1941 in New Zealand
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 1941 in New Zealand: |
| Other years in New Zealand |
| 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 |
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[edit] Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,631,200 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1940: -2400 (-0.15%)
- Males per 100 Females: 96.1
- The scheduled census was not held due to World War II
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - George VI
- Governor-General - The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC, succeeded same year by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM [2]
[edit] Government
The 26th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Labour Party in government. 1941 should have been an election year, but the election was deferred due to World War II.
- Speaker of the House - Bill Barnard (Democratic Labour Party)
- Prime Minister - Peter Fraser
- Minister of Finance - Walter Nash
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Frank Langstone
- Attorney-General - Rex Mason
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Ernest Davis then John Allum
- Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - Robert M. Macfarlane then Ernest Andrews
- Mayor of Dunedin - Andrew Henson Allen
[edit] Events
- 16 January: formation of the New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Air Force [4]
- March: 2NZEF deployed to northern Greece and were soon involved in the Battle of Greece.
- 24 April - 30 April: New Zealand forces evacuated from mainland Greece to Crete.
- 20 May - 1 June: Battle of Crete - New Zealand forces suffer heavy losses: 671 dead, 967 wounded, 2,180 captured. On the first day of the German invasion, Charles Upham wins the V.C
- 7 December Hawaii bombed in a surprise attack by Japanese carrier forces on the US Navy.
- 8 December New Zealand declares war on Japan in response to Japanese attack on the United States.
- 10 December British battlecruiser HMS Repulse and battleship HMS Prince of Wales sunk by Japanese torpedo planes, effectively taking Britain out of the sea war in the Pacific.
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1941 in art, 1941 in literature, Category:1941 books
[edit] Music
See: 1941 in music
[edit] Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
See: Category:1941 film awards , 1941 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1941 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 competition not held
[edit] Births
- 5 January: Bob Cunis, cricketer.
- 3 February: Gary Bartlett, cricketer.
- 12 February: Ross Morgan, cricketer.
- 12 February: Bruno Lawrence, actor.
- 26 February: Keith Thomson, cricketer.
- 7 May: Grahame Bilby, cricketer.
- 20 July: Pita Sharples, academic and politician.
- 12 September: Doug Kidd, politician.
- 29 October: Bryan Yuile, cricketer.
- 7 November: Jim Sutton, politician.
- Chin Wing Ho (Peter Chin), mayor of Dunedin.
- Gary Day, actor.
- Roderick Deane, economist, public sector reformer, and businessman.
- Lynley Dodd, children's author.
- Malcolm Douglas, politician.
- Alan K. Grant, writer, humourist.
- Bob Harvey, mayor of Waitakere City.
- Allan Hawkey, cartoonist.
- (in England): Bernard Holman, artist.
- Maurice McTigue, politician and diplomat.
- Owen Marshall, writer (Owen Marshall Jones).
- Ian Mune, actor and director.
- Ian Peters, politician.
[edit] Deaths
- 26 May: William John Lyon, Labour MP, killed serving with 2NZEF on Crete.
- 27 July: Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, painter.
- 4 October: George Troup, architect.
- 20 October: Stanley Graham, murderer (shot by police).
- 1 November: Gordon Hultquist, Labour MP, killed serving with 2NZEF in North Africa.
- 28 November: John Manchester Allen, National MP, killed serving with 2NZEF in Libya.
- 29 November: Arthur Nattle Grigg, National MP, killed serving with 2NZEF in Libya.
- Albert Glover, politician.
- Sir James Parr, politician.
[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.
- ^ Today in History | NZHistory
[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 1941 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1941
