The following lists events that happened during 1943 in New Zealand. Population Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,642,000 Increase since 31 December 1942: 5600 (0.34%) Males per 100 females: 92.9 Incumbents Regal and viceregal Head of State – George VI Governor-General – Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM Government The 26th New Zealand Parliament concluded, with the Labour Party in government. Labour was re-elected for a third term in the election in November Speaker of the House – Bill Barnard (Democratic Labour Party) Prime Minister – Peter Fraser Minister of Finance – Walter Nash Minister of Foreign Affairs – Peter Fraser Attorney-General – Rex Mason Chief Justice – Sir Michael Myers Parliamentary opposition Leader of the Opposition – Sidney Holland (National Party). Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland – John Allum Mayor of Hamilton – Harold Caro Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Hislop Mayor of Christchurch – Ernest Andrews Mayor of Dunedin – Andrew Allen Events New Zealand troops take part in invasion of Italy. 25 February – Mutiny by Japanese prisoners of war at Featherston prisoner of war camp results in 48 Japanese dead, 61 wounded, plus one dead and 11 injured guards. 28 March - Body of Michael Joseph Savage reinterred at Bastion Point by a crowd of ten thousand 3 April – Battle of Manners Street between American and New Zealand servicemen 4 June – Hyde railway disaster – 21 passengers are killed when the Cromwell to Dunedin Express derails while travelling around a bend too fast near Hyde in Central Otago. 20 June – Several U.S. Marines drown during landing exercises at Paekākāriki. 28 August – Eleanor Roosevelt arrives in New Zealand for visit (she had visited American troops in the Cook Islands). 3 September – Eleanor Roosevelt flies out from Auckland. 25 September – 1943 New Zealand general election. October last US Marines depart US Naval Base New Zealand 28 October – Butter rationing is introduced, with an allowance of per person per week. Japanese submarines operate in New Zealand waters in 1942 and 1943. They send reconnaissance aircraft over Auckland and Wellington, but do not carry out any attacks. Arts and literature See 1943 in art, 1943 in literature, :Category:1943 books Music See: 1943 in music Radio See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film See: :Category:1943 film awards, 1943 in film, List of New Zealand