1946 in New Zealand

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[edit] Summary

The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.

See: 1946 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

Head of State - George VI
Governor-General - Sir Cyril Newall, succeeded same year by Lord Freyberg

[edit] Government

The 27th New Zealand Parliament concluded, with the Labour Party in government. Labour was re-elected for a fourth term in the election in November, but with a smaller majority.

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] Opposition Leaders

National - TBD (Leader of the Opposition)

[edit] Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
Mayor of Wellington - William Appleton
Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
Mayor of Dunedin - Donald Charles Cameron

[edit] Events

See 1946 , 1946 in politics , 1946 in science , Category:1946 in Australia , 1946 in Australia , 1946 in music , 1946 timelines , History of New Zealand , Category:History of New Zealand , Military history of New Zealand , Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand , Timeline of New Zealand history

Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica , Category:2002

[edit] January

2 January: description

[edit] February

[edit] March

[edit] April

[edit] June

[edit] July

[edit] August

[edit] September

[edit] October

[edit] November

[edit] December

See also Current events in Australia and New Zealand

[edit] Arts and literature

See 1946 in art, 1946 in literature, Category:1946 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: 1946 in sports , Category:1946 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 won by Marist (Wellington)

[edit] Births

13 June: Geoff Murphy, film director
4 August: Paul East, politician

John Banks: politician, radio host
George Hawkins, politician
Sam Hunt, performance poet
John Luxton, politician
Bill Manhire, poet

Category:1946 births

[edit] Deaths

William Nosworthy, politician

Category:1946 deaths

[edit] See also

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