1946 in New Zealand
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Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,781,200 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1945: 53,400 (3.09%)
- Males per 100 females: 100.2
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State - George VI
- Governor-General - Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM, succeeded same year by Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO [2]
Government
The 27th New Zealand Parliament concluded, with the Labour Party in government. Labour was re-elected for a fourth term in the election in November, but with a smaller majority.
- Speaker of the House - Frederick Schramm (Labour)
- Prime Minister - Peter Fraser
- Minister of Finance - Walter Nash
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Peter Fraser
- Attorney-General - Rex Mason
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
- Mayor of Hamilton - Harold Caro
- Mayor of Wellington - Will Appleton
- Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
- Mayor of Dunedin - Donald Cameron
Events
- Family benefit of £1 per week becomes universal.
- Bank of New Zealand nationalised.
Arts and literature
See 1946 in art, 1946 in literature, Category:1946 books
Music
See: 1946 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1946 film awards, 1946 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1946 films
Sport
Archery
National Champions (Postal Shoot) [4]
Athletics
- Lionel Fox wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:40:00 in Wanganui.
Basketball
National Associations are formed for both men and women (now combined as Basketball New Zealand) and the first championship for men under the control of their association is held.[5] (see 1938 and 1939)
- Interprovincial champions: Men - (tie) Auckland, Wellington, Otago
Chess
- The 53rd National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by T. Lepviikman of Wellington.[6]
Cricket
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Integrity [7]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Loyal Nurse [8]
Rugby union
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
- 14 September: A New Zealand team played a single game against Wellington, which they won 5-2[9]
- The Chatham Cup is won by Wellington Marist who beat Technical Old Boys of Christchurch 2—1 in the final.[10]
- Provincial league champions: [11]
- Auckland: Metro College
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers
- Nelson:
- Otago: Mosgiel
- South Canterbury: Fisherman
- Southland: Invercargill Thistle
- Taranaki: Albion
- Waikato: Rotowaro
- Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys
- Wellington: Wellington Marist
Births
- 25 February: Grahame Thorne, rugby player, commentator and politician.
- 28 February: Graham Vivian, cricketer.
- 2 April: Richard Collinge, cricketer.
- 24 May: Ian Kirkpatrick, rugby player.
- 5 June (in Wales): John Bach, actor.
- 8 June: Graham Henry, rugby coach.
- 13 June: Geoff Murphy, film director.
- 27 June: Bruce Cribb, motorcycle speedway rider.
- 4 July: Sam Hunt, performance poet.
- 4 August: Paul East, politician.
- 1 September: Keith Quinn, broadcaster.
- 14 September: John Luxton, politician.
- 29 September: Neil Cherry, environmental scientist.
- 17 October: Ian Wedde, writer.
- 30 November: Ken Wadsworth, cricketer.
- 2 December:
- John Banks, politician, radio host.
- Doug Cowie, cricket umpire.
- 27 December: Bill Manhire, poet.
- date unknown
- Frank Gibson, Jr., jazz drummer.
- George Hawkins, politician.
- Richard Killeen, artist.
- Bruce Lynch, musician.
Deaths
- 5 August: Sir Charles Statham, politician.
- William Nosworthy, politician.
- Vincent Ward, politician.
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1946 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1946
References
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: Historical Population Estimates
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
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- ↑ In a postal shoot clubs compete on specified dates and the results are posted to the Association.
- ↑ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ↑ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ↑ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- ↑ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
