(Onehunga Bowling Club) Soccer The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside who beat Mosgiel 6–2 in the final. Provincial league champions: Auckland: Comrade Canterbury: Western Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB Nelson: No competition Otago: Mosgiel South Canterbury: No competition Southland: No competition Taranaki: RNZAF Waikato: No competition Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys Wellington: Waterside Births 12 January: Dick Motz, cricketer (d. 2007) 13 February: Stan Rodger, politician (d. 2022) 17 February: James Laurenson, actor 23 March: Brian Hastings, cricketer 14 April: Robin Tait, discus thrower (d. 1984) 7 June: Felicity Riddy, author and academic 10 June (in the USA): Augie Auer, meteorologist (d. 2007) 23 June: Mike Shrimpton, cricketer (d. 2015) 1 July (in Australia): Judith Binney, historian (d. 2011) 8 July: Waka Nathan, rugby union player (d. 2021) 15 July: Ian Athfield, architect (d. 2007) 11 August: Glenys Page, cricketer (d. 2012) 31 August: Maurice (John) Belgrave, public servant and chief ombudsman (d. 2007) 3 September: Brian Lochore, rugby player (d. 2019) 18 September Bruce Murray cricketer Jon Trimmer, ballet dancer. 24 September: Don Brash, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, politician 6 October: Merv Wellington, politician (d. 2003) 24 October: Martin Campbell, film and TV director date unknown David Baragwanath, High Court judge. Robyn Donald, writer. Tessa Duder, writer. Joe Hawke, politician. Michael Jackson, poet, anthropologist Maurice McTigue, politician and diplomat. :Category:1940 births Deaths 12 January: Taurekareka Henare, politician. 27 March: Michael Joseph Savage, Prime Minister. 28 May: Florence Young, missionary. 6 June: F.O. Edgar "Cobber" Kain, first RAF ace of WWII. 17 November: Frank Moore, political activist. Hannah Retter, New Zealand centenarian (born 1839) :Category:1940 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 For world events and topics in 1940 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1940 References External links Years of the 20th century in New Zealand