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 1963 in New Zealand: |
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Contents |
Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,566,900 1
- Increase since 31/12/1962: 51,100 (2.03%)
- Males per 100 Females: 100.8
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor-General - Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE. 2
Government
The 33rd New Zealand Parliament concluded and a general election was held on 30 November. This saw the National Party returned with the loss of one seat to have a majority of 10 seats.
- Speaker of the House - Ronald Algie. 3
- Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake
- Deputy Prime Minister - Jack Marshall. 3
- Minister of Finance - Harry Lake. 3
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Keith Holyoake. 3
- Attorney-General - Ralph Hanan. 3
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - Walter Nash (Labour) until 31 March, then Arnold Nordmeyer (Labour). 4
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton - Dennis Rogers
- Mayor of Wellington - Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch - George Manning
- Mayor of Dunedin - Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey
Events
- 6 February: Queen Elizabeth II arrives in New Zealand on the Royal Yacht Britannia[1]
- 7 February: 15 people killed in a bus crash due to brake failure in the Brynderwyn hills in Northland [2]
Arts and literature
- Maurice Shadbolt wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1963 in art, 1963 in literature, Category:1963 books
Music
See: 1963 in music
Radio and Television
- There are 80,000 television licences issued, and an estimated 300,000 television viewers in New Zealand. [3]
See: 1963 in New Zealand television, 1963 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1963 film awards , 1963 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1963 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
- See: 1963 in sports , Category:1963 in sports , Summer Olympic Games (See Category:New Zealand at the Olympics and Winter Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games (Check name).
- Athletics
- Jeff Julian wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:22:52 on March 9 in Hawera.
- Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , Super 14, Rugby Union World Cup, National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup , Tri Nations Series , Ranfurly Shield
- Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team , Chappell-Hadlee Trophy , Cricket World Cup
- Gold: 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 Warriors , Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team , Rugby League World Cup
- Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships
- Soccer: New Zealand champions (soccer) , New Zealand Football Championship , New Zealand National Soccer League , New Zealand national soccer team , Chatham Cup ,
- Basketball: Tall Blacks , New Zealand Breakers
- Other Sports
Births
- 4 January: Sean Fitzpatrick, rugby player.
- 21 February: Greg Turner, golfer.
- 16 March: Kevin Smith, actor.
- 18 June: Paul Honiss, rugby referee.
- 20 July: Catherine Campbell, cricketer.
- 20 July: Mike Davidson, freestyle swimmer.
- 20 August: Ian Woodley, field hockey goalkeeper.
- 26 August: Christine Arthur, field hockey player.
- 9 September (in England): Sarah Illingworth, cricketer.
- 10 September: Jay Laga'aia, actor.
- 17 September: Warren Gatland, rugby player and coach.
- 11 December: Mark Greatbatch, cricketer.
- 24 December: David Grundy, field hockey player.
- Joanna Bourke, historian.
- Andrew Johnston, poet.
- (in Poland): Ralph Talmont, photographer.
Deaths
- 7 January: Tapihana Paraire Paikea, politician.
- 19 March: Frederick Hackett, politician.
- 4 July: Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, soldier, Governor-General of New Zealand.
- 14 July: Maud Basham (Aunt Daisy, radio personality.
- 19 September: Sir David Low, cartoonist.
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
- ^ a b c d e Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0908570554
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
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 1963 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1963