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Other Events Of 1950 ,
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SUMMARY

Major events in 1950.

Newly Elected National government of Sydney Holland.

Entry into the Korean war

Vote to abolish New Zealand Legislative Council

Involvement in the Malayan Emergency

1950 British Empire Games in Auckland

INCUMBENTS

Regal and Vice Regal

Head Of State - George VI

Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO

Government

The 29th New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the Newly Elected National government under Sidney Holland .

Speaker Of The House - Robert McKeen then Mathew Oram

Prime Minister - Sidney Holland

Deputy Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake

Minister Of Finance - Sidney Holland

Minister Of Foreign Affairs - Frederick Doidge

Opposition Leaders

See:

Labour - Peter Fraser ( Leader Of The Opposition )

Main centre leaders

Mayor Of Auckland - John Allum

Mayor Of Hamilton - TBD

Mayor Of Wellington - William Appleton then Robert Macalister

Mayor Of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews then Robert M. Macfarlane

Mayor Of Dunedin - Donald Charles Cameron then Leonard Morton Wright

EVENTS

See , 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

January

2 January : description

February

in Auckland.

March

April

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

ARTS AND LITERATURE

See

Music

See: 1950 In Music , New Zealand Top 50 Albums Of 1950 , Tui Award Winners 1950 , ARIA Music Awards Of 1950 ,

Radio and Television

See: , Public Broadcasting In New Zealand

Film

See:

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: and Winter Olympic Games , Commonwealth Games (Check name).

Rugby: , Bledisloe Cup , Tri Nations Series , Ranfurly Shield

Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand Cricket Team , Chappell-Hadlee Trophy , Cricket World Cup

Gold: in overseas tourniments.

Horse racing: See , 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

, future Prime Minister Of New Zealand .

April 29 - Paul Holmes , a radio and television broadcaster.

born.

DEATHS

, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (b. 1893)

, former Prime Minister Of New Zealand (b 1884).

, Māori politician and lawyer (b 1874).

SEE ALSO