1948 in New Zealand
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[edit] Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,853,900 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1947: 36,400 (2.00%)
- Males per 100 Females: 100.5
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - George VI
- Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO [2]
[edit] 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
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
- Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
- Mayor of Wellington - William Appleton
- Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
- Mayor of Dunedin - Donald Charles Cameron
[edit] Events
- The Marlborough Press, which was founded in 1860, is taken over by The Marlborough Express.[4]
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1948 in art, 1948 in literature, Category:1948 books
[edit] Music
See: 1948 in music
[edit] Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
See: Category:1948 film awards , 1948 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1948 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] Athletics
- Jack Clarke wins the national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:44:06 in Dunedin.
[edit] Cricket
[edit] Horse racing
See Category:New Zealand horse races
[edit] Olympic Games
- New Zealand at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand was represented by seven athletes in Athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming and weightlifting. There were no medal successes.
[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 Christchurch Technical Old Boys
[edit] Births
- 6 January: Dayle Hadlee, cricketer.
- 16 January: Dalvanius Prime, entertainer.
- 7 February: Richard Prebble, politician.
- March: Michael Baigent, author and conspiracy theorist.
- 2 April (in Scotland): Sam Malcolmson, soccer player.
- 25 May: Mac Price, diplomat.
- July 22: Kevin Ryan, long-distance runner.
- 29 July: John Clarke, actor, best known in New Zealand for Fred Dagg.
- September 6: Kevin Towns, field hockey player and coach.
- 1 October: Peter Blake, yachtsman.
- 2 October: Robert Anderson, cricketer.
- 24 October: Ray Ahipene-Mercer, musician, politician.
- 13 November: Lockwood Smith, politician.
- Alexis Hunter, painter.
- Billy T. James, comedian.
- Sue Kedgley, politician.
- Grahame Sydney, painter.
- Sue Wood, politician.
- Richard Worth, politician.
[edit] Deaths
- 25 September: George Davidson, olympic sprinter. [5]
- 9 October: Edmund Anscombe, architect. [6]
[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.
- ^ Marlborough Express. National Library of New Zealand.
- ^ NZ Olympic Committee
- ^ DNZB
[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 1948 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1948