Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,569,700
Increase since previous 31/12/1934: 11,300 (0.73%)
Males per 100 females: 103.1
Regal and viceregal
Head of State - George V
Governor-General - The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC, succeeded same year by The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC
The 24th New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party. In November the New Zealand general election, 1935 resulted in a massive win for the opposition Labour Party.
Speaker of the House - Charles Statham
Prime Minister - George Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
Minister of Finance - Gordon Coates then Walter Nash
Minister of Foreign Affairs - George Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
Attorney-General - George Forbes then Rex Mason
Leader of the Opposition - Michael Joseph Savage (Labour) until 6 December, then George Forbes (United/Reform).
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland - George Hutchison then Ernest Davis
Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
Mayor of Christchurch - Dan Sullivan
Mayor of Dunedin - Edwin Thomas Cox
13 February: Fourth session of the 24th Parliament commences.
5 April: Parliament goes into recess.
29 June: The Christchurch Times ceases publication. The newspaper began as the Lyttelton Times in 1851.
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.
Arts and literature
See 1935 in art, 1935 in literature, Category:1935 books
See: 1935 in music
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Down on the Farm (1935 film)
Hei Tiki / Primitive Passions
New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empire [1]
Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland [2]
See: Category:1935 film awards, 1935 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1935 films
The 44th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.A. Erskine of Invercargill.
The 25th New Zealand Open championship was won by Alex Murray.
The 39th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch Men: J.P. Hornabrook (Masterton)
Women: Miss J. Anderson
New Zealand Trotting Cup : Indianapolis - 2nd win
Auckland Trotting Cup: Graham Direct
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Ranfurly Shield
New Zealand national rugby league team
The Chatham Cup is won by Hospital of Wellington who beat Western of Christchurch 3—1 in the final.
Provincial league champions: 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
31 May: Jim Bolger, politician & 35th Prime Minister of NZ
31 May: Bruce Bolton, cricketer
22 June: Koro Wētere, politician
10 July: Wilson Whineray, rugby player and businessman
18 August: Howard Morrison, entertainer
9 October: Paul Barton, cricketer
December 5: Marise Chamberlain, middle-distance runner
21 December: Don Neely, cricket player and selector
Barrie Bates (Billy Apple), pop artist
Reg Boorman, politician
Barry Crump, author
Brian MacDonell, politician
Lois Muir, netball player and coach
Category:1935 births
7 June: Elizabeth McCombs, first female Member of NZ Parliament
18 October Ernie Booth, rugby player and 1905 ("originals") All Black
24 October: Rev Dr James Gibb, Presbyterian minister
Category:1935 deaths
