- 1943 in New Zealand
Population
* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,642,000 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since 31/12/1942: 5600 (0.34%)
* Males per 100 Females: 92.9Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
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Head of State - George VI
*Governor-General - Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]Government
The 26th New Zealand Parliament concluded, with the Labour Party in government. Labour was re-elected for a third term in the election in November
*Speaker of the House -
Bill Barnard (Democratic Labour Party)
*Prime Minister -Peter Fraser
*Minister of Finance -Walter Nash
*Minister of Foreign Affairs -Peter Fraser
*Attorney-General -Rex Mason Parliamentary opposition
* Leader of the Opposition -
Sidney Holland (National Party). [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 -John Allum
*Mayor of Hamilton -Harold David Caro
*Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
*Mayor of Christchurch -Ernest Andrews
*Mayor of Dunedin -Andrew Henson Allen Events
* New Zealand troops take part in invasion of Italy.
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25 February : Mutiny by Japanese prisoners of war atFeatherston prisoner of war camp camp results in 48 Japanese dead, 61 wounded, plus one dead and 11 injured guards.
*3 April :Battle of Manners Street between American and New Zealand servicemen
*4 June : The Cromwell to Dunedin Express is derailed while travelling around a bend too fast near Hyde in Central Otago. 21 people were killed and 47 injured of the 113 on board. [http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Kids/NZDisasters/Hyde.asp]
*20 June : Several U.S. Marines drown during landing exercises atPaekakariki .
*28 August :Eleanor Roosevelt arrives in New Zealand for visit.
*3 September : Eleanor Roosevelt flies out from Auckland.
*25 September :New Zealand general election 1943 .Arts and literature
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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
Archery
The New Zealand Archery Association, now Archery New Zealand, [http://www.archerynz.co.nz/ Archery New Zealand] ] is incorporated.Todd, S. (1976) "Sporting Records of New Zealand." Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7]
The first national championships are held. From now until 1947 the championships are a postal shoot. [In a postal shoot clubs compete on specified dates and the results are posted to the Association.]
National Champion
*Men Open: W. Burton (
Gisborne )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 competition not heldBirths
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28 January :Malvina Major , opera singer.
*16 March :Dave McKenzie , long-distance runner.
*24 March :Kate Webb , journalist.
*6 April : Roger Cook, journalist.
*12 July : Bruce Taylor, cricketer.
*20 July :Chris Amon , Formula 1 racing driver.
*19 August :Sid Going , rugby player.
*9 September : Keith Murdoch, rugby player.
*15 October (in Bosnia):Drago Došen , painter.
*7 November :Silvia Cartwright , judge.
*16 November :Chris Laidlaw , All Black, diplomat, politician, radio host.
*24 November :Barry Milburn , cricketer.
*25 December :Hedley Howarth , cricketer.*
Gretchen Albrecht , painter.
*Mel Courtney , politician.
*Brian Easton , economist.
* Richard (Dick) Frizzell, artist.
*Alamein Kopu , politician.
*Brian Perkins , radio broadcaster (UK).
*Georgina Te Heuheu , politician.Deaths
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1 February :Frank Worsley , sailor and explorer.
*6 April :Paraire Karaka Paikea , politician.
*27 March :Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu , soldier, VC winner.
*27 May :Gordon Coates , 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand.
*21 August :Hilda Hewlett , aviation pioneer.
*6 September : James Cowan, writer, historian and ethnographer.
*20 October :John Rigg , politician.* William Barber, politician. "New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984" by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington) ]
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 1943 not specifically related to New Zealand see":
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