1979 in New Zealand
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[edit] Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,163,900 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1978: -1,300 (-0.04%)
- Males per 100 Females: 99.0
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
- Governor-General - The Rt Hon. Sir Keith Holyoake KG GCMG CH QSO. [2]
[edit] Government
- Speaker of the House - Richard Harrison. [3]
- Prime Minister - Robert Muldoon
- Deputy Prime Minister - Brian Talboys. [3]
- Minister of Finance - Robert Muldoon. [3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Brian Talboys. [3]
- Attorney-General - Jim McLay. [3]
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton - Ross Jansen
- Mayor of Wellington - Michael Fowler
- Mayor of Christchurch - Hamish Hay
- Mayor of Dunedin - Clifford George (Cliff) Skeggs
[edit] Events
- 30 July: The Carless days scheme is introduced.
- 3 November The Evening Star ceases publication. The Dunedin newspaper was founded in 1863.[5]
- 28 November: Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashes in Antarctica, killing all 237 passengers and 20 crewmembers aboard.
- The Government occupies the new executive wing of Parliament House, known as the Beehive. [6]
[edit] Arts and literature
- Michael A Noonan wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
- Nambassa beach festival, touring family roadshow. Whangamata Waihi Beach Mount Maunganui and Coromandel.
- Nambassa three day music, crafts and alternative lifestyle festival on Phil and Pat Hulses' 400-acre (1.6 km²) farm in Golden Valley, north of Waihi. Attendance 75,000 plus.
- Summer '79, outdoor arts festival in the parks of Wellington - including the Botanical Gardens, the Newtown Zoo, the Town Belt and several suburban parks.
See 1979 in art, 1979 in literature, Category:1979 books
[edit] Music
[edit] New Zealand Music Awards
- ALBUM OF THE YEAR Street Talk – Street Talk
- SINGLE OF THE YEAR Th’ Dudes – Be Mine Tonight
- TOP MALE VOCALIST Rob Guest
- TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Sharon O’Neill
- TOP GROUP Th’ Dudes
- MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Jon Stevens
- MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Tina Cross
- MOST PROMISING GROUP Street Talk
- PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Steve Robinson - This Heart This Song
- ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Gerry Smith – This Heart This Song
- BEST COVER DESIGN Geoff Chunn, Peter Burt & Dale Wrightson – Just Drove Through Town
See: 1979 in music
[edit] Radio and Television
- Feltex Television Awards:
- Best Current Affairs: Dateline Monday
- Best Documentary: Okarito
- Best Drama: The Mad Dog Gang meets Rotten Fred and Ratsguts
- Best Speciality: Spot On
- Best Information: Fair Go
- Best Actor: David McPhail in A Week of It
- Best Actress: Barbara Ewing
- Entertainer of the Year: David McPhail
- Special Committee Award: Selwyn Toogood for pioneering work in Radio and Television
See: 1979 in New Zealand television, 1979 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
- Middle Age Spread
- Sons for the Return Home
See: Category:1979 film awards, 1979 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1979 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: 1979 in sports , Category:1979 in sports , Summer Olympic Games (See Category:New Zealand at the Olympics and Winter Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games (Check name).
- Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , Super 14, Rugby Union World Cup, National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup , Tri Nations Series , Ranfurly Shield
- Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team , Chappell-Hadlee Trophy , Cricket World Cup
- Gold: New Zealand Open , Check Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
- Horse racing: See Category:New Zealand horse races, list winners.
- Rugby league New Zealand Warriors , Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team , Rugby League World Cup
[edit] Athletics
- Tony Good wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:18:47.3.
[edit] Motorsport
- A New Zealand team consisting of Larry Ross, Mitch Shirra, Ivan Mauger and Bruce Cribb win the motorcycle Speedway World Team Cup held at White City Stadium in London.
[edit] Netball
Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup ,
- 5th Netball World Championships held in Trinidad and Tobago. Australia, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago all tied for first place.
[edit] Soccer
[edit] Births
- 27 January: Daniel Vettori, cricketer
- 1 February: Peter Fulton, cricketer
- 15 February: Hamish and James Marshall, cricketers
- 15 March: Kyle Mills, cricketer
- 20 March: Keven Mealamu, rugby union player
- 26 March: Ben Blair, rugby union player
- 12 May (In Nadi, Fiji): Amasio Valence, rugby sevens player
- 15 May (in Samoa): Chris Masoe, rugby union player.
- 8 June: Adine Wilson, netball player.
- 2 July: Michael Papps, cricketer.
- 30 July: Louise Corcoran, skeleton racer.
- 3 October: Rodney So'oialo, rugby union player
- 14 November: Carl Hayman, rugby union player
- 20 November: Maree Bowden, netball player
- 3 December: Daniel Bedingfield, pop singer
- Pete Wheeler, artist.
[edit] Deaths
- October: Marty Johnstone, drug trafficker ('Mr Asia')
- November: Peter Mulgrew, Mountaineer (died in Mt Erebus disaster)
[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.
- ^ Allied Press History. Allied Press.
- ^ New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline
[edit] See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1979 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1979
