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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
Archery
5.2
Athletics
5.3
Basketball
5.4
Chess
5.5
Horse racing
5.5.1
Harness racing
5.6
Lawn bowls
5.7
Olympic Games
5.8
Rugby union
5.9
Rugby league
5.10
Soccer
6
Births
7
Deaths
8
See also
9
References
10
External links
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The following lists events that happened during 1948 in New Zealand.
Population
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Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,853,900.[1]
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Increase since 31 December 1947: 36,400 (2.00%).[1]
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Males per 100 females: 100.5.[1]
Incumbents
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Regal and viceregal
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Government
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The 28th 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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New Zealand ration book
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31 May – Tea rationing, introduced in June 1942, is abolished.[4][5]
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27 August – Sugar rationing, introduced in April 1942, is abolished.[4][6]
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6 September – New Zealand citizenship is established. Before this date, New Zealand residents were British citizens or subjects.[7]
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27 September – Meat rationing, introduced in March 1944, is abolished. Butter remains the sole food product still under rationing.[8][9][10]
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20 November – Two takahē are discovered after being declared extinct for 50 years.[11]
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The Marlborough Press, which was founded in 1860, is taken over by The Marlborough Express.[12]
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Italy establishes a consulate in Wellington.[13]
Arts and literature
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See 1948 in art, 1948 in literature
Music
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See: 1948 in music
Radio
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See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
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See: Category:1948 film awards, 1948 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1948 films
Sport
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Archery
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The national championships are held at a single venue for the first time replacing the previous postal shoot.[14][15]
National Champions
Athletics
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Jack Clarke wins the national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:44:06 in Dunedin.
Basketball
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Interpovincial Champions: Men – Palmerston North
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Interpovincial Champions: Women – Palmerston North
Chess
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The 55th National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by R.G. Wade of Wellington (his 3rd win).[16]
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 Dunedin.[19]
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Men's singles champion – S. Marriott (Opawa Bowling Club)
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Men's pair champions – M.A. Marinovich, S. Garelja (skip) (Oratia Bowling Club)
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Men's fours champions – J.W.T. Macklow, Frank Livingstone, Alec Robertson, J.H. Mingins (skip) (Onehunga Bowling Club)
Olympic Games
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0
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New Zealand is represented by seven competitors in athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming and weightlifting. There are no medal successes.
Rugby union
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Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Rugby league
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New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
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The Chatham Cup is won by Technical Old Boys of Christchurch who beat Waterside of Wellington 2–0 in the final.[20]
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An Australian side toured New Zealand, playing four internationals:[21]
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14 August, Wellington: NZ 0–6 Australia
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28 August, Christchurch: NZ 0–7 Australia
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4 September, Wellington: NZ 0–4 Australia
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11 September, Auckland: NZ 1–8 Australia
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Provincial league champions:[22]
Births
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6 January: Dayle Hadlee, cricketer.[23]
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16 January: Dalvanius Prime, entertainer.[24]
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17 January: Billy T. James, comedian.
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7 February: Richard Prebble, politician.[25]
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27 February: Michael Baigent, author and conspiracy theorist.[26]
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2 April (in Scotland): Sam Malcolmson, soccer player.[27]
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25 May: Mac Price, diplomat.[28]
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3 July: Richard Worth, politician.
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22 July: Kevin Ryan, long-distance runner.
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29 July: John Clarke, actor, best known in New Zealand for Fred Dagg.
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6 September: Kevin Towns, field hockey player and coach.
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1 October: Peter Blake, yachtsman.
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2 October: Robert Anderson, cricketer.
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24 October: Ray Ahipene-Mercer, musician, politician.
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4 November: Alexis Hunter, painter.
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13 November: Lockwood Smith, politician.
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15 November: David Caygill, politician.
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Sue Kedgley, politician.
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Bruce Lynch, musician.
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Grahame Sydney, painter.
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Sue Wood, politician.
Deaths
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See also
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For world events and topics in 1948 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1948
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.
^ a b "Tea and Sugar – War Economy – NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz.
^ "Tea Rationing Ends May 31". The Northern Advocate. 22 May 1948. p. 3.
^ "SUGAR RATIONING TO END AFTER THIS WEEK". Otago Daily Times. 24 August 1948. p. 4.
^ "New Zealand citizenship established". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
^ "Rationing of New Zealand-Grown Foods – NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz.
^ Meat Rationing Revocation Order 1948
^ "MEAT RATIONING ENDS - BUTTER RESTRICTIONS TO CONTINUE - ANNOUNCEMENT BY MR NORDMEYER". The Press. 27 September 1948. p. 6.
^ "Takahē - back from the brink". RNZ. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ "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
^ Jay Venables. "GEORGE DAVIDSON – OLYMPIAN" (PDF). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ DNZB Archived 26 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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