Personal details
Full Name:
- Walter Nash
Lifetime:
- 12 Feb 1882–4 Jun 1968
Prime Minister:
12 Dec 1957–12 Dec 1960
Age on becoming PM:
75
Electorate:
Hutt
Political Party:
Labour
Walter Nash
At almost 76, Walter Nash was New Zealand’s oldest incoming PM and the last foreign-born one. He had two wives, Lotty, and Parliament. He was still an MP when he died aged 86.
Read more...Events In History
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9 May 1945NZ celebrates Victory in EuropeGermany surrendered on 7 May, New Zealand time, but acting Prime Minister Walter Nash insisted that celebrations should wait until after British Prime Minister Winston Churchill officially announced peace − at 1 a.m. on 9 May, New Zealand time. Read more...
Articles
The 1960s
Five decades ago most Kiwis enjoyed a standard of living that was the envy of other nations. During the 1960s the arrival of TV and jet airliners shrank our world, and New Zealanders began to express themselves on a range of international issues, including opposition to the Vietnam War.
- Page 11 - 1968 - key eventsA selection of the key events in New Zealand history from 1968
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Main image: SEATO Council meeting in Wellington, 1959
New Zealand Prime Minister Walter Nash addresses South East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) Council meeting in Wellington, 1959.
