1946 in New Zealand

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1946 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Population 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government 2.3 Parliamentary opposition 2.4 Main centre leaders 3 Events 4 Arts and literature 4.1 Music 4.2 Radio 4.3 Film 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Archery 6.2 Athletics 6.3 Basketball 6.4 Cricket 6.5 Horse racing 6.5.1 Harness racing 6.5.2 Thoroughbred racing 6.6 Rugby union 6.7 Rugby league 6.8 Soccer 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 References 10 See also

[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

• Leader of the Opposition - Sidney Holland (National Party). ^[3]

[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]

• Open: W. Burton (Gisborne)
• Women: P. Bryan (Auckland)

[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] Cricket

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Integrity ^[6]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Loyal Nurse ^[7]

[edit] Thoroughbred racing

[edit] Rugby union

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks

• Ranfurly Shield

[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^[8]
• The Chatham Cup is won by Wellington Marist who beat Technical Old Boys of Christchurch 2—1 in the final. ^[9]
• Provincial league champions: ^[10]
  • 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: 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.

Category:1946 births

[edit] Deaths

• 5 August: Sir Charles Statham, politician.
• William Nosworthy, politician.
• Vincent Ward, politician.

Category:1946 deaths

[edit] References

[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 environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1946 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1946