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1960 in New Zealand

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

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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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The 32nd New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the Second Labour government under Walter Nash. The general election saw the governing Labour Party defeated by a twelve-seat margin, and replaced by the Second 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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See 1960 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. A television 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 by Ortvin 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
  Gold   Silver   Bronze Total
2 0 1 3
  • 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
  Gold   Silver   Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
  • 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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  • The All 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 – 1 Tahiti
    • 8 September, Papeete: NZ 8 – 0 Tahiti Juniors
    • 12 September, Papeete: NZ 2 – 1 Tahiti
  • Chatham Cup won by North 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. ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. ^ a b c d e Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
  4. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  5. ^ "History of Television in New Zealand - The Early Years". corporate.tvnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 3 December 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. ^ "where we've come from - 1960" (PDF). TVNZ. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  7. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  9. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Pick and Go rugby results database
  12. ^ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
  13. ^ Chatham Cup: nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
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