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The following lists events that happened during 1951 in New Zealand.
The year was dominated by the 1951 New Zealand waterfront dispute.
New Zealand entered a mutual defence pact with the United States and Australia – ANZUS.
A New Zealand census was held in 1951.
Male | Female | Total | |
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Usually resident population | 967,647 (50.1%) |
962,835 (49.9%) |
1,930,482 |
Overseas Visitors | 6,297 | 2,661 | 8,958 |
Total | 973,968 | 965,505 | 1,939,473 |
The 29th New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the National government under Sidney Holland. The general election saw the governing National Party re-elected with a twenty-seat margin, a substantial improvement on the twelve-seat margin it previously held.
The New Zealand Legislative Council voted itself out of existence, making New Zealand a unicameral democracy. [3]
See 1951 in art, 1951 in literature, Category:1951 books
See: 1951 in music
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
See: Category:1951 film awards, 1951 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1951 films
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington. [8]
Media related to
1951 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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Decades: | |||||
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See also: |
The following lists events that happened during 1951 in New Zealand.
The year was dominated by the 1951 New Zealand waterfront dispute.
New Zealand entered a mutual defence pact with the United States and Australia – ANZUS.
A New Zealand census was held in 1951.
Male | Female | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Usually resident population | 967,647 (50.1%) |
962,835 (49.9%) |
1,930,482 |
Overseas Visitors | 6,297 | 2,661 | 8,958 |
Total | 973,968 | 965,505 | 1,939,473 |
The 29th New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the National government under Sidney Holland. The general election saw the governing National Party re-elected with a twenty-seat margin, a substantial improvement on the twelve-seat margin it previously held.
The New Zealand Legislative Council voted itself out of existence, making New Zealand a unicameral democracy. [3]
See 1951 in art, 1951 in literature, Category:1951 books
See: 1951 in music
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
See: Category:1951 film awards, 1951 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1951 films
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington. [8]
Media related to
1951 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons