1945 in New Zealand

Population

A census was held in 1945. This was a year earlier than the established pattern, to make up for the lack of a census in 1941 due to World War II.

* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,727,800 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since previous 31/12/1944: 51,500 (3.07%)
* Males per 100 Females: 98.1
* Large increase is due to demobilization of New Zealanders from military service overseas.

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 continued, 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 - William Appleton
*Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
*Mayor of Dunedin - Donald Charles Cameron

Events

* 2 May: New Zealand 2nd Division accepts surrender of the German Army in Trieste.

*15 December: Main North Line railway linking Christchurch and Picton is completed and officially opened over seventy years after construction began.

Arts and literature

See 1945 in art, 1945 in literature,

Music

See: 1945 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: , 1945 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: P. Bryan (Auckland)

Athletics

* Lionel Fox wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:54:09.2 in Wellington.

Cricket

Horse racing

See

Rugby

,
* Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

occer

* Chatham Cup won by Western (Christchurch)

Births

* 5 February: Michael Cullen, politician.
* 21 February: Jim McLay, politician.
* 4 April: Bryan Andrews, cricketer.
* 11 April: David McPhail, comedian, actor, writer.
* 11 April: Winston Peters, politician.
* 5 September: Conal Coad, opera singer.
* 7 September: Vic Pollard, cricketer.
* 15 November: Roger Donaldson, film director.
* 15 December: Michael King, historian.

* Jeanette Fitzsimons, politician and environmentalist.
* Bill Jeffries, politician.

Deaths

* February: "'David Russell, soldier awarded the George Cross.
* 15 April: Raffaello Squarise, Italian violinist
* 11 December: Albert Moss, cricketer.

* Arthur Bignell, businessman, mayor.
* Edith Joan Lyttleton, writer.

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 1945 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1945