1958 in New Zealand
See also:1957 in New Zealand,other events of 1958,1959 in New Zealand,and the Timeline of New Zealand history.
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Summary
The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.
See: 1958 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government
The 32nd New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the newly elected Labour government lead by Walter Nash.
- Speaker of the House - Robert Macfarlane
- Prime Minister - Walter Nash
- Deputy Prime Minister - Clarence Skinner
- Minister of Finance - Arnold Nordmeyer
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Walter Nash
Opposition Leaders
See: Category:New_Zealand_Parliament , New Zealand elections
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Keith Buttle
- Mayor of Hamilton - Roderick Alastair MacDonald Braithwaite
- Mayor of Wellington - Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch - Robert M. Macfarlane then George Manning
- Mayor of Dunedin - Leonard Morton Wright
Events
See 1958 , 1958 in politics , 1958 in science , Category:1958 in Australia , 1958 in Australia , 1958 in music , 1958 timelines , History of New Zealand , Category:History of New Zealand , Military history of New Zealand , Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand , Timeline of New Zealand history
January
- 2 January: description
February
March
April
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Arts and literature
- The Robert Burns Fellowship is established to honour the bicentennary of the poet's birth.
See 1958 in art, 1958 in literature, Robert Burns Fellowship , Category:1958 books
Music
See: 1958 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1958 film awards , 1958 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1958 films
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
Sport
- See: 1958 in sports , Category:1958 in sports , Summer Olympic Games (See Category:New Zealand at the Olympics and Winter Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games (Check name).
- Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , Super 14, Rugby Union World Cup, National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup , Tri Nations Series , Ranfurly Shield
- Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team , Chappell-Hadlee Trophy , Cricket World Cup
- Gold: New Zealand Open , Check Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
- Horse racing: See Category:New Zealand horse races, list winners.
- Rugby league New Zealand Warriors , Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team , Rugby League World Cup
- Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships
- Soccer: New Zealand champions (soccer) , New Zealand Football Championship , New Zealand National Soccer League , New Zealand national soccer team , Chatham Cup ,
- Basketball: Tall Blacks , New Zealand Breakers
- Other Sports
Births
- 7 February: Simon Upton, politician
- 27 May: Neil Finn, singer, songwriter
- 3 December: Roger Sowry, politician
- A J Hackett, extreme sports entrepreneur
- Tuku Morgan, politician
Deaths
- 12 March: Bill Barnard, politician
See also
Categories
Years in New Zealand | 1958 by country