- 1957 in New Zealand
Population
* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,262,800 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since 31/12/1956: 53,600 (2.43%)
* Males per 100 Females: 101.1Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
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Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II
*Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Norrie GCMG GCVO CB DSO MC followed by The Viscount Cobham GCMG TD. [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]Government
The 31st New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the National government under
Sidney Holland and laterKeith Holyoake . The general election saw the saw the Labour Party win by a narrow two-seat margin.*Speaker of the House -
Mathew Oram Lambert & Palenski: "The New Zealand Almanac", 1982. ISBN 0908570554]
*Prime Minister -Sidney Holland thenKeith Holyoake thenWalter Nash
*Deputy Prime Minister -Keith Holyoake thenClarence Skinner
*Minister of Finance -Jack Watts thenArnold Nordmeyer
*Minister of Foreign Affairs -Thomas MacDonald thenWalter Nash Parliamentary opposition
* Leader of the Opposition -
Walter Nash (Labour) until12 December , thenKeith Holyoake (National). [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
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Mayor of Auckland -Thomas Ashby thenKeith Buttle
*Mayor of Hamilton -Roderick Alastair MacDonald Braithwaite
*Mayor of Wellington -Frank Kitts
*Mayor of Christchurch -Robert M. Macfarlane
*Mayor of Dunedin -Leonard Morton Wright Events
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20 January :Scott Base , New Zealand's main presence inAntarctica , is established by SirEdmund Hillary . [ [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=20/01 Today in History | NZHistory ] ]
*24 May : the lastEmpire Day is commemorated. [ [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/empire-day/empire-days-end Empire Day's end | NZHistory ] ]
*September : Former Member of Parliament and New Zealand ambassador to theUnited States Leslie Munro is appointedPresident of the United Nations General Assembly for its twlefth session, lasting untilSeptember ,1958 Arts and literature
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1957 in art ,1957 in literature ,Music
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1957 in music Radio
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Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film
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1957 in film ,List of New Zealand feature films ,Cinema of New Zealand ,Appointments and awards
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New Zealand Order of Merit ,Order of New Zealand
*Archbishop of New Zealand
*Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Dioceseport
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1957 in sports , ,Summer Olympic Games (See andWinter Olympic Games ,Commonwealth Games (Check name).
*Athletics:Edwin Rye wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:44:56 in Napier.
*Rugby: ,Super 14 ,Rugby Union World Cup ,National Provincial Championship , ,Bledisloe Cup ,Tri Nations Series ,Ranfurly Shield
*Cricket: Various Tours,New Zealand cricket team ,Chappell-Hadlee Trophy ,Cricket World Cup
*Gold:New Zealand Open , Check in overseas tourniments.
*Horse racing: See , list winners.
*Rugby leagueNew Zealand Warriors ,Bartercard Cup ,New Zealand national rugby league team ,Rugby League World Cup
*Netball:Silver Ferns ,National Bank Cup ,Netball World Championships
*Soccer:New Zealand champions (soccer) ,New Zealand Football Championship ,New Zealand National Soccer League ,New Zealand national soccer team ,Chatham Cup ,
*Basketball:Tall Blacks ,New Zealand Breakers
*Other SportsBirths
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3 January :Dave Dobbyn , singer, songwriter.
*28 February : Ian Smith, cricketer.
*2 March :Stuart Gillespie , cricketer.
*19 April : Wayne Smith, rugby player and coach.
*April 30 :Tony Rogers , middle-distance runner
*30 May :Allison Roe , athlete.
*7 June :Glenn Dods , soccer player.
*24 June : Elizabeth Fuller, children's book illustrator.
*26 June :Michael Laws ,broadcaster, writer and politician
*11 August :Ruth Dyson , politician.
*31 August (in Kenya):Luke Hurley , singer - songwriter.
*20 September :Michael Hurst , actor.
*10 October :Rod Donald , environmentalist and politician.
*13 December :Wayne Shelford , rugby player.*
Richard Adams , violinist.
* George Bertrand, who becameGeorgina Beyer , trans-gender politician.Deaths
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21 January :Maurice Brownlie , rugby union player.
*18 February :Walter James Bolton , last person executed in New Zealand. [ [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=18/02 nzhistory.net.nz] ]*
Thomas Brash , dairy industry leader and Presbytarian Church moderator.
*Catherine Stewart , politician.References
ee also
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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 1957 not specifically related to New Zealand see":
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