1956 in New Zealand

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Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg 1956 in New Zealand: Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg

Other years in New Zealand

1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

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 8 Births 9 Deaths 10 References 11 See also

[edit] Summary

The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.

[edit] Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,209,200 ^[1]
• Increase since 31/12/1955: 44,400 (2.05%)
• Males per 100 Females: 101.2

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, from 6 February, 1952
• Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Norrie GCMG GCVO CB DSO MC, from 1952-1957

[edit] Government

The 31st New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the National government under Sidney Holland.

• Speaker of the House - Mathew Oram from 1950 to 1957
• Prime Minister - Sidney Holland from December 13, 1949 to September 20, 1957.
• Deputy Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake from December 13, 1949 to September 20, 1957.
• Minister of Finance - Jack Watts from November 1954 until September 20, 1957
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Thomas MacDonald from November 26, 1954 until December 12, 1957

[edit] Opposition Leaders

See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections

• Labour - Walter Nash (Leader of the Opposition) from December, 1950 until September 20, 1957

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - John Luxford from 1953-1956 followed by Thomas Ashby from 1956-57
• Mayor of Hamilton - Roderick Alastair MacDonald Braithwaite from 1953-1959
• Mayor of Wellington - Robert Macalister from 1950-1956 followed by Frank Kitts from 1956-74
• Mayor of Christchurch - Robert M. Macfarlane from 1938-1941 and again from 1950-1958
• Mayor of Dunedin - Leonard Morton Wright from 1950-1959

[edit] Events

• March 8: Opo the friendly Dolphin dies in the Hokianga.
• March 13 - After 26 years playing international cricket the New Zealand wins its first ever test victory against the West Indies at Eden Park.

• New Zealand troops are sent to Malayan Emergency
• the Roxburgh Dam is opened

[edit] Arts and literature

See 1956 in art, 1956 in literature, Category:1956 books

[edit] Music

See: 1956 in music

[edit] Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

[edit] Film

See: Category:1956 film awards , 1956 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1956 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

[edit] Athletics

• Albert Richards wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:31:46 in Christchurch.

• See: 1956 in sports , Category:1956 in sports , Summer Olympic Games (See Category:New Zealand at the Olympics and Winter Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games (Check name).
• Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , Super 14, Rugby Union World Cup, National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup , Tri Nations Series , Ranfurly Shield
• Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team , Chappell-Hadlee Trophy , Cricket World Cup
• Gold: New Zealand Open , Check Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
• Horse racing: See Category:New Zealand horse races, list winners.
• Rugby league New Zealand Warriors , Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team , Rugby League World Cup
• Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships
• Soccer: New Zealand champions (soccer) , New Zealand Football Championship , New Zealand National Soccer League , New Zealand national soccer team , Chatham Cup ,
• Basketball: Tall Blacks , New Zealand Breakers
• Other Sports

[edit] Births

• 3 January: Judith Tizard, politician.
• January 6: Stephen Cox, cyclist.
• 16 January: Mark Burton, politician.
• 1 March: Mark Todd, equestrian eventer.
• 3 March: John F. Reid, cricketer.
• 13 April: Peter 'Possum' Bourne, rally driver.
• 26 April: Tinks Pottinger, equestrian eventer.
• 8 May: Richard Wilson, soccer player.
• 10 May: Chris Kuggeleijn, cricket player and coach.
• 18 August: Andrew Bennie, equestrian eventer.
• 8 November: Richard Curtis, screenwriter.
• 23 November: Bruce Edgar, cricketer.
• 12 December: Barry Pickering, soccer player.
• 16 December: Rodney Hide, politician.

• James Belich, historian.
• Gerry Brownlee, politician.
• (in Paris, France) Christopher Marshall, composer.
• Jenny Morris, singer.
• Vincent Ward, film director.
• Douglas Wright, dancer and choreographer.

Category:1956 births

[edit] Deaths

• George Gillett, rugby player.
• Bernard Martin, politician.
• James Alexander Young, politician.

Category:1956 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 1956 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1956