1977 in New Zealand
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[edit] Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,166,400 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1976: 3000 (0.09%)
- Males per 100 Females: 99.4
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
- Governor-General - Sir Denis Blundell GCMG GCVO KBE QSO, followed by The Rt Hon. Sir Keith Holyoake KG GCMG CH QSO. [2]
[edit] Government
- Speaker of the House - Roy Jack. [3]
- Prime Minister - Robert Muldoon
- Deputy Prime Minister - Brian Talboys. [3]
- Minister of Finance - Robert Muldoon. [3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Brian Talboys. [3]
- Attorney-General - Peter Wilkinson.[3]
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton - Bruce Beetham then Ross Jansen
- Mayor of Wellington - Michael Fowler
- Mayor of Christchurch - Hamish Hay
- Mayor of Dunedin - James George Barnes then Clifford George (Cliff) Skeggs
[edit] Events
- 5 January: Led by Joe Hawke, members of Ngati Whatua occupy Bastion Point reserve (Takaparawha) to protest crown sales of land taken from Māori. [5]
New Zealand proclaims an Exclusive Economic Zone of 200 nautical miles (370 km) - the seventh largest in the world at 4.3 million km²
[edit] Arts and literature
- Kerry Hulme and Roger Hall win the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1977 in art, 1977 in literature, Category:1977 books
[edit] Music
The New Zealand Music Awards were not held this year.
- Waikino music festival at Bicknel's farm, Waitawheta Valley, between Waihi and Waikino. Attendance 5500.
See: 1977 in music
[edit] Radio and Television
- April: Fair Go airs for the first time.
- June: Wellington's Radio Active 89FM first hits the airwaves
- Feltex Television Awards:
- Best Current Affairs: 'News at Ten
- Best Documentary Series: Black Future
- Best Light Entertainment: Blerta
- Best Play: The God Boy
- Best Drama: Moynihan
- Best Speciality: Country Calendar
- Best Actor: Ian Mune in Winners and Losers and Moynihan
- Best Actress: Judy Douglas in The God Boy
- Best Script: The God Boy
- Best Personality: Roger Gascoigne
See: 1977 in New Zealand television, 1977 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
- Landfall (film)
- Off the Edge
- Sleeping Dogs
- Solo (1977 film)
- Wild Man
See: Category:1977 film awards, 1977 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1977 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
- See: 1977 in sports , Category:1977 in sports ,
- Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup , Ranfurly Shield
- Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team , , 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 Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team
- Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup
[edit] Athletics
- Terry Manners wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:20:40 in Hawera.
[edit] Soccer
- New Zealand National Soccer League won by North Shore United
- Chatham Cup won by Nelson United
[edit] Births
- 22 January: Jono Gibbes, rugby player.
- 25 February: Matthew Bell, cricketer.
- 25 March: Brooke Walker, cricketer.
- 16 May: Melanie Lynskey, actress.
- 20 May: Raf de Gregorio, soccer player.
- 9 July (in South Africa): Leana du Plooy, netball player.
- 5 July: Dale Rasmussen, rugby player [6]
- 11 July: Matai Smith, television presenter.
- 13 July: Xavier Rush, rugby player.
- 8 September: Sheryl Scanlan, netball player.
- 9 September: Caleb Ralph, rugby player.
- 13 November: Chanel Cole, musician.
- 28 November: Greg Somerville, rugby player.
- 15 December: Dominic Bowden, television presenter.
- 21 December: Leon MacDonald, rugby player
[edit] Deaths
- 18 February: Ron Jarden, rugby player.
- 7 June (in England): Sir Rex Nan Kivell, art collector.
- 24 December: Sir Roy Jack, politician and 16th Speaker of the House of Representatives.
[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.
- ^ Today in History | NZHistory
- ^ Sky Sports | Rugby Union | Guiness Premiership | Worcester | Dale Rasmussen
[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 1977 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1977
