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The following lists events that happened during 1952 in New Zealand.

The population of New Zealand reaches 2 million.

## Population

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* Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,024,600.[1]
* Increase since 31 December 1951: 54,100 (2.75%).[1]
* Males per 100 females: 101.1.[1]

## Incumbents

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### Regal and viceregal

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* Head of State – George VI followed by Elizabeth II
* Governor-General – Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC, CGMG, KCB, Three Bars, KStJ[2] followed by Lieutenant-General The Lord Norrie GCMG GCVO CB DSO MC

### Government

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The 30th New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the National government under Sidney Holland.

* Speaker of the House – Mathew Oram
* Prime Minister – Sidney Holland
* Deputy Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake
* Minister of Finance – Sidney Holland
* Minister of Foreign Affairs – Clifton Webb
* Chief Justice — Sir Humphrey O'Leary

### Parliamentary opposition

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* Leader of the Opposition – Walter Nash (Labour).[3]

### Main centre leaders

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* Mayor of Auckland – John Allum
* Mayor of Hamilton – Harold David Caro
* Mayor of Wellington – Robert Macalister
* Mayor of Christchurch – Robert Macfarlane
* Mayor of Dunedin – Leonard Morton Wright

## Events

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### January

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### February

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* 6 February – George VI dies and is succeeded by Elizabeth II as Queen of New Zealand

### March

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### April

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### June

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### July

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### August

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### September

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### October

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### November

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### December

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## Arts and literature

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See 1952 in art, 1952 in literature, Category:1952 books

### Music

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See: 1952 in music

### Radio

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See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

### Film

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* Broken Barrier

See: Category:1952 film awards, 1952 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1952 films

## Sport

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### Athletics

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* Jack Clarke wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:38:42 on 1 March in Wanganui.

### Chess

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* The 59th National Chess Championship was held in Napier, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Christchurch (his first title).[4]

### Cricket

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Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team

### Horse racing

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#### Harness racing

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* New Zealand Trotting Cup – Mobile Globe[5]
* Auckland Trotting Cup – Soangetaha (2nd win)[6]

### Lawn bowls

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The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[7]

* Men's singles champion – Frank Livingstone (Onehunga Bowling Club)
* Men's pair champions – R.K. Aitchison, E. Ravenwood (skip) (North-East Valley Bowling Club)
* Men's fours champions – N.M. Johnston, W.J. Ashton, M.J. Squire, K.S. Ewing (skip) (Stratford Bowling Club)

### Olympic Games

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#### Summer Olympics

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Main article: New Zealand at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total

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1 | 0 | 2 | 3

#### Winter Olympics

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Main article: New Zealand at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total

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0 | 0 | 0 | 0

* New Zealand sends a team to the Winter Olympics for the first time.

### Soccer

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* The Chatham Cup was shared by the finalists North Shore United and Western (Christchurch) after the extra time score (1–1) and all criteria for deciding a winner at that time were equal.[8]
* The national men's soccer team toured to the Pacific, playing 10 matches, 5 of which were internationals:[9]
* 31 August, Suva: NZ 1 – 0 Suva
* 3 September, Suva: NZ 8 – 3 Southern Districts
* 7 September, Suva: NZ 2 – 0 Fiji
* 9 September, Lautoka: NZ 0 – 0 Lautoka
* 11 September, Lautoka: NZ 5 – 0 Northern Districts
* 14 September, Lautoka: NZ 9 – 0 Fiji
* 16 September, Suva: NZ 5 – 2 Fiji
* 21 September, Papeete: NZ 2 – 2 Tahiti
* 25 September, Fautaua: NZ 7 – 1 Chinese Selection
* 28 September, Papeete NZ 5 – 3 Tahiti
* Provincial league champions:[10]
* Auckland: Eastern Suburbs AFC
* Canterbury: Technical OB
* Hawke's Bay: West End
* Manawatu: Palmerston North United
* Nelson: Settlers
* Northland: Otangarei United
* Otago: Northern AFC
* Poverty Bay: Thistle
* South Canterbury: Thistle
* Southland: Brigadiers
* Taranaki: Overseas
* Waikato: Pukemiro Junction
* Wairarapa: Masterton B
* Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys
* Wellington: Petone

## Births

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* 12 January: John Walker, athlete.
* 4 February: Jenny Shipley Prime Minister.[11]
* 14 February: Les Wilson, field hockey goalkeeper.
* Vincent Burke, NZ television producer.
* 19 March: Warren Lees, cricket player and coach.
* 22 March: Rod Millen, motor rally driver.
* 7 April: Alan Niven, songwriter, record producer, manager.
* 21 June: Jeremy Coney, cricket captain.
* 25 June: Tim Finn, singer, songwriter and musician.
* 20 July: Ian Ferguson, kayaker.
* 8 August: Sandra Lee-Vercoe, politician and diplomat.
* 2 September: Chris Knox, singer-songwriter.
* 8 September: Graham Mourie, rugby player.
* 14 September: Neil McLeod, field hockey player.
* 3 October: Gary Troup, cricketer.
* 20 October: Michael Houstoun, concert pianist.
* 31 December: Vaughan Jones, mathematician.
* John Badcock, painter.
* Sue Bradford, politician.
* Stevan Eldred-Grigg, writer and historian.
* (in England): David Fletcher, cartoonist.
* Tame Iti, activist.
* Linda Jones (jockey), thoroughbred horse racing jockey
* Sukhi Turner, Mayor of Dunedin.
* Marilyn Waring, feminist academic and politician.

## Deaths

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See also: Category:1952 deaths

* 29 April: Adam Hamilton, politician.
* 1 May: Hon. Thomas Otto Bishop MLC, politician.
* 6 May: Sir Oswald Birley, painter (in England).
* 5 August:John Robertson, politician.
* 13 August: Frederick de Jersey Clere, architect.
* 20 August: Lionel Terry, convicted murderer, white supremacist.
* 24 August: Alexander Harris, politician
* 17 September Carl Axel Björk, whaler, goldminer and character.[12]
* 12 October: Te Puea Herangi, Māori leader.
* 17 November: Ben Roberts, New Zealand Labour MP
* 22 November: Ted Morgan, New Zealand boxer.
* 27 November: Bill Parry, politician.

## See also

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
2. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
3. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
4. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
6. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
9. ^ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
10. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
11. ^ "Jennifer Shipley". Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
12. ^ Dougherty, Ian. "Carl Axel Björk". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

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