1970 in New Zealand
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 1970 in New Zealand: |
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[edit] Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,852,100 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1969: 48,100 (1.72%)
- Males per 100 Females: 99.9
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government
The 36th 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 - Robert Muldoon. [3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Keith Holyoake. [3]
- Attorney-General - Jack Marshall. [3]
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton - Mike Minogue
- Mayor of Wellington - Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch - A. R. (Ron) Guthrey
- Mayor of Dunedin - James George Barnes
[edit] Events
- 15 January: Police and anti-Vietnam war protestors clash outside the Intercontinental Hotel in Auckland, where visiting U.S. Vice-president Spiro Agnew is staying. [5] [6]
[edit] Arts and literature
- Edward Middleton wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1970 in art, 1970 in literature, Category:1970 books
[edit] Music
[edit] New Zealand Music Awards
- LOXENE GOLDEN DISC SOLOIST AWARD Craig Scott - Lets Get A Little Sentimental
- LOXENE GOLDEN DISC GROUP AWARD Hogsnort Rupert - Pretty Girl
See: 1970 in music
[edit] Radio and Television
- The Feltex Television Awards begin.
- Best Arts: Green Gin Sunset
- Best Light Entertainment: The Alpha Plan
- Public Affairs: Gallery for Brian Edwards' interview with Christiaan Barnard.
- Best Documentary: Three Score Years and Then
- Professional (TVPDA award): David Gardner
See: 1970 in New Zealand television, 1970 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:1970 film awards , 1970 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1970 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
- Jeff Julian wins his fourth national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:32 on March 7 in Napier.
[edit] Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand competed at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh
[edit] Soccer
- Establishment of the New Zealand National Soccer League
- Blockhouse Bay are the first National Soccer Champions.
- Chatham Cup won by Blockhouse Bay
- See: 1970 in sports , Category:1970 in sports ,
- 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
- Golf: 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 national rugby league team
- Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships
[edit] Births
- 12 January: Brett Leaver, field hockey player.
- 4 May: Paul Wiseman, cricketer.
- 20 May: David Smail, golfer.
- 13 June: Chris Cairns, cricketer.
- 20 June: Maia Lewis, cricketer.
- 9 August: Deborah Morris, politician.
- 13 August: Glenn Jonas, cricketer.
- 22 September: Hitro Okesene, rugby league player.
- 19 October: Whetu Taewa, rugby league player.
- 27 October (in Samoa): Alama Ieremia, rugby player.
- 5 December: Matthew Horne, cricketer.
- Catherine Chidgey, novellist.
- Danielle Cormack, actor.
- Katherine Dienes, organist and composer. [7]
- Nicola Kawana, actor.
- Nanaia Mahuta, politician.
- Simon Power, politician.
- Katrina Shanks, politician.
- Metiria Turei, politician.
[edit] Deaths
- 27 January: Rita Angus, painter.
- 2 June: Bruce McLaren, racing driver and car designer.
- 24 June: Tiaki Omana, politician.
- Philip Connolly, politician.
- Sir Charles Cotton, geologist.
- Hon. Jack Watts, politician.
[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
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
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- ^ Today in History | NZHistory
- ^ Life: Bin there, done that by Bill Ralston | New Zealand Listener
- ^ Biographies of selected composers
[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 1970 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1970
