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The following lists events that happened during 1958 in New Zealand.
Population
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 32nd New Zealand Parliament commenced. In power was the newly elected Labour government led by Walter Nash.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
- 26 June – 'Black Budget', raising taxes on tobacco, alcohol and petrol, passed by second Labour government.
- June – New Zealand's first supermarket, Foodtown, opens at Ōtāhuhu.
- 3 September – Brian Barratt-Boyes performs New Zealand's first open heart surgery at Auckland's Green Lane Hospital.
- 29 September – The emergency number 111 for fire, police and ambulance is introduced; initially only in Masterton and Carterton.
- 19 October - A march of over six thousand people is held in Paraparaumu to mark the construction of the Our Lady of Lourdes statue.[5]
- United States base for Operation Deep Freeze is established at Christchurch Airport.
- The Wairakei Power Station is commissioned. It is New Zealand's first geothermal power station, and only the second large-scale geothermal power station in the world.
Arts and literature
- The Robert Burns Fellowship is established to honour the bicentenary of the poet's birth.
See 1958 in art, 1958 in literature, Robert Burns Fellowship, Category:1958 books
Music
See: 1958 in music
Radio
Film
See: Category:1958 film awards, 1958 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1958 films
Sport
Athletics
- Ray Puckett wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:37:28 in Lower Hutt.
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
Chess
- The 65th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.R. Phillips of Auckland.[6]
Horse racing
Harness racing
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.[9]
- Men's singles champion – Phil Skoglund (Northern Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – C.J. Rogers, James Pirret (skip) (Tuakau Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – W.H. Woods, L.G. Donaldson, A. Connew, Pete Skoglund (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)
Rugby union
- The All Blacks played three Test matches against the touring Australian side, retaining the Bledisloe Cup:[10]
- 23 August, Athletic Park (Wellington), Wellington: New Zealand 25 – 3 Australia
- 6 September, Lancaster Park, Christchurch: New Zealand 3 – 6 Australia
- 20 September, Epsom Showgrounds, Auckland: New Zealand 17 – 8 Australia
Soccer
- The national men's team played seven matches including five internationals:[11]
- 16 August, Wellington: NZ 2 – 3 Australia
- 23 August, Auckland: NZ 2 – 2 Australia
- 26 August, Hamilton: NZ 3 – 0 Waikato XI
- 31 August, Nouméa: NZ 2 – 1 New Caledonia
- 7 September, Nouméa: NZ 5 – 1 New Caledonia
- 14 September, Nouméa: NZ 2 – 1 New Caledonia
- 18 September, Auckland: NZ 1 – 1 Auckland
- The Chatham Cup was won by Seatoun for the second consecutive year. They beat Christchurch city 7–1 in the final.[12]
- Provincial league champions:[13]
- Auckland: Onehunga
- Bay of Plenty: Rangers
- Buller: Millerton Thistle
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier Athletic
- Manawatu: Kiwi United
- Marlborough: Spartans
- Nelson: Settlers
- Northland: Marlin Rovers
- Otago: Northern AFC
- Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
- South Canterbury: West End
- Southland: Brigadiers
- Taranaki: City
- Waikato: Hamilton Technical OB
- Wairarapa: Masterton Athletic
- Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
- Wellington: Seatoun AFC
Births
- 1 January: Lesley Murdoch, cricketer[14]
- 7 February: Simon Upton, politician
- 30 March: Peter Ellis, convicted for child abuse
- 15 April: John Bracewell, cricket player and coach
- 16 May (in the U.S.A.): Thomas "Tab" Baldwin, basketball coach
- 27 May: Neil Finn, singer, songwriter
- 14 September: Jeff Crowe, cricketer
- 27 September: Mitch Shirra, motorcycle speedway rider
- 17 November:
- Frank van Hattum, soccer player
- Glenn Dods, soccer player
- 23 November: Martin Snedden, cricketer and sports administrator
- 30 November: Barry Cooper, cricketer
- 2 December: Roger Sowry, politician
- A J Hackett, extreme sports entrepreneur
- (in Zambia): Vicky Jones, children's author
- Pio Terei, actor, singer and comedian
- Jools and Lynda Topp (the Topp Twins), entertainers
- Jane Wrightson, chief censor
Category:1958 births
Deaths
- 12 March – Bill Barnard, politician, 10th Speaker of the House of Representatives
- 1 June – Fred Baker, soldier
- 2 June – Robert William Smith, politician
- 17 July – William Taverner, MP and mayor of Dunedin
- 27 July – William Montgomery Jr., politician
- 9 October – Merton Hodge, playwright
- 25 October – James Chapman-Taylor, architect
Category:1958 deaths
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.
- ↑ O'Neil, Andrea (24 May 2015). "150 years of news - Miracle virgin statue dominates Paraparaumu". Stuff. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Pick and Go rugby results database
- ↑ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- ↑ NZ Soccer Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ↑ "Lesley Murdoch". Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
See also
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