1957 in New Zealand - Events

Events

  • 20 January: Scott Base, New Zealand's main presence in Antarctica, is established by Sir Edmund Hillary.
  • 24 May: the last Empire Day is commemorated.
  • September: Former Member of Parliament and New Zealand ambassador to the United States Leslie Munro is appointed President of the United Nations General Assembly for its twelfth session, lasting until September 1958

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