• Source: 1947 in New Zealand
    • The following lists events that happened during 1947 in New Zealand.


      Population


      Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,817,500.
      Increase since 31 December 1946: 36,300 (2.04%).
      Males per 100 females: 100.3.


      Incumbents




      = Regal and viceregal

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


      = Government

      =
      The 28th New Zealand Parliament continued, with the Labour Party in government.

      Speaker of the House – Robert McKeen (Labour)
      Prime Minister – Peter Fraser
      Minister of Finance – Walter Nash
      Minister of Foreign Affairs – Peter Fraser
      Attorney-General – Rex Mason
      Chief Justice – Sir Humphrey O'Leary


      = Parliamentary opposition

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


      = Main centre leaders

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      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


      19 January –The TSMV Wanganella, completing her first trans-tasman crossing since World War II, runs aground on Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. All 400 passengers are safely evacuated. The ship is refloated on 6 February but is out of service for a further 22 months.
      6 February – First annual Waitangi Day ceremony held by New Zealand Navy in grounds of Treaty house, Waitangi.
      6 March – The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performs for the first time
      26 March – A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes east of Gisborne, causing a tsunami with a maximum run-up height of 10 metres.
      1–29 April – A series of non-violent mutinies occur aboard ships and bases of the Royal New Zealand Navy
      4 April – Horahora Power Station is decommissioned as the filling of Lake Karapiro floods the station.
      21 April – The first generator at Karapiro Power Station is commissioned.
      26 March – Another magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes east of Gisborne, causing a tsunami with a maximum run-up height of 6 metres.
      18 November – 41 people die in a fire in the Ballantyne's department store in Christchurch.
      25 November – The Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 was passed making New Zealand politically independent from the United Kingdom
      1 December – Clothing rationing, introduced in May 1942, is abolished.


      Arts and literature


      See 1947 in art, 1947 in literature


      = Music

      =
      See: 1947 in music


      = Radio

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      See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand


      = Film

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      See: Category:1947 film awards, 1947 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1947 films


      Sport




      = Archery

      =
      National Champions (Postal Shoot)

      Open Men – W. Burton (Gisborne)
      Open Women – G. Norris (Dunedin)


      = Athletics

      =
      George Bromley wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:58:54 in Auckland.


      = Basketball

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      The first interprovincial championship for women is held.


      Interprovincial champions


      Men – Auckland
      Women – Wellington


      = Chess

      =
      The 54th National Chess Championship was held in Palmerston North, and was won by T. Lepviikman of Wellington (his 2nd win).


      = Cricket

      =


      = Horse racing

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      Harness racing


      New Zealand Trotting Cup – Highland Fling
      Auckland Trotting Cup – Single Direct


      = Lawn bowls

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      The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.

      Men's singles champion – S. Vella (Onehunga Bowling Club)
      Men's pair champions – W.R. Hawkins, Phil Exelby (skip) (Frankton Bowling Club)
      Men's fours champions – E.H. Crowley, E. Crowley, V.F. Hurlstone, G.A. Crowley (skip) (Tolaga Bay Bowling Club)


      = Rugby

      =


      = Rugby league

      =
      New Zealand national rugby league team beat Wales 28-20


      = Soccer

      =
      A South African team visited New Zealand and played four internationals:
      28 June, Christchurch: NZ 5–6 South Africa
      5 July, Dunedin: NZ 0–6 South Africa
      12 July, Wellington: NZ 3–8 South Africa
      19 July, Auckland: NZ 1–4 South Africa
      The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside of Wellington who beat Technical Old Boys of Christchurch 2–1 in the final.
      Provincial league champions:
      Auckland: North Shore United
      Canterbury: Western
      Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB
      Nelson: Nelson United
      Otago: Mosgiel AFC
      South Canterbury: Northern Hearts
      Southland: Invercargill Thistle
      Taranaki: Albion
      Waikato: Claudelands Rovers
      Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys
      Wellington: Wellington Marist


      Births


      8 January: Luke Williams, wrestler
      16 January: Gavan Herlihy, politician.
      19 February: Tim Shadbolt, politician.
      9 March
      Keri Hulme, writer. (died 2021)
      John Lister, golfer.
      6 May: Alan Dale, actor.
      6 May (in United Kingdom): Carl Doy, musician and composer.
      6 May: Andrew Roberts, cricketer.
      20 May: Margaret Wilson, politician.
      27 May: Glenn Turner, cricketer.
      1 June: Gaylene Preston, filmmaker
      6 June: Patrick Power, tenor.
      22 June: Murray Webb, cricketer and caricature artist.
      27 August: John Morrison, cricketer.
      2 September: Jim Richards, motor racing driver.
      13 September: Annette King, politician.
      14 September: Sam Neill, actor
      22 September: David Trist, cricket player and coach.
      11 December (in United Kingdom): David McGee, lawyer and public servant
      18 December: Marian Hobbs, politician.
      Bill Hammond, painter.
      Michael Wintringham, public servant.
      Category:1947 births


      Deaths


      17 January: Kahupāke Rongonui, tribal leader.
      10 February: Winter Hall, silent movie actor.
      11 March: Duncan McGregor, rugby player.
      24 April: Patrick O'Regan, lawyer, politician and judge.
      13 May: Frances Hodgkins, painter.
      17 May: George Forbes, 22nd Prime minister of New Zealand.
      30 June: Robert Frederick Way, trade unionist and activist.
      21 July: Agnes Fabish, domestic servant, farmer and homemaker.
      4 December: Margaret Butler, sculptor and artist.
      6 December: Robert Wright, mayor of Wellington and politician.


      See also


      History of New Zealand
      List of years in New Zealand
      Military history of New Zealand
      Timeline of New Zealand history
      Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
      Timeline of the New Zealand environment


      References




      External links


      Media related to 1947 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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