1948 in New Zealand
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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
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State - George VI
- Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO [2]
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
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
- The Marlborough Press, which was founded in 1860, is taken over by The Marlborough Express.[4]
- Italy establishes a consulate in Wellington.[5]
Arts and literature
See 1948 in art, 1948 in literature, Category:1948 books
Music
See: 1948 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1948 film awards, 1948 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1948 films
Sport
Archery
The national championships are held at a single venue for the first time replacing the previous postal shoot.[6][7]
National Champions
Athletics
- Jack Clarke wins the national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:44:06 in Dunedin.
Basketball
- Interpovincial Champions: Men - Palmerston North
- Interpovincial Champions: Women - Palmerston North
Chess
- The 55th National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by R.G. Wade of Wellington (his 3rd win).[8]
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Highland Fling - 2nd win [9]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Captain Sandy [10]
Olympic Games
- New Zealand at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand is represented by seven competitors in athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming and weightlifting. There are no medal successes.
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 Technical Old Boys of Christchurch who beat Waterside of Wellington 2—0 in the final.[11]
- An Australian side toured New Zealand, playing four internationals:[12]
- 14 August, Wellington: NZ 0-6 Australia
- 28 August, Christchurch: NZ 0-7 Australia
- 4 September, Wellington: NZ 0-4 Australia
- 11 September, Auckland: NZ 1-8 Australia
- Provincial league champions: [13]
- Auckland: Eastern Suburbs
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB
- Nelson: Nelson United
- Otago: Mosgiel
- South Canterbury: Fisherman
- Southland: Invercargill United
- Taranaki: Stratford
- Waikato: Rotowaro
- Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
- Wellington: Waterside
Births
- 6 January: Dayle Hadlee, cricketer.[14]
- 16 January: Dalvanius Prime, entertainer.[15]
- 17 January: Billy T. James, comedian.
- 7 February: Richard Prebble, politician.[16]
- March: Michael Baigent, author and conspiracy theorist.[17]
- 2 April (in Scotland): Sam Malcolmson, soccer player.[18]
- 25 May: Mac Price, diplomat.[19]
- 22 July: Kevin Ryan, long-distance runner.
- 29 July: John Clarke, actor, best known in New Zealand for Fred Dagg.
- 6 September: 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.
- Sue Kedgley, politician.
- Grahame Sydney, painter.
- Sue Wood, politician.
- Richard Worth, politician.
Category:1948 births
Deaths
- 16 May: John Gordon Eliott, former Reform MP
- 25 September: George Davidson, olympic sprinter.[20]
- 9 October: Edmund Anscombe, architect.[21]
- 21 December: Fred Bartram, former Labour MP
Category:1948 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 1948 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1948
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.
- ↑ "Marlborough Express". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
- ↑ "New Zealand and Italy". NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ↑ In a postal shoot clubs compete on specified dates and the results are posted to the Association.
- ↑ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ↑ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ↑ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com
- ↑ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- ↑ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ↑ ESPN Cricinfo - Dayle Hadlee
- ↑ Dalvanius Prime - Discogs
- ↑ Richard Prebble
- ↑ The Guardian interview with Michael Baigent
- ↑ FIFA record for Sam Malcolmson
- ↑ Macalister Price obituary
- ↑ NZ Olympic Committee
- ↑ DNZB
External links
Media related to 1948 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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