1958 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1958 in New Zealand.
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Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,316,000[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1957: 53,200 (2.35%)
- Males per 100 females: 101.3
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State – Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – The Viscount Cobham GCMG TD.[2]
Government
The 32nd New Zealand Parliament commenced. In power was the newly elected Labour government led by Walter Nash.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – Keith Buttle
- Mayor of Hamilton – Roderick Braithwaite
- Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch – Robert Macfarlane then George Manning
- Mayor of Dunedin – Leonard Morton Wright
Events
- 26 June – 'Black Budget', raising taxes on tobacco, alcohol and petrol, passed by second Labour government.
- June – New Zealand's first supermarket, Foodtown, opens at Otahuhu.
- 3 September – Brian Barratt-Boyes performs New Zealand's first open heart surgery at Auckland's Green Lane Hospital.
- 29 September – The emergency number 111 for fire, police and ambulance is introduced; initially only in Masterton and Carterton.
- United States base for Operation Deep Freeze is established at Christchurch Airport.
- The Wairakei Power Station is commissioned. It is New Zealand's first geothermal power station, and only the second large-scale geothermal power station in the world.
Arts and literature
- The Robert Burns Fellowship is established to honour the bicentennary of the poet's birth.
See 1958 in art, 1958 in literature, Robert Burns Fellowship, Category:1958 books
Music
See: 1958 in music
Radio
Film
See: Category:1958 film awards, 1958 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1958 films
Sport
Athletics
- Ray Puckett wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:37:28 in Lower Hutt.
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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| 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
Chess
- The 65th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.R. Phillips of Auckland.[5]
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – False Step[6]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Macklin[7]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.[8]
- Men's singles champion – Phil Skoglund (Northern Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – C.J. Rogers, James Pirret (skip) (Tuakau Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – W.H. Woods, L.G. Donaldson, A. Connew, Pete Skoglund (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)
Rugby union
- The All Blacks played three Test matches against the touring Australian side, retaining the Bledisloe Cup:[9]
- 23 August, Athletic Park (Wellington), Wellington: New Zealand 25 – 3 Australia
- 6 September, Lancaster Park, Christchurch: New Zealand 3 – 6 Australia
- 20 September, Epsom Showgrounds, Auckland: New Zealand 17 – 8 Australia
Soccer
- The national men's team played seven matches including five internationals:[10]
- 16 August, Wellington: NZ 2 – 3 Australia
- 23 August, Auckland: NZ 2 – 2 Australia
- 26 August, Hamilton: NZ 3 – 0 Waikato XI
- 31 August, Nouméa: NZ 2 – 1 New Caledonia
- 7 September, Nouméa: NZ 5 – 1 New Caledonia
- 14 September, Nouméa: NZ 2 – 1 New Caledonia
- 18 September, Auckland: NZ 1 – 1 Auckland
- The Chatham Cup was won by Seatoun for the second consecutive year. They beat Christchurch city 7–1 in the final.[11]
- Provincial league champions:[12]
- Auckland: Onehunga
- Bay of Plenty: Rangers
- Buller: Millerton Thistle
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier Athletic
- Manawatu: Kiwi United
- Marlborough: Spartans
- Nelson: Settlers
- Northland: Marlin Rovers
- Otago: Northern AFC
- Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
- South Canterbury: West End
- Southland: Brigadiers
- Taranaki: City
- Waikato: Hamilton Technical OB
- Wairarapa: Masterton Athletic
- Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
- Wellington: Seatoun AFC
Births
- 1 January: Lesley Shankland (later Murdoch), cricketer[13]
- 7 February: Simon Upton, politician
- 30 March: Peter Ellis, convicted for child abuse
- 15 April: John Bracewell, cricket player and coach
- 16 May (in the U.S.A.): Thomas "Tab" Baldwin, basketball coach
- 27 May: Neil Finn, singer, songwriter
- 28 May: Dennis May, karate master
- 14 September: Jeff Crowe, cricketer
- 27 September: Mitch Shirra, motorcycle speedway rider
- 17 November: Frank van Hattum, soccer player
- 23 November: Martin Snedden, cricketer and sports administrator
- 30 November: Barry Cooper, cricketer
- 2 December: Roger Sowry, politician
- 14 December (In Scotland): Alan Boath, footballer
- Daryl Crimp, writer, illustrator and cartoonist
- A J Hackett, extreme sports entrepreneur
- (in Zambia): Vicky Jones, children's author
- Pio Terei, actor, singer and comedian
- Jools and Lynda Topp (the Topp Twins, entertainers
- Jane Wrightson, chief censor
Category:1958 births
Deaths
- 12 March: Bill Barnard, politician – 10th Speaker of the House of Representatives
- 1 June: Fred Baker, soldier
- 2 June: Robert William Smith, politician
- 17 July: William Burgoyne Taverner, MP and Mayor of Dunedin
- 9 October: Merton Hodge, playwright
- 25 October: James Chapman-Taylor, architect
- William Montgomery Jr., politician
Category:1958 deaths
References
- "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
- Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- 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.
- Pick and Go rugby results database
- List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- NZ Soccer Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- "Lesley Murdoch". Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
See also
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