1945 in New Zealand:

Other years in New Zealand

1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 (1945) • 1946 • 1947 • 1948

[edit] Population

A census was held in 1945. This was a year earlier than the established pattern, to make up for the lack of a census in 1941 due to World War II.

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,727,800 ^[1]
• Increase since previous 31/12/1944: 51,500 (3.07%)
• Males per 100 Females: 98.1
• Large increase is due to demobilization of New Zealanders from military service overseas.

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - George VI
• Governor-General - Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM ^[2]

[edit] Government

The 27th New Zealand Parliament continued, with the Labour Party in government.

• Speaker of the House - Frederick Schramm (Labour)
• Prime Minister - Peter Fraser
• Minister of Finance - Walter Nash
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Peter Fraser
• Attorney-General - Rex Mason

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Sidney Holland (National Party). ^[3]

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
• Mayor of Hamilton - Harold Caro
• Mayor of Wellington - William Appleton
• Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
• Mayor of Dunedin - Donald Cameron

[edit] Events

1945; Air Vice Marshal Leonard M. Isitt, representing New Zealand, accepts the Japanese surrender

• 2 May: New Zealand 2nd Division accepts surrender of the German Army in Trieste.

• 15 December: Main North Line railway linking Christchurch and Picton is completed and officially opened over seventy years after construction began.

[edit] Arts and literature

See 1945 in art, 1945 in literature, Category:1945 books

[edit] Music

See: 1945 in music

[edit] Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

[edit] Film

See: Category:1945 film awards , 1945 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1945 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] Archery

National Champions (Postal Shoot) ^[4]

• Open: W. Burton (Gisborne)
• Women: P. Bryan (Auckland)

[edit] Athletics

• Lionel Fox wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:54:09.2 in Wellington.

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Gold Bar ^[5]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Sea Born ^[6]

[edit] Thoroughbred racing

[edit] Rugby union

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks

• Ranfurly Shield

[edit] Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

[edit] Soccer

• The Chatham Cup is won by Western of Christchurch who beat Wellington Marist 4—3 in the final. ^[7]
• Provincial league champions: ^[8]
  • Auckland: Philomel
  • Canterbury: Western
  • Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB
  • Nelson: RNZAF
  • Otago: Mosgiel
  • South Canterbury: No competition
  • Southland: No competition
  • Taranaki: Old Boys
  • Waikato: Rotowaro
  • Wanganui: No competition
  • Wellington: Marist

[edit] Births

• 17 January: Jeanette Fitzsimons, politician and environmentalist.
• 5 February: Michael Cullen, politician.
• 21 February: Jim McLay, politician.
• 4 April: Bryan Andrews, cricketer.
• 11 April: David McPhail, comedian, actor, writer.
• 11 April: Winston Peters, politician.
• 5 September: Conal Coad, opera singer.
• 7 September: Vic Pollard, cricketer.
• 15 November: Roger Donaldson, film director.
• 15 December: Michael King, historian.

• Bill Jeffries, politician.

[edit] Deaths

• February: David Russell, soldier awarded the George Cross.
• 15 April: Raffaello Squarise, Italian violinist
• 11 December: Albert Moss, cricketer.

• Arthur Bignell, businessman, mayor.
• Edith Joan Lyttleton, writer.

Category:1945 deaths

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1945 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1945