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1943 in New Zealand

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1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s

See also:
  
Other events of 1943Timeline of New Zealand history

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,642,000
  • Increase since 31/12/1942: 5600 (0.34%)
  • Males per 100 females: 92.9

    • Regal and viceregal

  • Head of State - George VI
  • Governor-General - Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM

    • Government

    The 26th New Zealand Parliament concluded, with the Labour Party in government. Labour was re-elected for a third term in the election in November

    Contents

  • Speaker of the House - Bill Barnard (Democratic Labour Party)
  • Prime Minister - Peter Fraser
  • Minister of Finance - Walter Nash
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs - Peter Fraser
  • Attorney-General - Rex Mason

    • 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 - Thomas Hislop
  • Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
  • Mayor of Dunedin - Andrew Allen

    • Events

  • New Zealand troops take part in invasion of Italy.
  • 25 February: Mutiny by Japanese prisoners of war at Featherston prisoner of war camp camp results in 48 Japanese dead, 61 wounded, plus one dead and 11 injured guards.
  • 3 April: Battle of Manners Street between American and New Zealand servicemen
  • 4 June: The Cromwell to Dunedin Express is derailed while travelling around a bend too fast near Hyde in Central Otago. 21 people were killed and 47 injured of the 113 on board. [1]
  • 20 June: Several U.S. Marines drown during landing exercises at Paekakariki.
  • 28 August: Eleanor Roosevelt arrives in New Zealand for visit.
  • 3 September: Eleanor Roosevelt flies out from Auckland.
  • 25 September: New Zealand general election, 1943.

    • Arts and literature

    See 1943 in art, 1943 in literature, Category:1943 books

    Music

    See: 1943 in music

    Radio

    See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

    Film

    See: Category:1943 film awards, 1943 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1943 films

    Archery

    The New Zealand Archery Association, now Archery New Zealand, is incorporated.

    The first national championships are held. From now until 1947 the championships are a postal shoot.

  • Men Open: W. Burton (Gisborne)

    • Harness racing

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup: Haughty - 2nd win
  • Auckland Trotting Cup: Shadow Maid

    • Rugby union

    Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks

  • Ranfurly Shield

    • Soccer

  • Chatham Cup competition not held
  • Provincial league champions:
  • Auckland: Metro College
  • Canterbury: Western
  • Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB
  • Nelson: No competition
  • Otago: Mosgiel
  • South Canterbury: No competition
  • Southland: No competition
  • Taranaki: RNZAF
  • Waikato: No competition
  • Wanganui: No competition
  • Wellington: Waterside

    • Births

  • 28 January: Malvina Major, opera singer
  • 16 March: Dave McKenzie, long-distance runner
  • 24 March: Kate Webb, journalist
  • 6 April: Roger Cook, journalist
  • 12 July: Bruce Taylor, cricketer
  • July 16: Peter Welsh, steeplechase runner
  • 20 July: Chris Amon, Formula 1 racing driver
  • 19 August: Sid Going, rugby union player
  • 9 September: Keith Murdoch, rugby union player
  • 15 October (in Bosnia): Drago Došen, painter
  • 21 October: John Robertson (composer)
  • 27 October: Tom Lister, rugby union player
  • 7 November: Silvia Cartwright, judge
  • 16 November: Chris Laidlaw, All Black, diplomat, politician and radio host
  • 24 November: Barry Milburn, cricketer
  • 25 December: Hedley Howarth, cricketer
  • Gretchen Albrecht, painter
  • Mel Courtney, politician
  • Brian Easton, economist
  • Richard (Dick) Frizzell, artist
  • Alamein Kopu, politician
  • Brian Perkins, radio broadcaster (UK)
  • Georgina Te Heuheu, politician

    • Category:1943 births

    Deaths

  • 15 January: William Barber, politician.
  • 1 February: Frank Worsley, sailor and explorer.
  • 6 April: Paraire Karaka Paikea, politician.
  • 27 March: Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, soldier, VC winner.
  • 22 May: Alfred Ransom, politician & cabinet minister
  • 27 May: Gordon Coates, 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand.
  • 21 August: Hilda Hewlett, aviation pioneer.
  • 6 September: James Cowan, writer, historian and ethnographer.
  • 11 October: Matthew Joseph Brodie, second Catholic bishop of Christchurch
  • 20 October: John Rigg, politician.

    • Category:1943 deaths

    References

    1943 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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