1952 in New Zealand

ummary

The population of New Zealand reaches 2 million.

Population

* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,024,600 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since 31/12/1951: 54,100 (2.75%)
* Males per 100 Females: 101.1

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - George VI followed by Queen Elizabeth II
*Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO followed by Lieutenant-General The Lord Norrie GCMG GCVO CB DSO MC [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]

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 - Thomas Clifton Webb

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition - Walter Nash (Labour). [Cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|title=Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition|accessdate=2008-04-06]

Main centre leaders

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

Events

January

* 2 January: description

February

March

April

June

July

August

eptember

October

November

December

Arts and literature

See 1952 in art, 1952 in literature,

Music

See: 1952 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

*Broken Barrier

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

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

port

Athletics

* Jack Clarke wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:38:42 on March 1 in Wanganui.
* See: 1952 in sports , , Summer Olympic Games (See and Winter Olympic Games
*Rugby: , Bledisloe Cup , Ranfurly Shield
*Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team
*Horse racing: See , list winners.
*Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team
*Netball: Silver Ferns ,
*Soccer: Chatham Cup ,

Births

* 12 January: John Walker, athlete.
* 4 February: Jenny Shipley future Prime Minister.
* February 14: 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.
* 6 May: Sir Oswald Birley, painter.
* 12 October: Te Puea Herangi, Māori leader.
* November 22: Ted Morgan, New Zealand boxer.

* Hon. Thomas Otto Bishop MLC, politician.
* Frederick de Jersey Clere, architect.
* Bill Parry, politician.
* John Robertson, politician.
* Lionel Terry, convicted murderer, white supremacist.

References

ee 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 1952 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1952