1949 in New Zealand

Most New Zealanders became New Zealand citizens in addition to being British subjects, as the "British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948" came into effect.

The National government of Sydney Holland was newly elected in the New Zealand general election, 1949.

Population

* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,892,100 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since 31/12/1948: 38,200 (2.06%)
* Males per 100 Females: 100.7

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. Government was the Labour until after the November General Election which saw it replaced by National Party.

Iriaka Ratana (Labour) is the first Māori woman elected to Parliament. [ [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/HstBldgs/History/Resources/3/6/e/36e40376aa2842e6bcce0a4557ebf2bc.htm New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline ] ]

*Speaker of the House - Robert McKeen
*Prime Minister - Peter Fraser then Sidney Holland
*Deputy Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake (from 13 December )
*Minister of Finance - Walter Nash then Sidney Holland
*Minister of Foreign Affairs - Peter Fraser then Frederick Doidge
*Attorney-General - Rex Mason then Thomas Clifton Webb

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition - Sidney Holland (National Party) until 13 December, then Peter Fraser (Labour). [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 (mayor)

Events

* 1 January: the status of "New Zealand Citizen" comes into existence. [ [http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/Citizenship/1/en Te Ara] ]
* 29 November: Elections to the four Māori seats
* 30 November: New Zealand general election 1949 won by National Party under Sidney Holland

Arts and literature

See 1949 in art, 1949 in literature,

Music

See: 1949 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: , 1949 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

*Open Men: W. Burton (Gisborne)
*Open Women: D. Johnstone (Dunedin)

Athletics

* George Bromley wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:40:05.6 in Christchurch.

Cricket

Horse racing

See

Rugby

,
* Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

occer

* Chatham Cup won by Petone (Wellington)

Births

* 15 February: Ashraf Choudhary, politician.
* 16 February: Martin Setchell, organist.
* September 20: Alan McIntyre, field hockey player.
* 10 October: Lance Cairns, cricketer.
* November 2: Bruce Biddle, road cyclist.
* 29 November (in England): Dave Bright, soccer player.
* Laurence Aberhart, photographer.
* Steve Gilpin, musician.
* John Hanlon, musician.
* Donna Awatere Huata, politician.
* Nigel Brown, painter.
* Ian Ewen-Street, politician.
* Cilla McQueen, poet.
* Mike Moore, Prime Minister and Director-General of the World Trade Organization.

Deaths

* 7 October: Matiu Ratana, politician and Ratana church leader.
* 28 December: Jack Lovelock, athlete

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 1949 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1949