1960 in New Zealand
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Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,403,600[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1959: 43,900 (1.86%)
- Males per 100 females: 101.0
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 32nd New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the Second Labour government under Walter Nash. The general election saw the governing Labour Party defeated by a twelve-seat margin, and replaced by the Second National government.
- Speaker of the House – Robert Macfarlane.[3]
- Prime Minister – Walter Nash then Keith Holyoake
- Deputy Prime Minister – Clarence Skinner then Jack Marshall.[3]
- Minister of Finance – Arnold Nordmeyer then Harry Lake.[3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Walter Nash then Keith Holyoake.[3]
- Attorney-General – Rex Mason, then Ralph Hanan.[3]
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition – Keith Holyoake (National) until 12 December, then Walter Nash (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
- Passing of the Waitangi Day Act, 1960, first step towards a national day.
- 26 November: New Zealand general election, 1960
Arts and literature
- Maurice Duggan wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1960 in art, 1960 in literature, Category:1960 books
Music
See: 1960 in music
Radio and television
- At 7.30 pm on Wednesday 1 June 1960, a switch was flicked in a building in Shortland Street in central Auckland and New Zealand's first official television transmission began. . For the first six weeks, programs are limited to two hours a night and two nights a week. . In mid-July, this was extended to four nights a week. A television licence fee of £4 per year was introduced in August.
See: 1960 in New Zealand television, 1960 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand television programmes, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1960 film awards, 1960 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1960 films
Sport
- See: 1960 in sports, Category:1960 in sports
Athletics
- Raymond Puckett wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:23:12.6 on 8 March in Invercargill.
Chess
- The 67th National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland.[5]
Cricket
- The Australian team toured but games against the national side did not have Test status.
- Plunket Shield was won by Canterbury (1959-1960 season)
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: False Step – 3rd win[6]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Damian[7]
Summer Olympics
- Summer Olympics, Rome – New Zealand entered 38 competitors in 9 sports, winning 2 gold (Peter Snell – Athletics, Men's 800m, Murray Halberg – Athletics, Men's 5,000m) and one bronze (Barry Magee – Athletics, Men's Marathon) medals.
Winter Olympics
- Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley – New Zealand entered the Winter Olympics for the second time, with a team of 4 competitors.
Rugby league
Rugby union
- The All Blacks toured South Africa, losing the four-test series 2-1 with one game drawn.[8]
- 25 June, Ellis Park, Johannesburg: New Zealand 0 – 13 South Africa
- 23 July, Newlands, Cape Town: New Zealand 11 – 3 South Africa
- 13 Aug, Free State Stadium, Blomfontein: New Zealand 11 – 11 South Africa
- 27 August, Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth: New Zealand 3 – 8 South
- Ranfurly Shield: Auckland managed successful defences against Thames Valley (22-6) and Counties (14-3) before losing to North Auckland, 17-11. North Auckland managed to defend the shield against Poverty Bay, (24-3) before losing 3-6 to Auckland. Auckland held the shield for the remainder of the season, beating Manawatu (31-8), Bay of Plenty (9-6), Wellington (22-9), Taranaki (25-6) and Canterbury (19-18).
Soccer
- The national men's team made a short tour to Tahiti.[9]
- 5 September, Papeete: NZ 5 – 1 Tahiti
- 8 September, Papeete: NZ 8 – 0 Tahiti Juniors
- 12 September, Papeete: NZ 2 – 1 Tahiti
- Chatham Cup won by North Shore United, who beat Technical Old Boys (of Christchurch) 5-3 in the final.[10]
- Provincial league champions:[11]
- Auckland: North Shore United
- Bay of Plenty: Kahukura
- Buller: Waimangaroa United
- Canterbury: Western
- Franklin: Papatoetoe
- Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers
- Manawatu: Kiwi United
- Marlborough: Woodbourne
- Nelson: Athletic
- Northland: Otangarei United
- Otago: Northern AFC
- Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
- South Canterbury: Thistle
- Southland: Invercargill Thistle
- Taranaki: Moturoa
- Waikato: Hamilton Technical OB
- Wairarapa: YMCA
- Wanganui: Blue Rovers
- Wellington: Railways
- West Coast: Cobden-Kohinoor
Births
- 21 January: Phil Horne, cricketer
- 15 February: Michael James "Jock" Hobbs, rugby player and administrator
- 6 April: Richard Loe, rugby player
- 10 April – Rex Wilson, long-distance runner
- 2 May – Rhys Jones, New Zealand Army officer
- 14 May: Frank Nobilo, golfer
- 7 June: Lianne Dalziel, politician
- 15 July: Gary Robertson, cricketer
- 9 September: Chris White, rower
- 29 September: Tau Henare, politician
- 1 November: Jenny Bornholdt, poet
- 17 December: Steve Walsh, long jumper
- 26 December: Temuera Morrison, actor
- Chris Bell, author
Category:1960 births
Deaths
- 25 July Edgar Neale, politician.
- 10 September: Sir Harold Gillies, plastic surgery pioneer
- 8 October Sir William Polson, politician.
Category:1960 deaths
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- ↑ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ↑ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ↑ Pick and Go rugby results database
- ↑ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- ↑ Chatham Cup: nzsoccer.com
- ↑ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links
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