1949 in New Zealand
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Most New Zealanders became New Zealand citizens in addition to being British subjects, as the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 came into effect.
The National government of Sydney Holland was elected in the New Zealand general election, 1949.
Contents
Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,892,100 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1948: 38,200 (2.06%)
- Males per 100 females: 100.7
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State - George VI
- Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO [2]
Government
The 28th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was the Labour until after the November general election, which saw it replaced by National Party.
Iriaka Ratana (Labour) is the first Māori woman elected to Parliament.[3]
- Speaker of the House - Robert McKeen
- Prime Minister - Peter Fraser then Sidney Holland
- Deputy Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake (from 13 December)
- Minister of Finance - Walter Nash then Sidney Holland
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Peter Fraser then Frederick Doidge
- Attorney-General - Rex Mason then Clifton Webb
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - Sidney Holland (National Party) until 13 December, then Peter Fraser (Labour).[4]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
- Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
- Mayor of Wellington - Will Appleton
- Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
- Mayor of Dunedin - Donald Cameron
Events
- 1 January: the status of New Zealand Citizen comes into existence.[5]
- 9 March: Referendums on gambling (passed) and extending hotel hours (failed).
- 3 August: Referendum on military training (passed)
- 29 November: Elections to the four Māori seats
- 30 November: General election won by National Party under Sidney Holland
Arts and literature
See 1949 in art, 1949 in literature, Category:1949 books
Music
See: 1949 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1949 film awards, 1949 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1949 films
Sport
Archery
National Champions
Athletics
- George Bromley wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:40:05.6 in Christchurch.
Basketball
- Interpovincial Champions: Men - Wellington
- Interpovincial Champions: Women - Palmerston North
Chess
- The 56th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by A.E. Nield of Auckland.[6]
Cricket
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Loyal Nurse [7]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Captain Sandy - 2nd win [8]
Thoroughbred racing
- The New Zealand horse Foxzami wins the 1949 Melbourne Cup, ridden by W Fellows
Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Petone who beat Northern 1—0 in the final.[9]
- Provincial league champions: [10]
- Auckland: Eden
- Canterbury: Technical OB
- Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB
- Nelson:
- Otago: Northern
- South Canterbury: Northern Hearts
- Southland: Brigadiers
- Taranaki: City
- Waikato: Rotowaro
- Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
- Wellington: Seatoun
Births
- 15 February: Ashraf Choudhary, politician
- 19 February: Brenda Matthews, sprinter
- 20 September: Alan McIntyre, field hockey player
- 10 October: Lance Cairns, cricketer
- 2 November: Bruce Biddle, road cyclist
- 29 November (in England): Dave Bright, soccer player
- Laurence Aberhart, photographer
- Laurence Clark, cartoonist
- Steve Gilpin, musician
- John Hanlon, musician
- Donna Awatere Huata, politician
- Nigel Brown, painter
- Ian Ewen-Street, politician
- Cilla McQueen, poet
- Mike Moore, Prime Minister and Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Deaths
- 7 October: Matiu Ratana, politician and Ratana church leader.
- 28 December: Jack Lovelock, athlete
References
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ↑ New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Te Ara
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ↑ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ↑ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
