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The 1940's saw Auckland celebrate with the rest of New Zealand
one hundred years of nationhood since the signing of the treaty
in 1840. New Zealand was at war again. and by the end of the 1940's
the baby boom had began. 1940 Nearly 100,000 people crowd Queen Street to welcome the return of HMS Achilles, back from the battle of the River Plate. The occasion is said to mark the country's 'baptism of fire at sea'. 1943 A number of Pacific Islanders move to Auckland. Within 7 years there are about 600 Cook Islanders, 600 Samoans and 200 Niueans living in Auckland, mainly in the inner-city ares of Freemans Bay, Grey Lyn and Parnell. 1945 9 May New Zealand celebrated Victory in Europe day, following Germany's unconditional surrender in World War two. The New Zealand Government declared a two day holiday. 15 August New Zealand celebrated victory over Japan, a holiday was announced as soon as the news came through at 11.00am. Shops and businesses closed. 1947 The borough of Mt Roskill is constituted, 7 km from downtown Auckland. 1949 The tram era ends in Auckland with the arrival of trolley-buses on the Herne Bay run, however trams managed to survive in Auckland until 1956. |
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