White (skip) (Runanga Bowling Club) Rugby union :Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, :Category:All Blacks Ranfurly Shield Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team Soccer 14 September: A New Zealand team played a single game against Wellington, which they won 5–2 The Chatham Cup is won by Wellington Marist who beat Technical Old Boys of Christchurch 2–1 in the final. Provincial league champions: Auckland: Metro College Canterbury: Western Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers Nelson: Otago: Mosgiel South Canterbury: Fisherman Southland: Invercargill Thistle Taranaki: Albion Waikato: Rotowaro Wanganui: Technical College Old Boys Wellington: Wellington Marist Births 25 February: Grahame Thorne, rugby player, commentator and politician. 28 February: Graham Vivian, cricketer. 2 April: Richard Collinge, cricketer. 15 May: George Hawkins, politician. 24 May: Ian Kirkpatrick, rugby player. 5 June (in Wales): John Bach, actor. 8 June: Graham Henry, rugby coach. 27 June: Bruce Cribb, motorcycle speedway rider. 4 July: Sam Hunt, performance poet. 22 July: Christine McElwee, politician, historian, non-fiction author and teacher (died 2022). 4 August: Paul East, politician. 1 September: Keith Quinn, broadcaster. 14 September: John Luxton, politician. 29 September: Neil Cherry, environmental scientist (died 2003). 17 October: Ian Wedde, writer. 30 November: Ken Wadsworth, cricketer (died 1976). 2 December: John Banks, politician, radio host. Doug Cowie, cricket umpire. 11 December: Stewart Murray Wilson, sex offender (died 2021). 27 December: Bill Manhire, poet. date unknown Frank Gibson, Jr., jazz drummer. Richard Killeen, artist. :Category:1946 births Deaths 9 February Vincent Ward, politician. 5 March: Sir Charles Statham, politician. 26 September: William Nosworthy, politician. 10 November: Claude Weston, politician. :Category:1946 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 For world events and topics in 1946 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1946 References External links Years of the 20th century in New Zealand