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Other years in New Zealand
1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 (1944) • 1945 • 1946 • 1947

Contents

Population

  • Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,676,300 [1]
  • Increase since 31/12/1943: 34,300 (2.09%)
  • Males per 100 Females: 94.3

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

Government

The 27th New Zealand Parliament commenced, with the Labour Party in government.

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events

  • 21 January: New Zealand and Australia sign the Canberra Pact in which they agree to cooperate on international affairs. [4]
  • 15 March: New Zealand General Freyberg orders the destruction of the monastery at Cassino 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.

Arts and literature

See 1944 in art, 1944 in literature, Category:1944 books

Music

See: 1944 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: Category:1944 film awards , 1944 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1944 films

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

Sport

Archery

National Champions (Postal Shoot)[5]

Cricket

Horse racing

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Rugby union

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

Soccer

  • Chatham Cup competition not held
  • Provincial league champions: [8]
    • 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

Births

Category:1944 births

Deaths

  • 12 August: James Hargest, National MP, killed while serving with NZ Army as observer with British forces in Normandy.
  • 30 October: Haami Tokouru Ratana, politician and Ratana church leader.

Category:1944 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". http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. Retrieved 2008-04-06.  
  4. ^ Today in History | NZHistory
  5. ^ In a postal shoot clubs compete on specified dates and the results are posted to the Association.
  6. ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
  7. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
  8. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html.  

See also

For world events and topics in 1944 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1944








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