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1958 in New Zealand

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Other events of 1958Timeline of New Zealand history

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,316,000
  • Increase since 31 December 1957: 53,200 (2.35%)
  • Males per 100 females: 101.3

    • Regal and viceregal

  • Head of State – Elizabeth II
  • Governor-General – The Viscount Cobham GCMG TD.

    • Government

    The 32nd New Zealand Parliament commenced. In power was the newly elected Labour government led by Walter Nash.

    Contents

  • Speaker of the House – Robert Macfarlane.
  • Prime Minister – Walter Nash.
  • Deputy Prime Minister – Clarence Skinner.
  • Minister of Finance – Arnold Nordmeyer.
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs – Walter Nash.
  • Attorney-General – Rex Mason.

    • Parliamentary opposition

  • Leader of the Opposition – Keith Holyoake (National).

    • Main centre leaders

  • Mayor of Auckland – Keith Buttle
  • Mayor of Hamilton – Roderick Braithwaite
  • Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts
  • Mayor of Christchurch – Robert Macfarlane then George Manning
  • Mayor of Dunedin – Leonard Morton Wright

    • Events

  • 26 June – 'Black Budget', raising taxes on tobacco, alcohol and petrol, passed by second Labour government.
  • June – New Zealand's first supermarket, Foodtown, opens at Otahuhu.
  • 3 September – Brian Barratt-Boyes performs New Zealand's first open heart surgery at Auckland's Green Lane Hospital.
  • 29 September – The emergency number 111 for fire, police and ambulance is introduced; initially only in Masterton and Carterton.
  • United States base for Operation Deep Freeze is established at Christchurch Airport.
  • The Wairakei Power Station is commissioned. It is New Zealand's first geothermal power station, and only the second large-scale geothermal power station in the world.

    • Arts and literature

  • The Robert Burns Fellowship is established to honour the bicentennary of the poet's birth.

    • See 1958 in art, 1958 in literature, Robert Burns Fellowship, Category:1958 books

    Music

    See: 1958 in music

    Radio

    See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

    Film

    See: Category:1958 film awards, 1958 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1958 films

    Athletics

  • Ray Puckett wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:37:28 in Lower Hutt.

    • Chess

  • The 65th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.R. Phillips of Auckland.

    • Harness racing

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup: False Step
  • Auckland Trotting Cup: Macklin

    • Rugby union

  • The All Blacks played three Test matches against the touring Australian side, retaining the Bledisloe Cup:
  • 23 August, Athletic Park (Wellington), Wellington: New Zealand 25 – 3 Australia
  • 6 September, Lancaster Park, Christchurch: New Zealand 3 – 6 Australia
  • 20 September, Epsom Showgrounds, Auckland: New Zealand 17 – 8 Australia

    • Soccer

  • The national men's team played seven matches including five internationals:
  • 16 August, Wellington: NZ 2 – 3 Australia
  • 23 August, Auckland: NZ 2 – 2 Australia
  • 26 August, Hamilton: NZ 3 – 0 Waikato XI
  • 31 August, Nouméa: NZ 2 – 1 New Caledonia
  • 7 September, Nouméa: NZ 5 – 1 New Caledonia
  • 14 September, Nouméa: NZ 2 – 1 New Caledonia
  • 18 September, Auckland: NZ 1 – 1 Auckland
  • The Chatham Cup was won by Seatoun for the second consecutive year. They beat Christchurch city 7-1 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: Spartans
  • Nelson: Settlers
  • Northland: Marlin Rovers
  • Otago: Northern AFC
  • Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
  • South Canterbury: West End
  • Southland: Brigadiers
  • Taranaki: City
  • Waikato: Hamilton Technical OB
  • Wairarapa: Masterton Athletic
  • Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
  • Wellington: Seatoun AFC

    • Births

  • 1 January: Lesley Shankland (later Murdoch), cricketer
  • 7 February: Simon Upton, politician
  • 30 March: Peter Ellis, convicted for child abuse
  • 15 April: John Bracewell, cricket player and coach
  • 16 May (in the U.S.A.): Thomas "Tab" Baldwin, basketball coach
  • 27 May: Neil Finn, singer, songwriter
  • 28 May: Dennis May, karate master
  • 14 September: Jeff Crowe, cricketer
  • 27 September: Mitch Shirra, motorcycle speedway rider
  • 17 November: Frank van Hattum, soccer player
  • 23 November: Martin Snedden, cricketer and sports administrator
  • 30 November: Barry Cooper, cricketer
  • 2 December: Roger Sowry, politician
  • 14 December (In Scotland): Alan Boath, footballer
  • Daryl Crimp, writer, illustrator and cartoonist
  • A J Hackett, extreme sports entrepreneur
  • (in Zambia): Vicky Jones, children's author
  • Pio Terei, actor, singer and comedian
  • Jools and Lynda Topp (the Topp Twins, entertainers
  • Jane Wrightson, chief censor

    • Category:1958 births

    Deaths

  • 12 March: Bill Barnard, politician – 10th Speaker of the House of Representatives
  • 1 June: Fred Baker, soldier
  • 17 July: William Burgoyne Taverner, MP and Mayor of Dunedin
  • 9 October: Merton Hodge, playwright
  • 25 October: James Chapman-Taylor, architect
  • William Montgomery, Jr., politician
  • Robert William Smith, politician

    • Category:1958 deaths

    References

    1958 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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