1941 in New Zealand
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Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,631,200 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1940: -2400 (-0.15%)
- Males per 100 females: 96.1
- The scheduled census was not held due to World War II.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State - George VI
- Governor-General - The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC, succeeded same year by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM [2]
Government
The 26th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Labour Party in government. 1941 should have been an election year, but the election was deferred due to World War II.
- Speaker of the House - Bill Barnard (Democratic Labour Party)
- Prime Minister - Peter Fraser
- Minister of Finance - Walter Nash
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Frank Langstone
- Attorney-General - Rex Mason
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Ernest Davis then John Allum
- Mayor of Hamilton - Harold Caro
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - Robert M. Macfarlane then Ernest Andrews
- Mayor of Dunedin - Andrew Allen
Events
- 16 January: formation of the New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Air Force [4]
- March: 2NZEF deployed to northern Greece and were soon involved in the Battle of Greece.
- 24 April - 30 April: New Zealand forces evacuated from mainland Greece to Crete.
- 20 May - 1 June: Battle of Crete - New Zealand forces suffer heavy losses: 671 dead, 967 wounded, 2,180 captured. On the first day of the German invasion, Charles Upham wins the V.C
- 8 October: four police officers and three civilians are shot and killed at Kowhitirangi, near Hokitika, by Stanley Graham
- 7 December: Hawaii bombed in a surprise attack by Japanese carrier forces on the US Navy.
- 8 December: New Zealand declares war on Japan in response to Japanese attack on the United States.
- 10 December: British battlecruiser HMS Repulse and battleship HMS Prince of Wales sunk by Japanese torpedo planes, effectively taking Britain out of the sea war in the Pacific.
- 19 December: New Zealand suffers its worst naval loss when 150 New Zealanders on board the HMS Neptune are killed after the ship strikes mines and sinks off the coast of Libya.[5]
Arts and literature
See 1941 in art, 1941 in literature, Category:1941 books
Music
See: 1941 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1941 film awards, 1941 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1941 films
Sport
Most sporting events were on hold due to the war.
Chess
- The 50th National Chess Championship was held in Timaru, and was won by P. Allerhand of Wellington.[6]
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Josedale Grattan [7]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Uenuku [8]
Rugby union
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
- Chatham Cup competition not held
- Provincial league champions: [9]
Births
- 5 January: Bob Cunis, cricketer.
- 3 February: Gary Bartlett, cricketer.
- 12 February: Ross Morgan, cricketer.
- 12 February: Bruno Lawrence, actor.
- 26 February: Keith Thomson, cricketer.
- 7 May: Grahame Bilby, cricketer.
- 20 July: Pita Sharples, academic and politician.
- 12 September: Doug Kidd, politician.
- 29 October: Bryan Yuile, cricketer.
- 7 November: Jim Sutton, politician.
- Chin Wing Ho (Peter Chin), mayor of Dunedin.
- Gary Day, actor.
- Roderick Deane, economist, public sector reformer, and businessman.
- Lynley Dodd, children's author.
- Malcolm Douglas, politician.
- Alan "A. K." Grant, writer, humourist.
- Bob Harvey, mayor of Waitakere City.
- Allan Hawkey, cartoonist.
- (in England): Bernard Holman, artist.
- Maurice McTigue, politician and diplomat.
- Owen Marshall, writer (Owen Marshall Jones).
- Jenny McLeod, composer and musician.
- Ian Mune, actor and director.
- Ian Peters, politician.
Category:1941 births
Deaths
- 26 May: William John Lyon, Labour MP, killed serving with 2NZEF on Crete.
- 27 July: Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, painter.
- 4 October: George Troup, architect.
- 20 October: Stanley Graham, murderer (shot by police).
- 1 November: Gordon Hultquist, Labour MP, killed serving with 2NZEF in North Africa.
- 28 November: John Manchester Allen, National MP, killed serving with 2NZEF in Libya.
- 29 November: Arthur Nattle Grigg, National MP, killed serving with 2NZEF in Libya.
- Albert Glover, politician.
- Sir James Parr, politician.
Category:1941 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
- ↑ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ↑ Today in History | NZHistory
- ↑ "Navy service to remember those who died serving NZ". Otago Daily Times. NZPA. 15 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ↑ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ↑ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links
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