1937 in New Zealand

none December 2019 1937 The following lists events that happened during 1937 in New Zealand. Population Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,601,800.Historical population estimates tables http://archive.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/estimates_and_projections/historical-population-tables.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20171231000952/http://archive.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/estimates_and_projections/historical-population-tables.aspx 31 December 2017 Statistics New Zealand Increase since 31 December 1936: 17,200 (1.09%). Males per 100 females: 103.1. Incumbents Regal and viceregal Head of State – George VI Governor-General – The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PCStatistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52 Government The 25th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Labour Party in government. Speaker of the House – Bill Barnard (Labour Party) Prime Minister – Michael Joseph Savage Minister of Finance – Walter Nash Minister of Foreign Affairs – Michael Joseph Savage Attorney-General – Rex Mason Chief Justice – Sir Michael Myers Parliamentary opposition Leader of the Opposition – Adam Hamilton (National Party).http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition 6 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081017200326/http://www1.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html 17 October 2008 dead Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland – Ernest Davis Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Hislop Mayor of Christchurch – John Beanland Mayor of Dunedin – Edwin Thomas Cox Events 16 January – The Hawke's Bay Herald publishes its final issue before merging with the Hawke's Bay Tribune to form the Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune (now part of Hawke's Bay Today). It started as the Hawke's Bay Herald and Ahuriri Advocate in 1857.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.HBH&sp=HBH&essay=1 Hawke's Bay Herald National Library of New Zealand 1 February – The 1937 New Year Honours are announced.34365 y 687–705 1 February 1937 11 May – The King George VI Coronation Honours are announced.34396 11 May 1937 3073–3105 y Milk in schools (a half pint daily for each primary school pupil) starts, and continues until 1967. Arts and literature See 1937 in art, 1937 in literature Music See: 1937 in music Broadcasting 6 May – Historic radio link up to cover the arrival of Airship Hindenburg at New Jersey (and hence its destruction by fire). This is probably the first direct international radio broadcast of this nature from such a distance. See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film New Zealand Review no.1, Holiday Sounds See: :Category:1937 film awards, 1937 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1937 films Sport Chess The 46th National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by H.R. Abbott of Christchurch.List of New Zealand Chess Champions https://web.archive.org/web/20081014052518/http://poisonpawn.co.nz/nzcftitles.htm 14 October 2008 Golf The 27th New Zealand Open championship was won by J.P. Hornabrook, an amateur, in a three-way playoff with A.J. Shaw and Ernie Moss.http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-e/scores/archive_05/holden-preview.htm PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open The Sports Network 2005 25 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110525235454/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-e%2Fscores%2Farchive_05%2Fholden-preview.htm 25 May 2011 dead The 41st National Amateur Championships were held in Hamiltonhttp://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfMens/NewZealandAmateurChampions/en Men's Golf – National Champions An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand McLintock A. H. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 13 February 2009 20 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090520031909/http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfMens/NewZealandAmateurChampions/en dead Men: B.M. Silk (Wanganui) – his second title Women: Mrs G.W. Hollis Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup – Lucky Jackhttp://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm List of NZ Trotting cup winners 5 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120222233106/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm 22 February 2012 dead Auckland Trotting Cup – Willow WaveAuckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz https://web.archive.org/web/20090617211531/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race2.htm 17 June 2009 Lawn bowls The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.McLintock A.H. Alexander Hare McLintock Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/bowls-mens-outdoor/page-5 6 June 2018 1966 Ministry for Culture and Heritage Men's singles champion – C. Spearman (Sydenham Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – D. Hunter, J.W. Lowry (skip) (Petone Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – C.H. Elsom, P. Munn, C.J. Shaw, R. Haworth (skip) (Canterbury Bowling Club) Rugby :Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, :Category:All Blacks Ranfurly Shield Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team Soccer Chatham Cup competition not held this year. An England Amateurs team toured, beating the New Zealand side by a resounding 30–1 aggregate in a three-match series.List of New Zealand national soccer matches 5 May, Dunedin: NZ 0–12 England Amateurs 19 May, Auckland: NZ 0–6 England Amateurs 26 May, Wellington: NZ 1–12 England Amateur Provincial league champions:https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nzchamp.html New Zealand: List of champions Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1999 Auckland: Thistle Canterbury: Technical OB, Western (shared) Hawke's Bay: Napier Utd Nelson: YMCA Otago: Mosgiel Southland: Boy's Brigade OB Waikato: Hamilton Wanderers Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic Wellington: Waterside Births 30em January 1 January – Lance Pearson, cricketer, basketball player, coach and administrator (died 2019) 3 January – Archie Taiaroa, Māori leader (died 2010) 10 January – Ralph Caulton, rugby union player, coach and administrator (died 2024) 13 January – Guy Dodson, biochemist (died 2012) 14 January – Ann Chapman, limnologist (died 2009) 15 January – Ray Henwood, actor (died 2019) 16 January – Ahmed Said Musa Patel, Muslim cleric (died 2009) 21 January – Colin Barclay, cricketer (died 2009) 26 January Murray Ball, cartoonist (died 2017) Bruce McPhail, rugby union player (died 2020) 31 January – David Tarrant, cricketer February 2 February Tony Shelly, motor racing driver (died 1998) Neale Thompson, cricketer, badminton player (died 2024) 19 February – Warwick Dalton, racing cyclist 23 February – David Kinsella, cricket player and umpire March 4 March – Graham Dowling, cricketer 8 March Barry Robinson, athlete, architect Prince Tui Teka, singer, actor (died 1985) 10 March – John Creighton, rugby union player (died 2022) 11 March – John Ward, cricketer (died 2021) 13 March Trevor Blake, cricketer, field hockey player (died 2004) Chris Kenny, boxing coach (died 2016) 31 March – Jindra Tichá, academic, writer April 1 April – Dent Harper, cricketer (died 1997) 2 April – John La Roche, civil engineer, author 3 April – Eve Rimmer, para athlete (died 1996) 5 April – Brian Blacktop, lawyer (died 2007) 7 April – Graeme Davies, metallurgist, university administrator (died 2022) 8 April – Philip Havill, cricketer 15 April – Bill Ballantine, marine biologist (died 2015) 16 April David Braithwaite, politician (died 2021) Ivan Keats, athlete (died 2020) Don Oliver, weightlifter, fitness centre founder (died 1996) 18 April – Rangi Hetet, master carver (died 2024) 20 April – Ernest Barnes, field hockey player and coach 22 April Michael Dormer, cricketer (died 2021) Bruce Gregory, politician (died 2015) Roger Slack, plant biologist and biochemist (died 2016) 29 April – Tīmoti Kāretu, Māori academic May 4 May – Terence Shaw, cricketer 18 May – Ron Watson, sailor 20 May – Thomas Goddard, lawyer, judge (died 2019) June 8 June – Michael Crozier, physicist, politician (died 2012) 20 June David Lloyd, botanist (died 2006) Phil Skoglund, lawn bowls player (died 2015) 21 June – John Kent, cartoonist (died 2003) 23 June – Greer Twiss, sculptor 24 June – Louise Clough, cricketer July 2 July – Judith McKinlay, biblical scholar (died 2019) 9 July – Bill Kini, boxer, rugby union player (died 2012) 15 July – Judi Doull, cricketer 21 July – Barry Thomas, rugby union player (died 2018) 24 July Te Wharehuia Milroy, Māori language academic (died 2019) Barry Vercoe, computer scientist, composer (died 2025) 25 July – Rose Pere, educationalist, Māori language advocate, conservationist (died 2020) August 1 August – Gugi Waaka, musical entertainer (died 2014) 2 August – Ron Brierley, businessman 4 August – Charmian O'Connor, physical organic chemist 7 August – Don McKay, rugby union player (died 2024) 9 August – Trevor Chinn, glaciologist (died 2018) 10 August Ian Bradley, naval officer, politician (died 2015) Valerie Young, athlete 17 August – Patricia Grace, author 19 August – Mick Brown, judge (died 2015) 21 August – Elizabeth Hanan, politician, community leader (died 2024) 24 August – Philip Newman, cricketer 26 August – John Veitch, cricketer (died 2009) 30 August – Bruce McLaren, racing driver and car designer (died 1970) September 2 September – Frank Rapley, cricketer 7 September – Ngātata Love, business academic, Te Āti Awa leader (died 2018) 10 September – Dave Gallop, cricket player and administrator 11 September – Marilynn Webb, artist (died 2021) 14 September Stuart Chambers, ornithologist John Cullen, field hockey player 21 September – Denis Browne, Catholic bishop (died 2024) 22 September Graham Houghton, missionary, educator (died 2022) Trevor McKee, Thoroughbred racehorse trainer (died 2019) 23 September – Ross Morrison, cricketer (died 2025) 28 September Graeme Caughley, ecologist (died 1994) Vincent O'Sullivan, writer (died 2024) October 5 October – Brian Maunsell, boxer (died 2021) 9 October – Richard Walls, businessman, politician (died 2011) 14 October – George Salmond, public health administrator (died 2019) 21 October – Robert Monteith, cricket umpire (died 1988) 23 October – Lawrie Creamer, milk protein chemist (died 2019) 27 October – Neville Huxford, cricketer (died 2006) 28 October – Jim Dawson, cricketer November 2 November – Dylan Taite, music journalist (died 2003) 3 November – Peter Coutts, cricketer (died 2015) 4 November – Brian Edwards, broadcaster, author 12 November – Helen Thayer, explorer 13 November – Abdul Rahim Rasheed, Muslim community leader, lawyer (died 2006) 19 November Meg Campbell, poet (died 2007) Kenneth Keith, jurist (died 2026) 23 November – James Wallace, businessman, arts patron 25 November – Frances Cherry, writer (died 2022) December 1 December – Bill Hume, association footballer (died 2005) 3 December – Peter Morris, cricketer 4 December – Ross Dallow, police officer, politician (died 2020) 5 December – Roger Douglas, politician 12 December – Grant Tilly, actor (died 2012) 25 December Reese Griffiths, rugby league player (died 2016) Ginger Molloy, motorcycle racer 26 December Pam French, fencer Gavin Hitchings, jeweller (died 2018) 29 December Ian Lawrence, lawyer, politician (died 2019) Ethna Rouse, cricketer (died 2023) Undated Bridget Armstrong, actor Mary Cresswell, poet Peter Dwyer, zoologist, anthropologist Michael Harlow, poet, publisher, editor, librettist Ken Maddock, anthropologist (died 2003) Toi Te Rito Maihi, artist (died 2022) Reihana Parata, master weaver Jim Peters, politician Pauline Rhodes, artist Judy Siers, writer, historian Allan Wallbank, politician Judy Wilson, sculptor and fibre artist Spiro Zavos, cricketer, journalist, writer Deaths 20 February: Rua Kenana Hepetipa, Māori prophet.DNZB biography of Rua Kenana 5 March: Sir Frederic Lang, politician – 8th Speaker of the House of Representatives. 29 May: Charles Hall, politician. 19 October: Sir Ernest Rutherford, physicist.Biography of Rutherford 27 October: Thomas Field, politician. 16 November: John Lillicrap, 29th Mayor of Invercargill. 29 November: John Jenkinson, politician. See also History of New Zealand List of years in New Zealand Military history of New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica Timeline of the New Zealand environment References External links 1937 in yes Category:Years of the 20th century in New Zealand