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Population
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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
Cricket
5.6
Horse racing
5.6.1
Harness racing
5.6.2
Thoroughbred racing
5.7
Lawn bowls
5.8
Rugby
5.9
Rugby league
5.10
Soccer
6
Births
7
Deaths
8
See also
9
References
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following lists events that happened during 1949 in New Zealand.
Most New Zealanders became New Zealand citizens in addition to being British subjects, as the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 came into effect.
The National government of Sydney Holland was elected in the 1949 New Zealand general election.
Population
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Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,892,100.[1]
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Increase since 31 December 1948: 38,200 (2.06%).[1]
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Males per 100 females: 100.7.[1]
Incumbents
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Regal and viceregal
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Government
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The 28th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was the Labour until after the November general election, which saw it replaced by National Party.
Iriaka Rātana (Labour) is the first Māori woman elected to Parliament.[3]
Parliamentary opposition
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Main centre leaders
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Events
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Arts and literature
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See 1949 in art, 1949 in literature, Category:1949 books
Music
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See: 1949 in music
Radio
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See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
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See: Category:1949 film awards, 1949 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1949 films
Sport
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Archery
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National Champions
Athletics
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George Bromley wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:40:05.6 in Christchurch.
Basketball
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Interpovincial Champions: Men – Wellington
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Interpovincial Champions: Women – Palmerston North
Chess
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The 56th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by A.E. Nield of Auckland.[6]
Cricket
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Horse racing
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Harness racing
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Thoroughbred racing
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Lawn bowls
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The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[9]
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Men's singles champion – S. Gooch (Kahutia Bowling Club)
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Men's pair champions – Frank Livingstone, J.H. Mingins (skip) (Onehunga Bowling Club)
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Men's fours champions – A.J. Murdoch, H.L. Rule, A. Rivers, Pete Skoglund (skip) (Otahuhu Bowling Club)
Rugby
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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 Petone who beat Northern 1–0 in the final.[10]
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Provincial league champions:[11]
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Auckland: Eden
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Canterbury: Technical OB
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Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB
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Nelson:
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Otago: Northern
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South Canterbury: Northern Hearts
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Southland: Brigadiers
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Taranaki: City
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Waikato: Rotowaro
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Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
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Wellington: Seatoun
Births
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22 January: Cilla McQueen, poet
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24 January: Bill Bush, rugby player
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28 January: Mike Moore, Prime Minister and Director-General of the World Trade Organization (d. 2020)
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15 February: Ashraf Choudhary, politician
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19 February: Brenda Matthews, sprinter
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28 April: Steve Gilpin, musician (d. 1992)
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8 June: Sherryl Jordan, writer (d. 2023)
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6 July: Grant McAuley, rower
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20 September: Alan McIntyre, field hockey player
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10 October: Lance Cairns, cricketer
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2 November: Bruce Biddle, road cyclist
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29 November (in England): Dave Bright, soccer player
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Laurence Aberhart, photographer
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Laurence Clark, cartoonist
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John Hanlon, musician
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Donna Awatere Huata, politician
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Nigel Brown, painter
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Ian Ewen-Street, politician
Deaths
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See also
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References
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^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
^ "New Zealand Parliament – Parliament timeline". Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
^ Te Ara
^ 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.
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