1959 in New Zealand

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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

Incumbents[]

Regal and viceregal[]

  • Head of State – Elizabeth II
  • Governor-General – The Viscount Cobham GCMG TD.[2]

Government[]

The 32nd New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the Labour government led by Walter Nash.

Parliamentary opposition[]

  • Leader of the Opposition – Keith Holyoake (National).[4]

Main centre leaders[]

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

Music[]

See: 1959 in music

Radio[]

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film[]

See: Category:1959 film awards, 1959 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1959 films

Sport[]

Athletics[]

Ray 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 racing[]

Harness racing[]

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup – False Step (2nd win)[8]
  • Auckland Trotting Cup – Scottish Command[9]

Lawn bowls[]

The 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.
  • 17 June: Vivienne Gapes, skier.
  • 20 August: David Howard, poet.
  • 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 births

Deaths[]

  • 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 deaths

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
  2. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
  4. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  5. ^ Peter Hinze, New Zealand (Hunter Publishing, Inc, 1998), p34
  6. ^ "Diver lost off South Canterbury coast". The Timaru Herald. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  7. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  9. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  11. ^ Pick and Go rugby results database
  12. ^ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
  13. ^ Chatham Cup: nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  15. ^ Blackley, Roger. "Fisher, Archibald Joseph Charles 1896–1959". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.

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