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The following lists events that happened during 1952 in New Zealand .
The population of New Zealand reaches 2 million.
Population
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Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,024,600.[1]
Increase since 31 December 1951: 54,100 (2.75%).[1]
Males per 100 females: 101.1.[1]
Incumbents
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Regal and viceregal
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Government
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The 30th New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the National government under Sidney Holland .
Parliamentary opposition
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Main centre leaders
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Events
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January
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February
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March
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April
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June
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July
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November
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December
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Arts and literature
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See 1952 in art , 1952 in literature , Category:1952 books
Music
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See: 1952 in music
Radio
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See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
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See: Category:1952 film awards , 1952 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand , Category:1952 films
Sport
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Athletics
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Jack Clarke wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:38:42 on 1 March in Wanganui .
Chess
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The 59th National Chess Championship was held in Napier, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Christchurch (his first title).[4]
Cricket
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Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team
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.[7]
Men's singles champion – Frank Livingstone (Onehunga Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – R.K. Aitchison, E. Ravenwood (skip) (North-East Valley Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – N.M. Johnston, W.J. Ashton, M.J. Squire, K.S. Ewing (skip) (Stratford Bowling Club)
Olympic Games
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Summer Olympics
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Total
1 0
2 3
Winter Olympics
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Total
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0
0
0
New Zealand sends a team to the Winter Olympics for the first time.
Soccer
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The Chatham Cup was shared by the finalists North Shore United and Western (Christchurch) after the extra time score (1–1) and all criteria for deciding a winner at that time were equal.[8]
The national men's soccer team toured to the Pacific, playing 10 matches, 5 of which were internationals:[9]
31 August, Suva: NZ 1 – 0 Suva
3 September, Suva: NZ 8 – 3 Southern Districts
7 September, Suva: NZ Fiji
9 September, Lautoka: NZ 0 – 0 Lautoka
11 September, Lautoka: NZ 5 – 0 Northern Districts
14 September, Lautoka: NZ Fiji
16 September, Suva: NZ Fiji
21 September, Papeete: NZ Tahiti
25 September, Fautaua: NZ 7 – 1 Chinese Selection
28 September, Papeete NZ Tahiti
Provincial league champions: [10]
Auckland: Eastern Suburbs AFC
Canterbury: Technical OB
Hawke's Bay: West End
Manawatu: Palmerston North United
Nelson: Settlers
Northland: Otangarei United
Otago: Northern AFC
Poverty Bay: Thistle
South Canterbury: Thistle
Southland: Brigadiers
Taranaki: Overseas
Waikato: Pukemiro Junction
Wairarapa: Masterton B
Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys
Wellington: Petone
Births
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12 January: John Walker
4 February: Jenny Shipley [11]
14 February: Les Wilson
Vincent Burke
19 March: Warren Lees
22 March: Rod Millen
7 April: Alan Niven
21 June: Jeremy Coney
25 June: Tim Finn
20 July: Ian Ferguson
8 August: Sandra Lee-Vercoe
2 September: Chris Knox
8 September: Graham Mourie
14 September: Neil McLeod
3 October: Gary Troup
20 October: Michael Houstoun
31 December: Vaughan Jones
John Badcock
Sue Bradford
Stevan Eldred-Grigg
(in England): David Fletcher
Tame Iti
Linda Jones (jockey)
Sukhi Turner
Marilyn Waring
Deaths
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29 April: Adam Hamilton
1 May: Hon. Thomas Otto Bishop MLC, politician.
6 May: Sir Oswald Birley , painter (in England).
5 August:John Robertson
13 August: Frederick de Jersey Clere
20 August: Lionel Terry
24 August: Alexander Harris
17 September Carl Axel Björk [12]
12 October: Te Puea Herangi
17 November: Ben Roberts
22 November: Ted Morgan
27 November: Bill Parry
See also
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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 . Retrieved 6 June 2018 .
^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
^ "New Zealand: List of champions" . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
^ "Jennifer Shipley" . Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers . 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021 .
^ Dougherty, Ian. "Carl Axel Björk" . Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 23 April 2017 .
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