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.
- 16 February: Bruce Beetham, politician.
- 14 March: Bob Charles, golfer.
- 21 March: Margaret Mahy, writer.
- 23 April: John D'Arcy, cricketer.
- 28 April: Ans Westra, photographer.
- 3 June: Colin Meads, rugby union player.
- 18 June: Denny Hulme, racing driver.
- 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
- 16 January: William Hall-Jones, 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand.
- 10 March: David Kennedy, priest, astronomer.
- 13 March: Francis Bell, politician and 20th Prime minister of New Zealand.
- 24 June: Frederick Revans Chapman, Judge.
- 30 July: Sir James Mills, founder of the Union Steamship Company.
- 17 September (in the Cook Islands): Ettie Rout, campaigner for safe sex.
- 31 December: John Dumbell, rugby union footballer.[14]
Category:1936 deaths
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.
- John Dumbell at AllBlacks.com
External links
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