1981 in New Zealand

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1981 in New Zealand:
Other years in New Zealand
1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984

Contents

[edit] Population

  • Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,194,500 [1]
  • Increase since 31/12/1980: 18,100 (0.57%)
  • Males per 100 Females: 98.7

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

[edit] Government

The 39th New Zealand Parliament, led by the National Party, concluded, and in the general election the party was re-elected in the 40th New Zealand Parliament. Support for the government decreased, however, with the Labour Party receiving the largest portion of the popular vote.

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

[edit] Main centre leaders

[edit] Events

  • The Kohanga reo scheme is established by the Department of Māori Affairs.


[edit] Arts and literature

See 1981 in art, 1981 in literature, Category:1981 books

[edit] Music

[edit] New Zealand Music Awards

  • ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos - Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
  • SINGLE OF THE YEAR Coup D'Etat – Doctor, I Like Your Medicine
  • TOP MALE VOCALIST Dave McArtney (Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos)
  • TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Suzanne Prentice
  • TOP GROUP Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos - Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
  • MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Dave McArtney
  • MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Anne Dumont
  • MOST PROMISING GROUP The Screaming Meemees
  • ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Dave Hurley & Graham Myhre - Dave McArtney & the Pink Flamingos
  • PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Bruce Lynch - Dave McArtney and the Pink Flamingos
  • BEST COVER DESIGN David Hollis – Caught Alive
  • SPECIAL AWARD Fred Smith - Services to the Recording Industry (particularly with regard to Copyright)

See: 1981 in music

[edit] Radio and Television

  • Feltex Television Awards:
    • Best Drama: Mortimer's Patch
    • Best Speciality: Sport on One - Sunday
    • Best Entertainment: Radio Times
    • Best Documentary: Moriori
    • Best Children's: Video Dispatch
    • Best Information: Country Calendar
    • Best Current Affairs: Close Up
    • Best Actor: Terence Cooper
    • Best Actress: Glynis McNicol
    • Best Script: Little Big Man Takes a Shot at the Moon
    • Best Television Entertainer: Hudson And Halls
    • Stan Hosgood Award for Allied Craft: Logan Brewer, Set designer for Hunters Gold, Gather Your Dreams, Children of Fire Mountain, I Pagliacci

See: 1981 in New Zealand television, 1981 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

[edit] Film

  • Pictures (film)
  • Race for the Yankee Zephyr
  • Smash Palace
  • Wildcat (film)
  • Dead Kids / Strange Behaviour

See: Category:1981 film awards, 1981 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1981 films

[edit] Appointments and awards

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

[edit] Sport

[edit] Athletics

  • Paul Ballinger wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:28 on May 2 in Rotorua, while Christine Munro claims her first title in the women's championship (2:56:04).

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Rugby Union

[edit] Soccer

[edit] 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. ^ Hayden ROulston profile

[edit] See also

For world events and topics in 1981 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1981