1986 in New Zealand
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See also: 1985 in New Zealand, other events of 1986, 1987 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.
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[edit] Summary
The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.
See: 1986 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 - The Rt Revd. Sir Paul Reeves
[edit] Government
The 41st New Zealand Parliament continued. The fourth Labour Party government was in power.
- Speaker of the House - Gerard Wall
- Prime Minister - David Lange
- Deputy Prime Minister - Geoffrey Palmer
- Minister of Finance - Roger Douglas
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - David Lange
[edit] Opposition Leaders
- National - Jim McLay (Leader of the Opposition) (before 26 March).
- National - Jim Bolger (Leader of the Opposition) (after 26 March).
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Catherine Tizard
- Mayor of Hamilton - Ross Jansen
- Mayor of Wellington - Ian Lawrence then James Belich
- Mayor of Christchurch - Hamish Hay
- Mayor of Dunedin - Cliff Skeggs
[edit] Events
See 1986, 1986 in politics, 1986 in science, Category:1986 in Australia, 1986 in Australia, 1986 in music, 1986 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
- February 16: Mikhail Lermontov sinks in the Marlborough Sounds.
- March 26: Jim Bolger replaces Jim McLay as leader of the National Party.
- July 9: Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 49 votes to 44.
- August 8: The Homosexual Law Reform Act comes into force.
- October 1: GST is introduced at a rate of 10%.
- November 22: Pope John Paul II visits New Zealand for two days.
- December: The Royal Commission on the Electoral System produces a report recommending the adoption of a mixed member proportional electoral system.
- December 13: The Constitution Act is passed, ending the right of the British Parliament to pass laws on behalf of New Zealand.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Cilla McQueen wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1986 in art, 1986 in literature, Category:1986 books
[edit] Music
[edit] New Zealand Music Awards
- ALBUM OF THE YEAR Peking Man - Peking Man
- SINGLE OF THE YEAR Peking Man - Room That Echos
- BEST MALE VOCALIST Pat Urlich
- BEST FEMALE VOCALIST Margaret Urlich
- BEST GROUP Peking Man
- MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Tex Pistol
- MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Tania Rowles
- MOST PROMISING GROUP Ardijah
- INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Herbs
- BEST VIDEO Kerry Brown - As The Sun Goes Down (Everything that Flies)
- BEST PRODUCER Bruce Lynch - Peking Man
- BEST ENGINEER Graeme Myhre - Peking Man
- BEST JAZZ ALBUM Phil Broadhurst Trio – Iris
- BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM NZ Symphony Orchestra - A Song Of Islands
- BEST COUNTRY ALBUM Patsy Riggir - Patsy Riggir Country
- BEST FOLK ALBUM Various Artists - Send The Boats Away
- BEST GOSPEL ALBUM Samoan Congregational Christian Church Choir - Matou Te Fia Sauna
- BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM The Five Stars - Flower Of Samoa
- BEST SONG OF THE YEAR Dave Dobbyn - Slice Of Heaven
- BEST COVER Phil O'Reilly - Peking Man
See: 1986 in music
[edit] Radio and Television
- The State Owned Enterprises Act requires all State-owned enterprises, including Television New Zealand, to operate as commercially successful businesses. [1]
See: 1986 in New Zealand television, 1986 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
- Mark II
- Pallet on the Floor
- Queen City Rocker
See: Category:1986 film awards, 1986 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1986 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: 1986 in sports , Category:1986 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
- Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships
- Soccer: New Zealand champions (soccer) , New Zealand Football Championship , New Zealand National Soccer League , New Zealand national soccer team , Chatham Cup ,
- Basketball: Tall Blacks , New Zealand Breakers
- Other Sports
[edit] Births
- 15 January: Isaia Toeava, rugby player
- 29 January: Steven Broad, singer
- 12 February: Ashwath Sundarasen, actor
- 4 March: Manu Vatuvei, rugby player
- 5 March: Sean Eathorne, cricketer
- 5 March: Joel Watson, figure skater
- 17 March (in South Africa): Corney Swanepoel, swimmer
- 4 April: Richard Petherick, field hockey player
- 5 May: Cole Tinkler, soccer player
- 4 September: Michael Murphy, singer
- 24 September: Todd Astle, cricketer
- 30 September: Martin Guptill, cricketer
- 14 October: Teresa Bergman, singer
[edit] Deaths
- 25 January: Dennis Smith, cricketer
- 24 April: Garnet Hercules Mackley, businessman and politician
- 10 August: Don McRae, cricketer and soccer player
- Joe Bootham, painter
- George Nepia, rugby player
- Peter Mahon, Queen's Counsel
- Leonard Trent, RNZAF pilot and Victoria Cross winner
