• Source: 1946 in New Zealand

      • The following lists events that happened during 1946 in New Zealand.


      Population


      Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,781,200.
      Increase since 31 December 1945: 53,400 (3.09%).
      Males per 100 females: 100.2.


      Incumbents




      = Regal and viceregal

      =
      Head of State – George VI
      Governor-General – Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM, succeeded same year by Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO


      = Government

      =
      The 27th New Zealand Parliament concluded, with the Labour Party in government. Labour was re-elected for a fourth term in the election in November, but with a smaller majority.

      Speaker of the House – Bill Schramm (Labour)
      Prime Minister – Peter Fraser
      Minister of Finance – Walter Nash
      Minister of Foreign Affairs – Peter Fraser
      Attorney-General – Rex Mason
      Chief Justice – Sir Michael Myers (until 7 August), Sir Humphrey O'Leary (starting 12 August)


      = Parliamentary opposition

      =
      Leader of the Opposition – Sidney Holland (National Party).


      = Main centre leaders

      =
      Mayor of Auckland – John Allum
      Mayor of Hamilton – Harold Caro
      Mayor of Wellington – Will Appleton
      Mayor of Christchurch – Ernest Andrews
      Mayor of Dunedin – Donald Cameron


      Events


      Family benefit of £1 per week becomes universal.
      Bank of New Zealand nationalised.


      Arts and literature


      See 1946 in art, 1946 in literature


      = Music

      =
      See: 1946 in music


      = Radio

      =
      See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand


      = Film

      =
      See: Category:1946 film awards, 1946 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1946 films


      Sport




      = Archery

      =
      National Champions (Postal Shoot)

      Open: W. Burton (Gisborne)
      Women: P. Bryan (Auckland)


      = Athletics

      =
      Lionel Fox wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:40:00 in Wanganui.


      = Basketball

      =
      National Associations are formed for both men and women (now combined as Basketball New Zealand) and the first championship for men under the control of their association is held. (see 1938 and 1939)

      Interprovincial champions: Men – (tie) Auckland, Wellington, Otago


      = Chess

      =
      The 53rd National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by T. Lepviikman of Wellington.


      = Cricket

      =


      = Horse racing

      =


      Harness racing


      New Zealand Trotting Cup – Integrity
      Auckland Trotting Cup – Loyal Nurse


      = Lawn bowls

      =
      The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.

      Men's singles champion – J.S. Martin (Edgeware Bowling Club)
      Men's pair champions – G.C. Batchelor, S.C.K. Smith (skip) (North End Bowling Club, Invercargill)
      Men's fours champions – W. Hillhouse, J. Gourley, J. Armstrong, F. White (skip) (Runanga Bowling Club)


      = Rugby union

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

      Ranfurly Shield


      = Rugby league

      =
      New Zealand national rugby league team


      = Soccer

      =
      14 September: A New Zealand team played a single game against Wellington, which they won 5–2
      The Chatham Cup is won by Wellington Marist who beat Technical Old Boys of Christchurch 2–1 in the final.
      Provincial league champions:
      Auckland: Metro College
      Canterbury: Western
      Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers
      Nelson:
      Otago: Mosgiel
      South Canterbury: Fisherman
      Southland: Invercargill Thistle
      Taranaki: Albion
      Waikato: Rotowaro
      Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys
      Wellington: Wellington Marist


      Births


      25 February: Grahame Thorne, rugby player, commentator and politician.
      28 February: Graham Vivian, cricketer.
      2 April: Richard Collinge, cricketer.
      15 May: George Hawkins, politician.
      24 May: Ian Kirkpatrick, rugby player.
      5 June (in Wales): John Bach, actor.
      8 June: Graham Henry, rugby coach.
      27 June: Bruce Cribb, motorcycle speedway rider.
      4 July: Sam Hunt, performance poet.
      22 July: Christine McElwee, politician, historian, non-fiction author and teacher (died 2022).
      4 August: Paul East, politician.
      1 September: Keith Quinn, broadcaster.
      14 September: John Luxton, politician.
      29 September: Neil Cherry, environmental scientist (died 2003).
      17 October: Ian Wedde, writer.
      30 November: Ken Wadsworth, cricketer (died 1976).
      2 December:
      John Banks, politician, radio host.
      Doug Cowie, cricket umpire.
      11 December: Stewart Murray Wilson, sex offender (died 2021).
      27 December: Bill Manhire, poet.
      date unknown
      Frank Gibson, Jr., jazz drummer.
      Richard Killeen, artist.


      Deaths


      9 February Vincent Ward, politician.
      5 March: Sir Charles Statham, politician.
      26 September: William Nosworthy, politician.
      10 November: Claude Weston, politician.


      See also


      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




      External links


      Media related to 1946 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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