The following lists events that happened during 1948 in New Zealand.
Population Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,853,900. Increase since 31 December 1947: 36,400 (2.00%). Males per 100 females: 100.5.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal Head of State – George VI Governor-General – Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSOStatistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
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 Leader of the Opposition – Sidney Holland (National Party).
Main centre leaders 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
31 May – Tea rationing, introduced in June 1942, is abolished. 27 August – Sugar rationing, introduced in April 1942, is abolished. 6 September – New Zealand citizenship is established. Before this date, New Zealand residents were British citizens or subjects. 27 September – Meat rationing, introduced in March 1944, is abolished. Butter remains the sole food product still under rationing.Meat Rationing Revocation Order 1948 20 November – Two takahē are discovered after being declared extinct for 50 years. The Marlborough Press, which was founded in 1860, is taken over by The Marlborough Express. Italy establishes a consulate in Wellington.
Arts and literature See 1948 in art, 1948 in literature
Music See: 1948 in music
Radio See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film See: :Category:1948 film awards, 1948 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1948 films
Sport
Archery The national championships are held at a single venue for the first time replacing the previous postal shoot.In a postal shoot clubs compete on specified dates and the results are posted to the Association.Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications.
National champions Open Men – H. Butel (Dunedin) Open Women – Doreen Johnston (Dunedin)
Athletics Jack Clarke wins the national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:44:06 in Dunedin.
Basketball Interpovincial Champions: Men – Palmerston North Interpovincial Champions: Women – Palmerston North
Chess The 55th National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by R.G. Wade of Wellington (his 3rd win).List of New Zealand Chess Champions
Horse racing
Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup – Highland Fling (2nd win)List of NZ Trotting cup winners Auckland Trotting Cup – Captain SandyAuckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
Lawn bowls The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin. Men's singles champion – S. Marriott (Opawa Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – M.A. Marinovich, S. Garelja (skip) (Oratia Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – J.W.T. Macklow, Frank Livingstone, Alec Robertson, J.H. Mingins (skip) (Onehunga Bowling Club)
Olympic Games
Total 0 0 0 0 New Zealand is represented by seven competitors in athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming and weightlifting. There are no medal successes.
Rugby union :Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, :Category:All Blacks Ranfurly Shield
Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team
Shooting Ballinger Belt – William Masefield (Blenheim)
Soccer The Chatham Cup is won by Technical Old Boys of Christchurch who beat Waterside of Wellington 2–0 in the final.Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com An Australian side toured New Zealand, playing four internationals:List of New Zealand national soccer matches 14 August, Wellington: NZ 0–6 Australia 28 August, Christchurch: NZ 0–7 Australia 4 September, Wellington: NZ 0–4 Australia 11 September, Auckland: NZ 1–8 Australia Provincial league champions: Auckland: Eastern Suburbs Canterbury: Western Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB Nelson: Nelson United Otago: Mosgiel South Canterbury: Fisherman Southland: Invercargill United Taranaki: Stratford Waikato: Rotowaro Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic Wellington: Waterside
Births 6 January: Dayle Hadlee, cricketer.ESPN Cricinfo – Dayle Hadlee 16 January: Dalvanius Prime, entertainer.Dalvanius Prime – Discogs 17 January: Billy T. James, comedian. 7 February: Richard Prebble, politician.Richard Prebble 27 February: Michael Baigent, author and conspiracy theorist.The Guardian interview with Michael Baigent 2 April (in Scotland): Sam Malcolmson, soccer player.FIFA record for Sam Malcolmson 25 May: Mac Price, diplomat.Macalister Price obituary 3 July: Richard Worth, politician. 22 July: Kevin Ryan, long-distance runner. 29 July: John Clarke, actor, best known in New Zealand for Fred Dagg. 6 September: Kevin Towns, field hockey player and coach. 1 October: Peter Blake, yachtsman. 2 October: Robert Anderson, cricketer. 24 October: Ray Ahipene-Mercer, musician, politician. 4 November: Alexis Hunter, painter. 13 November: Lockwood Smith, politician. 15 November: David Caygill, politician. Sue Kedgley, politician. Bruce Lynch, musician. Grahame Sydney, painter. Sue Wood, politician.
Deaths 16 May: John Gordon Eliott, former Reform MP 16 June: Lavinia Jane Kelsey, kindergarten founder and teacher 25 September: George Davidson, olympic sprinter. 9 October: Edmund Anscombe, architect.DNZB 20 December: Fanny Irvine-Smith, teacher and writer 21 December: Fred Bartram, former Labour MP
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
For world events and topics in 1948 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1948
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