1940 in New Zealand
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 1940 in New Zealand: |
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[edit] Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,633,600 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1939: -8000 (-0.49%)
- Males per 100 Females: 99.1
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government
The 26th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Labour Party in government.
- Speaker of the House - Bill Barnard (Labour Party)
- Prime Minister - Michael Joseph Savage then Peter Fraser
- Minister of Finance - Walter Nash
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Michael Joseph Savage then Frank Langstone
- Attorney-General - Rex Mason
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - Adam Hamilton (National Party) until 26 November, then Sidney Holland (National). [3]
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Ernest Davis
- Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - Robert M. Macfarlane
- Mayor of Dunedin - Andrew Henson Allen
[edit] Events
- 25 March: John A. Lee is expelled from the governing Labour caucus following his outspoken criticism of dying leader Michael Joseph Savage
- 27 March: New Zealand's first Labour Prime Minister, Michael Joseph Savage dies from cancer in Wellington.
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1940 in art, 1940 in literature, Category:1940 books
[edit] Music
See: 1940 in music
[edit] Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
- Rewi's Last Stand (1940)
- One Hundred Crowded Years
See: Category:1940 film awards, 1940 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1940 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] Cricket
[edit] Horse racing
See Category:New Zealand horse races
[edit] Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
[edit] Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
[edit] Soccer
- Chatham Cup won by Waterside (Wellington)
[edit] Births
- 12 January: Dick Motz, cricketer.
- 17 February: James Laurenson, actor.
- 23 March: Brian Hastings, cricketer.
- 10 June (in the USA): Augie Auer, meteorologist.
- 23 June: Mike Shrimpton, cricketer.
- 15 July: Ian Athfield, architect.
- 3 September: Brian Lochore, rugby player
- 18 September: Bruce Murray cricketer.
- 18 September: Jon Trimmer, ballet dancer.
- 24 September: Don Brash, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, politician.
- 24 October: Martin Campbell, film and TV director.
- David Baragwanath, High Court judge.
- Maurice (John) Belgrave, public servant and chief ombudsman.
- (in Australia): Judith Binney, historian.
- Barry Curtis, Mayor of Manukau City.
- Robyn Donald, writer.
- Tessa Duder, writer.
- Joe Hawke, politician.
- Merv Wellington, politician.
[edit] Deaths
- 12 January: Taurekareka Henare, politician.
- 27 March: Michael Joseph Savage, Prime Minister.
- 28 May: Florence Young, missionary.
- 6 June: F.O. Edgar "Cobber" Kain, first RAF ace of WWII.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
[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 1940 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1940
