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- Population
- Incumbents Regal and viceregal Government Parliamentary opposition Main centre leaders
- Events
- Arts and literature Radio Film
- Sport Athletics Chess Horse racing Harness racing Lawn bowls Soccer
- Births
- Deaths
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}{{Year_in_NZ|1953}}The following lists events that happened during 1953 in New Zealand. Population- Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,074,700[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1952: 50,100 (2.47%)
- Males per 100 females: 101.1
IncumbentsRegal and viceregal- Head of State – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, from 6 February 1952
- Governor-General – Lieutenant-General The Lord Norrie GCMG GCVO CB DSO MC, from 1952-1957[2]
GovernmentThe 30th New Zealand Parliament continued. The National Party was in its second term in office under Sidney Holland. - Speaker of the House – Matthew Oram from 1950 to 1957
- Prime Minister – Sidney Holland from 13 December 1949 to 20 September 1957.
- Deputy Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake from 13 December 1949 to 20 September 1957.
- Minister of Finance – Sidney Holland
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Clifton Webb from 19 September 1951 to 26 November 1954
- Chief Justice — Sir Humphrey O'Leary (until 16 October), Sir Harold Barrowclough (from 17 November)
Parliamentary opposition - Leader of the Opposition – Walter Nash (Labour).[3]
Main centre leaders- Mayor of Auckland – John Luxford from 1953–1956
- Mayor of Hamilton – Harold David Caro (from 1938 until his defeat in November) then Roderick Braithwaite (until 1959)
- Mayor of Wellington – Robert Macalister from 1950–1956
- Mayor of Christchurch – Robert M. Macfarlane from 1938–1941 and again from 1950–1958
- Mayor of Dunedin – Leonard Morton Wright from 1950–1959
Events - 6 January: Godfrey Bowen sets a world sheep shearing record, shearing 456 sheep in nine hours.[4]
- 10 January: The Social Credit Political League is formed from the earlier Social Credit Association.[5]
- 29 May – Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the summit of Mount Everest, the first known time this has been done. Hillary is knighted the following day.
- 2 June – Elizabeth II crowned at Westminster Abbey in London
- 23 December – The newly crowned Elizabeth II arrives in New Zealand for a royal tour scheduled to last until 30 January 1954. It is estimated that three in four New Zealanders would make an effort to see her during the tour.[6]
- 24 December – a major rail disaster occurs at Tangiwai in the central North Island when a steam locomotive plunges into the Whangaehu River, killing 151 passengers on board.
Arts and literatureSee 1953 in art, 1953 in literature, Category:1953 books RadioSee: Public broadcasting in New Zealand FilmSee: Category:1953 film awards, 1953 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1953 films SportAthletics- Arthur Lydiard wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:41:29.8 in Dunedin.
Chess- The 60th National Chess Championship was held in Timaru, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland (his second title).[7]
Horse racingHarness racing- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Adorian[8]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Thelma Globe[9]
Lawn bowlsThe national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[10] - Men's singles champion – R. McMaster (Stanley Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – J.F. Benson, Richard Pilkington (skip) (Balmoral Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – W.G. Thornally, C.B. Shine, N.A. Fletcher, N. Orange (skip) (Balmoral Bowling Club)
Soccer- The Chatham Cup is won by Eastern Suburbs (of Auckland) who beat Northern (of Dunedin) 4-3 in the final.[11]
- Provincial league champions:[12]
- Auckland: Eastern Suburbs AFC
- Bay of Plenty: Mangakino Utd
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Hastings Wanderers
- Manawatu: Palmerston North United
- Nelson: Woodbourne
- Northland: Otangarei United
- Otago: Northern AFC
- Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
- South Canterbury: Northern Hearts
- Southland: Brigadiers, Thistle (shared)
- Taranaki: City
- Waikato: Huntly Thistle
- Wairarapa: Carterton
- Wanganui: New Settlers
- Wellington: Wellington Marist
Births- 3 February: Steve Maharey, politician.
- 5 February: Deborah Coddington, journalist and politician.
- 17 February: Steve Millen, motor racing driver.
- 23 March: Denis Aberhart, cricket player and coach.
- 25 March: Paul Ballinger, long-distance runner
- 25 May: John Z. Robinson, artist, printmaker and jewelmaker.
- 14 June: Janet Mackey, politician.
- 22 June: Phil Goff, politician.
- 5 September: Murray Mexted, rugby player and commentator.
- 7 September: Marc Hunter, musician.
- 9 September: Edmond ("Sonny") Schmidt, bodybuilder.
- 12 September: Ramesh Patel, field hockey player.
- 6 November: Brian McKechnie, rugby player and cricketer.
- 19 December: Paul McEwan, cricketer.
- Jonathan Dennis, film historian.
- Bill Ralston, journalist
Deaths- 20 January: Benjamin Robbins MLC; Mayor of Hawera, Tauranga (born 1857)
- 29 July: Richard Pearse airplane pioneer (born 1877).
- 16 October: Humphrey O'Leary, 7th Chief Justice of New Zealand.
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
References1. ^Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. ^Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|title=Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition|accessdate=6 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017200326/http://www1.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|archive-date=17 October 2008|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}
4. ^Today in History | NZHistory
5. ^Crusade: Social Credit's drive for power by Spiro Zavos (1981, INL Print, Lower Hutt) {{ISBN|0-86464-025-0}}
6. ^http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/society/royal-visit-of-1953-54/the-royal-visit-1953-54{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
7. ^List of New Zealand Chess Champions {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014052518/http://www.poisonpawn.co.nz/nzcftitles.htm |date=14 October 2008 }}
8. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm |title=List of NZ Trotting cup winners |access-date=6 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222233106/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm |archive-date=22 February 2012 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }}
9. ^Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617211531/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race2.htm |date=17 June 2009}}
10. ^{{cite book |editor-last=McLintock |editor-first=A.H. |editorlink=Alexander Hare McLintock |chapter=Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners |title=An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/bowls-mens-outdoor/page-5 |accessdate=6 June 2018 |year=1966 |publisher=Ministry for Culture and Heritage}}
11. ^Chatham Cup records - nzsoccer.com {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234154/http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/chatham_cup_records.html |date=14 March 2009 }}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html|title=New Zealand: List of champions|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|year=1999}}
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