The following lists events that happened during 1952 in New Zealand.
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The population of New Zealand reaches 2 million.
Population edit
Incumbents edit
Regal and viceregal edit
- Head of State – George VI followed by Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg[2]
Government edit
The 30th New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the National government under Sidney Holland.
- Speaker of the House – Mathew Oram
- Prime Minister – Sidney Holland
- Deputy Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake
- Minister of Finance – Sidney Holland
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Clifton Webb
- Chief Justice — Sir Humphrey O'Leary
Parliamentary opposition edit
Main centre leaders edit
Events edit
January edit
February edit
- 6 February – George VI dies and is succeeded by Elizabeth II as Queen of New Zealand
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
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Mobile Globe[5]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Soangetaha (2nd win)[6]
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 |
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| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Winter Olympics edit
| Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
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| 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
- 12 January: John Walker, athlete.
- 4 February: Jenny Shipley Prime Minister.[11]
- 14 February: Les Wilson, field hockey goalkeeper.
- Vincent Burke, NZ television producer.
- 19 March: Warren Lees, cricket player and coach.
- 22 March: Rod Millen, motor rally driver.
- 7 April: Alan Niven, songwriter, record producer, manager.
- 21 June: Jeremy Coney, cricket captain.
- 25 June: Tim Finn, singer, songwriter and musician.
- 20 July: Ian Ferguson, kayaker.
- 8 August: Sandra Lee-Vercoe, politician and diplomat.
- 2 September: Chris Knox, singer-songwriter.
- 8 September: Graham Mourie, rugby player.
- 14 September: Neil McLeod, field hockey player.
- 3 October: Gary Troup, cricketer.
- 20 October: Michael Houstoun, concert pianist.
- 31 December: Vaughan Jones, mathematician.
- John Badcock, painter.
- Sue Bradford, politician.
- Stevan Eldred-Grigg, writer and historian.
- (in England): David Fletcher, cartoonist.
- Tame Iti, activist.
- Linda Jones (jockey), thoroughbred horse racing jockey
- Sukhi Turner, Mayor of Dunedin.
- Marilyn Waring, feminist academic and politician.
Deaths edit
- 29 April: Adam Hamilton, politician.
- 1 May: Hon. Thomas Otto Bishop MLC, politician.
- 6 May: Sir Oswald Birley, painter (in England).
- 5 August:John Robertson, politician.
- 13 August: Frederick de Jersey Clere, architect.
- 20 August: Lionel Terry, convicted murderer, white supremacist.
- 24 August: Alexander Harris, politician
- 17 September Carl Axel Björk, whaler, goldminer and character.[12]
- 12 October: Te Puea Herangi, Māori leader.
- 17 November: Ben Roberts, New Zealand Labour MP
- 22 November: Ted Morgan, New Zealand boxer.
- 27 November: Bill Parry, politician.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ^ "Jennifer Shipley". Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ 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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