The following lists events that happened during 1932 in New Zealand .
In 1932, the rebuild of Napier was underway after the devastating 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake ; its architecture is regarded today as being one of the finest collections of Art Deco in the world
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Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,534,700.[1]
Increase since previous 31 December 1931: 11,900 (0.78%).[1]
Males per 100 females: 103.6.[1]
Dedication of the war memorial carillion, Wellington
23 February: First session of the 24th Parliament commences.[4]
25 April: Dedication ceremony for the New Zealand National War Memorial Carillion in Wellington.
10 May: Parliament goes into recess.
28 June: The Otago Witness , first published in 1851, produces its last issue.[5]
22 September: Parliament recommences.
8 December: First session of the 24th Parliament concludes.
Chess
The 41st National Chess Championship was held in Napier, and was won by G. Gundersen of Melbourne, his second title.[6]
Golf
The 22nd New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew Shaw , his fifth title.[7]
The 36th National Amateur Championships were held in Wellington[8]
Men: Rana Wagg (Hutt) – 2nd title
Women: Mrs J.C. Templar
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.[12]
Men's singles champion – J. Scott (Caledonian Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – Bill Bremner , C. Hardley (skip) (West End Bowling Club, Auckland)
Men's fours champions – K.S. Mackay, Len Keys , C.H. de Launay, M. Walker (skip) (Auckland Bowling Club)
Olympic Games
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Soccer
The Chatham Cup is won by Wellington Marist who beat Millerton All Blacks 5–0 in the final.[13]
Provincial league champions: [14]
Auckland: YMCA
Canterbury: Thistle
Hawke's Bay: Napier YMCA
Nelson: Athletic
Otago: Seacliff
Southland: Rangers
Taranaki: Albion
Waikato: Rotowaro
Wanganui: Thistle
Wellington: Marist
January–February
1 January – Vinka Lucas , fashion designer and retailer, magazine founder (died 2020)
3 January – Stanley James , cricketer (died 2002)
6 January – Eunice Eichler , midwife, open adoption advocate (died 2017)
9 January – Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan , politician (died 2011)
13 January – Mervyn Edmunds , cricketer (died 2015)
18 January – Jock Butterfield , rugby league player (died 2004)
20 January – Mervin Sandri , cricketer (died 2016)
23 January – Ann Trotter , historian (died 2022)
28 January – Keith Roberts , rugby league player and coach (died 2015)
31 January – Derek Quigley , politician
16 February – Daphne Robinson , cricketer (died 2008)
19 February – Ray La Varis , politician (died 1986)
20 February – Ann Ballin , psychologist, victims' rights advocate (died 2003)
March–April
1 March – Ranginui Walker , academic, writer (died 2016)
4 March – William Norman , cricketer (died 2009)
8 March – Pat O'Connor , Roman Catholic priest (died 2014)
9 March – Les McNichol , rugby league player (died 2013)
10 March – Fred Gerbic , politician (died 1995)
15 March – Roger Green , archaeologist (died 2009)
16 March – Frank Albrechtsen , association footballer
19 March – Ernest Wainscott , cricket umpire
24 March – Peter Jones , rugby union player (died 1994)
2 April – Joan Fear , painter (died 2022)
3 April – John Hooker , novelist (died 2008)
13 April – Robert Long , cricketer (died 2010)
20 April – Farquhar Wilkinson , cellist (died 2022)
May–June
1 May – Keith Mann , fencer, sports administrator (died 2021)
5 May – John Cunneen , Roman Catholic bishop (died 2010)
7 May – Krystyna Tomaszyk , writer, social activist (died 2020)
12 May – Tom Kneebone , cabaret performer, actor (died 2003)
13 May
21 May – Binney Lock , journalist, newspaper editor (died 2014)
23 May
29 May – Paddy McFarlane , association footballer (died 2013)
1 June – Frank Cameron , cricketer (died 2023)
4 June – Maurice Shadbolt , writer (died 2004)
7 June – Arapera Hineira Kaa Blank , poet, teacher (died 2002)
12 June – June Kerr , ballerina (died 2018)
23 June – Bob Blair , cricketer
July–August
3 July – Gordon Challis , poet (died 2018)
4 July – Ron Horsley , rugby union player (died 2007)
5 July – Robert Webster , virologist
1 August – Hector Busby , traditional navigator and waka builder (died 2019)
2 August
7 August – Robin Ferrier , organic chemist (died 2013)
20 August – Joseph Churchward , graphic designer, typographer (died 2013)
22 August – Barbara van den Broek , architect, landscape architect (died 2001)
27 August – John Watkinson , soil scientist (died 2017)
31 August – William Frame , cricketer (died 1965)
September–October
4 September – David McIntyre , historian (died 2022)
6 September – Ross Jansen , politician, mayor of Hamilton (1977–1989) (died 2010)
2 October – Roger Gibbs , swimmer (died 2012)
5 October – Barbara Goodman , politician, political hostess (died 2013)
17 October – C. K. Stead , academic, writer
23 October – Brenda Duncan , cricketer(
29 October – Alan Preston , association footballer, cricketer (died 2014)
November–December
5 November – Guy Bowers , rugby union player (died 2000)
8 November – John Hastie , cricket umpire
10 November – Tony Ciprian , broadcaster (died 2015)
13 November – Kāterina Mataira , Māori language advocate, teacher, artist, writer (died 2011)
15 November – John Lasher , rugby league player, sailor (died 2015)
17 November
1 December – Heather Begg , opera singer (died 2009)
4 December – Ian Brackenbury Channell , Wizard of New Zealand
6 December – Paul Reeves , Anglican archbishop, Governor-General (1985–1990) (died 2011)
7 December – Norman Kingsbury , educational administrator (died 2019)
23 December – Bill Gray , rugby union player (died 1993)
27 December – Donald Gemmell , rower (died 2022)
April–June
5 April – Phar Lap , Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1926)
12 April – Henry Stronach , cricketer (born 1865)
16 April – Rutherford Waddell , Presbyterian minister, social reformer, writer (born c. 1851 )
19 April – Dame Christina Massey , community leader, political hostess (born 1863)
5 May – Gloaming , Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1915)
16 May – William Pember Reeves , politician, historian, poet, social reformer (born 1857)
30 May – Hori Pukehika , woodcarver, Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi leader (born c. 1847 )
2 June – Thomas Edmonds , businessman and philanthropist (born 1932)[15]
24 June
July–September
17 July – Sidney Luttrell , architect, building contractor (born 1872)
3 August – William Bock , engraver, lithographer, medal and stamp designer, publisher (born 1847)
20 August – John Cunningham , cricketer (born 1854)
2 September – Hester Maclean , nurse, journal editor (born 1859)
4 September – Bert Palmer , rugby union player (born 1901)
10 September – Hugh Valentine , politician (born 1848)
15 September – Frederick Allsop , politician (born 1865)
October–December
5 October – George Carter , politician (born 1864)
6 October – Alex Wilson , rugby union player (born 1874)
17 October
23 October – Ernest Currie , rugby union player, cricketer (born 1873)
16 November – William Nelson , farmer, industrialist (born 1843)
22 November – Helen Nicol , suffragist, temperance campaigner (born 1854)
24 November – Isabella Fraser , hospital matron (born 1857)
10 December – William Butler , sawmiller, timber merchant (born 1858)
11 December – James Horn , politician (born 1855)
21 December – Harold Livingstone Tapley , politician (born 1875)
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