1948 in New Zealand

Population

* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,853,900 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since 31/12/1947: 36,400 (2.00%)
* Males per 100 Females: 100.5

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - George VI
*Governor-General - 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 28th New Zealand Parliament continued, with the Labour Party in government.

*Speaker of the House - Robert McKeen (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

* "The Marlborough Press", which was founded in 1860, is taken over by "The Marlborough Express". [cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.MEX&essay=1|title=Marlborough Express|publisher=National Library of New Zealand]

Arts and literature

See 1948 in art, 1948 in literature,

Music

See: 1948 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: , 1948 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

The national championships are held at a single venue for the first time replacing the previous postal shoot. [In a postal shoot clubs compete on specified dates and the results are posted to the Association.] Todd, S. (1976) "Sporting Records of New Zealand." Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7]

National Champions

*Open Men: H. Butel (Dunedin)
*Open Women: D. Johnstone (Dunedin)

Athletics

* Jack Clarke wins the national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:44:06 in Dunedin.

Cricket

Horse racing

See

Olympic Games

* New Zealand at the 1948 Summer Olympics
* New Zealand is represented by seven competitors in athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming and weightlifting. There are no medal successes.

Rugby

,
* Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

occer

* Chatham Cup won by Technical Old Boys (Canterbury)

Births

* 6 January: Dayle Hadlee, cricketer.
* 16 January: Dalvanius Prime, entertainer.
* 7 February: Richard Prebble, politician.
* March: Michael Baigent, author and conspiracy theorist.
* 2 April (in Scotland): Sam Malcolmson, soccer player.
* 25 May: Mac Price, diplomat.
* July 22: Kevin Ryan, long-distance runner.
* 29 July: John Clarke, actor, best known in New Zealand for Fred Dagg.
* September 6: Kevin Towns, field hockey player and coach.
* 1 October: Peter Blake, yachtsman.
* 2 October: Robert Anderson, cricketer.
* 24 October: Ray Ahipene-Mercer, musician, politician.
* 13 November: Lockwood Smith, politician.

* Alexis Hunter, painter.
* Billy T. James, comedian.
* Sue Kedgley, politician.
* Grahame Sydney, painter.
* Sue Wood, politician.
* Richard Worth, politician.

Deaths

* 25 September: George Davidson, olympic sprinter. [ [http://www.olympic.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?print=&id=3774&mode=results&ContactID=865 NZ Olympic Committee] ]
* 9 October: Edmund Anscombe, architect. [ [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=4A17 DNZB] ]

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 1948 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1948