- 1940 in New Zealand
Population
* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,633,600 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since 31/12/1939: -8000 (-0.49%)
* Males per 100 Females: 99.1Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
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Head of State - George VI
*Governor-General - The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]Government
The 26th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Labour Party in government.
*Speaker of the House -
Bill Barnard (Labour Party)
*Prime Minister -Michael Joseph Savage thenPeter Fraser
*Minister of Finance -Walter Nash
*Minister of Foreign Affairs -Michael Joseph Savage thenFrank Langstone
*Attorney-General -Rex Mason Parliamentary opposition
* Leader of the Opposition -
Adam Hamilton (National Party) until26 November , thenSidney Holland (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 -Ernest Davis
*Mayor of Hamilton -Harold David Caro
*Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
*Mayor of Christchurch -Robert M. Macfarlane
*Mayor of Dunedin -Andrew Henson Allen Events
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25 March :John A. Lee is expelled from the governing Labour caucus following his outspoken criticism of dying leaderMichael Joseph Savage
*27 March : New Zealand's first Labour Prime Minister,Michael Joseph Savage dies from cancer inWellington .
*12 July : Pan American Airways flying boat service from Hawaii to Auckland viaCanton Island (notKingman Reef ) commences.Arts and literature
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1940 in art ,1940 in literature ,Music
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1940 in music Radio
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Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film
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Rewi's Last Stand (1940)
*One Hundred Crowded Years See: ,
1940 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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1940 in sports ,Cricket
Horse racing
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Rugby
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*Ranfurly Shield Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team occer
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Chatham Cup won by Waterside (Wellington)Births
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12 January :Dick Motz , cricketer.
*17 February :James Laurenson , actor.
*23 March : Brian Hastings, cricketer.
*10 June (in the USA):Augie Auer , meteorologist.
*23 June :Mike Shrimpton , cricketer.
*15 July :Ian Athfield , architect.
*3 September :Brian Lochore , rugby player
*18 September : Bruce Murray cricketer.
*18 September :Jon Trimmer , ballet dancer.
*24 September :Don Brash , Governor of theReserve Bank of New Zealand , politician.
*24 October :Martin Campbell , film and TV director.*
David Baragwanath , High Court judge.
*Maurice (John) Belgrave, public servant and chief ombudsman.
* (in Australia):Judith Binney , historian.
*Barry Curtis , Mayor of Manukau City.
*Robyn Donald , writer.
*Tessa Duder , writer.
*Joe Hawke , politician.
*Merv Wellington , politician.Deaths
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12 January :Taurekareka Henare , politician.
*27 March :Michael Joseph Savage , Prime Minister.
*28 May :Florence Young , missionary.
*6 June : F.O. Edgar "Cobber" Kain, first RAF ace of WWII.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 1940 not specifically related to New Zealand see":
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