) ** Canterbury:

** Hawke's Bay: Napier YMCA ** Nelson: YMCA ** Otago: Maori Hill ** Southland: Corinthians ** Waikato: Huntly Starr Utd ** Wanganui: Thistle ** Wellington:

Births

January

* 2 January – Bill Snowden, rugby league player * 3 January –

Rata Harrison Rata Wiremu Harrison (3 January 1935 – 30 April 2013) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. He was the brother of fellow New Zealand international Billy Harrison. Playing career Harrison played for Auckland.Coffey ...

, rugby league player * 9 January ** John Graham, rugby union player and administrator, educator ** Stewart McKnight, cricketer * 16 January –

Muru Walters Muru Walters (born 16 January 1935) is a New Zealand author, master carver, broadcaster, artist, former rugby union player and Māori Anglican bishop. He was the first Pīhopa (bishop) of Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika from his consecration ...

, rugby union player, Anglican bishop * 21 January –

Mick Cossey Raymond Reginald "Mick" Cossey (21 January 1935 – 24 May 1986) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth and centre, Cossey represented , , and Counties at a provincial level. He played just one match for the New Zealand natio ...

, rugby union player * 23 January –

Bill Culbert William Franklin Culbert (23 January 1935 – 28 March 2019) was a New Zealand artist, notable for his use of light in painting, photography, sculpture and installation work, as well as his use of found and recycled materials. He was born in ...

, artist

February

* 5 February –

Gordon Parkinson Gordon Noel Parkinson is a retired diplomat of New Zealand. *In 1956 he joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand), Wellington. *In 1957 he was Vice-Consul, San Francisco. *From 1960 to 1962 he was political officer in the depart ...

, public servant, diplomat * 6 February –

Reg Boorman Reginald George Boorman (6 February 1935 – 30 October 2016) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Early life and family Boorman served in the Malayan Emergency in 1957 with the New Zealand Army. His first marriage was to Carol ...

, politician * 10 February **

Mark Irwin Mark Irwin (born August 7, 1950) is a Canadian cinematographer. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and studied political science at the University of Waterloo and filmmaking at York University. He is widely known for his early collaborations ...

, rugby union player ** Ian Kerr, field hockey player * 16 February –

Robin Clark Robin Clark is an American vocalist known for her work as a vocalist on David Bowie's 1975 album ''Young Americans'' and Simple Minds' 1985 album ''Once Upon a Time''. Clark was born in New York. In 1966, when Clark was 16, she and future s ...

, chemist * 22 February –

Barry Anderson Grant Barry Anderson (born October 24, 1954) is an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He is a former member of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Early life and education Anderson was born on October 24, 1954, and grew up in Mankato ...

, composer * 23 February **

John Osmers John Robert Osmers (23 February 1935 – 16 June 2021) was a New Zealand anti-apartheid activist. He was Anglican Bishop of Eastern Zambia from 1995 to 2002. Early life and education Osmers was born in Ashburton on 23 February 1935, the son of ...

, Anglican bishop, anti-apartheid activist **

Derek Round Derek Leonard Round (23 February 1935 – 16 May 2012) was a New Zealand journalist and Vietnam War correspondent. Career Round's media career started in mid 1950s when he was working as an editor for Canta, the Canterbury University student ...

, journalist * 25 February –

Neville Scott Neville Ian Scott (25 February 1935 – 21 January 2005) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner from Ashburton. At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Scott won the bronze medal in the men's 3 miles. He also competed ...

, athlete * 27 February ** James Cooke, sailor ** Edward Te Whiu, convicted murderer

March

* 3 March –

Peter Elworthy Sir Peter Herbert Elworthy (3 March 1935 – 11 January 2004) was a New Zealand farmer and businessman who came from an established South Canterbury farming family. Early life and family Born in Timaru on 3 March 1935, Elworthy was the son of Jun ...

, farming leader, businessman * 5 March – Brian Wybourne, physicist * 8 March – Mansfield Rangi, cricket umpire * 12 March –

Maurice Rae Maurice Leslie Rae (born 12 March 1935) is a former New Zealand athlete. Life Rae was a sprinter, he represented New Zealand at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, reaching the semifinals o ...

, athlete * 19 March – Wes Sandle, physicist * 25 March –

Tim Eliott Timothy James Gordon Eliott (25 March 1935 – 22 April 2011) was a New Zealand actor. Biography Eliott was born in Eltham, South Taranaki, New Zealand on 25 March 1935. His mother died when he was one and he was brought up by aunts and grandpar ...

, actor * 29 March – John Armstrong, politician

April

* 3 April – Marrion Roe, swimmer * 4 April –

Geoff Braybrooke Geoffrey Bernard Braybrooke (4 April 1935 – 9 March 2013) was a New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1981 to 2002, representing the Labour Party. He was one of the party's more socially conservative MPs. Biography Early life and ...

, politician * 13 April –

Kenneth Hayr Air Marshal Sir Kenneth William Hayr, (13 April 1935 – 2 June 2001) was a senior Royal Air Force commander who served as Deputy Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command and Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments). Early life and fl ...

, Royal Air Force commander * 16 April –

Lois Muir Dame Lois Joan Muir (née Osborne; born 16 April 1935) is a New Zealand netball coach and administrator, and a former representative netball and basketball player. Muir represented New Zealand in two sports, playing with the Tall Ferns from 195 ...

, netball player and coach * 22 April – Dick Conway, rugby union player * 30 April – Bruce Bodle, cricketer

May

* 11 May ** Gwyn Evans, association footballer **

Stuart O'Connell Stuart France O'Connell (11 May 1935 – 2 August 2019) was the fifth Catholic Bishop of Rarotonga (1996–2011). Early life O'Connell was born on 11 May 1935 in Lower Hutt. He completed his education at St. Patrick's College, Silverstream in 19 ...

, Roman Catholic bishop * 15 May **

Barry Crump John Barrie Crump (15 May 1935 – 3 July 1996) was a New Zealand author of semi-autobiographical comic novels based on his image as a rugged outdoors man. Taken together his novels have sold more than a million copies domestically. Crump's 19 ...

, author ** Kevin Percy, field hockey player ** Blair Robson, rally driver * 19 May –

Brian MacDonell Brian Peter MacDonell (born 19 May 1935) is a former New Zealand Member of Parliament for Dunedin Central in the South Island. Early life and career He was born in Dunedin on 19 May 1935, the son of Roderick MacDonell. He received his educati ...

, politician * 27 May –

Guy Jansen Guy Elwyn Jansen (27 May 1935 – 27 May 2019) was a New Zealand music educator and choral musician. Early life and family Born in Carterton on 27 May 1935, Jansen was educated at Horowhenua College. In 1960, he married Judy Mary Rolls, and t ...

, choral musician and music educator * 31 May **

Jim Bolger James Brendan Bolger ( ; born 31 May 1935) is a New Zealand retired politician of the National Party who was the 35th prime minister of New Zealand, serving from 1990 to 1997. Bolger was born to an Irish immigrant family in Ōpunake, Taran ...

, politician ** Bruce Bolton, cricketer ** William Holt, cricketer

June

* 1 June – Margot Forde, botanist * 2 June –

Ross Gillespie John Ross Gillespie (2 June 1935 – 29 January 2023) was a New Zealand field hockey player and coach. Gillespie represented New Zealand at the Summer Olympics twice as a player, in 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964. He ...

, field hockey player and coach * 3 June –

Raoul Franklin Raoul Norman Franklin CBE FREng (3 June 1935 – 7 October 2021), was a physicist, working in the field of plasma physics, who was Vice-Chancellor of the City University in London for 20 years. Life Franklin was educated at Howick District High ...

, physicist * 11 June – Alan Ward, historian * 14 June –

Mervyn Thompson Mervyn Garfield Thompson (14 June 1935 – 10 July 1992) was a New Zealand coal miner, academic, playwright and theatre director. He was one of the founders of Court Theatre in Christchurch, an artistic director of Downstage Theatre in Wellin ...

, playwright, theatre director * 17 June –

Ron Carter Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...

, businessman * 22 June –

Koro Wētere Koro Tainui Wētere (22 June 1935 – 23 June 2018) was a New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1969 to 1996, representing the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Māori Affairs in the Fourth Labour Government (1984–1990). Early lif ...

, politician * 25 June –

Margaret Sparrow Dame Margaret June Sparrow (née Muir, born 25 June 1935) is a New Zealand medical doctor, reproductive rights advocate, and author. Early life, family, and education Sparrow was born in Inglewood on 25 June 1935 to Daniel James Muir and Jess ...

, physician, reproductive rights advocate, author * 29 June –

Manu Maniapoto Manukapua "Manu" Maniapoto (29 June 1935 – 24 January 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Maniapoto represented at a provincial level, playing 107 times for the province between 1960 and 1968, scoring 10 tries and kicking one ...

, rugby union player * 30 June – John Turnbull, cricketer

July

* 10 July –

Wilson Whineray Sir Wilson James Whineray (10 July 1935 – 22 October 2012) was a New Zealand business executive and rugby union player. He was the longest-serving captain of the national rugby union team, the All Blacks, until surpassed by Richie McCaw in ...

, rugby union player, businessman * 11 July – Bruce Bricknell, cricket umpire * 14 July – Leon Phillips, physical chemist * 22 July –

Tuppy Diack Ernest Sinclair "Tuppy" Diack (born 22 July 1930) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Diack represented Otago and, briefly, Southland at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, th ...

, rugby union player * 28 July – Tom Delahunty, association football referee * 29 July – Iain Gillies, association footballer * 31 July – Peter Siddell, artist

August

* 9 August –

Des Connor Desmond Michael Connor (born 9 August 1935 in Ashgrove, QLD) is an Australian former rugby union halfback who represented internationally both the Australian and New Zealand national rugby union teams. He is an inductee in the Australian Rugby ...

, rugby union player * 18 August –

Howard Morrison Sir Howard Leslie Morrison (18 August 1935 – 24 September 2009) was a New Zealand entertainer. From 1964 until his death in 2009, he was one of New Zealand's leading television and concert performers. Early life Of Māori (Te Arawa), Irish ...

, entertainer

September

* 1 September – Graeme Lee, politician * 4 September –

John Kneebone John Thomas Kneebone (4 September 1935 – 28 June 2020) was a New Zealand local politician and farming leader. He was a member of the Matamata County Council from 1959 to 1967, and was president of Federated Farmers between 1974 and 1977. Ear ...

, farming leader * 7 September – Douglas Sturkey, diplomat * 11 September – Jim Williams, Pentacostal pastor * 24 September –

Vincent Orange Vincent Bernard Orange, Sr. (born April 11, 1957) is a former American politician from Washington, D.C. and former president of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. An attorney and a certified public accountant, Orange represented Ward 5 on the Coun ...

, historian * 26 September – Ralph Roberts, sailor, sports administrator

October

* 3 October –

Judy Bailey Judy Ann Bailey (born ) is a former news presenter for ONE News, the highest rated evening television news programme in New Zealand. Bailey joined the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (now Television New Zealand) in 1971 and worked as a re ...

, pianist, composer * 4 October – Lyndsey Leask, softball administrator * 6 October – John Anslow, field hockey player * 7 October –

Barrie Devenport John William Barrie Devenport (7 October 1935 – 25 July 2010, often mistakenly reported as "Barrie Davenport") was a New Zealand swimmer and lifesaver who was the first person in modern history to swim Cook Strait. Devenport was born in Wel ...

, marathon swimmer * 9 October ** Paul Barton, cricketer ** Jeff Julian, athlete * 10 October –

Michael Henderson Michael Earl Henderson (July 7, 1951 – July 19, 2022) was an American bass guitarist and vocalist. He was known for his work with Miles Davis in the early 1970s and on early fusion albums such as '' Jack Johnson'', '' Live-Evil'', and '' Agh ...

, fencer * 16 October **

David Hoskin David Craig Hoskin (born 16 October 1935) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northern Districts men's cricket team, Northern Districts from 1956 to 1965. He was President of New Zealand Cricket from 2000 to 2003 ...

, cricket player and administrator ** Brian Maunsell, field hockey player * 18 October –

Margaret Beames Margaret Beames (18 October 1935 – 9 February 2016) was a multi-award-winning author of children's books who lived in Feilding, New Zealand. Her first book was ''The Greenstone Summer'', published in 1977. She had 42 books published, including ...

, children's author * 19 October –

Jimmy O'Dea James Augustine O'Dea (26 April 1899 – 7 January 1965) was an Irish actor and comedian. Life Jimmy O'Dea was born at 11 Lower Bridge Street, Dublin, to James O'Dea, an ironmonger, and Martha O'Gorman, who kept a small toy shop. He was one ...

, trade unionist and activist * 26 October – Barry Brickell, potter * 28 October –

Moana Manley Moana Nui-a-Kiwa Hinemoa Whaanga (née Manley; 28 October 1935 – 15 November 2017) was a New Zealand swimmer and beauty pageant winner. In 1954, she became the first Māori to win the Miss New Zealand title. Early life and family Of Te Araw ...

, swimmer, beauty queen

November

* 10 Nomember –

Marilyn Duckworth Marilyn Duckworth (born 10 November 1935) is a New Zealand novelist, poet and short story writer. She has published 16 novels, one novella, a collection of short stories and a collection of poetry. She has also written for television and radio ...

, writer * 15 November –

Ken Douglas Kenneth George Douglas (15 November 1935 – 14 September 2022) was a New Zealand trade union leader. Early life Douglas was born in Wellington in 1935. His parents were Marjorie "Maj" Alice ( Farrow) and John Atholwood "Atty" Douglas. He wa ...

, trade unionist * 22 November –

Don Selwyn Don Charles Selwyn (22 November 1935 – 13 April 2007) was a Māori actor and filmmaker from New Zealand. He was a founding member of the New Zealand Māori Theatre Trust and directed the 2002 film '' Te tangata whai rawa o Weneti (The Maori me ...

, actor, filmmaker * 24 November –

Bruce Palmer Bruce Palmer (September 9, 1946 – October 1, 2004) was a Canadian musician best known as the bassist in the seminal Canadian-American folk rock band Buffalo Springfield, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Early y ...

, jurist * 28 November – Bob Binning, fencer

December

* 4 December –

Gerald Hensley Gerald Christopher Philip Hensley (born 4 December 1935) is a former New Zealand diplomacy, diplomat and public servant. Biography Born in Christchurch, Hensley was educated at St Bede's College, Christchurch and University of Canterbury, Cante ...

, public servant, diplomat * 5 December **

Marise Chamberlain Marise Ann Millicent Chamberlain (born 5 December 1935) is a New Zealand former middle-distance runner. She is the only New Zealand woman to win an Olympic medal in track athletics ( Lorraine Moller won a medal in the marathon). She set world ...

, athlete **

Max Gimblett Maxwell Harold Gimblett, (born 5 December 1935) is a New Zealand and American artist. His work, a harmonious postwar synthesis of American and Japanese art, brings together abstract expressionism, modernism, spiritual abstraction, and Zen calli ...

, artist * 7 December –

Robin Dudding Robin Nelson Dudding (7 December 1935 – 21 April 2008) was a New Zealand literary editor and journalist who founded the influential literary journal ''Islands (journal), Islands'' (1972–1988). He was also editor of the literary journals Land ...

, journalist, literary editor * 10 December –

Max Cryer John Maxwell Cryer (10 December 1935 – 25 August 2021), generally known as Max Cryer, was a New Zealand television producer and presenter, radio broadcaster, entertainment producer, singer, cabaret performer and writer. Early life and educ ...

, entertainer, broadcaster, writer * 13 December –

Richard Sylvan Richard Sylvan (13 December 1935 – 16 June 1996) was a New Zealand–born philosopher, logician, and environmentalist. Biography Sylvan was born Francis Richard Routley in Levin, New Zealand, and his early work is cited with this surname. H ...

, philosopher, logician, environmentalist * 17 December –

Ray Puckett Raymond Leslie Puckett (born 17 December 1935) is a former New Zealand distance runner, who represented his country at the Olympic Games in 1960 and 1964, and at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Coached by Arthur Lydiard, Puckett ...

, athlete, croquet player * 20 December –

Billy Ibadulla Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla (born 20 December 1935) is a Pakistani New Zealander cricket coach, commentator, former cricket umpire and cricketer. He has worked as TVNZ cricket commentator. He played in four Tests for Pakistan between 1964 and 1967. ...

, cricket player, coach and commentator * 21 December –

Don Neely Donald Owen Neely (21 December 1935 – 16 June 2022) was a New Zealand cricket historian, administrator and player. He served as president of New Zealand Cricket and wrote or co-wrote over 30 books on New Zealand cricket. Early life Neely wa ...

, cricket player, selector and writer * 23 December – Warren Johnston, cyclist * 29 December – Russell Watt, rugby union player * 31 December –

Billy Apple Billy Apple (born Barrie Bates; 31 December 19356 September 2021) was a New Zealand/USA artist, whose work is associated with the British and New York schools of pop art in the 1960s and NY's Conceptual Art movement in the 1970s. He worked alo ...

, pop artist

Undated

* Ken Blackburn, actor * Edmund Bohan, historian, singer, author * Arthur Everard, filmmaker, journalist, chief censor *

Joseph Musaphia Joseph Musaphia (born 1935) is a New Zealand writer and actor who was born in London. Biography Joseph Musaphia was born in 1935 in London and he has Portuguese ancestry. He moved with his family to Melbourne, Australia and lived there from 1 ...

, actor * Howard Williams, potter *

Peter Wolfenden Peter Tom Wolfenden (24 January 1935 – 18 February 2023) was a New Zealand driver and trainer of Standardbred racehorses. He is most notable for his victory in the New Zealand Trotting Cup when he drove New Zealand's top pacer Cardigan Bay. He ...

, harness-racing driver

Deaths

January–February

* 3 January –

Francis Redwood Francis William Mary Redwood SM (6 April 1839 – 3 January 1935), was the first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand. Life Redwood was born on 8 April 1839 on the Tixall estate, Staffordshire, England, a kno ...

, Roman Catholic archbishop (born 1839) * 14 January –

Mita Taupopoki Mita Taupopoki ( – 14 January 1935) was a notable Māori tribal leader of New Zealand. He identified with Ngāti Wāhiao, a hapū (subtribe) of the Tūhourangi iwi of Te Arawa. He was born near Lake Rotorua, New Zealand, probably in 1845 o ...

, Tūhourangi and Ngāti Wāhiao leader (born ) * 18 January ** Robert Hughes (conservationist), lawyer, politician, conservationist (born 1847) **

John Macmillan Brown John Macmillan Brown (5 May 1845 – 18 January 1935) was a Scottish-New Zealand academic, administrator and promoter of education for women. Brown was born in Irvine, the sixth child of Ann Brown and her husband, James Brown, a sea captain. ...

, university academic and administrator (born 1845) * 22 January – James Blacklock, cricketer (born 1883) * 28 January –

Matthew Barnett Matthew Barnett is co-founder of the Dream Center and senior pastor of the Angelus Temple, the central house of worship of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, California. Dream Center Ma ...

, bookmaker, philanthropist (born 1859) * 1 February – William Sadlier, Anglican bishop (born 1867) * 4 February – Robert Logan, soldier, colonial administrator (born 1863)

March–April

* 2 March –

Pat McEvedy Patrick Francis McEvedy (17 March 1880 – 2 March 1935) was a rugby union player from New Zealand. He has the unique distinction of being on two British Lions tours, but never actually being capped for any nation. McEvedy was born in Southbri ...

, rugby union player and administrator (born 1880) * 4 March ** Charles Barton, businessman, politician, civic administrator (born 1852) ** William Kilgour, cricketer (born 1878) * 5 March – Frances Fletcher, artist (born 1846) * 10 March –

Charles Thorn Charles Thorn (born 14 August 1946) is a Professor of Physics at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He played an important role in the development of dual models and string theory. Among his contributions is the proof of the non-existe ...

, trade unionist, politician (born 1847) * 19 March –

James Randall Corrigan James Randall Corrigan (10 July 1865 – 19 March 1935) was a New Zealand Liberal Party Member of Parliament, farmer and businessman. Biography Born at Woodend, North Canterbury, Corrigan was a very successful farmer in the North Island, and ...

, politician (born 1865) * 26 March ** Arthur Atkinson, lawyer, politician (born 1863) **

John Mallard John Rowland Mallard OBE FRSE FREng (14 January 1927 – 25 February 2021) was an English physicist and professor of Medical Physics at the University of Aberdeen from 1965 until his retirement in 1992. He was known for setting up and leading ...

, cricketer (born 1860) * 7 April –

Adrian Langerwerf Adrian Cornelius Langerwerf (born Adrianus Cornelis Langerwerf; 15 September 1876 – 7 April 1935) was a New Zealand Catholic missionary and writer. He was born in Waspik, Netherlands, the son of Cornelis Bartels Langerwerf (1835–1881) and ...

, Roman Catholic missionary, writer (born 1876) * 13 April – James McDonald, painter filmmaker, museum director (born 1865) * 16 April –

Dolla Richmond Dorothy Kate Richmond (12 September 1861 – 16 April 1935), known as Dolla Richmond, was a New Zealand painter noted for her watercolour paintings of natural plants and animals and panoramic landscapes. Biography The daughter of James Crowe ...

, painter (born 1861)

May–June

* 1 May – George Carter, lawn bowls player, accountant (born 1883) * 6 May –

Kate Edger Kate Milligan Evans (née Edger, 6 January 1857 – 6 May 1935) was the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree, and possibly the second in the British Empire to do so. Early life Edger was born in 1857 at Abingdon, Berkshire, En ...

, school principal, first woman in New Zealand to earn a university degree (born 1857) * 22 May – Edwin Davy, rugby union player (born 1850) * 27 May **

John Dart John Dart (died 1730) was an English lawyer and cleric, known as an antiquary and man of letters. Life Initially an attorney, but not successful in the profession, Dart obtained a title for holy orders. In 1728, he was presented by the master ...

, Anglican priest (born 1855) **

Phomen Singh Phomen Singh ( pa, ਫੁੰਮਣ ਸਿੰਘ; 1869/1870 – 27 May 1935), also known Phuman Singh and Phomen Singh Gill, was an Indian businessman. He was one of the earliest Indian migrants to New Zealand, where he founded a successful con ...

, confectioner (born ) * 29 May ** Harry Bayly, cricketer (born 1862) ** Samuel Goldstein, rabbi, scholar, community leader (born 1852) * 2 June **

George Pearce Sir George Foster Pearce KCVO (14 January 1870 – 24 June 1952) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1901 to 1938. He began his career in the Labor Party but later joined the National Labor Party, t ...

, politician (born 1863) ** Sir Alfred Robin, military leader (born 1860) * 7 June –

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 ...

, politician, first female MP in New Zealand (born 1873) * 13 June – Jim Coucher, Australian rules footballer (born 1874) * 20 June –

William Ferguson William Ferguson may refer to: Arts * William Ferguson (tenor), operatic tenor, see '' The Tempest'' * William Gouw Ferguson, Scottish painter of still life * Will Ferguson (born 1964), Canadian writer Sportspeople * Bill Ferguson (American foo ...

, civil engineer (born 1852) * 25 June – Alfred Cousins, engraver and postage stamp designer (born 1852) * 26 June –

Charles Corfe Charles John Corfe (1843 – 20 June 1921) was the inaugural Anglican Bishop in Korea from 1889 to 1904. Biography Corfe was one of the four "Bible Clerks" educated as an undergraduate at All Souls College, Oxford. After graduating he had ...

, cricketer, headmaster (born 1847)

July–August

* 12 July –

Nurse Maude Sibylla Emily Maude (11 August 1862 – 12 July 1935), known as Nurse Maude, was the founder of district nursing in New Zealand. She was loved for her selfless work for the poor, walking many miles each day in every kind of weather to treat tho ...

, district nursing pioneer (born 1862) * 29 July – Dan Udy, rugby union player (born 1874) * 12 August – Albert Geddes, cricketer (born 1871) * 17 August –

James Craigie James Craigie (7 September 1851 – 17 August 1935) was Member of Parliament for the electorate in the South Island of New Zealand and a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council. He was also Chairman of the South Canterbury Health Board, C ...

, businessman, politician (born 1851)

September–October

* 2 October –

Jeremiah Connolly Jeremiah Connolly (1875 – 2 October 1935) was an Independent Liberal Member of Parliament for Mid-Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. Early life Connolly was born in Geraldine in 1875 and educated at Hilton School. He was a farmer ...

, politician (born 1875) * 3 October – Harry Knight, farmer, politician, racehorse owner (born 1860) * 5 October –

William Stevenson William Stevenson may refer to: Government and politics * Sir William Stevenson (colonial administrator) (1805–1863), Governor of Mauritius * William E. Stevenson (1820–1883), American politician, Governor of West Virginia * William Ernest St ...

, politician (born 1864) * 7 October ** James Garrow, legal academic (born 1865) ** Sidney Williamson, singer, conductor and singing teacher (born ) * 11 October – Sir James Coates, banker (born 1851) * 12 October –

Victorine Goddard Victorine Goddard (née Rogers; October 1844 – 12 October 1935) was a New Zealand homemaker and hotel-keeper. She was born in Waiwhakaiho, Taranaki Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its m ...

, hotelkeeper (born 1844) * 18 October – Ernie Booth, rugby union player (born 1876) * 23 October –

Ernest Upham Ernest Frederick Upham (24 March 1873 – 23 October 1935) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1892 to 1910. Cricket career Ernie Upham bowled right-arm medium pace, batted right-handed in the lower or ...

, cricketer, lawyer (born 1873) * 24 October – James Gibb, Presbyterian minister, pacifist (born 1857)

November–December

* 6 November –

Catherine Carran Catherine Carran (née McKay, 1842 – 6 November 1935) was a half-Māori New Zealand midwife and nurse who spent her early life in the Waikato, and most of her adult life in the Fortrose area of Southland. She was born probably at Putataka (n ...

, midwife (born 1842) * 20 November –

John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, (5 December 1859 – 20 November 1935) was a Royal Navy officer. He fought in the Anglo-Egyptian War and the Boxer Rebellion and commanded the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland ...

, governor-general (1920–1924) (born 1859) * 25 November –

Kenneth Williams Kenneth Charles Williams (22 February 1926 – 15 April 1988) was an English actor of Welsh heritage. He was best known for his comedy roles and in later life as a raconteur and diarist. He was one of the main ensemble in 26 of the 31 Car ...

, politician (born 1870) * 7 December –

Philip de la Perrelle Philip Aldborough de la Perrelle (1872 – 7 December 1935) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party and the United Party. Biography Early life De la Perrelle was born at Arrowtown in 1872. He was a newspaper proprietor and owned the ...

, newspaper proprietor, politician (born 1872) * 14 December – Mother Josepha, Roman Catholic nun, teacher (born 1863) * 15 December –

George James Anderson George James Anderson (1860 – 15 December 1935) was a Reform Party (New Zealand), Reform Party Member of Parliament, and a minister in the Reform Government of New Zealand, Reform Government from 1912 to 1928. Biography He won the Ma ...

, politician (born 1860) * 23 December – Charles Speight, rugby union player, politician (born 1870)

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