1944 in New Zealand

Population

* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,676,300 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since 31/12/1943: 34,300 (2.09%)
* Males per 100 Females: 94.3

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*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 27th New Zealand Parliament commenced, with the Labour Party in government.

*Speaker of the House - Frederick Schramm (Labour)
*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

*Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
*Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
*Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop then William Appleton
*Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
*Mayor of Dunedin - Andrew Henson Allen then Donald Charles Cameron

Events

* 21 January: New Zealand and Australia sign the Canberra pact in which they agree to cooperate on international affairs. [ [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=21/01 Today in History | NZHistory ] ]
* 15 March: New Zealand General Freyberg orders the destruction of the monastery at Cassino using 775 aircraft, 1250 tons of bombs, and 200,000 shells. At the end of the battle, New Zealand has lost 1050 men, one of the worst days in its history.

Arts and literature

See 1944 in art, 1944 in literature,

Music

See: 1944 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: , 1944 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

Archery

National Champions (Postal Shoot) [In a postal shoot clubs compete on specified dates and the results are posted to the Association.]

*Open: W. Burton (Gisborne)
*Women: R. Mitchell (Dunedin)

Cricket

Horse racing

See

Rugby

,
* Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

occer

* Chatham Cup competition not held

Births

* 7 February: Witi Ihimaera, author.
* 6 March: Kiri Te Kanawa, opera singer.
* 8 April: Tariana Turia, politician.
* 12 May: Barry Barclay, filmmaker
* 16 June: Robin Morrison, photographer.
* 17 July: Mark Burgess, cricketer.
* 22 July: Anand Satyanand, Judge, Ombudsman and 19th Governor-General of New Zealand.
* 29 July: Terrence Jarvis, cricketer.
* 30 August: Alex Wyllie, rugby union player and coach.
* 10 November: Andy Leslie, rugby union player and administrator.
* 18 November: David O'Sullivan, cricketer.

* Jack Body, composer
* Philip Culbertson, theologian.
* (in Ireland): Bert Hawthorne, motor racing driver.
* Keith Locke, environmentalist and politician.
* Brian Turner, sportsman and writer.
* John Wood, diplomat.
* Philip Woollaston, politician.

Deaths

* 12 August: James Hargest, National MP, killed while serving with NZ Army as observer with British forces in Normandy.
* 30 October: Haami Tokouru Ratana, politician and Ratana church leader.

* John Cobbe, politician.
* Henry Holland, mayor of Christchurch.
* John Andrew MacPherson, politician.
* Thomas William Rhodes, politician.

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 1944 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1944