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1960 in New Zealand

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1960
in
New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1960 in New Zealand.

Population

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  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,403,600.[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 1959: 43,900 (1.86%).[1]
  • Males per 100 females: 101.0.[1]

Incumbents

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Regal and viceregal

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Government

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The32nd New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was theSecond Labour government underWalter Nash. Thegeneral election saw the governingLabour Party defeated by a twelve-seat margin, and replaced by theSecond National government.

Parliamentary opposition

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Main centre leaders

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Events

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Arts and literature

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See1960 in art,1960 in literature

Music

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See:1960 in music

Radio and television

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  • 1 June: At 7.30 pm New Zealand's first official television transmission begins.[5] For the first six weeks programs are limited to two hours a night and two nights a week.[6] In mid-July this is extended to four nights a week. Atelevision licence fee of £4 per year is introduced in August.

Film

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See:Category:1960 film awards,1960 in film,List of New Zealand feature films,Cinema of New Zealand,Category:1960 films

Sport

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Athletics

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Chess

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  • The 67th National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won byOrtvin Sarapu of Auckland.[7]

Cricket

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Horse racing

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Harness racing

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Lawn bowls

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The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[10]

  • Men's singles champion –Stanley Snedden (Linwood Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – E.H. Taylor,Pete Skoglund (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – H. Roy, J. Scott, B. Moore,Bill O'Neill (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)

Olympic Games

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Summer Olympics

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Main article:New Zealand at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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  • New Zealand enters 38 competitors in nine sports, winning two gold (Peter Snell – Athletics, Men's 800m,Murray Halberg – Athletics, Men's 5,000m) and one bronze (Barry Magee – Athletics, Men's Marathon) medals.

Winter Olympics

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Main article:New Zealand at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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  • New Zealand enters the Winter Olympics for the second time, with a team of four competitors.

Rugby league

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Rugby union

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  • TheAll Blacks toured South Africa, losing the four-test series 2–1 with one game drawn.[11]
    • 25 June,Ellis Park, Johannesburg: New Zealand 0 – 13 South Africa
    • 23 July,Newlands, Cape Town: New Zealand 11 – 3 South Africa
    • 13 Aug,Free State Stadium, Blomfontein: New Zealand 11 – 11 South Africa
    • 27 August,Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth:New Zealand 3 – 8 South
  • Ranfurly Shield: Auckland managed successful defences against Thames Valley (22-6) and Counties (14-3) before losing to North Auckland, 17–11. North Auckland managed to defend the shield against Poverty Bay, (24-3) before losing 3–6 to Auckland. Auckland held the shield for the remainder of the season, beating Manawatu (31-8), Bay of Plenty (9-6), Wellington (22-9), Taranaki (25-6) and Canterbury (19-18).

Soccer

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  • The national men's team made a short tour to Tahiti.[12]
    • 5 September, Papeete:NZ 5 – 1Tahiti
    • 8 September, Papeete: NZ 8 – 0 Tahiti Juniors
    • 12 September, Papeete:NZ 2 – 1Tahiti
  • Chatham Cup won byNorth Shore United, who beat Technical Old Boys (of Christchurch) 5–3 in the final.[13]
  • Provincial league champions:[14]
    • Auckland:North Shore United
    • Bay of Plenty:Kahukura
    • Buller:Waimangaroa United
    • Canterbury:Western
    • Franklin:Papatoetoe
    • Hawke's Bay:Napier Rovers
    • Manawatu:Kiwi United
    • Marlborough:Woodbourne
    • Nelson:Athletic
    • Northland:Otangarei United
    • Otago:Northern AFC
    • Poverty Bay:Eastern Union
    • South Canterbury:Thistle
    • Southland:Invercargill Thistle
    • Taranaki:Moturoa
    • Waikato:Hamilton Technical OB
    • Wairarapa:YMCA
    • Wanganui:Blue Rovers
    • Wellington:Railways
    • West Coast:Cobden-Kohinoor

Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^abc"Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived fromthe original on 31 December 2017.
  2. ^Statistics New Zealand:New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. ^abcdeLambert & Palenski:The New Zealand Almanac, 1982.ISBN 0-908570-55-4
  4. ^"Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived fromthe original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved6 April 2008.
  5. ^"History of Television in New Zealand - The Early Years".corporate.tvnz.co.nz. Archived fromthe original on 3 December 2005. Retrieved30 June 2022.
  6. ^"where we've come from - 1960"(PDF). TVNZ. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 15 January 2016. Retrieved11 August 2022.
  7. ^List of New Zealand Chess ChampionsArchived 14 October 2008 at theWayback Machine
  8. ^"List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived fromthe original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved5 May 2009.
  9. ^Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nzArchived 17 June 2009 at theWayback Machine
  10. ^McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners".An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved6 June 2018.
  11. ^Pick and Go rugby results database
  12. ^List of New Zealand national soccer matches
  13. ^Chatham Cup: nzsoccer.comArchived 14 March 2009 at theWayback Machine
  14. ^"New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.

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