1978 in New Zealand

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1978 in New Zealand:
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[edit] Population

Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,165,200 ^[1]
Increase since 31/12/1977: -1,200 (-0.04%)
Males per 100 Females: 99.2
This was the first year in which New Zealand's population declined (due to emigration, largely to Australia).

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Events

12 September: Kaimai Rail Tunnel on the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, at 8896 m the longest tunnel in New Zealand, opened

[edit] Arts and literature

Roger Hall and Peter Olds win the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1978 in art, 1978 in literature, Category:1978 books

[edit] January

Nambassa, three day music, crafts and alternative lifestyles festival on Phil and Pat Hulses' 400-acre (1.6 km²) farm in Golden Valley, north of Waihi. Attendance 25,000.

[edit] October

Nambassa winter road show, toured the North Island of NZ, promoting the 1979 festival.

[edit] Music

[edit] New Zealand Music Awards

ALBUM OF THE YEAR Hello Sailor – Hello Sailor
SINGLE OF THE YEAR Golden Harvest – I Need Your Love
TOP MALE VOCALIST John Rowles
TOP GROUP Hello Sailor
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Sharon O’Neill
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Ian Morris – Hello Sailor
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Rob Aicken – Hello Sailor
MOST PROMISING GROUP Citizen Band
MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Kim Hart
MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Dennis O’Brien

See: 1978 in music

[edit] Radio and Television

Feltex Television Awards:
- Best Current Affairs: Dateline Monday
- Best Information: Fair Go
- Best Documentary: Birth with R.D. Laing
- Best Light Entertainment: A Week of It
- Best Drama: The Governor
- Best Speciality: Sport on One
- Best Actor: David McPhail on A Week of It
- Best Personality: Roger Gascoigne
- Best Script: He Iwi Ko Tahi Tatou: episode four of The Governor

See: 1978 in New Zealand television, 1978 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

[edit] Film

Angel Mine
Skin Deep

See: Category:1978 film awards , 1978 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1978 films

[edit] Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

Archbishop of New Zealand
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

[edit] Sport

See: 1978 in sports , Category:1978 in sports , Commonwealth Games
Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup, Ranfurly Shield
Golf: New Zealand Open , Check Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
Horse racing: See Category:New Zealand horse races, list winners.
Rugby league Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team
Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships

[edit] Athletics

Paul Ballinger wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:33 on March 11 in Hastings.

[edit] Cricket

15 February: After 48 years of trying, New Zealand beats England in a Test match for the first time, winning the Test at the Basin Reserve. ^[5]

[edit] Soccer

New Zealand National Soccer League won by Christchurch United
Chatham Cup won by Manurewa

[edit] Births

5 January: Adi Dick, musician.
21 January (in the U.S.A.): Mike Chappell, basketballer.
3 February: Keith Cameron, rugby union player. ^[6]
26 February: Rico Gear, rugby union player.
8 April: Nathan Mauger, rugby union player.
29 April: Donna Loffhagen, netball and basketball player.
19 May: Willie Walker, rugby union player.
28 May: John Dennison, poet.
1 June: Ben Lummis, singer.
11 June: Daryl Tuffey, cricketer.
6 July: Kevin Senio, rugby union player.
12 July: Claire Chitham, actor.
26 July: David Kosoof, field hockey player.
28 July: Jacob Oram, cricketer.
14 August (in South Africa): Greg Rawlinson, rugby union player.
5 September: Chris Jack, rugby union player.
10 September: Nish Selvadurai, comedian.
13 September: Andrew Hore, rugby union player.
21 September: Doug Howlett, rugby union player.
10 October: Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell (twins), rowers.
26 October: Ricky Cockerill, figure skater.
6 November: Dean Kent, swimmer.
11 November: Lou Vincent, cricketer.
21 November: Paul Urlovic, soccer player.

William Dwane Bell, convicted murderer.
Mok TzeMing, writer.

Category:1978 births

[edit] Deaths

30 March: Sir Charles William Hamilton (Bill Hamilton), inventor of the jetboat.
13 May: Alby Roberts, cricketer.
22 May: Sir Richard Wild, 9th Chief Justice of New Zealand.
23 July: Sir Ronald Algie, politician and former [[Speaker of the House of Representatives.
18 August: Ronald L. Meek, economist.

John Hutton, glass engraver

Category:1978 deaths

[edit] References

^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls
^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0908570554
^ Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
^ nzhistory.net.nz
^ Keith Cameron profile

[edit] See also

For world events and topics in 1978 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1978

Categories: 1978 in New Zealand