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- Population
- Incumbents Regal and viceregal Government Parliamentary opposition Main centre leaders
- Events
- Arts and literature Music Radio Film
- Sport Chess Golf Horse racing Harness racing Lawn bowls Rugby league Rugby Union Soccer
- Births January February March April May June July August September October November December Exact date unknown
- Deaths January–March April–June July–September October–December
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2015}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2012}}{{Year_in_NZ|1931}}The following lists events that happened during 1931 in New Zealand. Population- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,522,800 [1]
- Increase since previous 31/12/1930: 16,000 (1.06%)
- Males per 100 females: 103.8
IncumbentsRegal and viceregal- Head of state - George V
- Governor-General - The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC [2]
GovernmentThe 23rd New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Labour Party with the Reform Party in opposition. During the year the agreement between United and Labour collapsed due to differing opinions on how to counter the Great Depression. The Reform Party, fearing that the Depression would give Labour a substantial boost, reluctantly agreed to form a coalition with United to avert elections. By forming a coalition, United and Reform were able to blunt Labour's advantage, ending the possibility of the anti-Labour vote being split and the general election in December saw the United/Reform coalition winning a majority. - Speaker of the House - Charles Statham (Independent)
- Prime Minister - George Forbes
- Minister of Finance - George Forbes (United) until 22 September, then William Downie Stewart (Reform)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - George Forbes
- Attor - Thomas Sidey until 22 September, then William Downie Stewart
- Chief Justice — Sir Michael Myers
Parliamentary opposition- Leader of the Opposition - Gordon Coates (Reform) until 22 September, then Harry Holland (Labour).[3]
Main centre leaders- Mayor of Auckland - George Baildon, succeeded by George Hutchison
- Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand - John Robert Fow, succeeded by Frances Dewsbury Pinford
- Mayor of Wellington - George Troup, succeeded by Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - John Archer, succeeded by Dan Sullivan
- Mayor of Dunedin - Robert Black
Events - 7 January: Australian aviator Guy Menzies makes the first solo flight across the Tasman sea, starting from Sydney and ending 11 hours 45 minutes later with a crash landing in a swamp near Harihari on the West Coast [4]
- 3 February: The Hawkes Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst, kills 256 people, mainly in Napier and Hastings
- 8 February: A Desoutter aircraft of Dominion Airline crashed near Wairoa, killing all three people aboard. This is the first fatality on a scheduled air service in New Zealand.[5]
Arts and literatureSee 1931 in art, 1931 in literature, Category:1931 books MusicSee: 1931 in music RadioSee: Public broadcasting in New Zealand FilmSee: Category:1931 film awards, 1931 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1931 films SportChess- The 40th National Chess Championship was held in Rotorua, and was won by A.W. Gyles of Wellington.[6]
Golf- The 21st New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew Shaw, his 4th win.[7]
- The 35th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch [8]
- Men: Rana Wagg (Hutt)
- Women: Miss B. Gaisford
Horse racingHarness racing- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Harold Logan[9]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Royal Silk[10]
Lawn bowlsThe national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[11] - Men's singles champion – N.C. Bell (Hamilton Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – H.G. Loveridge, R.N. Pilkington (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – J.D. Best, A.J.H. Gregory, H. Gardiner, G.A. Deare (skip) (Dunedin Bowling Club)
Rugby leagueNew Zealand national rugby league teamRugby UnionCategory:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All BlacksSoccer- 1931 Chatham Cup won by Tramurewa (Auckland)
- Provincial league champions: [12]
- Auckland: Thistle
- Canterbury: Rangers, Nomads (shared)
- Hawke's Bay: National Tobacco
- Nelson: Hospital
- Otago: HSOB
- Southland: Rangers
- Taranaki: Hawera, Albion (shared)
- Waikato: Rotowaro
- Wanganui: KP's
- Wellington: Petone
Births{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}January- 2 January – Ritchie Johnston, cyclist
- 12 January – Bert Ormond, association footballer
- 14 January – Norm Wilson, cricketer
- 19 January – Pat Hunt, politician
- 20 January – Allan Tong, rower
- 30 January – Doug Wilson, rugby union player
February- 1 February – Nicholas Tarling, historian
- 10 February – Keith Bagley, rugby union player
- 14 February – Peter Wardle, botanist
- 15 February – Lloyd Ashby, rugby union player
- 21 February – Te Paekiomeka Joy Ruha, Māori leader
- 22 February – Bryce Postles, cricketer
March- 4 March – Don Jowett, athlete, rugby union player
- 5 March – Ian Clarke, rugby union player
- 10 March – Colin Loader, rugby union player
- 11 March – Colin Jillings, Thoroughbred racehorse trainer
- 19 March – Cliff Skeggs, businessman, politician, mayor of Dunedin
- 31 March – Shirley Murray, hymn lyricist
April- 3 April – Elspeth Kennedy, sharebroker, community leader
- 4 April
- Eric Anderson, rugby union player and coach
- Catherine Tizard, politician, mayor of Auckland, 16th governor-general
- 6 April – Ian Grey, rugby league player
- 7 April – John McDonald, cricketer
- 9 April – Ruth Castle, weaver
- 10 April – Neil Waters, chemist, university administrator
- 13 April – Doug Armstrong, cricketer, sports broadcaster, politician
- 14 April – Bruce Pairaudeau, cricketer
- 20 April – Bill Tolhurst, politician
- 23 April – John Williams, cricketer
May- 3 May – Malcolm Hahn, javelin thrower
- 12 May – Murray Ashby, rower
- 17 May – Thomas Eichelbaum, jurist
- 20 May – Barry Brown, boxer
- 22 May – Buddy Lucas, swimmer, surf livesaver
- 23 May – Rex Austin, politician
June- 26 June – John Scott, medical researcher
July- 2 July – Robin Gray, politician
- 6 July – John Spencer, boat designer
- 18 July – Peter Goddard, educationalist
- 21 July – Roy Meehan, wrestler
- 23 July – Te Atairangikaahu, 6th Māori monarch
- 24 July – Ray Laurent, rower
- 26 July – Jean Puketapu, Māori language activist, kōhanga reo pioneer
- 27 July – David Goldsmith, field hockey player
- 28 July – Peter Shirtcliffe, businessman
August- 3 August
- Rod Bieleski, plant physiologist
- Lee Grant, actress, singer
- 9 August
- Mike Hinge, artist and illustrator
- Ernie Leonard, television presenter, wrestling commentator, actor
- 10 August
- Richard Brian Atkins, diplomat
- Bruce Slane, public servant, lawyer
- 11 August – Ralph Hotere, artist
- 13 August – Norman Read, racewalker
- 22 August – Maurice Gee, novelist, screenwriter
September- 4 September – Bill Skelton, jockey
- 5 September
- Bill Bell, cricketer
- Stew Nairn, sports shooter
- 15 September
- Brian Henderson, radio and television personality
- Lincoln Hurring, swimmer and swimming coach
- Harold Marshall, acoustician
- 30 September – Geoffrey Chisholm, urologist
October- 6 October – Michael Hardie Boys, jurist, 17th governor-general
- 9 October – Mark Otway, tennis player
- 14 October – Colin Dickinson, cyclist
- 16 October
- Kristin Jacobi, swimmer
- Ian Quigley, politician
- 17 October – Mazhar Krasniqi, Muslim community leader, human rights activist
- 23 October – James McNeish, novelist, playwright, biographer
- 29 October – Murray Loudon, field hockey player, dentist
- 30 October – Alma Johnson, television personality
November- 2 November – Steve Kuzmicich, statistician
- 9 November – Eion Scarrow, gardening personality, broadcaster and author
- 12 November – Jeanne Macaskill, artist
- 21 November – Bruce Townshend, politician
- 27 November – Keith Allen, politician
- 30 November – Vivian Lynn, artist
December- 8 December – David Crooks, air force officer
- 11 December – Bryce Harland, diplomat
- 17 December – Frank Devine, journalist, newspaper editor
- 18 December – Noel McGregor, cricketer
Exact date unknown- Nola Barron, potter
- Con Cambie, natural products chemist
- Beverley Holloway, entomologist
- Pat Moore, cricketer
- Bruce Papas, fashion designer
- Beverley Randell, children's author
{{Div col end}}Deaths{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}January–March- 12 January – Peter Cheal, surveyor (born 1846)
- 18 January
- Daldy MacWilliams, goldminer, businessman, sportsman (born 1860)
- Owen Merton, painter (born 1887)
- 20 January – Shailer Weston, politician (born 1868)
- 31 January – Job Osborne, farm contractor, well-sinker (born 1842)
- 21 February – Rhona Haszard, artist (born 1901)
- 27 February – Edith Searle Grossmann, novelist, journalist, feminist (born 1863)
- 15 March – William Beattie, photographer (born 1864)
April–June- 13 April – Joseph Firth, cricketer, sports administrator, educator (born 1859)
- 18 April – Arthur Hall, politician (born 1880)
- 3 May – Hannah Dudley, Methodist mission sister (born 1864)
- 10 May – Anna Stout, social reformer (born 1858)
- 22 May – Bernard Chambers, viticulturist, winemaker (born 1859)
- 26 May – Richard Barton, pastoralist, author (born 1879)
- 6 June – William Baucke, linguist, ethnologist, journalist (born 1848)
- 10 June – May Moore, photographer (born 1881)
July–September- 5 July – Henry Winkelmann, photographer (born 1860)
- 12 July – Noel Brodrick, surveyor (born 1855)
- 1 August – Dick Stewart, rugby union player (born 1871)
- 12 August – Lizzie Rattray, journalist, suffragist (born 1855)
- 28 August – Tene Waitere, carver (born {{circa}}1853)
- 9 September – Elsdon Best, ethnographer (born 1856)
- 10 September – Pratt Kempthorne, Anglican clergyman (born 1849)
October–December- 6 October – Robert Yates, cricketer (born 1845)
- 24 October
- Alfred Eckhold, rugby union player, cricketer (born 1885)
- John Potter, stonemason, builder (born 1834)
- 28 October – Edward Tregear, surveyor, public servant, linguist (born 1846)
- 30 October – Joseph Witheford, politician (born 1848)
- 31 October – Charles Gleeson. cricketer (born 1845)
- 28 November
- John Stalker, rugby union player (born 1881)
- Heathcote Williams, cricket player and administrator (born 1859)
- 7 December – Sir John Luke, politician, mayor of Wellington (born 1858)
- 23 December – Jack Stanaway, rugby league player (born 1873)
- 29 December – William Earnshaw, politician (born 1852)
{{Div col end}}See also- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References1. ^Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. ^Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|title=Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition|accessdate=6 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017200326/http://www1.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|archive-date=17 October 2008|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}
4. ^Today in History | NZHistory
5. ^nzhistory.net.nz
6. ^List of New Zealand Chess Champions {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014052518/http://poisonpawn.co.nz/nzcftitles.htm |date=14 October 2008 }}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-e/scores/archive_05/holden-preview.htm|title=PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open|publisher=The Sports Network|year=2005|accessdate=25 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525235454/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-e%2Fscores%2Farchive_05%2Fholden-preview.htm|archive-date=25 May 2011|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfMens/NewZealandAmateurChampions/en|title=Men's Golf - National Champions|work=An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand|editor1-last=McLintock|editor1-first=A. H.|publisher=Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand|year=1966|accessdate=13 February 2009}}
9. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm |title=List of NZ Trotting cup winners |access-date=5 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222233106/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm |archive-date=22 February 2012 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }}
10. ^Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617211531/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race2.htm |date=17 June 2009 }}
11. ^{{cite book |editor-last=McLintock |editor-first=A.H. |editorlink=Alexander Hare McLintock |chapter=Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners |title=An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/bowls-mens-outdoor/page-5 |accessdate=6 June 2018 |year=1966 |publisher=Ministry for Culture and Heritage}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html|title=New Zealand: List of champions|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|year=1999}}
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