1952 in New Zealand

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Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1952 Timeline of New Zealand history

Summary

The population of New Zealand reaches 2 million.

Population

• Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,024,600^[1]
• Increase since 31 December 1951: 54,100 (2.75%)
• Males per 100 females: 101.1

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State - George VI followed by Elizabeth II
• Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg^[2]

Government

The 30th New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the National government under Sidney Holland.

• Speaker of the House - Mathew Oram
• Prime Minister - Sidney Holland
• Deputy Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake
• Minister of Finance - Sidney Holland
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Clifton Webb

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Walter Nash (Labour).^[3]

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
• Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
• Mayor of Wellington - Robert Macalister
• Mayor of Christchurch - Robert Macfarlane
• Mayor of Dunedin - Leonard Morton Wright

Arts and literature

See 1952 in art, 1952 in literature, Category:1952 books

Music

See: 1952 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

• Broken Barrier

See: Category:1952 film awards, 1952 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1952 films

Sport

Athletics

• Jack Clarke wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:38:42 on 1 March in Wanganui.

Chess

• The 59th National Chess Championship was held in Napier, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Christchurch (his first title).^[4]

Cricket

Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Mobile Globe^[5]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Soangetaha - 2nd win^[6]

Olympic Games

• New Zealand at the 1952 Summer Olympics
• New Zealand at the 1952 Winter Olympics (the first team sent to the Winter Olympics).

Soccer

• The Chatham Cup was shared by the finalists North Shore United and Western (Christchurch) after the extra time score (1-1) and all criteria for deciding a winner at that time were equal.^[7]
• The national men's soccer team toured to the Pacific, playing 10 matches, 5 of which were internationals:^[8]
  • 31 August, Suva: NZ 1 - 0 Suva
  • 3 September, Suva: NZ 8 - 3 Southern Districts
  • 7 September, Suva: NZ 2 - 0 Fiji
  • 9 September, Lautoka: NZ 0 - 0 Lautoka
  • 11 September, Lautoka: NZ 5 - 0 Northern Districts
  • 14 September, Lautoka: NZ 9 - 0 Fiji
  • 16 September, Suva: NZ 5 - 2 Fiji
  • 21 September, Papeete: NZ 2 - 2 Tahiti
  • 25 September, Fautaua: NZ 7 - 1 Chinese Selection
  • 28 September, Papeete NZ 5 - 3 Tahiti
• Provincial league champions:^[9]
  • Auckland: Eastern Suburbs AFC
  • Canterbury: Technical OB
  • Hawke's Bay: West End
  • Manawatu: Palmerston North United
  • Nelson: Settlers
  • Northland: Otangarei United
  • Otago: Northern AFC
  • Poverty Bay: Thistle
  • South Canterbury: Thistle
  • Southland: Brigadiers
  • Taranaki: Overseas
  • Waikato: Pukemiro Junction
  • Wairarapa: Masterton B
  • Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys
  • Wellington: Petone

Births

• 12 January: John Walker, athlete.
• 4 February: Jenny Shipley future Prime Minister.
• 14 February: Les Wilson, field hockey goalkeeper.
• 19 March: Warren Lees, cricket player and coach.
• 22 March: Rod Millen, motor rally driver.
• 21 June: Jeremy Coney, cricket captain.
• 25 June: Tim Finn, singer, songwriter and musician.
• 20 July: Ian Ferguson, kayaker.
• 8 August: Sandra Lee-Vercoe, politician and diplomat.
• 2 September: Chris Knox, singer-songwriter.
• 8 September: Graham Mourie, rugby player.
• 14 September: Neil McLeod, field hockey player.
• 3 October: Gary Troup, cricketer.
• 20 October: Michael Houstoun, concert pianist.
• John Badcock, painter.
• Sue Bradford, politician.
• Stevan Eldred-Grigg, writer and historian.
• (in England): David Fletcher, cartoonist.
• Tame Iti, activist.
• Sukhi Turner, Mayor of Dunedin.
• Marilyn Waring, feminist academic and politician.

Deaths

• 29 April: Adam Hamilton, politician.
• 1 May: Hon. Thomas Otto Bishop MLC, politician.
• 6 May: Sir Oswald Birley, painter.
• 13 August: Frederick de Jersey Clere, architect.
• 20 August: Lionel Terry, convicted murderer, white supremacist.
• 17 September Carl Axel Björk, whaler, goldminer and character.^[10]
• 12 October: Te Puea Herangi, Māori leader.
• 17 November: Ben Roberts, New Zealand Labour MP
• 22 November: Ted Morgan, New Zealand boxer.
• 27 November: Bill Parry, politician.
• John Robertson, politician.

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

References

External links

Media related to 1952 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons