1954 in New Zealand

1954 in New Zealand:

Other years in New Zealand

1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957

Contents 1 Population 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government 2.3 Parliamentary opposition 2.4 Main centre leaders 3 Events 4 Arts and literature 4.1 Music 4.2 Radio 4.3 Film 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 References 10 See also

Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,118,400 ^[1]
• Increase since 31/12/1953: 43,700 (2.11%)
• Males per 100 Females: 101.2

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, from 6 February 1952
• Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Norrie GCMG GCVO CB DSO MC, from 1952-1957 ^[2]

Government

The 30th New Zealand Parliament expired this year. The National Party was elected to a third term in office under Sidney Holland on November 13.

• Speaker of the House - Mathew Oram from 1950 to 1957
• Prime Minister - Sidney Holland from December 13, 1949 to September 20, 1957.
• Deputy Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake from December 13, 1949 to September 20, 1957.
• Minister of Finance - Sidney Holland until November, followed by Jack Watts
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Thomas Clifton Webb from September 19, 1951 to November 26, 1954, followed by Thomas MacDonald

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Walter Nash (Labour). ^[3]

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - John Luxford from 1953-1956
• Mayor of Hamilton - Roderick Alastair MacDonald Braithwaite from 1953-1959
• Mayor of Wellington - Robert Macalister from 1950-1956
• Mayor of Christchurch - Robert M. Macfarlane from 1938-1941 and again from 1950-1958
• Mayor of Dunedin - Leonard Morton Wright from 1950-1959

Events

• 12 January: 50,000 people mass in Wellington as Queen Elizabeth II attends the state opening of Parliament. ^[4]
• 30 January: The Royal tour by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip concludes at Bluff as they depart on the SS Gothic ^[5]
• June 23 - Teenagers Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme are arrested for the murder of Parker's mother.
• September 20 - the Mazengarb Report on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents is presented to Parliament.
• November 8 - eighteen year old golf amateur Bob Charles causes a sensation by beating a top international field to win the New Zealand Golf Open
• November 13 - the National Party wins re-election at a general election
• Hastings becomes the first town in New Zealand to fluoridate its water supply ^[6].

Arts and literature

See 1954 in art, 1954 in literature, Category:1954 books

Music

See: 1954 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

• The Seekers (film)

See: Category:1954 film awards, 1954 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1954 films

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

Sport

• Athletics

20 February: Yvette Williams breaks the world long jump record by jumping 20 feet 7 1/2 inches (6.28 metres) at Gisborne.^[7]

Edwin Rye wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:35:45 on March 6 in Hamilton, New Zealand.

• Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup , Ranfurly Shield
• Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team , Chappell-Hadlee Trophy , Cricket World Cup
• Golf: New Zealand Open , Check Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
• Horse racing: See Category:Horse racing in New Zealand, list winners.
• Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team
• Netball: Silver Ferns
• Soccer: New Zealand Football Championship , New Zealand National Soccer League , New Zealand national soccer team , Chatham Cup ,

Births

• 17 March: Peter Dunne, politician
• 30 April: Jane Campion, film director.
• 11 May: Murray Haszard, technology entrepreneur.
• 15 June: Larry Ross, motorcycle speedway rider.
• 17 June: Trevor Mallard, politician
• 5 July: John Wright, cricket player and coach
• 24 October: Tu Wyllie, politician
• 18 November: Evan Gray, cricketer
• 24 December: Graham Sligo, field hockey player

Category:1954 births

Deaths

• 26 May: Frederick Doidge, former cabinet minister and New Zealand High Commissioner (London)
• 7 December: George William Smith, athlete, rugby union and league player.
• John Buckland Wright, engraver.

• Cyril Brownlie, rugby union player.
• Maurice Brownlie, rugby union player.
• Charles E. Major, politician.
• Arthur Stallworthy, politician.

Category:1954 deaths

References

See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1954 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1954

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