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Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,569,700 1
- Increase since previous 31/12/1934: 11,300 (0.73%)
- Males per 100 Females: 103.1
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - George V
- Governor-General - The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC, succeeded same year by The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC 2
Government
The 24th New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party. In November the New Zealand general election 1935 resulted in a massive win for the opposition Labour Party.
- Speaker of the House - Charles Statham
- Prime Minister - George William Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
- Minister of Finance - Gordon Coates then Walter Nash
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - George William Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
- Attorney-General - George William Forbes then Rex Mason
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - Michael Joseph Savage (Labour) until 6 December, then George William Forbes (United/Reform). 3
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - George Hutchison then Ernest Davis
- Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - Daniel Giles Sullivan
- Mayor of Dunedin - Edwin Thomas Cox
Events
- 13 February: Fourth session of the 24th Parliament commences.4
- 5 April: Parliament goes into recess.
- 29 June: The Christchurch Times ceases publication. The newspaper began as the Lyttelton Times in 1851.5
- 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, Category:1935 books
Music
See: 1935 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
- Down on the Farm (film)
- Hei Tiki / Primitive Passions
- New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empire [1]
- Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland [2]
See: Category:1935 film awards , 1935 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1935 films
Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese
Sport
Cricket
Horse racing
See Category:New Zealand horse races
Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
- Chatham Cup won by Hospital (Wellington)
Births
- 31 May: Jim Bolger, politician & 35th Prime Minister of NZ
- 31 May: Bruce Bolton, cricketer
- 22 June: Koro Wetere, politician
- 10 July: Wilson Whineray, rugby player and businessman
- 18 August: Howard Morrison, entertainer
- 9 October: Paul Barton, cricketer
- December 5: Marise Chamberlain, middle-distance runner
- 21 December: Don Neely, cricket player and selector
- Barrie Bates (Billy Apple), pop artist
- Reg Boorman, politician
- Barry Crump, author
- Brian MacDonell, politician
- Lois Muir, netball player and coach
Deaths
- 7 June: Elizabeth McCombs, first female Member of NZ Parliament
- Ernie Booth, rugby player and 1905 ("originals") All Black
References
- ^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0908570554
- ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840-2000 p 12. Statistics New Zealand.
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1935 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1935
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