1942 in New Zealand

none February 2020 1942 The following lists events that happened during 1942 in New Zealand. Population Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,636,400.Historical population estimates tables http://archive.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/estimates_and_projections/historical-population-tables.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20171231000952/http://archive.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/estimates_and_projections/historical-population-tables.aspx 31 December 2017 Statistics New Zealand Increase since 31 December 1941: 5200 (0.32%). Males per 100 females: 94.2. Incumbents Regal and viceregal Head of State – George VI Governor-General – Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AMStatistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52 Government The life of the 26th New Zealand Parliament was extended for a further year (to 1942) due to World War II, with the Labour Party in government. http://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/hist_act/popa19415gv1941n24363/ Prolongation of Parliament Act, 1941 New Zealand Law online Speaker of the House – Bill Barnard (Democratic Labour Party) Prime Minister – Peter Fraser Minister of Finance – Walter Nash Minister of Foreign Affairs – Frank Langstone then Peter Fraser Attorney-General – Rex Mason Chief Justice — Sir Michael Myers Parliamentary opposition Leader of the Opposition – Sidney Holland (National Party).http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition 2008-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20081017200326/http://www1.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html 2008-10-17 dead Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland – John Allum Mayor of Hamilton – Harold Caro Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Hislop Mayor of Christchurch – Ernest Andrews Mayor of Dunedin – Andrew Allen Events January–March 8 March – Japanese Warrant Officer Nobuo Fujita of the Imperial Japanese Navy conducts aerial reconnaissance of Wellington. His Yokosuka E14y reconnaissance plane had been catapulted into the air from the Japanese submarine Japanese submarine I-25 2 which stored the plane in a sealed foredeck hangar. After a successful daylight tour the submarine and plane headed north to make an inspection of Auckland on 13 March. April–June 27 April – Rationing on sugar and women's stockings is introduced. The allowance per person is 12 oz of sugar per week, and one pair of women's stockings every three months.http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Econ-c17-33.html Tea and Sugar – War Economy – NZETC nzetc.victoria.ac.nz27 April 1942 RATIONED FROM TO-DAY - Sugar and Women’s Hosiery 4 The Press https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19420427.2.36 24 May – Japanese submarine I-21 2 briefly operated off northern New Zealand in May 1942. I-21s floatplane flown by Lt Ito Isuma conducted a reconnaissance flight over Thames and then Auckland on 24 May. 29 May – Rationing on clothing, footwear and linen is introduced, with an allowance of 52 coupons per year.29 May 1942 WIDE RATIONING SCHEME - CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR, AND LINEN -EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY 4 The Evening Post https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/evening-post/1942/05/29/4 1 June – Tea rationing is introduced, with an allowance of 2 oz per person per week.1 June 1942 TEA RATIONING - SCHEME BEGINS TO-DAY 6 The Press https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19420601.2.58 12 June First US Troop arrived 1942 at Waitematā Harbour in Auckland.The Impact of American Forces in New Zealandvictoria.ac.nz 24 June – A severe earthquake, the 1942 Wairarapa earthquake struck the lower North Island, followed by a severe aftershock on 2 August. Considerable damage resulted in Masterton, other parts of the Wairarapa, Palmerston North and Wellington. July–September October–December 9 December – 37 of the 39 female patients in Ward 5 at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum (psychiatric hospital) are killed in a night-time fire – the country's worst fire disaster at that time.Seacliff Hospital fire https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/seacliff/ 2022-04-09 my.christchurchcitylibraries.com en-NZ 13 December – Abel Tasman's first sighting of New Zealand 300 years earlier is commemorated in Hokitika (initially this was planned for Ōkārito but this was changed after it was cut off by flooding) by a Dutch delegation led by Charles van der Plas and hosted by the New Zealand governmentIn friendship, free peoples https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19421214.2.21 18 December 2021 Evening Star 24377 14 December 1942 2 Date unknown Japanese submarines operate in New Zealand waters in 1942 and 1943. They send reconnaissance aircraft over Auckland and Wellington, but do not carry out any attacks. Arts and literature See 1942 in art, 1942 in literature Music See: 1942 in music Radio See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film See: :Category:1942 film awards, 1942 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1942 films Sport Most sports events were on hold due to the war. Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup: Haughty http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm List of NZ Trotting cup winners 2009-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120222233106/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm 2012-02-22 dead Auckland Trotting Cup: Loyal Friend Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz https://web.archive.org/web/20090617211531/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race2.htm 2009-06-17 Rugby :Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks Ranfurly Shield Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team Soccer Chatham Cup competition not held Provincial league champions: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nzchamp.html New Zealand: List of champions Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1999 Auckland: Mount Albert Grammar School Old Boys Canterbury: Western Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB Nelson: No competition Otago: Army South Canterbury: No competition Southland: No competition Waikato: No competition Wanganui: No competition Wellington: Hospital Births 5 January: Trish McKelvey, cricketer. 12 January: Doug Graham, politician 23 January: Phil Clarke (rugby union), rugby union playerhttp://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=154 Phil Clarke Knight Lindsay New Zealand Rugby Union 28 December 2019 23 February: John Lewis, headmaster 16 March: Gordon Whiting, Judge, (died 2018) 24 March: Kerry Burke, politician. 21 April: Geoffrey Palmer, 33rd Prime Minister of New Zealand 19 June: Merata Mita, filmmaker (died 2010) 18 July: Mike Ward, politician 4 August: David Lange, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 2005) 12 August: Howard Smalley, cricketer 23 September: Ann Hartley, politician (died 2024) 25 September: Peter Petherick, cricketer (died 2015) 25 November: Barbara Bevege, cricketer (died 1999) Susan Wakefield, Tax expert (died 2022) Judith Potter, high court judge. Roger Walker. architect. Deaths 28 July: James Allen, politician and diplomat. 15 July: Denis 'Sonny' Moloney, cricketer. 17 July Robina Nicol, photographer and suffragistNicol, Robina, 1861–1942 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22592994 National Library of New Zealand 1 November 2019 en 1 January 1861 27 August: Francis Mander, politician 12 October: Douglas Lysnar, politician. 8 November: Tim Armstrong, politician. :Category:1942 deaths See also List of years in New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history History of New Zealand Military history of New Zealand Timeline of the New Zealand environment Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica References 1942 in yes Category:Years of the 20th century in New Zealand