1946 in New Zealand
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[edit] 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
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- 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]
[edit] 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
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
- Mayor of Hamilton - Harold Caro
- Mayor of Wellington - William Appleton
- Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
- Mayor of Dunedin - Donald Cameron
[edit] Events
- Family benefit of £1 per week becomes universal.
- Bank of New Zealand nationalised.
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1946 in art, 1946 in literature, Category:1946 books
[edit] Music
See: 1946 in music
[edit] Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
See: Category:1946 film awards, 1946 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1946 films
[edit] Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit, Order of New Zealand
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, see appointments to Diocese
[edit] Sport
[edit] Archery
National Champions (Postal Shoot) [4]
[edit] Athletics
- Lionel Fox wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:40:00 in Wanganui.
[edit] 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)
- Interpovincial Champions: Men - (tie) Auckland, Wellington, Otago
[edit] Chess
- The 53rd National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by T. Lepviikman of Wellington.[6]
[edit] Cricket
[edit] Horse racing
[edit] Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Integrity [7]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Loyal Nurse [8]
[edit] Thoroughbred racing
[edit] Rugby union
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
[edit] Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
[edit] 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
[edit] 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.
- 4 July: Sam Hunt, performance poet.
- 4 August: Paul East, politician.
- 1 September: Keith Quinn, broadcaster.
- 29 September: Neil Cherry, environmental scientist.
- 30 November: Ken Wadsworth, cricketer.
- 2 December: Doug Cowie, cricket umpire.
- John Banks, politician, radio host.
- Bruce Cribb, motorcycle speedway rider.
- Frank Gibson, Jr., jazz drummer.
- George Hawkins, politician.
- Richard Killeen, artist.
- John Luxton, politician.
- Bruce Lynch, musician.
- Bill Manhire, poet.
- Ian Wedde, writer.
[edit] Deaths
- 5 August: Sir Charles Statham, politician.
- William Nosworthy, politician.
- Vincent Ward, politician.
[edit] 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
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ 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
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html.
[edit] External links
Media related to 1946 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
