1997 in New Zealand
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
- Governor-General - The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys
[edit] Government
The 45th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The National Party, led by Jim Bolger, in coalition with New Zealand First, led by Winston Peters.
- Speaker of the House - Doug Kidd
- Prime Minister - Jim Bolger then Jenny Shipley
- Deputy Prime Minister - Winston Peters
- Minister of Finance - Bill Birch
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Don McKinnon
[edit] Opposition Leaders
See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections
- National - TBD (Leader of the Opposition)
- Greens - Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald
- Act - TBD
- Labour - TBD
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Les Mills
- Mayor of Hamilton - Margaret Evans
- Mayor of Wellington - Mark Blumsky
- Mayor of Christchurch - Vicki Buck
- Mayor of Dunedin - Sukhi Turner
[edit] Events
31 August: News is coming in of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. British people are not aware of the tragedy, as they are still asleep.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Paddy Richardson wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
- Montana New Zealand Book Awards:
- Book of the Year/Cultural Heritage: Jessie Munro, The Story of Suzanne Aubert
- First Book Awards
- Fiction: Dominic Sheehan, Finding Home
- Poetry: Diane Brow, Before the Divorce We Go To Disneyland
- Non-Fiction: Jessie Munro, The Story of Suzanne Aubert
See 1997 in art, 1997 in literature, Category:1997 books
[edit] Music
See: 1997 in music
[edit] Radio and Television
- CanWest takes complete ownership of TV3 and launches TV4.
- TVNZ broadcasts MTV.
- July: Prime Television in Australia purchases 34 licences covering all major New Zealand centres.
See: 1997 in New Zealand television, 1997 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
- Lost Valley
- Topless Women Talk About Their Lives
See: Category:1997 film awards, 1997 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1997 films
[edit] Internet
See: NZ Internet History
[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
- Peter Buske wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:20:49 on March 8 in New Plymouth, while Terri-Lee Farr claims her first in the women's championship (2:55:20).
[edit] Basketball
- The Men's NBL was won by the Auckland Stars
- Tall Blacks
[edit] Cricket
- Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team
[edit] Golf
- New Zealand Open won by Greg Turner
[edit] Horse racing
- See Category:New Zealand horse races, list winners.
[edit] Netball
[edit] Rugby league
- The Auckland Warriors competed in the breakaway Super League and finished 7th of 10 teams.
- Bartercard Cup
- New Zealand national rugby league team
[edit] Rugby Union
- Super 12
- Rugby Union World Cup
- National Provincial Championship
- Bledisloe Cup
- Tri Nations Series
- Ranfurly Shield
[edit] Soccer
- See Also: 1997 in sports , Category:1997 in sports
[edit] Births
- 2 January: Somebody, description
[edit] Deaths
- 2 January: Keith Hay, construction company founder, mayor of Mt Roskill, conservative activist.
- 10 April: Sir Robert Aitken, physician and university administrator.
- 6 July: Frank 'Brun' Smith, cricketer.
- 8 October: Desmond J. Scott, fighter pilot. [1]
- Bruce Beetham, politician.
- Matiu Rata, politician.
- Eva Rickard, Māori leader and activist.
[edit] References
[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 1997 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1997