2000 in New Zealand
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government
The 46th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The Labour Party led by Helen Clark, in coalition with Alliance, led by Jim Anderton.
Opposition Leaders
See: Category:Parliament of New Zealand , New Zealand elections
Main centre leaders
Events
- 1 January: Broadcasts from the Chatham Islands and the New Zealand mainland are watched worldwide as New Zealand, by virtue of time zone, kicks off the worldwide millennium celebrations.
Arts and literature
- James Norcliffe wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
- Montana New Zealand Book Awards:
- Montana Medal: Grahame Sydney, The Art of Grahame Sydney
- Deutz Medal: Owen Marshall, Harlequin Rex
- Reader's Choice: Grahame Sydney, The Art of Grahame Sydney
- First Book Awards
- Fiction: Duncan Sarkies, Stray Thoughts And Nosebleeds
- Poetry: Glenn Colquhoun, The Art of Walking Upright
- Non-Fiction: Pether Thomson, Kava In The Blood
See 2000 in art, 2000 in literature, Category:2000 books
Music
See: 2000 in music, New Zealand Top 50 Albums of 2000
Radio and Television
- 1 July: Public Broadcasting Fee finishes. [1]
See: 2000 in New Zealand television, 2000 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television programmes, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:2000 film awards, 2000 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:2000 films
Internet
See: NZ Internet History
Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
Sport
Athletics
- Mark Hutchinson wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:58 on 29 October in Auckland, while Melissa Moon claims her first in the women's championship (2:45:42).
Basketball
Cricket
Golf
Horse racing
Harness racing
Thoroughbred racing
Netball
Summer Olympic Games
- New Zealand sent 151 athletes to the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia. The medal tally of 1 gold and 3 bronze medals was considered very disappointing and sparked a review of high-performance sports training programmes.
Rugby league
- 27 April, New Zealand lost to Australia 0-52.
- New Zealand competed in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, losing to Australia 12-40 in the final.
Rugby Union
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , Super 12, National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup , Tri Nations Series , Ranfurly Shield
Soccer
Births
Category:2000 births
Deaths
See also
For world events and topics in 2000 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 2000
References
External links
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:2000_in_New_Zealand 2000 in New Zealand] at Wikimedia Commons