Steel Bell (2nd win) Thoroughbred racing New Zealand Cup – Meelaus Auckland Cup – Fiery Cross Wellington Cup – Bunting New Zealand Derby – Estland Lawn bowls The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington. Men's singles champion – C.R. Ingram (Wellington Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – A. Sawyer, J.J. Martin (skip) (Turanganui Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – J.S. Ryrie, A.R. Coltman, W. Coltman, G.S. Osmond (skip) (Auckland Bowling Club) Rugby union The Ranfurly Shield (held by ) is not contested as interprovincial matches are cancelled due to the war. Soccer Provincial league champions: Auckland – Brotherhood Canterbury – Linwood Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau Otago – Northern Southland – No competition Wanganui – No competition Wellington – No competition Births January 13 January – Doris Strachan, athlete 19 January – Agnes Ell, cricketer 20 January – Emily Carpenter, home science academic, adult educationalist, consumer advocate 25 January – Rosalie Gascoigne, sculptor 27 January – John Pattison, World War II pilot 28 January – Jack Hatchard, association footballer 31 January Erich Geiringer, writer, doctor, anti-nuclear weapons activist Frank Gill, air force officer, politician February 19 February Morrie McHugh, boxer, rugby union player Peg Taylor, cricketer 26 February – Clyde Jeffery, politician, mayor of Napier (1974–83) March 1 March – Bill Sutton, artist 9 March – Clarrie Gordon, boxer 10 March – Tom Pritchard, cricketer 20 March – Haddon Donald, soldier, politician, sports shooter 22 March – Phil Holloway, politician 26 March – Ruth Gilbert, poet April 13 April – Bruce Ferguson, soldier 18 April – Brian Mason, geochemistry, mineralogist, meteoriticist May 6 May – Roy Scott, cricketer 21 May – Margaret Milne, potter 22 May – Charlie Munro, jazz musician June 10 June – Jack Henry, industrialist 11 June – Tom Davis, Cook Islands politician 25 June – Nora Crawford, police officer July 1 July – Maurice Carter, property developer, politician, philanthropist 6 July – Arthur Lydiard, runner, athletics coach 7 July – John Crichton, furniture and interior designer 13 July – Frank Carpay, ceramics, textile and graphic designer 14 July – Doug Zohrab, public servant, diplomat 19 July – Lewis Johnston, cricket umpire 21 July – Jock Newall, association footballer 23 July – Douglas Goodfellow, businessman, philanthropist 27 July – Ron Meek. economist and social scientist 31 July – Derek Ward, World War II pilot August 1 August – Esme Tombleson, politician 3 August – Eddie