1936 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1936 in New Zealand.
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The shape of New Zealand politics for the next five decades was defined when, in the aftermath of their heavy defeat by Labour, the United and Reform parties merged to form the New Zealand National Party. In the meantime, the Labour government began implementing significant social changes.
Population
A New Zealand census was held in March 1936.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usually resident population | 796,152 (50.7%) | 773,067 (49.3%) |
1,569,216 |
| Overseas Visitors | 2,931 | 1,650 | 4,581 |
| Total | 799,092 | 774,720 | 1,573,812 |
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State – George V (until 20 January), Edward VIII (20 January to 11 December), George VI
- Governor-General – The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC[1]
Government
The 25th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Labour Party in government.
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition – George Forbes (United/Reform Party until May, then National Party), succeeded in November by Adam Hamilton (National).[2]
Main centre leaders
Events
- 25 March: First session of the 25th Parliament commences.[3]
- 11 June: Parliament goes into recess.
- 21 June: Parliament resumes.
- 31 October: First session of the 25th Parliament concludes.
Arts and literature
See 1936 in art, 1936 in literature, Category:1936 books
Music
See: 1936 in music
Radio
- Radio broadcasting of sessions of Parliament commences.[4]
Film
See: Category:1936 film awards, 1936 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1936 films
Sport
Chess
- The 45th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by A.W. Gyles of Wellington.[5]
Golf
- The 26th New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew Shaw, his 7th title.[6]
- The 40th National Amateur Championships were held in New Plymouth[7]
- Men: J.P. Hornabrook (Manawatu)
- Women: Miss E. White-Parsons
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Indianapolis (3rd win)[8]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – King's Warrior[9]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.[10]
- Men's singles champion – Frank Livingstone (Onehunga Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – J.W. Turpin, H. Haworth (skip) (Canterbury Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – C.H. Elsom, J.W. Turpin, C.J. Shaw, R. Haworth (skip) (Canterbury Bowling Club)
Olympic Games
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rugby league
Soccer
- An Australian national side tours New Zealand, beating the home team heavily in all three internationals:[11]
- 4 July, Dunedin: NZ 1–7 Australia
- 11 July, Wellington: NZ 0–10 Australia
- 18 July, Auckland: NZ 1–4 Australia
- The Chatham Cup is won by Western of Christchurch who beat Auckland Thistle 3–2 in the final.[12]
- Provincial league champions:[13]
Births
- 6 January: Terence O'Brien, diplomat.
- 31 January: Georgina Kirby, Moari and leader and women's rights activist (d. 2021)
- 16 February: Bruce Beetham, politician. (d. 1997)
- 14 March: Bob Charles, golfer.
- 21 March: Margaret Mahy, writer. (d. 2012)
- 23 April: John D'Arcy, cricketer.
- 28 April: Ans Westra, photographer.
- 3 June: Colin Meads, rugby union player. (d. 2017)
- 18 June: Denny Hulme, racing driver. (d. 1992)
- 7 August: Joy Cowley, author.
- 15 August: Hamish Keith, writer, art curator.
- 10 October: Artie Dick, cricketer.
- 23 October: Barry Sinclair, cricketer.
Category:1936 births
Deaths
January–March
- 5 January – Arthur Singe, rugby league player
- 16 January – Sir William Hall-Jones, politician, prime minister (1906) (born 1851)
- 20 January – James Clark, politician, mayor of Dunedin (1915–1919) (born 1870)
- 5 February – Timothy O'Connor, rugby union player (born 1860)
- 6 February – Edwin Bezar, soldier, author (born 1838)
- 8 February – Robert Holmes, civil engineer (born 1856)
- 19 February
- Andrew Entrican, businessman, politician (born 1858)
- Malcolm McGregor, World War I flying ace, aviation pioneer (born 1896)
- 3 March – Lucy Lovell-Smith, temperance worker and women's rights advocate (born 1861)
- 4 March – Arthur Henry Adams, journalist, author (born 1872)
- 10 March – David Kennedy, priest, astronomer (born 1864)
- 12 March – Janet Williamson, nurse (born 1862)
- 13 March
- Sir Francis Bell, politician, mayor of Wellington (1891–1893), prime minister (1925) (born 1851)
- Elizabeth Herriott, scientist, academic (born 1882)
- 14 March – William Holdship, cricketer (born 1872)
- 17 March – Albert Duder, mariner, harbourmaster (born 1856)
- 29 March – Forrest Ross, mountaineer, journalist, writer (born 1860)
April–June
- 18 April – John Swan, architect (born 1874)
- 21 April – Harold Smith, politician (born 1866)
- 5 May – Sir Joseph Kinsey, businessman, bibliophile, philanthropist (born 1852)
- 10 May
- Donald Fuller, cricketer (born 1869)
- Isaac Richards, Anglican bishop (born 1859)
- 11 May – Frederick Mason, cricketer (born 1881)
- 19 May – Thomas William Kirk, biologist, scientific administrator (born 1856)
- 21 May – John Spencer, rugby union and rugby league player (born 1880)
- 26 May – James Bradney, politician, shipping proprietor (born 1853)
- 3 June – Cedric Carr, botanist (born 1892)
- 16 June – Alexander Cairns, cricketer (born 1850)
- 24 June – Sir Frederick Chapman, judge (born 1849)
July–September
- 8 July – Ernest Sutherland, field athlete (born 1894)
- 9 July – Frances Haselden, headmistress (born c. 1842)
- 30 July – Sir James Mills, businessman, politician (born 1847)
- 9 August – George Butler, artist (born 1872)
- 12 August – Oscar Michelsen, missionary (born 1844)
- 17 August – Francis Henry Smith, politician (born 1868)
- 12 September – Richard Moore, politician (born 1849)
- 17 September – Ettie Rout, campaigner for safe sex (born 1877)
- 18 September – Emily White, gardener, writer (born 1839)
- 27 September – Archibald Hawke, businessman, sports administrator, politician (born 1862)
October–December
- 7 October – Frank Hockly, politician
- 15 October – Allen Bell, politician (born 1870)
- 18 October – James Hay, cricketer (born 1885)
- 19 October – William Chapple, politician (born 1864)
- 5 November – Tahupōtiki Haddon, Methodist minister (born 1866)
- 9 November – Edward McCausland, rugby union player (born 1865)
- 13 November – Charles Miles (born 1850)
- 25 November – John MacGregor, politician (born c. 1850)
- 23 December – Alf Hadden, cricketer (born 1877)
- 27 December – William Morris, public servant (born 1853)
- 31 December – John Dumbell, rugby union player (born 1859)
See also
References
- Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- New Zealand Parliament – Parliament timeline
- List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
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