The following lists events that happened during 1946 in New Zealand. Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,781,200. Increase since 31 December 1945:...

The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 28th term. It saw the governing Labour...

New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island...

The 1946 War Honours in New Zealand were appointments and awards by King George VI to recognise service in operations against the Japanese or in the South...

The 1946 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by King George VI on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours...

The 1946 King's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of King George VI, were appointments made by the King on the advice...

Prior to 1946 the New Zealand armed forces received honours of the United Kingdom, including military decorations and campaign medals. Since the end of...

The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Nicknamed the Black Caps (Māori: Pōtae Pango), they played...

of New Zealand encompass the gender, ethnic, religious, geographic, and economic backgrounds of the 5.2 million people living in New Zealand. New Zealanders...

Time in New Zealand is divided by law into two standard time zones. The main islands use New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), 12 hours in advance of Coordinated...

In New Zealand, agriculture is the largest sector of the tradable economy. The country exported NZ$46.4 billion worth of agricultural products (raw and...

The New Zealand Service Medal 1946–1949 is a New Zealand campaign medal for service in Occupied Japan at the end of World War II. The medal was instituted...

New Zealand literature is literature, both oral and written, produced by the people of New Zealand. It often deals with New Zealand themes, people or...

and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was originally a First World War army corps of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. It was formed in Egypt in December...

The human history of New Zealand can be dated back to between 1320 and 1350 CE, when the main settlement period started, after it was discovered and settled...

Chinese-language publications: Man Sing Times (1921–1922) New Zealand Chinese Weekly News (1937–1946) New Zealand Chinese Growers Monthly Journal (1949 –1972) Source:...

The Anzac Day Act in New Zealand is a law which makes Anzac Day a national holiday in New Zealand. Anzac Day is the anniversary of the landing of the...

This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand. Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few...

before the 1946 election. 1951 was the first year in which Māori and European New Zealanders were treated equally, with European New Zealanders having had...

Retailing in New Zealand is an important sector in the economy of New Zealand, as a channel for a large proportion of household spending and international...

New Zealanders of European descent are mostly of British and Irish ancestry, with significantly smaller percentages of other European ancestries such as...

The board was established by the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946, which has since been replaced by the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha...

sport and industry in New Zealand. Thoroughbred horse racing commenced soon after European settlement. The first totalisator machine in the world was installed...

The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side, and Māori and Māori-allied...

Migration to New Zealand began only very recently in human history - with Polynesian settlement in New Zealand, then uninhabited, about 1250 CE to 1280...

Gunn (Rodd and Gunn) is a New Zealand manufacturer of clothing footwear and accessories. It was founded in 1946 in New Zealand by Jim Jarvis. By 1995, the...

The electricity sector in New Zealand uses mainly renewable energy, such as hydropower, geothermal power and increasingly wind energy. As of 2021, the...

The New Zealand Parliament (Māori: Pāremata Aotearoa) is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the Sovereign (King-in-Parliament) and...

Defence Force. It was formed initially in 1923 as a branch of the New Zealand Army, being known as the New Zealand Permanent Air Force, becoming an independent...

The 1946 New Zealand rugby league season was the 39th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. New Zealand defeated the touring Great...