1944 in New Zealand

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1944 in New Zealand:
Other years in New Zealand
1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947

[edit] Population

Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,676,300 ^[1]
Increase since 31/12/1943: 34,300 (2.09%)
Males per 100 Females: 94.3

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

Head of State - George VI
Governor-General - Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM ^[2]

[edit] Government

The 27th New Zealand Parliament commenced, with the Labour Party in government.

Speaker of the House - Frederick Schramm (Labour)
Prime Minister - Peter Fraser
Minister of Finance - Walter Nash
Minister of Foreign Affairs - Peter Fraser
Attorney-General - Rex Mason

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition - Sidney Holland (National Party). ^[3]

[edit] Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop then William Appleton
Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
Mayor of Dunedin - Andrew Henson Allen then Donald Charles Cameron

[edit] Events

21 January: New Zealand and Australia sign the Canberra pact in which they agree to cooperate on international affairs. ^[4]
15 March: New Zealand General Freyberg orders the destruction of the monastery at Cassino using 775 aircraft, 1250 tons of bombs, and 200,000 shells. At the end of the battle, New Zealand has lost 1050 men, one of the worst days in its history.

[edit] Arts and literature

See 1944 in art, 1944 in literature, Category:1944 books

[edit] Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

Archbishop of New Zealand
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

[edit] Sport

See: 1944 in sports , Category:1944 in sports

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Horse racing

See Category:New Zealand horse races

[edit] Rugby

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks

Ranfurly Shield

[edit] Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

[edit] Soccer

Chatham Cup competition not held

[edit] Births

7 February: Witi Ihimaera, author.
6 March: Kiri Te Kanawa, opera singer.
8 April: Tariana Turia, politician.
12 May: Barry Barclay, filmmaker
16 June: Robin Morrison, photographer.
17 July: Mark Burgess, cricketer.
22 July: Anand Satyanand, Judge, Ombudsman and 19th Governor-General of New Zealand.
29 July: Terrence Jarvis, cricketer.
30 August: Alex Wyllie, rugby union player and coach.
10 November: Andy Leslie, rugby union player and administrator.
18 November: David O'Sullivan, cricketer.

Jack Body, composer
Philip Culbertson, theologian.
(in Ireland): Bert Hawthorne, motor racing driver.
Keith Locke, environmentalist and politician.
Brian Turner, sportsman and writer.
John Wood, diplomat.
Philip Woollaston, politician.

Category:1944 births

[edit] Deaths

12 August: James Hargest, National MP, killed while serving with NZ Army as observer with British forces in Normandy.
30 October: Haami Tokouru Ratana, politician and Ratana church leader.

John Cobbe, politician.
Henry Holland, mayor of Christchurch.
John Andrew MacPherson, politician.
Thomas William Rhodes, politician.

Category:1944 deaths

[edit] References

^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls
^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
^ Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
^ Today in History | NZHistory

[edit] See also

For world events and topics in 1944 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1944

Categories: 1944 in New Zealand