释义 |
- Population
- Incumbents Regal and viceregal Government Parliamentary opposition Main centre leaders
- Events
- Arts and literature Music Radio Film
- Sport Athletics Chess Horse racing Harness racing Lawn bowls Rugby union Soccer
- Births
- Deaths
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}{{Year_in_NZ|1959}}The following lists events that happened during 1959 in New Zealand. Population- Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,359,700[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1958: 43,700 (1.89%)
- Males per 100 females: 101.0
IncumbentsRegal and viceregal- Head of State – Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – The Viscount Cobham GCMG TD.[2]
GovernmentThe 32nd New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the Labour government led by Walter Nash. - Speaker of the House – Robert Macfarlane[3]
- Prime Minister – Walter Nash
- Deputy Prime Minister – Jerry Skinner.[3]
- Minister of Finance – Arnold Nordmeyer.[3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Walter Nash.[3]
- Attorney-General – Rex Mason.[3]
- Chief Justice — Sir Harold Barrowclough
Parliamentary opposition - Leader of the Opposition – Keith Holyoake (National).[4]
Main centre leaders- Mayor of Auckland – Keith Buttle then Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton – Roderick Braithwaite then Denis Rogers
- Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch – George Manning
- Mayor of Dunedin – Leonard Morton Wright then Stuart Sidey
Events - 30 May: The Auckland Harbour Bridge, 1020 meters (3,348 feet) in length, was opened.[5]
- 24 November: The coastal trader MV Holmglen sinks near Timaru with the loss of 15 lives.[6]
Arts and literature- Ian Cross wins the first Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1959 in art, 1959 in literature, Category:1959 books MusicSee: 1959 in music RadioSee: Public broadcasting in New Zealand FilmSee: Category:1959 film awards, 1959 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1959 films SportAthleticsRay Puckett wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:27:28.2 on 7 March in Palmerston North. Chess- The 66th National Chess Championship was held in Hamilton. The title was shared between F.A. Foulds and B.C. Menzies, both of Auckland.[7]
Horse racingHarness racing- New Zealand Trotting Cup – False Step (2nd win)[8]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Scottish Command[9]
Lawn bowlsThe national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.[10] - Men's singles champion – W.R. Fleming Sr (Tuakau Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – G. Bradley, H.J. Thompson (skip) (Whitiora Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – T. Sunde, C. Hill, A. Sunde, M.A. Marinovich (skip) (Oratia Bowling Club)
Rugby union- The British Lions team toured New Zealand, losing the Test series 3-1. They also lost two of their 21 provincial games, to Canterbury and Otago.[11]
- 18 July, Carisbrook, Dunedin: New Zealand 18 – 17 British Isles
- 15 August, Athletic Park, Wellington: New Zealand 11 – 8 British Isles
- 29 August, Lancaster Park, Christchurch: New Zealand 22 – 8 British Isles
- 19 September, Eden Park, Auckland: New Zealand 6 – 9 British Isles
Soccer- The national men's team played one match against a visiting Costa Rican club side:[12]
- 6 June, Auckland: NZ 3 – 2 Deportivo Saprissa
- The Chatham Cup was won by Dunedin team Northern who beat North Shore United 3-2 in the final.[13]
- Provincial league champions:[14]
- Auckland: North Shore United
- Bay of Plenty: Kahukura
- Buller: Denniston Hotspurs
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier Athletic
- Manawatu: Kiwi United
- Marlborough: Woodbourne
- Nelson: Rangers
- Northland: Otangarei United
- Otago: Northern AFC
- Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
- South Canterbury: West End
- Southland: Rovers
- Taranaki: Moturoa
- Waikato: Hamilton Technical OB
- Wairarapa: Douglas Villa
- Wanganui: New Settlers
- Wellington: Northern
Births- 13 April: Justin Boyle , cricketer.
- 8 May: Ingrid Jagersma, cricketer.
- 9 May: Andrew Jones , cricketer.
- 16 May: Greg Johnston, rower.
- 26 May: Brett Austin , breaststroke swimmer.
- 28 May: Eric Verdonk, rower.
- 4 September: Robbie Deans , rugby player and coach.
- 14 September: Brendon Bracewell , cricketer.
- 27 September: Mark Inglis , mountaineer.
- 3 November: Vaughan Brown , cricketer.
- 12 December: George Keys, rower.
- Bianca van Rangelrooy , artist.
- Harry Sinclair , actor, filmmaker and musician.
Category:1959 birthsDeaths- 23 February: Gordon Wilson, Government architect.
- 8 April: Sir Bill Jordan, politician and diplomat.
- 7 November: Archie Fisher, painter.[15]
- 8 November: Walter William Massey, MP and politician
- 6 December (in Scotland): Edward Hunter a.k.a. Billy Banjo, trade unionist, politician and writer.
Category:1959 deathsSee 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. ^1 2 3 4 Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. {{ISBN|0-908570-55-4}} 4. ^{{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}} 5. ^Peter Hinze, New Zealand (Hunter Publishing, Inc, 1998), p34 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/714100|title=Diver lost off South Canterbury coast |date=11 November 2008|publisher=The Timaru Herald |accessdate=30 September 2009}} 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=5 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. ^Pick and Go rugby results database 12. ^List of New Zealand national soccer matches 13. ^Chatham Cup: nzsoccer.com {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234154/http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/chatham_cup_records.html |date=14 March 2009 }} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html|title=New Zealand: List of champions|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|year=1999}} 15. ^{{DNZB|Blackley|Roger|4F15|Fisher, Archibald Joseph Charles 1896–1959|5 April 2011}}
External links{{Commons category-inline}}{{Years in New Zealand}}{{Oceania topic|1959 in|countries_only=yes}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1959 in New Zealand}} 2 : 1959 in New Zealand|Years of the 20th century in New Zealand |