- 1963 in New Zealand
Population
* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,566,900 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since 31/12/1962: 51,100 (2.03%)
* Males per 100 Females: 100.8Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
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Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II
*Governor-General - Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE. [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]Government
The 33rd New Zealand Parliament concluded and a general election was held on
30 November . This saw the National Party returned with the loss of one seat to have a majority of 10 seats.
*Speaker of the House -Ronald Algie . Lambert & Palenski: "The New Zealand Almanac", 1982. ISBN 0908570554]
*Prime Minister -Keith Holyoake
*Deputy Prime Minister -Jack Marshall .
*Minister of Finance -Harry Lake .
*Minister of Foreign Affairs -Keith Holyoake .
*Attorney-General -Ralph Hanan .Parliamentary opposition
* Leader of the Opposition -
Walter Nash (Labour) until31 March , thenArnold Nordmeyer (Labour). [Cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|title=Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition|accessdate=2008-04-06]Main centre leaders
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Mayor of Auckland -Dove-Myer Robinson
*Mayor of Hamilton -Dennis Rogers
*Mayor of Wellington -Frank Kitts
*Mayor of Christchurch -George Manning
*Mayor of Dunedin -Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey Events
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6 February :Queen Elizabeth II arrives in New Zealand on the Royal Yacht "Britannia" [http://teara.govt.nz/1966/R/RoyalVisits/The1963Tour/en]
*7 February : 15 people killed in a bus crash due to brake failure in the Brynderwyn hills in Northland [http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Kids/NZDisasters/Brynderwyns.asp]Arts and literature
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Maurice Shadbolt wins theRobert Burns Fellowship .See
1963 in art ,1963 in literature ,Music
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1963 in music Radio and Television
*There are 80,000 television licences issued, and an estimated 300,000 television viewers in New Zealand. [http://images.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz/pdf/tvnz_timeline.pdf]
See:
1963 in New Zealand television ,1963 in television ,List of TVNZ television programming , , ,Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film
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1963 in film ,List of New Zealand feature films ,Cinema of New Zealand ,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 Dioceseport
:See:
1963 in sports , ,Summer Olympic Games (See andWinter Olympic Games ,Commonwealth Games (Check name).
*Athletics:Jeff Julian wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:22:52 onMarch 9 inHawera .
*Rugby: ,Super 14 ,Rugby Union World Cup ,National Provincial Championship , ,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 in overseas tourniments.
*Horse racing: See , list winners.
*Rugby leagueNew 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 SportsBirths
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4 January :Sean Fitzpatrick , rugby player.
*21 February :Greg Turner , golfer.
*16 March : Kevin Smith, actor.
*18 June :Paul Honiss , rugby referee.
*20 July :Catherine Campbell , cricketer.
*20 July : Mike Davidson, freestyle swimmer.
*20 August : Ian Woodley, field hockey goalkeeper.
*26 August :Christine Arthur , field hockey player.
*9 September (in England):Sarah Illingworth , cricketer.
*10 September :Jay Laga'aia , actor.
*17 September :Warren Gatland , rugby player and coach.
*11 December :Mark Greatbatch , cricketer.
*24 December :David Grundy , field hockey player.*
Joanna Bourke , historian.
* Andrew Johnston, poet.
* (in Poland):Ralph Talmont , photographer.Deaths
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7 January :Tapihana Paraire Paikea , politician.
*19 March :Frederick Hackett , politician.
*4 July :Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg , soldier, Governor-General of New Zealand.
*14 July : Maud Basham (Aunt Daisy, radio personality.
*19 September : SirDavid Low , cartoonist.References
ee 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 environmental history of New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica "For world events and topics in 1963 not specifically related to New Zealand see":
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