1941 in New Zealand

Population

* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,631,200 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since 31/12/1940: -2400 (-0.15%)
* Males per 100 Females: 96.1
* The scheduled census was not held due to World War II

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - George VI
*Governor-General - The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC, succeeded same year by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]

Government

The 26th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Labour Party in government. 1941 should have been an election year, but the election was deferred due to World War II.

*Speaker of the House - Bill Barnard (Democratic Labour Party)
*Prime Minister - Peter Fraser
*Minister of Finance - Walter Nash
*Minister of Foreign Affairs - Frank Langstone
*Attorney-General - Rex Mason

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition - Sidney Holland (National Party). [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

*Mayor of Auckland - Ernest Davis then John Allum
*Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
*Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
*Mayor of Christchurch - Robert M. Macfarlane then Ernest Andrews
*Mayor of Dunedin - Andrew Henson Allen

Events

* 16 January: formation of the New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Air Force [ [http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=16/01 Today in History | NZHistory ] ]
* March: 2NZEF deployed to northern Greece and were soon involved in the Battle of Greece.

* 24 April - 30 April: New Zealand forces evacuated from mainland Greece to Crete.
* 20 May - 1 June: Battle of Crete - New Zealand forces suffer heavy losses: 671 dead, 967 wounded, 2,180 captured. On the first day of the German invasion, Charles Upham wins the V.C
* 8 October: four police officers and three civilians are shot and killed at Kowhitirangi, near Hokitika, by Stanley Graham
* 7 December Hawaii bombed in a surprise attack by Japanese carrier forces on the US Navy.
* 8 December New Zealand declares war on Japan in response to Japanese attack on the United States.
* 10 December British battlecruiser HMS "Repulse" and battleship HMS "Prince of Wales" sunk by Japanese torpedo planes, effectively taking Britain out of the sea war in the Pacific.

Arts and literature

See 1941 in art, 1941 in literature,

Music

See: 1941 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: , 1941 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 Diocese

port

* See: 1941 in sports ,

Cricket

Horse racing

See

Rugby

,
* Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

occer

* Chatham Cup competition not held

Births

* 5 January: Bob Cunis, cricketer.
* 3 February: Gary Bartlett, cricketer.
* 12 February: Ross Morgan, cricketer.
* 12 February: Bruno Lawrence, actor.
* 26 February: Keith Thomson, cricketer.
* 7 May: Grahame Bilby, cricketer.
* 20 July: Pita Sharples, academic and politician.
* 12 September: Doug Kidd, politician.
* 29 October: Bryan Yuile, cricketer.
* 7 November: Jim Sutton, politician.

* Chin Wing Ho (Peter Chin), mayor of Dunedin.
* Gary Day, actor.
* Roderick Deane, economist, public sector reformer, and businessman.
* Lynley Dodd, children's author.
* Malcolm Douglas, politician.
* Alan K. Grant, writer, humourist.
* Bob Harvey, mayor of Waitakere City.
* Allan Hawkey, cartoonist.
* (in England): Bernard Holman, artist.
* Maurice McTigue, politician and diplomat.
* Owen Marshall, writer (Owen Marshall Jones).
* Ian Mune, actor and director.
* Ian Peters, politician.

Deaths

* 26 May: William John Lyon, Labour MP, killed serving with 2NZEF on Crete.
* 27 July: Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, painter.
* 4 October: George Troup, architect.
* 20 October: Stanley Graham, murderer (shot by police).
* 1 November: Gordon Hultquist, Labour MP, killed serving with 2NZEF in North Africa.
* 28 November: John Manchester Allen, National MP, killed serving with 2NZEF in Libya.
* 29 November: Arthur Nattle Grigg, National MP, killed serving with 2NZEF in Libya.

* Albert Glover, politician.
* Sir James Parr, politician.

References

ee also

*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 1941 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1941