1955 in New Zealand

1955 in New Zealand
Decades:
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
See also:

Population

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 31st New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the National government under Sidney Holland.

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events

Arts and literature

See 1955 in art, 1955 in literature, Category:1955 books

Music

See: 1955 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: Category:1955 film awards, 1955 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1955 films

Sport

Athletics

Arthur Lydiard wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:42:34 in Auckland.

Chess

Horse racing

Harness racing

Soccer

Births

Deaths

Category:1955 deaths

References

  1. Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates
  2. Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  4. List of New Zealand Chess Champions
  5. List of NZ Trotting cup winners
  6. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
  7. Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com
  8. All whites record
  9. "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  10. Steve Woodin FIFA profile
  11. Margaret Knighton NZOC profile
  12. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

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