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The following lists events that happened during 1956 in New Zealand.
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
- 8 March: Opo the friendly Dolphin dies in the Hokianga.
- 13 March – After 26 years playing international cricket the New Zealand wins its first ever test victory against the West Indies at Eden Park.
- New Zealand troops are sent to Malaya.
- Roxburgh Dam is opened.
- Temperzone manufacturing is founded.
Arts and literature
See 1956 in art, 1956 in literature
Music
See: 1956 in music
Radio
Film
See: Category:1956 film awards, 1956 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1956 films
Sport
Athletics
- Albert Richards wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:31:46 in Christchurch.
Chess
- The 63rd National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by F.A. Foulds of Auckland.[5]
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Thunder[6]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Unite[7]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[8]
- Men's singles champion – G.G. Littlejohn (Hutt Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – L.J. Hughes, E.H. Ravenwood (skip) (North-East Valley Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – P.C.F. Barrat, C.E. Tomlinson, L.J. Buckingham, Robbie Robson (skip) (Mangakino Bowling Club)
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Winter Olympics
- New Zealand did not participate in the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Stop Out (Lower Hutt) who beat Shamrock (soccer) of Christchurch 4–1 in the final.[9]
- Provincial league champions:[10]
- Auckland: Onehunga
- Bay of Plenty: Rangers
- Buller: Millerton Thistle
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier Athletic
- Manawatu: Kiwi United
- Marlborough: Blenheim B
- Nelson: Settlers
- Northland: Kamo Swifts
- Otago: Northern AFC
- Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
- South Canterbury: West End
- Southland: Brigadiers
- Taranaki: Moturoa
- Waikato: Huntly Thistle
- Wairarapa: No competition
- Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys
- Wellington: Stop Out
Births
- 3 January: Judith Tizard, politician
- 6 January: Stephen Cox, cyclist
- 16 January: Mark Burton, politician
- 4 February: Gerry Brownlee, politician
- 16 February: Vincent Ward, film director
- 1 March: Mark Todd, equestrian eventer
- 3 March: John F. Reid, cricketer
- 13 April: Peter 'Possum' Bourne, rally driver
- 17 April: Jaynie Parkhouse, freestyle swimmer
- 26 April: Tinks Pottinger, equestrian eventer
- 8 May: Richard Wilson, soccer player
- 10 May: Chris Kuggeleijn, cricket player and coach
- 23 May: Mark Shaw, rugby union footballer and selector[11]
- 18 August: Andrew Bennie, equestrian eventer
- 29 September: Jenny Morris, singer
- 8 November: Richard Curtis, screenwriter
- 23 November: Bruce Edgar, cricketer
- 12 December: Barry Pickering, soccer player
- 16 December: Rodney Hide, politician
- Chris Finlayson, politician
- James Belich, historian
- (in Paris, France) Christopher Marshall, composer
- Douglas Wright, dancer and choreographer
Deaths
- 17 April: Sir Alexander Young, politician.
- 22 May: John Christopher Rolleston, politician.
- 29 May: Charlie Seeling, rugby footballer.
- 17 June: Charles Boswell, politician.
- 19 June: Bernard Martin, politician.
- 12 September: George Gillett, rugby player.
- 21 November: Jim Thorn, labour leader and politician.[12]
References
- 1 2 3 "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- ↑ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ↑ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ↑ Mark Shaw at AllBlacks.com
- ↑ Te Ara
See also
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