1952 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1952 in New Zealand.
The population of New Zealand reaches 2 million.
Population
[edit]- Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,024,600.[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1951: 54,100 (2.75%).[1]
- Males per 100 females: 101.1.[1]
Incumbents
[edit]Regal and viceregal
[edit]- Head of State – George VI followed by Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg[2]
Government
[edit]The 30th New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the National government under Sidney Holland.
- Speaker of the House – Mathew Oram
- Prime Minister – Sidney Holland
- Deputy Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake
- Minister of Finance – Sidney Holland
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Clifton Webb
- Chief Justice — Sir Humphrey O'Leary
Parliamentary opposition
[edit]Main centre leaders
[edit]- Mayor of Auckland – John Allum
- Mayor of Hamilton – Harold David Caro
- Mayor of Wellington – Robert Macalister
- Mayor of Christchurch – Robert Macfarlane
- Mayor of Dunedin – Leonard Morton Wright
Events
[edit]January
[edit]February
[edit]- 6 February – George VI dies and is succeeded by Elizabeth II as Queen of New Zealand
March
[edit]April
[edit]June
[edit]July
[edit]August
[edit]September
[edit]October
[edit]November
[edit]December
[edit]Arts and literature
[edit]See 1952 in art, 1952 in literature, Category:1952 books
Music
[edit]See: 1952 in music
Radio
[edit]See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
[edit]See: Category:1952 film awards, 1952 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1952 films
Sport
[edit]Athletics
[edit]- Jack Clarke wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:38:42 on 1 March in Wanganui.
Chess
[edit]- The 59th National Chess Championship was held in Napier, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Christchurch (his first title).[4]
Cricket
[edit]Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team
Horse racing
[edit]Harness racing
[edit]- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Mobile Globe[5]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Soangetaha (2nd win)[6]
Lawn bowls
[edit]The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[7]
- Men's singles champion – Frank Livingstone (Onehunga Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – R.K. Aitchison, E. Ravenwood (skip) (North-East Valley Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – N.M. Johnston, W.J. Ashton, M.J. Squire, K.S. Ewing (skip) (Stratford Bowling Club)
Olympic Games
[edit]Summer Olympics
[edit] Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Winter Olympics
[edit]| Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- New Zealand sends a team to the Winter Olympics for the first time.
Soccer
[edit]- The Chatham Cup was shared by the finalists North Shore United and Western (Christchurch) after the extra time score (1–1) and all criteria for deciding a winner at that time were equal.[8]
- The national men's soccer team toured to the Pacific, playing 10 matches, 5 of which were internationals:[9]
- 31 August, Suva: NZ 1 – 0 Suva
- 3 September, Suva: NZ 8 – 3 Southern Districts
- 7 September, Suva: NZ 2 – 0 Fiji
- 9 September, Lautoka: NZ 0 – 0 Lautoka
- 11 September, Lautoka: NZ 5 – 0 Northern Districts
- 14 September, Lautoka: NZ 9 – 0 Fiji
- 16 September, Suva: NZ 5 – 2 Fiji
- 21 September, Papeete: NZ 2 – 2 Tahiti
- 25 September, Fautaua: NZ 7 – 1 Chinese Selection
- 28 September, Papeete NZ 5 – 3 Tahiti
- Provincial league champions:[10]
- Auckland: Eastern Suburbs AFC
- Canterbury: Technical OB
- Hawke's Bay: West End
- Manawatu: Palmerston North United
- Nelson: Settlers
- Northland: Otangarei United
- Otago: Northern AFC
- Poverty Bay: Thistle
- South Canterbury: Thistle
- Southland: Brigadiers
- Taranaki: Overseas
- Waikato: Pukemiro Junction
- Wairarapa: Masterton B
- Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys
- Wellington: Petone
Births
[edit]- 12 January: John Walker, athlete.
- 4 February: Jenny Shipley Prime Minister.[11]
- 14 February: Les Wilson, field hockey goalkeeper.
- Vincent Burke, NZ television producer.
- 19 March: Warren Lees, cricket player and coach.
- 22 March: Rod Millen, motor rally driver.
- 7 April: Alan Niven, songwriter, record producer, manager.
- 21 June: Jeremy Coney, cricket captain.
- 25 June: Tim Finn, singer, songwriter and musician.
- 20 July: Ian Ferguson, kayaker.
- 8 August: Sandra Lee-Vercoe, politician and diplomat.
- 2 September: Chris Knox, singer-songwriter.
- 8 September: Graham Mourie, rugby player.
- 14 September: Neil McLeod, field hockey player.
- 3 October: Gary Troup, cricketer.
- 20 October: Michael Houstoun, concert pianist.
- 31 December: Vaughan Jones, mathematician.
- John Badcock, painter.
- Sue Bradford, politician.
- Stevan Eldred-Grigg, writer and historian.
- (in England): David Fletcher, cartoonist.
- Tame Iti, activist.
- Linda Jones (jockey), thoroughbred horse racing jockey
- Sukhi Turner, Mayor of Dunedin.
- Marilyn Waring, feminist academic and politician.
Deaths
[edit]- 29 April: Adam Hamilton, politician.
- 1 May: Hon. Thomas Otto Bishop MLC, politician.
- 6 May: Sir Oswald Birley, painter (in England).
- 5 August:John Robertson, politician.
- 13 August: Frederick de Jersey Clere, architect.
- 20 August: Lionel Terry, convicted murderer, white supremacist.
- 24 August: Alexander Harris, politician
- 17 September Carl Axel Björk, whaler, goldminer and character.[12]
- 12 October: Te Puea Herangi, Māori leader.
- 17 November: Ben Roberts, New Zealand Labour MP
- 22 November: Ted Morgan, New Zealand boxer.
- 27 November: Bill Parry, politician.
See also
[edit]- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ^ "Jennifer Shipley". Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Dougherty, Ian. "Carl Axel Björk". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
External links
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