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The following lists events that happened during 1938 in New Zealand.
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Population edit
Incumbents edit
Regal and viceregal edit
Government edit
The 25th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Labour Party in government. The general election in October results in the Labour government being returned for the 26th New Zealand Parliament.
- 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 edit
Main centre leaders edit
Events edit
- 19 February: 21 people working on the Wairoa-Gisborne railway are drowned when a flash flood hits a works camp at Kopuawhara near Mahia.[4]
- The Times, formerly The Gisborne Times, is purchased by its opposition, The Poverty Bay Herald, which the following year becomes The Gisborne Herald.[5][6]
Arts and literature edit
See 1938 in art, 1938 in literature, Category:1938 books
Music edit
See: 1938 in music
Radio edit
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film edit
- New Zealand Review no.5, Mountain Holiday, [1]
See: Category:1938 film awards, 1938 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1938 films
Sport edit
Basketball edit
An interprovincial championship is held even though there is no national association at this time.[7]
- Interpovincial Champions – Men: Otago
British Empire Games edit
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
Chess edit
- The 47th National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by S. Hindin of Christchurch.[8]
Golf edit
- The 28th New Zealand Open championship was won by A.D. Locke.[9]
- The 42nd National Amateur Championships were held in Otago[10]
- Men: JP.G.F. Smith (Akarana)
- Women – matchplay: Miss S. Collins
- Women – strokeplay: Mrs R. Fullerton-Smith
Horse racing edit
Harness racing edit
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Morello[11]
- Auckland Trotting Cup –Navy Blue[12]
Lawn bowls edit
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[13]
- Men's singles champion – W.D. Bennett (Hastings Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – R.B. Clarke, C.E. Tyrrell (skip) (Roslyn Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – Stanley Snedden, F. Redpath, P. Munn, H. Wilson (skip) (Linwood Bowling Club)
Rugby edit
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Rugby league edit
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer edit
- The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside who beat Mosgiel 4–0 in the final.[14]
- Provincial league champions:[15]
- Auckland: North Shore United
- Canterbury: Nomads United
- Hawke's Bay: Napier United
- Nelson: YMCA
- Otago: Mosgiel
- South Canterbury: Northern
- Southland: Invercargill Thistle
- Taranaki: Waitara
- Waikato: Hamilton Wanderers
- Wanganui: Marist
- Wellington: Waterside Karori
Births edit
- 21 January: Jim Anderton, politician. (died 2018).
- 11 February: Bevan Congdon, cricketer. (died 2018).
- 24 February: Murray Hudson, soldier, winner of the George Cross. (died 1974).
- 26 May: Pauline Parker, convicted murderer.
- 11 July: Ron Sang, architect and art collector. (died 2021).
- 12 July: Stan Meads, rugby player.
- 24 July: John Sparling, cricketer.
- 29 July: Millie Khan, lawn bowler. (died 2003).
- 28 August: Aroha Reriti-Crofts, politician and community activist. (died 2022).
- 10 September: Colin Beyer, lawyer and businessman. (died 2015).
- 11 October: William Taylor, children's writer and politician. (died 2015).
- 12 October: Geoff Murphy, film director (died 2018).
- 28 October (in England): Anne Perry, convicted murderer. (died 2023)
- 29 October: Douglas Myers, businessman. (died 2017).
- 15 November: Peter Sinclair, radio and television host. (died 2001).
- 24 November: Wynne Bradburn, cricketer. (died 2008).
- 1 December: Bill Playle, cricketer. (died 2019).
- 2 December, Jonathan Hunt, politician and diplomat. (died 2024).
- 17 December: Peter Snell, athlete. (died 2019).
- 18 December: Syd Jackson, political activist. (died 2007).
Deaths edit
- 10 February: Sir Frederic Truby King, director of child welfare. (b. 1858)
- 22 February: Lindsay Buick, historian, journalist, politician. (b. 1865)
- 1 April: William Blomfield, cartoonist. (b. 1866)
- 12 July: Isabella Foster Rogers Kells, teacher, postmistress and community leader (b. 1861)
- 30 July: Alfred Brandon, Mayor of Wellington. (b. 1854)
- 15 December: James Whyte Kelly, politician. (b. 1855)
Full date unknown edit
- Eria Tutara-Kauika Raukura, tribal tohunga. (b. 1834)[16]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ nzhistory.net.nz
- ^ "Poverty Bay Herald". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ Mackay, Joseph Angus (1949). "Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.: Earliest Journals and Their Founders".
- ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- ^ 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 6 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.
- ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ^ Binney, Judith. "Eria Tutara-Kauika Raukura". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
External links edit
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