1950 in New Zealand
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See also: 1949 in New Zealand, other events of 1950, 1951 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.
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[edit] Summary
Major events in 1950.
- Newly Elected National government of Sydney Holland.
- Entry into the Korean war
- Vote to abolish New Zealand Legislative Council
- Involvement in the Malayan Emergency
- 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - George VI
- Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO
[edit] Government
The 29th New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the newly elected National government under Sidney Holland.
- Speaker of the House - Robert McKeen then Mathew Oram
- Prime Minister - Sidney Holland
- Deputy Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake
- Minister of Finance - Sidney Holland
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Frederick Doidge
- Attorney-General - Clifton Webb
[edit] Opposition Leaders
See: Category:New_Zealand_Parliament , New Zealand elections
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
- Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
- Mayor of Wellington - William Appleton then Robert Macalister
- Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews then Robert M. Macfarlane
- Mayor of Dunedin - Donald Charles Cameron then Leonard Morton Wright
[edit] Events
See 1950 , 1950 in politics , 1950 in science , Category:1950 in Australia , 1950 in Australia , 1950 in music , 1950 timelines , History of New Zealand , Category:History of New Zealand , Military history of New Zealand , Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand , Timeline of New Zealand history
[edit] January
- 2 January: description
[edit] February
- January 4: Start of the 4th British Empire Games in Auckland.
[edit] March
[edit] April
[edit] June
[edit] July
[edit] August
[edit] September
[edit] October
[edit] November
[edit] December
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1950 in art, 1950 in literature, Category:1950 books
[edit] Music
See: 1950 in music
[edit] Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
See: Category:1950 film awards , 1950 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1950 films
[edit] 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
[edit] Sport
[edit] Cricket
[edit] Horse racing
See Category:New Zealand horse races
[edit] Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
[edit] Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
[edit] Soccer
- Chatham Cup won by Eden (Auckland)
[edit] Births
- 5 January: Matt Robson, politician
- 26 February: Helen Clark, future Prime Minister of New Zealand.
- 6 April: Muriel Newman, politician
- 29 April: Paul Holmes, radio and television broadcaster.
- 1 August: John Britten, engineer and inventor.
- 12 August: Ken Shirley, politician
- 9 November: Parekura Horomia, politician
- 13 December: Ruth Richardson, politician
- David Benson-Pope, politician
- Alan Duff, writer
- Stephen Franks, politician and political commentator
- Pete Hodgson, politician
- Greg McGee, screenwriter and playwright
- Lee Tamahori, film director
[edit] Deaths
- July 14: Apirana Ngata, Māori politician and lawyer (b 1874).
- December 11: Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (b. 1893)
- December 12: Peter Fraser, 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b 1884).
[edit] See also
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