The following lists events that happened during 1935 in New Zealand.
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- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,569,700.[1]
- Increase since previous 31 December 1934: 11,300 (0.73%).[1]
- Males per 100 females: 103.1.[1]
- 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.
Chess
- The 44th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.A. Erskine of Invercargill.[6]
Golf
- The 25th New Zealand Open championship was won by Alex Murray.[7]
- The 39th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch[8]
- Men: J.P. Hornabrook (Masterton)
- Women: Miss J. Anderson
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[11]
- Men's singles champion – Arthur Engebretsen (Napier Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – H.G. Loveridge, R.N. Pilkington (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – William Edward Mincham, L.G. Donaldson, William James Liversidge, H. Whittle (skip) (Grey Lynn Bowling Club)
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Hospital of Wellington who beat Western of Christchurch 3–1 in the final.[12]
- Provincial league champions:[13]
- Auckland: Ponsonby AFC (Auckland)
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier YMCA
- Nelson: YMCA
- Otago: Maori Hill
- Southland: Corinthians
- Waikato: Huntly Starr Utd
- Wanganui: Thistle
- Wellington: Hospital
June
- 1 June – Margot Forde, botanist
- 2 June – Ross Gillespie, field hockey player and coach
- 3 June – Raoul Franklin, physicist
- 11 June – Alan Ward, historian
- 14 June – Mervyn Thompson, playwright, theatre director
- 17 June – Ron Carter, businessman
- 22 June – Koro Wētere, politician
- 25 June – Margaret Sparrow, physician, reproductive rights advocate, author
- 29 June – Manu Maniapoto, rugby union player
- 30 June – John Turnbull, cricketer
October
- 3 October – Judy Bailey, pianist, composer
- 4 October – Lyndsey Leask, softball administrator
- 6 October – John Anslow, field hockey player
- 7 October – Barrie Devenport, marathon swimmer
- 9 October
- 10 October – Michael Henderson, fencer
- 16 October
- 18 October – Margaret Beames, children's author
- 19 October – Jimmy O'Dea, trade unionist and activist
- 26 October – Barry Brickell, potter
- 28 October – Moana Manley, swimmer, beauty queen
December
- 4 December – Gerald Hensley, public servant, diplomat
- 5 December
- 7 December – Robin Dudding, journalist, literary editor
- 10 December – Max Cryer, entertainer, broadcaster, writer
- 13 December – Richard Sylvan, philosopher, logician, environmentalist
- 17 December – Ray Puckett, athlete, croquet player
- 20 December – Billy Ibadulla, cricket player, coach and commentator
- 21 December – Don Neely, cricket player, selector and writer
- 23 December – Warren Johnston, cyclist
- 29 December – Russell Watt, rugby union player
- 31 December – Billy Apple, pop artist
Undated
- Ken Blackburn, actor
- Edmund Bohan, historian, singer, author
- Arthur Everard, filmmaker, journalist, chief censor
- Joseph Musaphia, actor
- Howard Williams, potter
- Peter Wolfenden, harness-racing driver
March–April
- 2 March – Pat McEvedy, rugby union player and administrator (born 1880)
- 4 March
- 5 March – Frances Fletcher, artist (born 1846)
- 10 March – Charles Thorn, trade unionist, politician (born 1847)
- 19 March – James Randall Corrigan, politician (born 1865)
- 26 March
- 7 April – Adrian Langerwerf, Roman Catholic missionary, writer (born 1876)
- 13 April – James McDonald, painter filmmaker, museum director (born 1865)
- 16 April – Dolla Richmond, painter (born 1861)
May–June
- 1 May – George Carter, lawn bowls player, accountant (born 1883)
- 6 May – Kate Edger, school principal, first woman in New Zealand to earn a university degree (born 1857)
- 22 May – Edwin Davy, rugby union player (born 1850)
- 27 May
- 29 May
- 2 June
- 7 June – Elizabeth McCombs, politician, first female MP in New Zealand (born 1873)
- 13 June – Jim Coucher, Australian rules footballer (born 1874)
- 20 June – William Ferguson, civil engineer (born 1852)
- 25 June – Alfred Cousins, engraver and postage stamp designer (born 1852)
- 26 June – Charles Corfe, cricketer, headmaster (born 1847)
July–August
- 12 July – Nurse Maude, district nursing pioneer (born 1862)
- 29 July – Dan Udy, rugby union player (born 1874)
- 12 August – Albert Geddes, cricketer (born 1871)
- 17 August – James Craigie, businessman, politician (born 1851)
September–October
- 2 October – Jeremiah Connolly, politician (born 1875)
- 3 October – Harry Knight, farmer, politician, racehorse owner (born 1860)
- 5 October – William Stevenson, politician (born 1864)
- 7 October
- 11 October – Sir James Coates, banker (born 1851)
- 12 October – Victorine Goddard, hotelkeeper (born 1844)
- 18 October – Ernie Booth, rugby union player (born 1876)
- 23 October – Ernest Upham, cricketer, lawyer (born 1873)
- 24 October – James Gibb, Presbyterian minister, pacifist (born 1857)
November–December
- 6 November – Catherine Carran, midwife (born 1842)
- 20 November – John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, governor-general (1920–1924) (born 1859)
- 25 November – Kenneth Williams, politician (born 1870)
- 7 December – Philip de la Perrelle, newspaper proprietor, politician (born 1872)
- 14 December – Mother Josepha, Roman Catholic nun, teacher (born 1863)
- 15 December – George James Anderson, politician (born 1860)
- 23 December – Charles Speight, rugby union player, politician (born 1870)
Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
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.
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