1982 in New Zealand

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See also: 1981 in New Zealand, other events of 1982, 1983 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government 2.3 Opposition Leaders 2.4 Main centre leaders 3 Events 3.1 January 3.2 February 3.3 June 3.4 September 3.5 November 3.6 December 4 Arts and literature 4.1 Music 4.1.1 New Zealand Music Awards 4.2 Radio and Television 4.3 Film 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Basketball 6.2 Commonwealth Games 6.3 Soccer 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

[edit] Summary

The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.

See: 1982 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II
• Governor-General - The Hon. Sir David Beattie

[edit] Government

The 40th New Zealand Parliament continued. The third National Party government was in power.

• Speaker of the House - Richard Harrison
• Prime Minister - Robert Muldoon
• Deputy Prime Minister - Duncan MacIntyre
• Minister of Finance - Robert Muldoon
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Warren Cooper

[edit] Opposition Leaders

• Labour - Bill Rowling (Leader of the Opposition) (before 3 February).
• Labour - David Lange (Leader of the Opposition) (after 3 February).
• Social Credit Party - Bruce Beetham

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - Colin Kay
• Mayor of Hamilton - Ross Jansen
• Mayor of Wellington - Michael Fowler
• Mayor of Christchurch - Hamish Hay
• Mayor of Dunedin - Cliff Skeggs

[edit] Events

• The Kohanga reo program opens its first one hundred kindergartens.
• Social Credit forms an agreement with National to back the Clyde Dam in exchange for policy concessions.
• The Clutha Development (Clyde Dam) Empowerment Act was passed, overriding the High Court and Planning Tribunal.
• The proposed aluminium smelter at Aramoana was cancelled.
• The Social Credit Political League changes its name to the Social Credit Party.
• New Zealand provided assistance to the British during the Falklands War, primarily by taking over routine patrol duties elsewhere to free up British military resources.
• The Warehouse opens its first store, in Takapuna.

See also 1982, 1982 in politics, 1982 in science, Category:1982 in Australia, 1982 in Australia, 1982 in music, 1982 timelines, History of New Zealand, Category:History of New Zealand, Military history of New Zealand, Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand, Timeline of New Zealand history

• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

[edit] January

• The third Sweetwaters Music Festival is held near Pukekawa.

[edit] February

• 3 February: David Lange succeeds Bill Rowling as Leader of the Opposition.

[edit] June

• June 22: Rob Muldoon announces a 12-month wage and price freeze. The freeze actually lasts almost two years.

[edit] September

• 14 September: Samoans who take up permanent residence in New Zealand are entitled to New Zealand citizenship from this date.

[edit] November

• Mark Inglis and Philip Doole are stuck in an ice cave on Aoraki/Mount Cook for 14 days.

[edit] December

• 14 December: Rob Muldoon signs a "Heads of Agreement" with Australia to allow the Closer Economic Relations agreement to come into force at the beginning of 1983.

[edit] Arts and literature

• William Sewell wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1982 in art, 1982 in literature, Category:1982 books

[edit] Music

• DD Smash produce their debut album, Cool Bananas.

[edit] New Zealand Music Awards

• Album of the year: DD Smash – Cool Bananas
• Single of the year: Prince Tui Teka - E Ipo
• Top male vocalist: Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash)
• Top female vocalist: Patsy Riggir
• Top group of the year: DD Smash
• Most promising male vocalist: Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash)
• Most promising female vocalist: Jodi Vaughan
• Most promising group: Dance Exponents
• Polynesian record of the year: Prince Tui Teka - E Ipo
• Producer of the year: Ian Morris – Cool Bananas (DD Smash)
• Engineer of the year: Paul Streekstra & Doug Rogers - Cool Bananas (DD Smash)
• Sleeve design of the year: Wayne Robinson –Cool Bananas (DD Smash)
• Outstanding contribution to music: Simon Grigg

See: 1982 in music

[edit] Radio and Television

• FM Stereo transmissions were being tested. Radio Bay Of Plenty Limted, operating 1XX (previously 1240AM then 1242AM in 1978) also in Whakatane, ran the first of many short-term summer stations.
• 1XX - FM 90.7 This station was the 1ST licensed FM Stereo Radio station in New Zealand . The station went to air at 4pm on 5TH January 1982 and went through to 31ST January 1982 with the station on-air each day in two shifts: 4pm - 8pm & 8pm - 12am Midnight. Announcers: Chris Clarke,
• Te Karere, a Māori language news program, is trialled.
• Northern Television begins broadcasting morning television programs. [1]

• Feltex Television Awards:
  • Best Information: Country Calendar
  • Best Documentary: Landmarks
  • Best News and Current Affairs: Close Up
  • Best Entertainment: Gliding On
  • Best Drama: Under the Mountain
  • Best Speciality: Kaleidoscope
  • Best Children's: Wild Track
  • Best New Talent: Olly Ohlson in After School
  • Best Actress: Susan Wilson in Mortimer's Patch and Gliding On
  • Best Actor: Bruce Allpress in Jocko
  • Steve Hosgood Award for Allied Craft: Robert Brown, cameraman
  • Best Television Entertainer: David McPhail and Jon Gadsby
  • Special Award: Ian Watkins for Service to the Industry
  • Best Script: Cry Wolf from Open File

See: 1982 in New Zealand television, 1982 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

[edit] Film

• Carry Me Back
• Battletruck
• The Scarecrow

See: Category:1982 film awards, 1982 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1982 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

[edit] Basketball

• Inaugural season of the NZ National Basketball League, won by Auckland.

[edit] Commonwealth Games

• New Zealand wins 5 gold, 8 silver and 13 bronze medals at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.

[edit] Soccer

• The All Whites reach the Football World Cup Finals in Barcelona, but lose all three games.
• New Zealand National Soccer League won by Mt. Wellington AFC
• Chatham Cup won by Mt._Wellington_AFC

See also: 1982 in sports, Category:1982 in sports

• Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand 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
• Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships
• Soccer: New Zealand Football Championship , New Zealand National Soccer League

[edit] Births

• 6 January: Roy Asotasi, rugby player
• 12 January: Tony Lochhead, soccer player
• 17 January: Tim Weston, cricketer
• 30 January: Shontayne Hape, rugby player
• 1 February: Sam Tuitupou, rugby player
• March 5: Daniel Carter, rugby player
• 6 March: Jimmy Cowan, rugby player
• 20 March: Rory Fallon, soccer player
• 22 March: Chris Smylie, rugby player
• 24 March: James Napier, actor
• 19 April: Sitiveni Sivivatu, rugby player
• 3 May: Casey Laulala, rugby player
• 13 May: Mika Vukona, basketball player
• 16 May: Jonathan Duncan, swimmer
• 21 May: Ma'a Nonu, rugby player
• 15 July: Neemia Tialata, rugby player
• 17 July: Eve van Grafhorst
• July 24: Anna Paquin, actress
• 15 August: Jason Eaton, rugby player
• 30 August: Russell Ward, skeleton racer
• September 16: Lizzy Igasan, field hockey defender
• 11 October: Cameron Knowles, soccer player

[edit] Deaths

• 18 February: Ngaio Marsh writer
• 1 March: Frank Sargeson writer
• 13 June: John A. Lee politician and writer
• 15 July: Don Beard, cricketer
• 2 September: Alfred Hulme, Victoria Cross winner
• 19 September: Ted Badcock, cricketer
• 1 November: Eric Arthur, architect
• 22 November: Jean Batten aviator
• 18 December: Raymond Emery, cricketer

[edit] See also

• Old Radio dot com web site