The following lists events that happened during1944 in New Zealand .
Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,676,300.[ 1] Increase since 31 December 1943: 34,300 (2.09%).[ 1] Males per 100 females: 94.3.[ 1] Regal and viceregal [ edit ] The27th New Zealand Parliament commenced, with theLabour Party in government.
Parliamentary opposition [ edit ] Main centre leaders [ edit ] 21 January – New Zealand and Australia sign theCanberra Pact in which they agree to cooperate on international affairs.[ 4] 15 March – New Zealand GeneralFreyberg orders the destruction of the monastery atCassino using 775 aircraft, 1250 tons of bombs, and 200,000 shells. At the end of the battle, New Zealand has lost 1050 men, one of the worst days in its history. March – Meatrationing is introduced, with an allowance of 1/9 to 2/- per person per week.[ 5] October US Navy closesUS Naval Base New Zealand 31 October –Refugees from Eastern Poland, 800 including 734 orphaned children, arrive in New Zealand via Siberia and Iran.[ 6] TheNew Zealand head tax on Chinese immigrants from 1881 (63 years) is repealed. Arts and literature [ edit ] See1944 in art ,1944 in literature
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National Champions (Postal Shoot)[ 7]
The 51st National Chess Championship was held in Wellington, and was won by R.G. Wade of Wellington.[ 8] The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[ 11]
Men's singles champion – M.J. Squire (Hawera Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – P.H. Edwards, E.W. Travers (skip) (St Kilda Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – W. Chapman, A.E. Seymour, J.A. Whyte, C.G. Spearman (skip) (Christchurch RSA Bowling Club) New Zealand national rugby league team
Chatham Cup competition not heldProvincial league champions: [ 12] Auckland:Metro College Canterbury:Thistle Hawke's Bay:Napier HSOB Nelson:No competition Otago:Mosgiel South Canterbury:No competition Southland:No competition Taranaki:Old Boys Waikato:Rotowaro Wanganui:No competition Wellington:Waterside 4 January:Alan Sutherland 7 February:Witi Ihimaera 4 March:Brian Turner 6 March:Kiri Te Kanawa 8 April:Tariana Turia 12 May:Barry Barclay 16 June:Robin Morrison 17 July:Mark Burgess 22 July:Anand Satyanand 29 July:Terrence Jarvis 17 August:Philip Woollaston 26 August:Neroli Fairhall 30 August:Alex Wyllie 7 October:Jack Body 10 November:Andy Leslie 18 November:David O'Sullivan 28 November:Joanna Orwin Noel Anderson Philip Culbertson Keith Locke John Wood J. S. Parker 18 JuneArthur Bignell 21 July:John Andrew MacPherson 12 August:James Hargest 30 August:Thomas William Rhodes 30 October:Haami Tokouru Ratana 2 December:Frank Milner 29 December:John Cobbe 29 December:Henry Holland 1944 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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