1949 in New Zealand

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Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg 1949 in New Zealand: Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg

Other years in New Zealand

1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952

Contents 1 Summary 2 Population 3 Incumbents 3.1 Regal and Vice Regal 3.2 Government 3.3 Opposition Leaders 3.4 Main centre leaders 4 Events 5 Arts and literature 5.1 Music 5.2 Radio 5.3 Film 6 Appointments and awards 7 Sport 7.1 Athletics 7.2 Cricket 7.3 Horse racing 7.4 Rugby 7.5 Rugby league 7.6 Soccer 8 Births 9 Deaths 10 References 11 See also

[edit] Summary

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[edit] Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,892,100 ^[1]
• Increase since 31/12/1948: 38,200 (2.06%)
• Males per 100 Females: 100.7

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - George VI
• Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO

[edit] Government

The 28th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was the Labour until after the November General Election which saw it replaced by National Party.

• 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 Clifton Webb

[edit] Opposition Leaders

• National - Sidney Holland (Leader of the Opposition) (until 13 December)
• Labour - Peter Fraser (from 13 December)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Events

• 29 November: Elections to the four Māori seats
• 30 November: New Zealand general election 1949 won by National Party under Sidney Holland

[edit] Arts and literature

See 1949 in art, 1949 in literature, Category:1949 books

[edit] Music

See: 1949 in music

[edit] Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

[edit] Film

See: Category:1949 film awards , 1949 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1949 films

[edit] 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

[edit] Sport

• See: 1949 in sports , Category:1949 in sports

[edit] Athletics

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

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Horse racing

See Category:New Zealand horse races

[edit] Rugby

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks

• Ranfurly Shield

[edit] Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

[edit] Soccer

• Chatham Cup won by Petone.

[edit] 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.

Category:1949 births

[edit] Deaths

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

Category:1949 deaths

[edit] References

[edit] See 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