1956 in New Zealand
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See also: 1955 in New Zealand, other events of 1956, 1957 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.
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[edit] Summary
The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.
See: 1956 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Norrie GCMG GCVO CB DSO MC
[edit] Government
The 31st 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 - Jack Watts
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Thomas MacDonald
[edit] Opposition Leaders
See: Category:New_Zealand_Parliament , New Zealand elections
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - John Luxford then Thomas Ashby
- Mayor of Hamilton - Roderick Alastair MacDonald Braithwaite
- Mayor of Wellington - Robert Macalister then Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch - Robert M. Macfarlane
- Mayor of Dunedin - Leonard Morton Wright
[edit] Events
See 1956 , 1956 in politics , 1956 in science , Category:1956 in Australia , 1956 in Australia , 1956 in music , 1956 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
[edit] March
[edit] April
[edit] June
[edit] July
[edit] August
[edit] September
[edit] October
[edit] November
[edit] December
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1956 in art, 1956 in literature, Category:1956 books
[edit] Music
See: 1956 in music
[edit] Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
See: Category:1956 film awards , 1956 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1956 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
- See: 1956 in sports , Category:1956 in sports , Summer Olympic Games (See Category:New Zealand at the Olympics and Winter Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games (Check name).
- Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , Super 14, Rugby Union World Cup, National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup , Tri Nations Series , Ranfurly Shield
- Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team , Chappell-Hadlee Trophy , Cricket World Cup
- Gold: New Zealand Open , Check Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
- Horse racing: See Category:New Zealand horse races, list winners.
- Rugby league New Zealand Warriors , Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team , Rugby League World Cup
- Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships
- Soccer: New Zealand champions (soccer) , New Zealand Football Championship , New Zealand National Soccer League , New Zealand national soccer team , Chatham Cup ,
- Basketball: Tall Blacks , New Zealand Breakers
- Other Sports
[edit] Births
- 3 January: Judith Tizard, politician
- 16 January: Mark Burton, politician
- 1 March: Mark Todd, horseman
- 13 April: Peter 'Possum' Bourne, rally driver
- 8 November: Richard Curtis, screenwriter
- 16 December: Rodney Hide, politician
- James Belich, historian
- Gerry Brownlee, politician
- Jenny Morris, singer
- Vincent Ward, film director
- Douglas Wright, dancer and choreographer
[edit] Deaths
- George Gillett, rugby player

