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1956 in New Zealand

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1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s

See also:
  
Other events of 1956Timeline of New Zealand history

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,209,200
  • Increase since 31 December 1955: 44,400 (2.05%)
  • Males per 100 females: 101.2

    • Regal and viceregal

  • Head of State – Elizabeth II
  • Governor-General – Lieutenant-General The Lord Norrie GCMG GCVO CB DSO MC.

    • Government

    The 31st New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the National government under Sidney Holland.

    Contents

  • Speaker of the House – Mathew Oram
  • Prime Minister – Sidney Holland.
  • Deputy Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake.
  • Minister of Finance – Jack Watts.
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs – Tom Macdonald.
  • Attorney-General – Jack Marshall.

    • Parliamentary opposition

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

    • Main centre leaders

  • Mayor of Auckland – John Luxford, followed by Thomas Ashby
  • Mayor of Hamilton – Roderick Braithwaite
  • Mayor of Wellington – Robert Macalister, followed by Frank Kitts
  • Mayor of Christchurch – Robert M. Macfarlane
  • Mayor of Dunedin – Leonard Morton Wright

    • Events

  • 8 March: Opo the friendly Dolphin dies in the Hokianga.
  • 13 March – After 26 years playing international cricket the New Zealand wins its first ever test victory against the West Indies at Eden Park.
  • New Zealand troops are sent to Malaya
  • the Roxburgh Dam is opened

    • Arts and literature

    See 1956 in art, 1956 in literature, Category:1956 books

    Music

    See: 1956 in music

    Radio

    See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

    Film

    See: Category:1956 film awards, 1956 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1956 films

    Athletics

  • Albert Richards wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:31:46 in Christchurch.

    • Chess

  • The 63rd National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by F.A. Foulds of Auckland.

    • Harness racing

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup: Thunder
  • Auckland Trotting Cup: Unite

    • Soccer

  • The Chatham Cup is won by Stop Out (Lower Hutt) who beat Shamrock (soccer) of Christchurch 4—1 in the final.
  • Provincial league champions:
  • Auckland: Onehunga
  • Bay of Plenty: Rangers
  • Buller: Millerton Thistle
  • Canterbury: Western
  • Hawke's Bay: Napier Athletic
  • Manawatu: Kiwi United
  • Marlborough: Blenheim B
  • Nelson: Settlers
  • Northland: Kamo Swifts
  • Otago: Northern AFC
  • Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
  • South Canterbury: West End
  • Southland: Brigadiers
  • Taranaki: Moturoa
  • Waikato: Huntly Thistle
  • Wairarapa: No competition
  • Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys
  • Wellington: Stop Out

    • Births

  • 3 January: Judith Tizard, politician
  • 6 January: Stephen Cox, cyclist
  • 16 January: Mark Burton, politician
  • 1 March: Mark Todd, equestrian eventer
  • 3 March: John F. Reid, cricketer
  • 13 April: Peter 'Possum' Bourne, rally driver
  • 17 April: Jaynie Parkhouse, freestyle swimmer
  • 26 April: Tinks Pottinger, equestrian eventer
  • 8 May: Richard Wilson, soccer player
  • 10 May: Chris Kuggeleijn, cricket player and coach
  • 23 May: Mark Shaw, rugby union footballer and selector
  • 18 August: Andrew Bennie, equestrian eventer
  • 8 November: Richard Curtis, screenwriter
  • 23 November: Bruce Edgar, cricketer
  • 12 December: Barry Pickering, soccer player
  • 16 December: Rodney Hide, politician
  • James Belich, historian
  • Gerry Brownlee, politician
  • (in Paris, France) Christopher Marshall, composer
  • Jenny Morris, singer
  • Vincent Ward, film director
  • Douglas Wright, dancer and choreographer

    • Category:1956 births

    Deaths

  • George Gillett, rugby player.
  • Bernard Martin, politician.
  • Jim Thorn, labour leader and politician.
  • Alexander Young, politician.

    • Category:1956 deaths

    References

    1956 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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