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1963 in New Zealand

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See also:
  
Other events of 1963Timeline of New Zealand history

Population

  • Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,566,900
  • Increase since 31 December 1962: 51,100 (2.03%)
  • Males per 100 Females: 100.8

    • Regal and Vice Regal

  • Head of State – Elizabeth II
  • Governor-General – Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE.

    • Government

    The 33rd New Zealand Parliament concluded and a general election was held on 30 November. This saw the National Party returned with the loss of one seat to have a majority of 10 seats.

    Contents

  • Speaker of the House – Ronald Algie.
  • Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake
  • Deputy Prime Minister – Jack Marshall.
  • Minister of Finance – Harry Lake.
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs – Keith Holyoake.
  • Attorney-General – Ralph Hanan.

    • Parliamentary opposition

  • Leader of the Opposition – Walter Nash (Labour) until 31 March, then Arnold Nordmeyer (Labour).

    • Main centre leaders

  • Mayor of Auckland – Dove-Myer Robinson
  • Mayor of Hamilton – Dennis Rogers
  • Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts
  • Mayor of Christchurch – George Manning
  • Mayor of Dunedin – Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey

    • Events

  • 6 February: Elizabeth II arrives in New Zealand on the Royal Yacht Britannia for the 1963 Royal Tour of New Zealand.[1]
  • 7 February: 15 people killed in a bus crash due to brake failure in the Brynderwyn Hills in Northland [2]
  • 17 April: Tauranga becomes a city.
  • 3 July: New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 crashes into the Kaimai Ranges, killing all 23 aboard.
  • 7 December: Two people are killed in the Bassett Road machine gun murders.

    • Arts and literature

  • Maurice Shadbolt wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

    • See 1963 in art, 1963 in literature, Category:1963 books

    Music

    See: 1963 in music

    Radio and Television

  • There are 80,000 television licences issued, and an estimated 300,000 television viewers in New Zealand. [3]

    • See: 1963 in New Zealand television, 1963 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

    Film

    See: Category:1963 film awards, 1963 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1963 films

    Athletics

    Jeff Julian wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:22:52 on 9 March in Hawera.

    Chess

  • The 70th National Chess Championship is held in Christchurch. The title is shared by Ortvin Sarapu and R.J. Sutton, both of Auckland.

    • Harness racing

  • Cardigan Bay, the million dollar pacer, wins the New Zealand Trotting Cup
  • Auckland Trotting Cup: Cardigan Bay – 2nd win

    • Soccer

  • The Chatham Cup was won by North Shore United who beat Nomads of Christchurch 3-1 in the final.
  • Provincial league champions:
  • Auckland: North Shore United
  • Bay of Plenty: Kahukura
  • Buller: Millerton Rangers
  • Canterbury: Nomads
  • Franklin: Manurewa AFC
  • Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers
  • Manawatu: Thistle
  • Marlborough: Woodbourne
  • Nelson: Rangers
  • Northland: Otangarei United
  • Otago: King Edward Technical College OB
  • Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
  • South Canterbury: Northern Hearts
  • Southland: Invercargill Thistle
  • Taranaki: Moturoa
  • Waikato: Hamilton Wanderers
  • Wairarapa: Lansdowne United
  • Wanganui: Wanganui United
  • Wellington: Diamond
  • West Coast: Cobden-Kohinoor
  • The second (and last) Rothmans Cup (see 1962) was won by North Shore United.

    • Births

  • 10 January: Malcolm Dunford, footballer
  • 21 February: Greg Turner, golfer.
  • 16 March: Kevin Smith, actor.
  • 4 June: Sean Fitzpatrick, rugby union player.
  • 18 June: Paul Honiss, rugby referee.
  • 20 July: Catherine Campbell, cricketer.
  • 20 July: Mike Davidson, freestyle swimmer.
  • 20 August: Ian Woodley, field hockey goalkeeper.
  • 26 August: Christine Arthur, field hockey player.
  • 9 September (in England): Sarah Illingworth, cricketer.
  • 10 September: Jay Laga'aia, actor.
  • 17 September: Warren Gatland, rugby player and coach.
  • 11 December: Mark Greatbatch, cricketer.
  • 24 December: David Grundy, field hockey player.
  • Joanna Bourke, historian.
  • Andrew Johnston, poet.
  • (in Poland): Ralph Talmont, photographer.

    • Category:1963 births

    Deaths

  • 7 January: Tapihana Paraire Paikea, politician.
  • 19 March: Frederick Hackett, politician.
  • 16 May: Fintan Patrick Walsh, trade unionist.
  • 4 July: Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, soldier, Governor-General of New Zealand.
  • 14 July: Maud Basham (Aunt Daisy), radio personality.
  • 19 September: Sir David Low, cartoonist (in London).

    • Category:1963 deaths

    References

    1963 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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