1963 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1963 in New Zealand.
Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,566,900[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1962: 51,100 (2.03%)
- Males per 100 Females: 100.8
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State – Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE.[2]
Government
The 33rd New Zealand Parliament concluded and a general election was held on 30 November. This saw the National Party returned with the loss of one seat to have a majority of 10 seats.
- Speaker of the House – Ronald Algie.[3]
- Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake
- Deputy Prime Minister – Jack Marshall.[3]
- Minister of Finance – Harry Lake.[3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Keith Holyoake.[3]
- Attorney-General – Ralph Hanan.[3]
- Chief Justice — Sir Harold Barrowclough
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition – Walter Nash (Labour) until 31 March, then Arnold Nordmeyer (Labour).[4]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton – Dennis Rogers
- Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch – George Manning
- Mayor of Dunedin – Stuart Sidey
Events
- 6 February: Elizabeth II arrives in New Zealand on the Royal Yacht Britannia for the 1963 Royal Tour of New Zealand.[1]
- 7 February: 15 people killed in a bus crash due to brake failure in the Brynderwyn Hills in Northland [2]
- 17 April: Tauranga becomes a city.[5]
- 3 July: New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 crashes into the Kaimai Ranges, killing all 23 aboard.[6][7]
- 7 December: Two people are killed in the Bassett Road machine gun murders.[8]
Arts and literature
- Maurice Shadbolt wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1963 in art, 1963 in literature, Category:1963 books
Music
See: 1963 in music
Radio and Television
- There are 80,000 television licences issued, and an estimated 300,000 television viewers in New Zealand. [3]
- Broadcast relay stations at Mount Te Aroha, Wharite Peak and Otahoua are commissioned, extending television coverage to Waikato, Tauranga, Manawatu and Wairarapa.[9]
See: 1963 in New Zealand television, 1963 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1963 film awards, 1963 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1963 films
Sport
Athletics
- Jeff Julian wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:22:52 on 9 March in Hawera.
Chess
- The 70th National Chess Championship is held in Christchurch. The title is shared by Ortvin Sarapu and R.J. Sutton, both of Auckland.[10]
Horse racing
Harness racing
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.[13]
- Men's singles champion – A. Govorko (Ngongotaha Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – S.W. Jolly, J.N.S. Flett (skip) (Point Chevalier Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – J.D. Scott, N. Cash, J. Coltman, Bill O'Neill (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup was won by North Shore United who beat Nomads of Christchurch 3–1 in the final.[14]
- Provincial league champions:[15]
- Auckland: North Shore United
- Bay of Plenty: Kahukura
- Buller: Millerton Rangers
- Canterbury: Nomads
- Franklin: Manurewa AFC
- Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers
- Manawatu: Thistle
- Marlborough: Woodbourne
- Nelson: Rangers
- Northland: Otangarei United
- Otago: King Edward Technical College OB
- Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
- South Canterbury: Northern Hearts
- Southland: Invercargill Thistle
- Taranaki: Moturoa
- Waikato: Hamilton Wanderers
- Wairarapa: Lansdowne United
- Wanganui: Wanganui United
- Wellington: Diamond
- West Coast: Cobden-Kohinoor
- The second (and last) Rothmans Cup (see 1962) was won by North Shore United.[16]
Births
- 10 January: Malcolm Dunford, footballer
- 21 February: Greg Turner, golfer.
- 16 March: Kevin Smith, actor.
- 4 June: Sean Fitzpatrick, rugby union player.
- 18 June: Paul Honiss, rugby referee.
- 20 July: Catherine Campbell, cricketer.
- 20 July: Mike Davidson, freestyle swimmer.
- 20 August: Ian Woodley, field hockey goalkeeper.
- 26 August: Christine Arthur, field hockey player.
- 9 September (in England): Sarah Illingworth, cricketer.
- 10 September: Jay Laga'aia, actor.
- 17 September: Warren Gatland, rugby player and coach.
- 11 December: Mark Greatbatch, cricketer.
- 24 December: David Grundy, field hockey player.
- Joanna Bourke, historian.
- Andrew Johnston, poet.
- (in Poland): Ralph Talmont, photographer.
Deaths
- 7 January: Tapihana Paraire Paikea, politician.
- 19 March: Frederick Hackett, politician.
- 4 April: Hercules Wright, rugby union player.
- 16 May: Fintan Patrick Walsh, trade unionist.
- 18 June Albert Samuel, politician
- 4 July: (in England) Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, soldier, Governor-General of New Zealand.
- 14 July: Maud Basham (Aunt Daisy), radio personality.
- 19 August: Rosemary Frances Rees, writer and theatre producer.
- 19 September: Sir David Low, cartoonist (in London).
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 1963 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1963
References
- ^ "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ a b c d e Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "Profile of Tauranga". Hitachi International Association. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ^ "New Zealand's worst air disasters". The New Zealand Herald. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ "Bassett Road machine-gun murders". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)". 351. New Zealand Parliament. 28 June 1967: 1394.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ List of NZ chess champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|editorlink=ignored (|editor-link=suggested) (help) - ^ NZ Soccer Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ^ Rothmans Cup
External links
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