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Population
2
Incumbents
2.1
Regal and viceregal
2.2
Government
2.3
Parliamentary opposition
2.4
Main centre leaders
3
Events
4
Arts and literature
ection
4.1
Music
4.2
Radio
4.3
Film
5
Sport
5.1
Chess
5.2
Cricket
5.3
Horse racing
5.3.1
Harness racing
5.4
Lawn bowls
5.5
Soccer
6
Births
7
Deaths
8
See also
9
References
10
External links
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The following lists events that happened during 1940 in New Zealand.
Population
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Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,633,600.[1]
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Increase since 31 December 1939: -8000 (−0.49%).[1]
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Males per 100 females: 99.1.[1]
Incumbents
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Regal and viceregal
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Government
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The 26th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Labour Party in government.
Parliamentary opposition
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Main centre leaders
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Events
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The state funeral procession for Michael Joseph Savage, April 1940
Arts and literature
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See 1940 in art, 1940 in literature
Music
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See: 1940 in music
Radio
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See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
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See: Category:1940 film awards, 1940 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1940 films
Sport
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Chess
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The 49th National Chess Championship was held in Wellington, and was won by John Dunlop of Dunedin (his 6th and last title).[4]
Cricket
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Horse racing
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Harness racing
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Lawn bowls
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The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.[7]
Soccer
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The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside who beat Mosgiel 6–2 in the final.[8]
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Provincial league champions:[9]
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Auckland: Comrade
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Canterbury: Western
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Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB
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Nelson: No competition
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Otago: Mosgiel
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South Canterbury: No competition
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Southland: No competition
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Taranaki: RNZAF
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Waikato: No competition
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Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys
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Wellington: Waterside
Births
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12 January: Dick Motz, cricketer (d. 2007)
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13 February: Stan Rodger, politician (d. 2022)
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17 February: James Laurenson, actor
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23 March: Brian Hastings, cricketer
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14 April: Robin Tait, discus thrower (d. 1984)
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7 June: Felicity Riddy, author and academic
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10 June (in the USA): Augie Auer, meteorologist (d. 2007)
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23 June: Mike Shrimpton, cricketer (d. 2015)
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1 July (in Australia): Judith Binney, historian (d. 2011)
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8 July: Waka Nathan, rugby union player (d. 2021)
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15 July: Ian Athfield, architect (d. 2007)
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11 August: Glenys Page, cricketer (d. 2012)
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31 August: Maurice (John) Belgrave, public servant and chief ombudsman (d. 2007)
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3 September: Brian Lochore, rugby player (d. 2019)
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18 September
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24 September: Don Brash, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, politician
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6 October: Merv Wellington, politician (d. 2003)
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24 October: Martin Campbell, film and TV director
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date unknown
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Michael Jackson, poet, anthropologist
Deaths
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See also
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For world events and topics in 1940 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1940
References
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^ 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.
^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
^ 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
^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
^ Dreaver, Anthony. "Hannah Retter". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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