1952 in New Zealand

← 1951 1950 1949 1952 in New Zealand → 1953 1954 1955
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1952 Timeline of New Zealand history

Summary

The population of New Zealand reaches 2 million.

Population

• Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,024,600
• Increase since 31 December 1951: 54,100 (2.75%)
• Males per 100 females: 101.1

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State - George VI followed by Elizabeth II
• Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg

Government

The 30th New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the National government under Sidney Holland.

• Speaker of the House - Mathew Oram
• Prime Minister - Sidney Holland
• Deputy Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake
• Minister of Finance - Sidney Holland
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Clifton Webb

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Walter Nash (Labour).

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
• Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
• Mayor of Wellington - Robert Macalister
• Mayor of Christchurch - Robert M. Macfarlane
• Mayor of Dunedin - Leonard Morton Wright

Arts and literature

See 1952 in art, 1952 in literature, Category:1952 books

Music

See: 1952 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

• Broken Barrier

See: Category:1952 film awards, 1952 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1952 films

Sport

Athletics

• Jack Clarke wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:38:42 on 1 March in Wanganui.

Chess

• The 59th National Chess Championship was held in Napier, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Christchurch (his first title).

Cricket

Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Mobile Globe
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Soangetaha - 2nd win

Olympic Games

• New Zealand at the 1952 Summer Olympics
• New Zealand at the 1952 Winter Olympics (the first team sent to the Winter Olympics).

Soccer

• The Chatham Cup was shared by the finalists North Shore United and Western (Christchurch) after the extra time score (1-1) and all criteria for deciding a winner at that time were equal.
• The national men's soccer team toured to the Pacific, playing 10 matches, 5 of which were internationals:
  • 31 August, Suva: NZ 1 - 0 Suva
  • 3 September, Suva: NZ 8 - 3 Southern Districts
  • 7 September, Suva: NZ 2 - 0 Fiji
  • 9 September, Lautoka: NZ 0 - 0 Lautoka
  • 11 September, Lautoka: NZ 5 - 0 Northern Districts
  • 14 September, Lautoka: NZ 9 - 0 Fiji
  • 16 September, Suva: NZ 5 - 2 Fiji
  • 21 September, Papeete: NZ 2 - 2 Tahiti
  • 25 September, Fautaua: NZ 7 - 1 Chinese Selection
  • 28 September, Papeete NZ 5 - 3 Tahiti
• Provincial league champions:
  • Auckland: Eastern Suburbs AFC
  • Canterbury: Technical OB
  • Hawke's Bay: West End
  • Manawatu: Palmerston North United
  • Nelson: Settlers
  • Northland: Otangarei United
  • Otago: Northern AFC
  • Poverty Bay: Thistle
  • South Canterbury: Thistle
  • Southland: Brigadiers
  • Taranaki: Overseas
  • Waikato: Pukemiro Junction
  • Wairarapa: Masterton B
  • Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys
  • Wellington: Petone

Births

• 12 January: John Walker, athlete.
• 4 February: Jenny Shipley future Prime Minister.
• 14 February: Les Wilson, field hockey goalkeeper.
• 19 March: Warren Lees, cricket player and coach.
• 22 March: Rod Millen, motor rally driver.
• 21 June: Jeremy Coney, cricket captain.
• 25 June: Tim Finn, singer, songwriter and musician.
• 20 July: Ian Ferguson, kayaker.
• 8 August: Sandra Lee-Vercoe, politician and diplomat.
• 2 September: Chris Knox, singer-songwriter.
• 8 September: Graham Mourie, rugby player.
• 14 September: Neil McLeod, field hockey player.
• 3 October: Gary Troup, cricketer.
• 20 October: Michael Houstoun, concert pianist.

• John Badcock, painter.
• Sue Bradford, politician.
• Stevan Eldred-Grigg, writer and historian.
• (in England): David Fletcher, cartoonist.
• Tame Iti, activist.
• Sukhi Turner, Mayor of Dunedin.
• Marilyn Waring, feminist academic and politician.

Deaths

See also: Category:1952 deaths

• 29 April: Adam Hamilton, politician.
• 1 May: Hon. Thomas Otto Bishop MLC, politician.
• 6 May: Sir Oswald Birley, painter.
• 13 August: Frederick de Jersey Clere, architect.
• 20 August: Lionel Terry, convicted murderer, white supremacist.
• 12 October: Te Puea Herangi, Māori leader.
• 17 November: Benjamin Roberts, New Zealand Labour MP
• 22 November: Ted Morgan, New Zealand boxer.
• 27 November: Bill Parry, politician.
• John Robertson, 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

External links

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