1945 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1945 in New Zealand.
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Population
A census was held on 25 September 1945. This was a year earlier than the established pattern, to make up for the lack of a census in 1941 due to World War II, and so that an electoral redistribution (the first for ten years) could be done before the 1946 election.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usually resident population | 830,385 (48.9%) | 868,614 (51.1%) |
1,698,996 |
| Overseas Visitors | 2,451 | 768 | 3,222 |
| Total | 832,908 | 869,421 | 1,702,329 |
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,727,800[1]
- Increase since previous 31 December 1944: 51,500 (3.07%)
- Males per 100 females: 98.1
- Large increase is due to demobilisation of New Zealanders from military service overseas.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 27th New Zealand Parliament continued, with the Labour Party in government.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
1945; Air Vice Marshal Leonard M. Isitt, representing New Zealand, accepts the Japanese surrender
- 2 May: New Zealand 2nd Division accepts surrender of the German Army in Trieste.
- 15 December: Main North Line railway linking Christchurch and Picton is completed and officially opened over seventy years after construction began.
- Saturday and Sunday trading by most retail outlets, apart from dairies and takeaway food outlets, is banned.[4]
Arts and literature
See 1945 in art, 1945 in literature
Music
See: 1945 in music
Radio
Film
See: Category:1945 film awards, 1945 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1945 films
Sport
Athletics
- Lionel Fox wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:54:09.2 in Wellington.
Chess
- The 52nd National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by R.G. Wade of Wellington (his 2nd win).[6]
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Gold Bar[7]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Sea Born[8]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[9]
- Men's singles champion – J.S. Martin (Carlton Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – J.W. Darroch, L. Russell (skip) (Auckland Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – J. Franklin, H. Berry, J.A. Maher, Arthur Engebretsen (skip) (Heretaunga Bowling Club)
Rugby league
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Western of Christchurch who beat Wellington Marist 4–3 in the final.[10]
- Provincial league champions:[11]
- Auckland: Philomel
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB
- Nelson: RNZAF
- Otago: Mosgiel
- South Canterbury: No competition
- Southland: No competition
- Taranaki: Old Boys
- Waikato: Rotowaro
- Wanganui: No competition
- Wellington: Wellington Marist
Births
- 17 January: Jeanette Fitzsimons, politician and environmentalist (d. 2020).
- 30 January: Eion Edgar, businessman, sports administrator, and philanthropist (d. 2021).
- 5 February: Michael Cullen, politician (d. 2021).
- 21 February: Jim McLay, politician.
- 4 April: Bryan Andrews, cricketer.
- 11 April: David McPhail, comedian, actor, writer (d. 2021).
- 11 April: Winston Peters, politician.
- 5 September: Conal Coad, opera singer.
- 7 September: Vic Pollard, cricketer.
- 10 October: Moana Jackson, lawyer (d. 2022).
- 19 September Bill Jeffries, politician.
- 15 November: Roger Donaldson, film director.
- 15 December: Michael King, historian (d. 2004).
Deaths
- February: David Russell, soldier awarded the George Cross.
- 10 March: Edith Joan Lyttleton, writer.
- 15 April: Raffaello Squarise, Italian violinist
- 6 June: Ewen Alison, politician.
- 24 August Michael Reardon, political activist
- 11 December: Albert Moss, cricketer.
See also
- History of New Zealand
- List of years in New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
For world events and topics in 1945 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1945
References
- "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
- 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.
- Story: Food shops Page 7 – Shopping hours, Encyclopedia of New Zealand
- In a postal shoot clubs compete on specified dates and the results are posted to the Association.
- 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.
External links
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