1981 in New Zealand

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See also: 1980 in New Zealand, other events of 1981, 1982 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.

Contents

[edit] Summary

See: 1981 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

[edit] Government

The 39th New Zealand Parliament, led by the National Party, concluded, and in the general election the party was re-elected in the 40th New Zealand Parliament. Support for the government decreased, however, with the Labour Party receiving the largest portion of the popular vote.

[edit] Opposition Leaders

[edit] Main centre leaders

[edit] Events

The Kohanga reo scheme is established by the Department of Māori Affairs.

See also 1981, 1981 in politics, 1981 in science, Category:1981 in Australia, 1981 in Australia, 1981 in music, 1981 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

[edit] January

[edit] July

[edit] September

[edit] Arts and literature

See 1981 in art, 1981 in literature, Category:1981 books

[edit] Music

[edit] New Zealand Music Awards

  • ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos - Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
  • SINGLE OF THE YEAR Coup D'Etat – Doctor, I Like Your Medicine
  • TOP MALE VOCALIST Dave McArtney (Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos)
  • TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Suzanne Prentice
  • TOP GROUP Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos - Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
  • MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Dave McArtney
  • MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Anne Dumont
  • MOST PROMISING GROUP The Screaming Meemees
  • ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Dave Hurley & Graham Myhre - Dave McArtney & the Pink Flamingos
  • PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Bruce Lynch - Dave McArtney and the Pink Flamingos
  • BEST COVER DESIGN David Hollis – Caught Alive
  • SPECIAL AWARD Fred Smith - Services to the Recording Industry (particularly with regard to Copyright)

See: 1981 in music

[edit] Radio and Television

  • Feltex Television Awards:
    • Best Drama: Mortimer's Patch
    • Best Speciality: Sport on One - Sunday
    • Best Entertainment: Radio Times
    • Best Documentary: Moriori
    • Best Children's: Video Dispatch
    • Best Information: Country Calendar
    • Best Current Affairs: Close Up
    • Best Actor: Terence Cooper
    • Best Actress: Glynis McNicol
    • Best Script: Little Big Man Takes a Shot at the Moon
    • Best Television Entertainer: Hudson And Halls
    • Stan Hosgood Award for Allied Craft: Logan Brewer, Set designer for Hunters Gold, Gather Your Dreams, Children of Fire Mountain, I Pagliacci

See: 1981 in New Zealand television, 1981 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

[edit] Film

  • Pictures (film)
  • Race for the Yankee Zephyr
  • Smash Palace
  • Wildcat (film)
  • Dead Kids / Strange Behaviour

See: Category:1981 film awards, 1981 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1981 films

[edit] Appointments and awards

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

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Rugby Union

[edit] Soccer

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] See also

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