1978 in New Zealand

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See also: 1977 in New Zealand, other events of 1978, 1979 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 December 4 Arts and literature 4.1 January 4.2 October 4.3 Music 4.3.1 New Zealand Music Awards 4.4 Radio and Television 4.5 Film 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Soccer 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

[edit] Summary

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

See: 1978 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
• Governor-General - Sir Keith Holyoake

[edit] Government

• Speaker of the House - Richard Harrison
• Prime Minister - Robert Muldoon
• Deputy Prime Minister - Brian Talboys
• Minister of Finance - Robert Muldoon
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Brian Talboys

[edit] Opposition Leaders

• Labour - Bill Rowling (Leader of the Opposition)
• Social Credit Party - Bruce Beetham

[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

See also 1978, 1978 in politics, 1978 in science, Category:1978 in Australia, 1978 in Australia, 1978 in music, 1978 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] December

• Maritoto Valley, two day gathering for the Mother Centre and friends. Attendance 1500.

[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 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
• Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team ,
• 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] Soccer

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

[edit] Births

• 26 February: Rico Gear, rugby player
• 8 April: Nathan Mauger, rugby player
• 29 April: Donna Loffhagen, netball and basketball player
• 1 June: Ben Lummis, singer
• 11 June: Daryl Tuffey, cricketer
• 6 July: Kevin Senio, rugby 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 player
• 5 September: Chris Jack, rugby player
• 13 September: Andrew Hore, rugby player
• 21 September: Doug Howlett, rugby player
• 10 October: Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell (twins), rowers
• 6 November: Dean Kent, swimmer
• 11 November: Lou Vincent, cricketer
• 21 November: Paul Urlovic, soccer player

• William Dwane Bell, convicted murderer

Category:1978 births

[edit] Deaths

• 30 March: Charles William Hamilton (Bill Hamilton), inventor of the jetboat
• 13 May: Alby Roberts, cricketer
• 23 July: Sir Ronald Algie, politician and former Speaker of the house of Representatives

• John Hutton, glass engraver

Category:1978 deaths

[edit] See also