• Source: 1958 in New Zealand

      • The following lists events that happened during 1958 in New Zealand.


      Population


      Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,316,000.
      Increase since 31 December 1957: 53,200 (2.35%).
      Males per 100 females: 101.3.


      Incumbents




      = Regal and viceregal

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      Head of State – Elizabeth II
      Governor-General – The Viscount Cobham GCMG TD.


      = Government

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      The 32nd New Zealand Parliament commenced. In power was the newly elected Labour government led by Walter Nash.

      Speaker of the House – Robert Macfarlane.
      Prime Minister – Walter Nash.
      Deputy Prime Minister – Jerry Skinner.
      Minister of Finance – Arnold Nordmeyer.
      Minister of Foreign Affairs – Walter Nash.
      Attorney-General – Rex Mason.
      Chief Justice — Sir Harold Barrowclough


      = Parliamentary opposition

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      Leader of the Opposition – Keith Holyoake (National).


      = Main centre leaders

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      Mayor of Auckland – Keith Buttle
      Mayor of Hamilton – Roderick Braithwaite
      Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts
      Mayor of Christchurch – Robert Macfarlane then George Manning
      Mayor of Dunedin – Leonard Morton Wright


      Events


      26 June – 'Black Budget', raising taxes on tobacco, alcohol and petrol, passed by second Labour government.
      June – New Zealand's first supermarket, Foodtown, opens at Ōtāhuhu.
      3 September – Brian Barratt-Boyes performs New Zealand's first open heart surgery at Auckland's Green Lane Hospital.
      29 September – The emergency number 111 for fire, police and ambulance is introduced; initially only in Masterton and Carterton.
      19 October - A march of over six thousand people is held in Paraparaumu to mark the construction of the Our Lady of Lourdes statue.
      15 November - The Wairakei Power Station is commissioned. It is New Zealand's first geothermal power station, and only the second large-scale geothermal power station in the world.
      United States base for Operation Deep Freeze is established at Christchurch Airport.


      Arts and literature


      The Robert Burns Fellowship is established to honour the bicentenary of the poet's birth.
      See 1958 in art, 1958 in literature, Robert Burns Fellowship, Category:1958 books


      = Music

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      See: 1958 in music


      = Radio

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      See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand


      = Film

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      See: Category:1958 film awards, 1958 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1958 films


      Sport




      = Athletics

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      Ray Puckett wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:37:28 in Lower Hutt.


      = British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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      = Chess

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      The 65th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.R. Phillips of Auckland.


      = Horse racing

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      Harness racing


      New Zealand Trotting Cup – False Step
      Auckland Trotting Cup – Macklin


      = Lawn bowls

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      The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.

      Men's singles champion – Phil Skoglund (Northern Bowling Club)
      Men's pair champions – C.J. Rogers, James Pirret (skip) (Tuakau Bowling Club)
      Men's fours champions – W.H. Woods, L.G. Donaldson, A. Connew, Pete Skoglund (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)


      = Rugby union

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      The All Blacks played three Test matches against the touring Australian side, retaining the Bledisloe Cup:
      23 August, Athletic Park (Wellington), Wellington: New Zealand 25 – 3 Australia
      6 September, Lancaster Park, Christchurch: New Zealand 3 – 6 Australia
      20 September, Epsom Showgrounds, Auckland: New Zealand 17 – 8 Australia


      = Soccer

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      The national men's team played seven matches including five internationals:
      16 August, Wellington: NZ 2 – 3 Australia
      23 August, Auckland: NZ 2 – 2 Australia
      26 August, Hamilton: NZ 3 – 0 Waikato XI
      31 August, Nouméa: NZ 2 – 1 New Caledonia
      7 September, Nouméa: NZ 5 – 1 New Caledonia
      14 September, Nouméa: NZ 2 – 1 New Caledonia
      18 September, Auckland: NZ 1 – 1 Auckland
      The Chatham Cup was won by Seatoun for the second consecutive year. They beat Christchurch city 7–1 in the final.
      Provincial league champions:
      Auckland: Onehunga
      Bay of Plenty: Rangers
      Buller: Millerton Thistle
      Canterbury: Western
      Hawke's Bay: Napier Athletic
      Manawatu: Kiwi United
      Marlborough: Spartans
      Nelson: Settlers
      Northland: Marlin Rovers
      Otago: Northern AFC
      Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
      South Canterbury: West End
      Southland: Brigadiers
      Taranaki: City
      Waikato: Hamilton Technical OB
      Wairarapa: Masterton Athletic
      Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
      Wellington: Seatoun AFC


      Births


      1 January: Lesley Murdoch, cricketer
      7 February: Simon Upton, politician
      30 March: Peter Ellis, convicted for child abuse
      15 April: John Bracewell, cricket player and coach
      16 May (in the U.S.A.): Thomas "Tab" Baldwin, basketball coach
      27 May: Neil Finn, singer, songwriter
      13 September: Philippa Werry, writer
      14 September: Jeff Crowe, cricketer
      27 September: Mitch Shirra, motorcycle speedway rider
      17 November:
      Frank van Hattum, soccer player
      Glenn Dods, soccer player
      23 November: Martin Snedden, cricketer and sports administrator
      30 November: Barry Cooper, cricketer
      2 December: Roger Sowry, politician
      A J Hackett, extreme sports entrepreneur
      (in Zambia): Vicky Jones, children's author
      Pio Terei, actor, singer and comedian
      Jools and Lynda Topp (the Topp Twins), entertainers
      Jane Wrightson, chief censor
      Category:1958 births


      Deaths


      12 March – Bill Barnard, politician, 10th Speaker of the House of Representatives
      1 June – Fred Baker, soldier
      2 June – Robert William Smith, politician
      17 July – William Taverner, MP and mayor of Dunedin
      27 July – William Montgomery Jr., politician
      9 October – Merton Hodge, playwright
      25 October – James Chapman-Taylor, architect
      Category:1958 deaths


      References




      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

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