Zealand Trotting Cup – Lucky Jack (2nd win) Auckland Trotting Cup – Marlene Lawn bowls The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland. Men's singles champion – W.C. Franks (Balmoral Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – J. Anchor, W.J. Robinson (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – C.F. Robertson, H. Franks, J.F. Benson, W.C. Franks (skip) (Balmoral Bowling Club) Rugby union :Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, :Category:All Blacks Ranfurly Shield Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team Soccer The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside of Wellington who beat Western of Christchurch 4–2 in the final. Provincial league champions: Auckland: Ponsonby AFC Canterbury: Western Hawke's Bay: Napier Utd Nelson: YMCA Otago: Mosgiel South Canterbury: Old Boys Southland: Mataura Waikato: Rotowaro Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic Wellington: Petone Football Club Births 20 January: Ken Comber, politician. (died 1998) 27 February: Don McKinnon, deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and Commonwealth Secretary-General. 10 April (in England): Michael Cox, politician. 24 April: Fergie McCormick, rugby union player. (died 2018) 16 September: Tony Davies, rugby union player. (died 2008) 23 September: Hugh Williams, High Court judge. 23 September: Pauline Stansfield, disability advocate. (died 2022) 25 September: David Walter, mayor of Stratford. (died 2020) 4 October: Ivan Mauger, motorcycle speedway champion. (died 2018) 29 October: Michael Smither, painter. 18 October: Peter Brown, politician. 24 November: Bob Jones, businessman. 27 December: Hugo Judd, diplomat and public servant (died 2017) Raymond Ching, painter. Philip Temple, writer. :Category:1939 births Deaths 16 March: George Mitchell, soldier and politician. 25 March: Annie Cleland Millar, businesswoman. 26 April: Ted Howard, politician. 26 July: Thomas William "Torpedo Billy" Murphy, boxer. 27 July: Malcolm Champion, swimmer. 23 August: Robin Hyde, writer. 18 September: T. W. Ratana, prophet. 3 November: David McLaren, politician. :Category:1939 deaths See also History of New Zealand List of years in New Zealand Military history of New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica Timeline of the New Zealand environment References External links Years of the 20th century in New Zealand