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1958 In New Zealand
,
Other Events Of 1959
,
1960 In New Zealand
,
and the
Timeline Of New Zealand History
.
SUMMARY
The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.
See:
1959
and
Timeline Of New Zealand History
plus data below.
INCUMBENTS
Regal and Vice Regal
Head Of State
-
Queen Elizabeth II
,
Queen Of New Zealand
Governor-General
-
The Viscount Cobham
GCMG
TD
Government
The
32nd New Zealand Parliament
continued. In power was the
Labour
government lead by
Walter Nash
.
Speaker Of The House
-
Robert Macfarlane
Prime Minister
-
Walter Nash
Deputy Prime Minister
-
Clarence Skinner
Minister Of Finance
-
Arnold Nordmeyer
Minister Of Foreign Affairs
-
Walter Nash
Opposition Leaders
See:
National
-
Keith Holyoake
(
Leader Of The Opposition
)
Main centre leaders
Mayor Of Auckland
-
Keith Buttle
then
Dove-Myer Robinson
Mayor Of Hamilton
-
Roderick Alastair MacDonald Braithwaite
then
Dennis Rogers
Mayor Of Wellington
-
Frank Kitts
Mayor Of Christchurch
-
George Manning
Mayor Of Dunedin
-
Leonard Morton Wright
then
Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey
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
March
April
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
ARTS AND LITERATURE
Ian Cross
wins the first
Robert Burns Fellowship
.
See
Music
See:
1959 In Music
Radio
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
Athletics
in
Palmerston North
.
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
''', cricketer.
''', cricketer.
''', rower.
''', breaststroke swimmer.
''', rower.
''', rugby player and coach.
''', cricketer.
''', mountaineer.
''', cricketer.
''', rower.
Jules Mikus
, convicted murderer.
Bianca Van Rangelrooy
, artist.
Harry Sinclair
, actor, filmmaker and musician.
DEATHS
''', politician and diplomat.
''' a.k.a. ''Billy Banjo'', trade unionist, politician and writer.
SEE ALSO