Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,558,400
Increase since previous 31/12/1933: 11,300 (0.73%)
Males per 100 females: 103.3
Regal and viceregal
Head of State - George V
Governor-General - The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC
The 24th New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party.
Speaker of the House - Charles Statham (Independent)
Prime Minister - George Forbes
Minister of Finance - Gordon Coates (Reform Party)
Minister of Foreign Affairs - George Forbes
Attorney-General - George Forbes
Leader of the Opposition - Michael Joseph Savage (Labour Party).
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland - George Hutchison
Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
Mayor of Christchurch - Dan Sullivan
Mayor of Dunedin - Edwin Thomas Cox
6 February: Treaty house and grounds at Waitangi dedicated as a national reserve.
5 March: Pahiatua is hit by an earthquake recording a magnitude of 7.6 at 11.46pm; see 1934 Pahiatua earthquake
28 June: Third session of the 24th Parliament commences.
10 November: Third session of the 24th Parliament concludes.
Banknotes issued by the new Reserve Bank replace those issued by the Trading Banks, see New Zealand pound.
Arts and literature
See 1934 in art, 1934 in literature, Category:1934 books
See: 1934 in music
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
See: Category:1934 film awards, 1934 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1934 films
The 43rd National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by J.B. Dunlop, of Dunedin, his fourth title.
The 24th New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew Shaw, his 6th title.
The 38th National Amateur Championships were held in Wanganui Men: B. M. Silk (Wanganui)
Women: Miss B. Gaisford - her second title.
Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup: Indianapolis
Auckland Trotting Cup: Roi L'Or
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
the Bledisloe Cup was won by Australia, with one win and one draw.
The Ranfurly Shield changed hands twice: Canterbury lost their first defence to Hawkes Bay 0-9. Hawkes Bay defended the shield against Wanganui 39-16 and Taranaki 23-8 before losing it to Auckland 14-18.
New Zealand national rugby league team
The Chatham Cup is won by Auckland Thistle who beat Christchurch Thistle 2—1 in the final.
Provincial league champions: Auckland: Thistle
Canterbury: Thistle
Hawke's Bay: Napier YMCA
Nelson: YMCA
Otago: King Edward Technical College Old Boys
Southland: Southern
Taranaki: Stratford
Waikato: Huntly Starr Utd
Wanganui: Thistle
Wellington: Marist
10 February: Fleur Adcock, poet.
20 March Ralph Maxwell, politician.
26 March Matiu Rata, politician.
April Pamela Allen, children's book illustrator.
9 April: Bill Birch, politician.
1 August: John Beck, cricketer.
22 October: Donald McIntyre, opera singer.
12 November: Peter Wilkinson, politician.
13 November: Peter Arnett, TV journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner.
26 December: Don Hunn, diplomat and civil servant.
Category:1934 births
5 April: Thomas Davey, politician.
11 April: Sir Edwin Mitchelson, politician.
6 May: Sir Henry Wigram, businessman and politician.
22 June: James Courtney, soldier.
13 July: Kate Sheppard, suffragette.
16 July: Carlo Bergamini, sculptor
17 August: George Fowlds, politician.
Category:1934 deaths
