1973 in New Zealand
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 1973 in New Zealand: |
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[edit] Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,024,900 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1970: 65,200 (2.20%)
- Males per 100 Females: 99.7
- It took 21 years for the population to grow from 2 million to 3 million.
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government
The 37th New Zealand Parliament commenced. Government was by a Labour majority of 55 seats to the National Party's 32 seats.
- Speaker of the House - Stanley Whitehead. [3]
- Prime Minister - Norman Kirk
- Deputy Prime Minister - Hugh Watt. [3]
- Minister of Finance - Bill Rowling. [3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Norman Kirk. [3]
- Attorney-General - Martyn Finlay. [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 - Neville G. Pickering
- Mayor of Dunedin - James George Barnes
[edit] Events
[edit] January
- 2 January: description
[edit] February
[edit] March
[edit] April
[edit] June
[edit] July
[edit] August
[edit] September
[edit] October
[edit] November
[edit] December
[edit] Arts and literature
- Graham Billing wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1973 in art, 1973 in literature, Category:1973 books
[edit] Music
[edit] New Zealand Music Awards
- ALBUM OF THE YEAR John Donoghue - Spirit Of Pelorus Jack
- RECORDING ARTIST / GROUP OF THE YEAR Shona Laing
- BEST SINGLE / SINGLE OF THE YEAR John Hanlon – Damn The Dam
- BEST NEW ARTIST Shona Laing
- BEST NZ RECORDED COMPOSITION Anna Leah - Love Bug
- PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Keith Southern - Join Together
- ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Peter Hitchcock - Only Time Could Let Us Know
- ARRANGER OF THE YEAR Mike Harvey – Damn The Dam
See: 1973 in music
[edit] Radio and Television
- Colour television broadcasts begin on October 31. The licence fee for a colour television is NZ$35.
- The wedding of Princess Anne to Mark Phillips on November 14 is broadcast live.
- In December, Fred Dagg makes his first appearance. [1]
- Feltex Television Awards:
- Natural History Programme: Bird of a Single Flight
- Best News, Current Affairs: Election Night '72
- Best Light Entertainment: Loxene Golden Disc 1972
- Best Drama and the Arts: Gone Up North and An Awful Silence
- Best Documentary: Deciding
- Allied Crafts: Loxene Golden Disc set and work on Pop Co.
See: 1973 in New Zealand television, 1973 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
- Rangi's Catch
See: Category:1973 film awards, 1973 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1973 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
- Terry Manners wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:18:28.7 on March 10 in Inglewood. In the same year, on December 1, the title is taken over by John Robinson who wins his first national title, clocking 2:15:03.6 in Christchurch.
- See: 1973 in sports , Category:1973 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
[edit] Soccer
- New Zealand National Soccer League won by Christchurch United
- Chatham Cup won by Mt. Wellington AFC
- New Zealand hosted and won the inaugural Oceania Cup tournament, beating Tahiti 2-0 in the final.
[edit] Births
- 1 April: Stephen Fleming, cricketer.
- 8 April: Nicholas Tongue, freestyle swimmer.
- 28 April (in Durban, South Africa): Andrew Mehrtens, rugby player.
- 27 May: Tana Umaga, rugby player.
- 27 May: Ian Winchester, athlete.
- 10 July: Andrew McCormick, rugby union footballer.
- 23 July: Adrian Cashmore, rugby player.
- 5 August: Justin Marshall, rugby player.
- 13 August: Martin Moana, rugby league player.
- 23 August: Kerry Walmsley, cricketer.
- 5 September: Lesley Nicol, netball player.
- 1 September: Trent Bray, freestyle swimmer.
- 14 November: Darren Smith, field hockey player.
- 15 November: Shayne O'Connor, cricketer.
- 16 November: Brendan Laney, rugby player.
- 29 December: Garth da Silva, boxer.
- Kirsten Cameron, swimmer.
[edit] Deaths
- 20 May: Charles Brasch, poet and literary editor.
- 18 November: Peter Cardinal McKeefry, Roman Catholic bishop and Cardinal.
- 19 November: Cyril Allcott, cricketer.
- John Stewart, 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
- ^ 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.
[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 1973 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1973
