1945 in New Zealand
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Population
A census was held in 1945. This was a year earlier than the established pattern, to make up for the lack of a census in 1941 due to World War II.
| Male | Female | Total | |
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| Usually resident population | 830,385 (48.9%) | 868,614 (51.1%) |
1,698,996 |
| Overseas Visitors | 2,451 | 768 | 3,222 |
| Total | 832,908 | 869,421 | 1,702,329 |
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,727,800 [1]
- Increase since previous 31/12/1944: 51,500 (3.07%)
- Males per 100 females: 98.1
- Large increase is due to demobilisation of New Zealanders from military service overseas.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State - George VI
- Governor-General - Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM [2]
Government
The 27th New Zealand Parliament continued, with the Labour Party in government.
- 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
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
- Mayor of Hamilton - Harold Caro
- Mayor of Wellington - Will Appleton
- Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
- Mayor of Dunedin - Donald Cameron
Events
1945; Air Vice Marshal Leonard M. Isitt, representing New Zealand, accepts the Japanese surrender
- 2 May: New Zealand 2nd Division accepts surrender of the German Army in Trieste.
- 15 December: Main North Line railway linking Christchurch and Picton is completed and officially opened over seventy years after construction began.
Arts and literature
See 1945 in art, 1945 in literature, Category:1945 books
Music
See: 1945 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1945 film awards, 1945 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1945 films
Sport
Archery
National Champions (Postal Shoot) [4]
Athletics
- Lionel Fox wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:54:09.2 in Wellington.
Chess
- The 52nd National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by R.G. Wade of Wellington (his 2nd win).[5]
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Gold Bar [6]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Sea Born [7]
Rugby union
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Western of Christchurch who beat Wellington Marist 4—3 in the final.[8]
- Provincial league champions: [9]
- Auckland: Philomel
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB
- Nelson: RNZAF
- Otago: Mosgiel
- South Canterbury: No competition
- Southland: No competition
- Taranaki: Old Boys
- Waikato: Rotowaro
- Wanganui: No competition
- Wellington: Wellington Marist
Births
- 17 January: Jeanette Fitzsimons, politician and environmentalist.
- 5 February: Michael Cullen, politician.
- 21 February: Jim McLay, politician.
- 4 April: Bryan Andrews, cricketer.
- 11 April: David McPhail, comedian, actor, writer.
- 11 April: Winston Peters, politician.
- 5 September: Conal Coad, opera singer.
- 7 September: Vic Pollard, cricketer.
- 15 November: Roger Donaldson, film director.
- 15 December: Michael King, historian.
- Bill Jeffries, politician.
Deaths
- February: David Russell, soldier awarded the George Cross.
- 15 April: Raffaello Squarise, Italian violinist
- 11 December: Albert Moss, cricketer.
- Arthur Bignell, businessman, mayor.
- Edith Joan Lyttleton, writer.
Category:1945 deaths
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 1945 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1945
References
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: Historical Population Estimates
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ↑ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ↑ In a postal shoot clubs compete on specified dates and the results are posted to the Association.
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ↑ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ↑ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com
- ↑ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links
Media related to 1945 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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