1946 in New Zealand

Population

* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,781,200 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since 31/12/1945: 53,400 (3.09%)
* Males per 100 Females: 100.2

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, succeeded same year by Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]

Government

The 27th New Zealand Parliament concluded, with the Labour Party in government. Labour was re-elected for a fourth term in the election in November, but with a smaller majority.

*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

* Family benefit of £1 per week becomes universal.
* Bank of New Zealand nationalised.

Arts and literature

See 1946 in art, 1946 in literature,

Music

See: 1946 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: , 1946 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 second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:40:00 in Wanganui.

Cricket

Horse racing

See

Rugby

,
* Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

occer

* Chatham Cup won by Marist (Wellington)

Births

* 25 February: Grahame Thorne, rugby player, commentator and politician.
* 28 February: Graham Vivian, cricketer.
* 2 April: Richard Collinge, cricketer.
*24 May: Ian Kirkpatrick, rugby player.
* 5 June (in Wales): John Bach, actor.
*8 June: Graham Henry, rugby coach.
*13 June: Geoff Murphy, film director.
* 4 July: Sam Hunt, performance poet.
*4 August: Paul East, politician.
* 1 September: Keith Quinn, broadcaster.
* 29 September: Neil Cherry, environmental scientist.
* 30 November: Ken Wadsworth, cricketer.
* 2 December: Doug Cowie, cricket umpire.

* John Banks, politician, radio host.
* Bruce Cribb, motorcycle speedway rider.
* Frank Gibson, Jr., jazz drummer.
* George Hawkins, politician.
* Richard Killeen, artist.
* John Luxton, politician.
* Bruce Lynch, musician.
* Bill Manhire, poet.
* Ian Wedde, writer.

Deaths

* 5 August: Sir Charles Statham, politician.
* William Nosworthy, politician.
* Vincent Ward, 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 1946 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1946