1945 in New Zealand

1945 in New Zealand
Decades:
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
See also:

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
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

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 27th New Zealand Parliament continued, with the Labour Party in government.

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events

1945; Air Vice Marshal Leonard M. Isitt, representing New Zealand, accepts the Japanese surrender

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

Chess

Horse racing

Harness racing

Rugby union

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

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

Soccer

Births

Deaths

Category:1945 deaths

See also

For world events and topics in 1945 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1945

References

  1. Statistics New Zealand: Historical Population Estimates
  2. Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  4. In a postal shoot clubs compete on specified dates and the results are posted to the Association.
  5. List of New Zealand Chess Champions
  6. List of NZ Trotting cup winners
  7. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
  8. Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com
  9. "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.

External links

Media related to 1945 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons