1947 in New Zealand
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Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,817,500 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1946: 36,300 (2.04%)
- Males per 100 females: 100.3
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State - George VI
- Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO [2]
Government
The 28th New Zealand Parliament continued, with the Labour Party in government.
- Speaker of the House - Robert McKeen (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
- 19 January: The TSMV Wanganella, completing her first trans-tasman crossing since World War II, went aground on Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. All 400 passengers were safely evacuated and the ship was refloated on 6 February but was out of service for a further 22 months.[4]
- 6 February: First annual Waitangi Day ceremony held by New Zealand Navy in grounds of Treaty house, Waitangi.
- February: Holy Name Seminary, Christchurch (Catholic) established.
- 6 March: The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performs for the first time
- 1–29 April: A series of non-violent mutinies occur aboards ships and bases of the Royal New Zealand Navy
- 18 November: 41 people die in a fire in the Ballantyne's department store in Christchurch.
Arts and literature
See 1947 in art, 1947 in literature, Category:1947 books
Music
See: 1947 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1947 film awards, 1947 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1947 films
Sport
Archery
National Champions (Postal Shoot) [5]
Athletics
- George Bromley wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:58:54 in Auckland.
Basketball
The first interprovincial championship for women is held.[6]
Interprovincial champions
- Men - Auckland
- Women - Wellington
Chess
- The 54th National Chess Championship was held in Palmerston North, and was won by T. Lepviikman of Wellington (his 2nd win).[7]
Cricket
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Highland Fling [8]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Single Direct [9]
Rugby
Rugby league
- New Zealand national rugby league team beat Wales 28-20
Soccer
- A South African team visited New Zealand and played four internationals:[10]
- 28 June, Christchurch: NZ 5-6 South Africa
- 5 July, Dunedin: NZ 0-6 South Africa
- 12 July, Wellington: NZ 3-8 South Africa
- 19 July, Auckland: NZ 1-4 South Africa
- The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside of Wellington who beat Technical Old Boys of Christchurch 2—1 in the final.[11]
- Provincial league champions: [12]
- Auckland: North Shore United
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB
- Nelson: Nelson United
- Otago: Mosgiel AFC
- South Canterbury: Northern Hearts
- Southland: Invercargill Thistle
- Taranaki: Albion
- Waikato: Claudelands Rovers
- Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys
- Wellington: Wellington Marist
Births
- 19 February: Tim Shadbolt, politician.
- 9 March: Keri Hulme, writer.
- 9 March: John Lister, golfer.
- 6 May: Alan Dale, actor.
- 6 May (in England): Carl Doy, musician and composer.
- 6 May: Andrew Roberts, cricketer.
- 20 May: Margaret Wilson, politician.
- 27 May: Glenn Turner, cricketer.
- 1 June: Gaylene Preston, filmmaker
- 6 June: Patrick Power, tenor.
- 22 June: Murray Webb, cricketer and caricature artist.
- 27 August: John Morrison, cricketer.
- 2 September: Jim Richards, motor racing driver.
- 13 September: Annette King, politician.
- 22 September: David Trist, cricket player and coach.
- 18 December: Marian Hobbs, politician.
- Bill Hammond, painter.
- Gavan Herlihy, politician.
- Michael Wintringham, public servant.
Deaths
- 10 February: Winter Hall, silent movie actor.
- 13 May: Frances Hodgkins, painter.
- 17 May: George Forbes, 22nd Prime minister of New Zealand.
- Duncan McGregor, rugby player.
- Robert Alexander Wright, 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
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.
- ^ nzhistory.net.nz
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to 1947 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons