1948 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1948 in New Zealand.
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Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,853,900[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1947: 36,400 (2.00%)
- Males per 100 females: 100.5
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 28th New Zealand Parliament continued, with the Labour Party in government.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
Arts and literature
See 1948 in art, 1948 in literature, Category:1948 books
Music
See: 1948 in music
Radio
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.[9][10]
National Champions
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).[11]
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Highland Fling (2nd win)[12]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Captain Sandy[13]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[14]
- 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
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | 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 league
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Technical Old Boys of Christchurch who beat Waterside of Wellington 2–0 in the final.[15]
- An Australian side toured New Zealand, playing four internationals:[16]
- 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:[17]
- 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.[18]
- 16 January: Dalvanius Prime, entertainer.[19]
- 17 January: Billy T. James, comedian.
- 7 February: Richard Prebble, politician.[20]
- 27 February: Michael Baigent, author and conspiracy theorist.[21]
- 2 April (in Scotland): Sam Malcolmson, soccer player.[22]
- 25 May: Mac Price, diplomat.[23]
- 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.
- Sue Kedgley, politician.
- Bruce Lynch, musician.
- Grahame Sydney, painter.
- Sue Wood, politician.
Category:1948 births
Deaths
- 16 May: John Gordon Eliott, former Reform MP
- 25 September: George Davidson, olympic sprinter.[24]
- 9 October: Edmund Anscombe, architect.[25]
- 20 December: Fanny Irvine-Smith, teacher and writer
- 21 December: Fred Bartram, former Labour MP
Category:1948 deaths
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
References
- "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
- Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- "Tea and Sugar – War Economy – NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz.
- "Rationing of New Zealand-Grown Foods – NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz.
- Meat Rationing Revocation Order 1948
- "Marlborough Express". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
- "New Zealand and Italy". NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- 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. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- List of NZ Trotting cup winners Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- List of New Zealand national soccer matches Archived 29 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ESPN Cricinfo – Dayle Hadlee Archived 23 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Dalvanius Prime – Discogs Archived 11 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Richard Prebble
- The Guardian interview with Michael Baigent Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- FIFA record for Sam Malcolmson Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Macalister Price obituary Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- NZ Olympic Committee
- DNZB Archived 26 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to 1948 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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