1964 in New Zealand
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[edit] Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,617,000 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1963: 50,100 (1.95%)
- Males per 100 Females: 100.8
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor-General - Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE. [2]
[edit] Government
The 34th New Zealand Parliament commenced, with the second National Government in power.
- Speaker of the House - Ronald Algie . [3]
- Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake
- Deputy Prime Minister - Jack Marshall. [3]
- Minister of Finance - Harry Lake. [3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Keith Holyoake. [3]
- Attorney-General - Ralph Hanan. [3]
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - Walter Nash (Labour) until 31 March, then Arnold Nordmeyer (Labour). [4]
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton - Dennis Rogers
- Mayor of Wellington - Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch - George Manning
- Mayor of Dunedin - Thomas Sidey
[edit] Events
[edit] January
- 2 January: description
[edit] February
[edit] March
[edit] April
[edit] June
- 21-27 June: The Beatles tour New Zealand.[5]
[edit] July
[edit] August
[edit] September
[edit] October
[edit] November
[edit] December
[edit] Arts and literature
- Maurice Gee wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1964 in art, 1964 in literature, Category:1964 books
[edit] Music
See: 1964 in music
[edit] Radio and Television
- Coronation Street is shown for the first time on New Zealand television.
- Television licences reach 168,000.
- A Māori broadcasting section of NZBC is established.
- NZBC begins plans for the Avalon studio. [1]
- New Zealand Television Workshop awards:
- Best Factual: Focus
- Best Light Entertainment: Music Hall
- Best Documentary: The Distant Shore
See: 1964 in New Zealand television, 1964 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
- Runaway
See: Category:1964 film awards, 1964 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1964 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] Athletics
- Peter Snell — Olympic Gold Medal, Men's 800 metres
- Peter Snell — Olympic Gold Medal, Men's 1500 metres
- John Davies — Olympic Bronze Medal, Men's 1500 metres
- Marise Chamberlain — Olympic Bronze Medal, Women's 800 metres
- Raymond Puckett wins his fourth national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:38.6 on March 7 in Lower Hutt.
[edit] Cricket
- New Zealand cricket team
- Plunket Shield was won by Auckland (1963-1964 season)
[edit] Horse racing
- Category:New Zealand horse races
[edit] Summer Olympics
- Summer Olympics, Tokyo - New Zealand sent a team of 69 competitors, winning 3 gold and 2 bronze medals.
[edit] Netball
[edit] Rugby league
[edit] Rugby Union
- Category:All Blacks
- Bledisloe Cup: New Zealand beat Australia by 2 tests to 1
- Ranfurly Shield: Taranaki was successful in all defences, with 8 wins and 1 draw.
[edit] Soccer
- Chatham Cup won by Mount Roskill
[edit] Yachting
- Helmer Pedersen, and Earle Wells — Olympic Gold Medal, Men's Flying Dutchman class
[edit] Births
- 10 February - John Campbell, broadcaster.
- 23 March: John Mitchell, rugby player and coach.
- 7 April: Russell Crowe, actor.
- 12 May: Matthew Palmer, legal academic.
- 27 May: Joel Hayward, military historian.
- 10 June: Tony Martin, comedian.
- 12 June: Lorraine Downes, beauty queen.
- June 19: Michael Kenny, heavyweight boxer.
- July: Shayne Carter, musician.
- 11 August: Grant Waite, golfer.
- 27 August: Lynley Hannen, rower.
- 23 October: David Penfold, field hockey player.
- 29 October: Anthony Mosse, swimmer.
- 3 November: Bryan Young, cricketer.
- 16 December: John Kirwan, rugby player and coach.
- 24 December: Nick Smith, politician.
- Steve Braunias, journalist.
- Glenn Colquhoun, poet.
- Shane Cotton, painter.
- Brad McGann, filmmaker.
- Andrew Niccol, film director.
[edit] Deaths
- 2 January: Somebody, description
[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.
- ^ The Beatles in New Zealand. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
[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 1964 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1964