1943 in New Zealand
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Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,642,000 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1942: 5600 (0.34%)
- Males per 100 females: 92.9
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 [2]
Government
The 26th New Zealand Parliament concluded, with the Labour Party in government. Labour was re-elected for a third term in the election in November
- Speaker of the House - Bill Barnard (Democratic Labour Party)
- 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 - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
- Mayor of Dunedin - Andrew Allen
Events
- New Zealand troops take part in invasion of Italy.
- 25 February: Mutiny by Japanese prisoners of war at Featherston prisoner of war camp camp results in 48 Japanese dead, 61 wounded, plus one dead and 11 injured guards.
- 3 April: Battle of Manners Street between American and New Zealand servicemen
- 4 June: The Cromwell to Dunedin Express is derailed while travelling around a bend too fast near Hyde in Central Otago. 21 people were killed and 47 injured of the 113 on board. [1]
- 20 June: Several U.S. Marines drown during landing exercises at Paekakariki.
- 28 August: Eleanor Roosevelt arrives in New Zealand for visit.
- 3 September: Eleanor Roosevelt flies out from Auckland.
- 25 September: New Zealand general election, 1943.
Arts and literature
See 1943 in art, 1943 in literature, Category:1943 books
Music
See: 1943 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1943 film awards, 1943 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1943 films
Sport
Archery
The New Zealand Archery Association, now Archery New Zealand,[4] is incorporated.[5]
The first national championships are held. From now until 1947 the championships are a postal shoot.[6]
- Men Open: W. Burton (Gisborne)
Cricket
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Haughty - 2nd win [7]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Shadow Maid [8]
Thoroughbred racing
Rugby union
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Soccer
- Chatham Cup competition not held
- Provincial league champions: [9]
Births
- 28 January: Malvina Major, opera singer
- 16 March: Dave McKenzie, long-distance runner
- 24 March: Kate Webb, journalist
- 6 April: Roger Cook, journalist
- 12 July: Bruce Taylor, cricketer
- July 16: Peter Welsh, steeplechase runner
- 20 July: Chris Amon, Formula 1 racing driver
- 19 August: Sid Going, rugby union player
- 9 September: Keith Murdoch, rugby union player
- 15 October (in Bosnia): Drago Došen, painter
- 21 October: John Robertson (composer)
- 27 October: Tom Lister, rugby union player
- 7 November: Silvia Cartwright, judge
- 16 November: Chris Laidlaw, All Black, diplomat, politician and radio host
- 24 November: Barry Milburn, cricketer
- 25 December: Hedley Howarth, cricketer
- Gretchen Albrecht, painter
- Mel Courtney, politician
- Brian Easton, economist
- Richard (Dick) Frizzell, artist
- Alamein Kopu, politician
- Brian Perkins, radio broadcaster (UK)
- Georgina Te Heuheu, politician
Deaths
- 15 January: William Barber, politician.[10]
- 1 February: Frank Worsley, sailor and explorer.
- 6 April: Paraire Karaka Paikea, politician.[10]
- 27 March: Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, soldier, VC winner.
- 22 May: Alfred Ransom, politician & cabinet minister
- 27 May: Gordon Coates, 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand.
- 21 August: Hilda Hewlett, aviation pioneer.
- 6 September: James Cowan, writer, historian and ethnographer.
- 11 October: Matthew Joseph Brodie, second Catholic bishop of Christchurch
- 20 October: John Rigg, politician.[10]
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 1943 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1943
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". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ Archery New Zealand
- ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- ^ In a postal shoot clubs compete on specified dates and the results are posted to the Association.
- ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ^ a b c Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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External links
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