1968 in New Zealand

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1968 in New Zealand:
Other years in New Zealand
1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971


Contents

[edit] Population

  • Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,773,000 [1]
  • Increase since 31/12/1967: 28,000 (1.02%)
  • Males per 100 Females: 99.8 - Note that this was the first year (other than during a major war) in which the number of females exceeded the number of males.

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

[edit] Government

The 35th Parliament of New Zealand continued, with the National government in power.

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

[edit] Main centre leaders

[edit] Events

  • The Southland Daily News, which had been acquired by its rival The Southland Times in 1967, ceases publication and is replaced by an evening edition of the Times. The paper was first published as Southern News and Foveaux Strait's Herald in 1861.[5]
  • 10 April Inter-Island ferry Wahine founders off Wellington with a loss of 51 lives.

[edit] Arts and literature

See 1968 in art, 1968 in literature, Category:1968 books

[edit] Music

[edit] New Zealand Music Awards

LOXENE GOLDEN DISC AWARD Allison Durbin - I Have Loved Me A Man

See: 1968 in music

[edit] Radio and Television

  • Wellington television crews win the World Newsfilm Award for their coverage of the Wahine disaster.

See 1968 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:1968 film awards , 1968 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1968 films

[edit] Appointments and awards

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

[edit] Sport

[edit] Athletics

  • Jeff Julian wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:22:40 on March 9 in Whangarei.


[edit] Births

category:1968 births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls
  2. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. ^ a b c d e Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0908570554
  4. ^ Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  5. ^ Southland Times. National Library of New Zealand.
  6. ^ Kirsa Jensen on crime.co.nz

[edit] See also

For world events and topics in 1968 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1968