1942 in New Zealand
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Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,636,400 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1941: 5200 (0.32%)
- Males per 100 females: 94.2
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 [2]
Government
The 26th New Zealand Parliament was extended for a further year due to World War II, with the Labour Party in government.
- Speaker of the House - Bill Barnard (Democratic Labour Party)
- Prime Minister - Peter Fraser
- Minister of Finance - Walter Nash
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Frank Langstone then Peter Fraser
- Attorney-General - Rex Mason
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
- Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
- Mayor of Dunedin - Andrew Henson Allen
Events
- 8 March: Japanese Warrant Officer Nobuo Fujita of the Imperial Navy conducts aerial reconnaissance of Wellington. His Yokosuka E14y reconnaissance plane had been catapulted into the air from the Japanese submarine I-25 which stored the plane in a sealed foredeck hangar. After a successful daylight tour the submarine and plane headed north to make an inspection of Auckland on March 13.
- 9 December: 37 of the 39 female patients in Ward 5 at Seacliff psychiatric hospital are killed in a night-time fire - the country's worst fire disaster at that time. [1]
Arts and literature
See 1942 in art, 1942 in literature, Category:1942 books
Music
See: 1942 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1942 film awards, 1942 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1942 films
Sport
Most sports events were on hold due to the war.
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Haughty [4]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Loyal Friend [5]
Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
- Chatham Cup competition not held
- Provincial league champions: [6]
Births
- 12 January: Doug Graham, politician
- 21 April: Geoffrey Palmer, 33rd Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 4 August: David Lange, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 25 September: Peter Petherick, cricketer
- 25 November: Barbara Bevege, cricketer
- Kerry Burke, politician.
- Trish McKelvey, cricketer.
- Judith Potter, high court judge.
- Roger Walker. architect.
- Mike Ward, politician
- Merata Mita, filmmaker
Deaths
- 28 July: James Allen, politician and diplomat.
- 15 July: Denis 'Sonny' Moloney, cricketer.
- 8 November: Tim Armstrong, politician.
- Douglas Lysnar, politician.
References
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
