• Source: 1939 in New Zealand

      • The following lists events that happened during 1939 in New Zealand.


      Population


      Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,641,600.
      Increase since 31 December 1938: 23,300 (1.44%).
      Males per 100 females: 103.0.


      Incumbents




      = Regal and viceregal

      =
      Head of state – George VI
      Governor-General – The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC


      = Government

      =
      The 26th 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).


      = Main centre leaders

      =
      Mayor of Auckland – Ernest Davis
      Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Hislop
      Mayor of Christchurch – Robert Macfarlane
      Mayor of Dunedin – Andrew Henson Allen


      Events


      29 January: (Sunday) Opening of St Peter's College, Auckland by Bishop J M Liston.
      20 March: William Snodgrass, a New Zealand politician, disappeared from the interisland ferry Arahura while travelling overnight from Wellington to Nelson.
      3 September (backdated to 9.30 pm): New Zealand declares war on Germany at the same time as Britain (though delayed until confirmation by the Admiralty message to the fleet).
      31 October: The Strongman coal mine in Nine Mile Valley near Greymouth is officially opened by Minister of Mines, Paddy Webb.
      8 November: New Zealand Centennial Exhibition opened in Kilbirnie, Wellington
      13 December: New Zealand warship HMS Achilles fought in the Battle of the River Plate against German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
      17 December: The Graf Spee is scuttled off Montevideo harbour.
      The Poverty Bay Herald changes its name to The Gisborne Herald, which continues to publish today.


      Arts and literature


      See 1939 in art, 1939 in literature


      = Music

      =
      See: 1939 in music


      = Radio

      =
      See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand


      = Film

      =
      See: Category:1939 film awards, 1939 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1939 films


      Sport




      = Athletics

      =
      Clarrie Gibbons wins the national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:44:56.2 on 11 March 1939 in Napier.


      = Basketball

      =
      A second interprovincial championship is held even though there is still no national association. (see 1938 and 1946)

      Interpovincial Champions: Men – Wellington


      = Chess

      =
      The 48th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by John Dunlop of Dunedin (his 5th title).


      = Cricket

      =


      = Horse racing

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      Harness racing


      New Zealand Trotting Cup – Lucky Jack (2nd win)
      Auckland Trotting Cup – Marlene


      = Lawn bowls

      =
      The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.

      Men's singles champion – W.C. Franks (Balmoral Bowling Club)
      Men's pair champions – J. Anchor, W.J. Robinson (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club)
      Men's fours champions – C.F. Robertson, H. Franks, J.F. Benson, W.C. Franks (skip) (Balmoral Bowling Club)


      = Rugby union

      =
      Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks

      Ranfurly Shield


      = Rugby league

      =
      New Zealand national rugby league team


      = Soccer

      =
      The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside of Wellington who beat Western of Christchurch 4–2 in the final.
      Provincial league champions:
      Auckland: Ponsonby AFC
      Canterbury: Western
      Hawke's Bay: Napier Utd
      Nelson: YMCA
      Otago: Mosgiel
      South Canterbury: Old Boys
      Southland: Mataura
      Waikato: Rotowaro
      Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
      Wellington: Petone Football Club


      Births


      20 January: Ken Comber, politician. (died 1998)
      27 February: Don McKinnon, deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and Commonwealth Secretary-General.
      10 April (in England): Michael Cox, politician.
      24 April: Fergie McCormick, rugby union player. (died 2018)
      16 September: Tony Davies, rugby union player. (died 2008)
      23 September: Hugh Williams, High Court judge.
      23 September: Pauline Stansfield, disability advocate. (died 2022)
      25 September: David Walter, mayor of Stratford. (died 2020)
      4 October: Ivan Mauger, motorcycle speedway champion. (died 2018)
      29 October: Michael Smither, painter.
      18 October: Peter Brown, politician.
      24 November: Bob Jones, businessman.
      27 December: Hugo Judd, diplomat and public servant (died 2017)
      Raymond Ching, painter.
      Philip Temple, writer.


      Deaths


      16 March: George Mitchell, soldier and politician.
      25 March: Annie Cleland Millar, businesswoman.
      26 April: Ted Howard, politician.
      26 July: Thomas William "Torpedo Billy" Murphy, boxer.
      17 July: Paddy the Wanderer, a dog in Wellington.
      27 July: Malcolm Champion, swimmer.
      23 August: Robin Hyde, writer.
      18 September: T. W. Ratana, prophet.
      3 November: David McLaren, 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


      Media related to 1939 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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