1967 in New Zealand
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[edit] Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,745,000 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1966: 33,700 (1.24%)
- Males per 100 Females: 100.2
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor-General - Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE, followed by Sir Arthur Porritt Bt GCMG GCVO CBE. [2]
[edit] Government
The 35th Parliament of New Zealand commenced, with the second National government in power.
- Speaker of the House - Roy Jack. [3]
- Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake
- Deputy Prime Minister - Jack Marshall. [3]
- Minister of Finance - Harry Lake then Robert Muldoon. [3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Keith Holyoake. [3]
- Attorney-General - Ralph Hanan. [3]
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - Norman Kirk (Labour). [4]
- Leader of the Social Credit Party - Vernon Cracknell
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Roy McElroy
- Mayor of Hamilton - Dennis Rogers
- Mayor of Wellington - Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch - George Manning
- Mayor of Dunedin - Russell John Calvert
[edit] Events
- 19 January: A gas explosion in the Strongman coal mine near Greymouth kills 19 miners.
- 10 July: Decimal Currency Day, when the currency was Decimalised with two dollars replacing one pound; see also Coins of the New Zealand dollar.
- Free milk in schools (a half pint daily for each primary school pupil) was stopped, it had been distributed since 1937. Some schools continued it with parents paying. [5]
[edit] Arts and literature
- James K. Baxter wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1967 in art, 1967 in literature, Category:1967 books
[edit] Music
[edit] New Zealand Music Awards
LOXENE GOLDEN DISC AWARD Lee Grant - Thanks To You
See: 1967 in music
[edit] Radio and Television
See: 1967 in New Zealand television, 1967 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
See: Category:1967 film awards , 1967 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1967 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
- David McKenzie wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:21:50 in Lower Hutt.
- See: 1967 in sports , Category:1967 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
- 6 January: Craig Perks, golfer.
- 17 March: Andrew Bird, rowing cox.
- 27 March: Anthony Thornton, field hockey player.
- 7 April: Scott Hobson, field hockey player.
- 17 April: Ian Jones, rugby player.
- 23 May: Craig Monk, yachtsman.
- 31 May: Phil Keoghan, television presenter.
- 15 June: Paul Kingsman, swimmer.
- 12 July: Anthony Beks, swimmer.
- 1 August: Cameron Rhodes, actor.
- 30 August (in England): Justin Vaughan, cricketer.
- 4 September: Darrin Murray, cricketer.
- 18 September (in England): Gary Anderson, cyclist.
- 21 October: Gavin Lovegrove, javelin thrower.
- 26 October: Keith Urban, country singer.
- Bernard Beckett, writer.
- Niki Caro, filmmaker.
- Megan Gay, actress.
- Katherine Rich, politician.
[edit] Deaths
- 11 January: Sir Eruera Tirikatene, politician
- February : Harry Lake, politician
- 3 November: Alexander Aitken, mathematician
- Robert Macalister, Mayor of Wellington.
[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.
- ^ nzhistory.net.nz
[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 1967 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1967
