1952 in New Zealand

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1952
in
New Zealand

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1952 in New Zealand.

The population of New Zealand reaches 2 million.

Population[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Regal and viceregal[edit]

Government[edit]

The 30th New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the National government under Sidney Holland.

Parliamentary opposition[edit]

Main centre leaders[edit]

Events[edit]

January[edit]

February[edit]

March[edit]

April[edit]

June[edit]

July[edit]

August[edit]

September[edit]

October[edit]

November[edit]

December[edit]

Arts and literature[edit]

See 1952 in art, 1952 in literature, Category:1952 books

Music[edit]

See: 1952 in music

Radio[edit]

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film[edit]

See: Category:1952 film awards, 1952 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1952 films

Sport[edit]

Athletics[edit]

  • Jack Clarke wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:38:42 on 1 March in Wanganui.

Chess[edit]

  • The 59th National Chess Championship was held in Napier, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Christchurch (his first title).[4]

Cricket[edit]

Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team

Horse racing[edit]

Harness racing[edit]

Lawn bowls[edit]

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[edit]

Summer Olympics[edit]

 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
1 0 2 3

Winter Olympics[edit]

 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
  • New Zealand sends a team to the Winter Olympics for the first time.

Soccer[edit]

  • 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 2 – 0 Fiji
    • 9 September, Lautoka: NZ 0 – 0 Lautoka
    • 11 September, Lautoka: NZ 5 – 0 Northern Districts
    • 14 September, Lautoka: NZ 9 – 0 Fiji
    • 16 September, Suva: NZ 5 – 2 Fiji
    • 21 September, Papeete: NZ 2 – 2 Tahiti
    • 25 September, Fautaua: NZ 7 – 1 Chinese Selection
    • 28 September, Papeete NZ 5 – 3 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[edit]

Deaths[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  4. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  6. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
  10. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  11. ^ "Jennifer Shipley". Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  12. ^ Dougherty, Ian. "Carl Axel Björk". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

External links[edit]

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