1963 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1963 in New Zealand.

Population

Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,566,900.
Increase since 31 December 1962: 51,100 (2.03%).
Males per 100 Females: 100.8.

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

Head of State Ã¢ÂÂ Elizabeth II
Governor-General Ã¢ÂÂ Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson <small>GCMG GCVO DSO OBE</small>.

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 Ã¢ÂÂ Ronald Algie.
Prime Minister Ã¢ÂÂ Keith Holyoake
Deputy Prime Minister Ã¢ÂÂ Jack Marshall.
Minister of Finance Ã¢ÂÂ Harry Lake.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ã¢ÂÂ Keith Holyoake.
Attorney-General Ã¢ÂÂ Ralph Hanan.
Chief Justice Ã¢ÂÂ Sir Harold Barrowclough

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition Ã¢ÂÂ Walter Nash (Labour) until 31 March, then Arnold Nordmeyer (Labour).

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland Ã¢ÂÂ Dove-Myer Robinson
Mayor of Hamilton Ã¢ÂÂ Denis Rogers
Mayor of Wellington Ã¢ÂÂ Frank Kitts
Mayor of Christchurch Ã¢ÂÂ George Manning
Mayor of Dunedin Ã¢ÂÂ Stuart Sidey

Events

6 February Ã¢ÂÂ Elizabeth II arrives in New Zealand on the Royal Yacht Britannia for the 1963 Royal Tour of New Zealand.http://teara.govt.nz/1966/R/RoyalVisits/The1963Tour/en
7 February Ã¢ÂÂ 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
4 April Ã¢ÂÂ BOAC launches New Zealand's first jet-powered air service between Auckland Whenuapai and London Heathrow using the De Havilland Comet. The route takes 37.5 hours, with stops in Sydney, Darwin, Singapore, Rangoon or Calcutta, Karachi, Beirut or Damascus, and Rome or DÃÂ¼sseldorf.
17 April Ã¢ÂÂ Tauranga becomes a city.
3 July Ã¢ÂÂ New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 crashes into the Kaimai Ranges, killing all 23 aboard.
7 December Ã¢ÂÂ Two people are killed in the Bassett Road machine gun murders.

Arts and literature

Maurice Shadbolt wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1963 in art, 1963 in literature

Music

See: 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
Broadcast relay stations at Mount Te Aroha, Wharite Peak and Otahoua are commissioned, extending television coverage to Waikato, Tauranga, Manawatu and Wairarapa.

See: 1963 in New Zealand television, 1963 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, , , Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: , 1963 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand,

Sport

Athletics

Jeff Julian wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:22:52 on 9 March in HÃÂwera.

Chess

The 70th National Chess Championship is held in Christchurch. The title is shared by Ortvin Sarapu and R.J. Sutton, both of Auckland.

Horse racing

Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup Ã¢ÂÂ Cardigan Bay
Auckland Trotting Cup Ã¢ÂÂ Cardigan Bay (2nd win)

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.

Men's singles champion Ã¢ÂÂ A. Govorko (Ngongotaha Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions Ã¢ÂÂ S.W. Jolly, J.N.S. Flett (skip) (Point Chevalier Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions Ã¢ÂÂ J.D. Scott, N. Cash, J. Coltman, Bill O'Neill (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)

Soccer

The Chatham Cup was won by North Shore United who beat Nomads of Christchurch 3Ã¢ÂÂ1 in the final.
Provincial league champions:
Auckland: North Shore United
Bay of Plenty: Kahukura
Buller: Millerton Rangers
Canterbury: Nomads
Franklin: Manurewa AFC
Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers
Manawatu: Thistle
Marlborough: Woodbourne
Nelson: Rangers
Northland: Otangarei United
Otago: King Edward Technical College OB
Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
South Canterbury: Northern Hearts
Southland: Invercargill Thistle
Taranaki: Moturoa
Waikato: Hamilton Wanderers
Wairarapa: Lansdowne United
Wanganui: Wanganui United
Wellington: Diamond
West Coast: Cobden-Kohinoor
The second (and last) Rothmans Cup (see 1962) was won by North Shore United.

Births

10 January: Malcolm Dunford, footballer
21 February: Greg Turner, golfer.
16 March: Kevin Smith, actor.
4 June: Sean Fitzpatrick, rugby union player.
18 June: Paul Honiss, rugby referee.
30 June: Mark Bourneville, rugby league player
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

7 January: TÃÂpihana Paraire Paikea, politician
19 March: Fred Hackett, politician
4 April: Hercules Wright, rugby union player
16 May: Fintan Patrick Walsh, trade unionist
18 June Albert Samuel, politician
4 July: (in England) Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, soldier, Governor-General of New Zealand
14 July: Maud Basham (Aunt Daisy), radio personality
19 August: Rosemary Rees, writer and theatre producer
19 September: Sir David Low, cartoonist (in London)
Te Iki-o-te-rangi Pouwhare, tribal leader, historian and genealogist

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