1991 in New Zealand
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Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,516,000[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1990: 40,900 (1.18%) Note that there is a discontinuity between the 1990 and 1991 figures as Statistics NZ switched from using the de facto population concept to estimated resident population.
- Males per 100 Females: 99.7
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
- Governor-General - The Hon Dame Catherine Anne Tizard, GCMG, GCVO, DBE, QSO[2]
Government
The 43rd New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The National Party, led by Jim Bolger. National controlled nearly seventy percent of the seats in Parliament.
- Speaker of the House - Robin Gray
- Prime Minister - Jim Bolger
- Deputy Prime Minister - Don McKinnon
- Minister of Finance - Ruth Richardson
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Don McKinnon
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Les Mills
- Mayor of Hamilton - Margaret Evans
- Mayor of Wellington - James Belich
- Mayor of Christchurch - Vicki Buck
- Mayor of Dunedin - Richard Walls
Events
January
- 2 January: description
July
- 22 July The Resource Management Act 1991 passes into law after a third reading speech by Simon Upton.[4]
October
- 1 October The Resource Management Act 1991 commences
Arts and literature
- Lynley Hood wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1991 in art, 1991 in literature, Category:1991 books
Performing arts
- Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Debbie Dorday.
Radio and television
- CanWest takes management control of TV3.
See: 1991 in New Zealand television, 1991 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
- A Soldier's Tale
- Chunik Bair
- Grampire
- Old Scores
- Te Rua
- The End of the Golden Weather
See: Category:1991 film awards, 1991 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1991 films
Internet
See: NZ Internet History
Sport
Athletics
- Paul Herlihy wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:34 on 2 March in New Plymouth, while Lee-Ann McPhillips claims her first in the women's championship (2:40:12).
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Christopher Vance[5]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Christopher Vance[6]
Shooting
- Ballinger Belt –
- Graeme Berman (Australia)
- Geoffrey Smith (Malvern), second, top New Zealander[7]
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Christchurch United who beat Wellington United 2—1 in the final.[8]
Births
January
- 1 January – Peter Burling, sailor
- 4 January – Olivia Tennet, actor
- 5 January – Shane Savage, Australian rules footballer
- 13 January – Mako Vunipola, rugby union player
- 17 January
- Kate Chilcott, road cyclist
- Slade Griffin, rugby league player
- Brad Weber, rugby union player
- 27 January
- Beth Chote, actor
- Sebastine Ikahihifo, rugby league player
- 28 January
- Jordan Kahu, rugby league player
- Mike Kainga, rugby union player
- 29 January – Luke Whitelock, rugby union player
- 30 January
- Mitchell Graham, rugby union player
- Matthew Wright, rugby league player
February
- 2 February
- Caitlin Campbell, association footballer
- Solomona Sakalia, rugby union player
- 3 February – Lima Sopoaga, rugby union player
- 7 February – Ben Murdoch-Masila, rugby league player
- 16 February – Francis Saili, rugby union player
- 18 February
- Danielle Hayes, fashion model
- Stacey Michelsen, field hockey player
- 19 February – Ethan Mitchell, track cyclist
March
- 2 March – Mitchell Scott, rugby union player
- 4 March – Sue Maroroa, chess player
- 12 March
- Alofa Alofa, rugby union player
- Jed Brown, rugby union player
- 14 March
- Taylor Gunman, road cyclist
- Kurt Pickard, BMX racer
- 17 March – Dylan Dunlop-Barrett, swimmer
- 19 March – Colin Murphy, association footballer
- 20 March – Liam Squire, rugby union player
- 22 March – Amy McIlroy, lawn bowls player
- 23 March – Jenny Hung, table tennis player
- 25 March – Ryan Duffy, cricketer
- 26 March – Courteney Lowe, road cyclist
- 31 March – Codie Taylor, rugby union player
April
- 1 April
- Graham Candy, singer-songwriter
- Iopu Iopu-Aso, rugby union player
- 2 April – Brad Shields, rugby union player
- 6 April – Paratene McLeod, basketball player
- 9 April – Dominic Bird, rugby union player
- 26 April – Isaac Liu, rugby league player
- 29 April – Steven Luatua, rugby union player
May
- 2 May – Patrick Bevin, road cyclist
- 3 May – Hannah Wall, association footballer
- 5 May – Joel Faulkner, rugby union player
- 7 May – Kenny Ardouin, cleft lip and palate community advocate
- 8 May – Waisake Naholo, rugby union player
- 9 May
- Sosaia Feki, rugby league player
- Harriet Miller-Brown, alpine skier
- 10 May – Gareth Anscombe, rugby union player
- 11 May – Tony Ensor, rugby union player
- 12 May
- Elizabeth Chuah Lamb, high jumper
- Greg Pleasants-Tate, rugby union player
- 15 May – Matt Moulds, rugby union player
- 25 May – Maritino Nemani, rugby union player
- 27 May
- Beauden Barrett, rugby union player
- Kayla Pratt, rower
- 31 May – Brodie Retallick, rugby union player
June
- 3 June
- Sarah McLaughlin, association footballer
- Ava Seumanufagai, rugby league player
- 4 June
- Matt McIlwrick, rugby league player
- Ben Stokes, cricketer
- 7 June – Amanda Landers-Murphy, squash player
- 9 June – Ben Lam, rugby union player
- 11 June – Nepo Laulala, rugby union player
- 19 June – Zoe Stevenson, rower
- 25 June – Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, rugby union player
- 26 June – Dakota Lucas, association footballer
July
- 1 July – Annalie Longo, association footballer
- 7 July – Matt Hewitt, surfer
- 12 July – Portia Woodman, rugby union player
- 16 July – Sam Webster, track cyclist
- 20 July
- Jarrad Butler, rugby union player
- Sam Lousi, rugby league and rugby union player
- 27 July – Ricky Wells, speedway rider
- 28 July – Priyanka Xi, actor
August
- 2 August – Rob Thompson, rugby union player
- 5 August
- Gareth Evans, rugby union player
- Konrad Hurrell, rugby league player
- Robert Loe, basketball player
- 14 August – Marco Alexander, basketball player
- 16 August – Angie Smit, athlete
- 22 August – Kenny Bromwich, rugby league player
- 29 August – Samantha Harrison, field hockey player
- 30 August – Ben Tameifuna, rugby union player
September
- 2 September – Adam Henry, rugby league player
- 11 September – Rebecca Sinclair, snowboarder
- 13 September – Lee Allan, rugby union player
- 14 September – Ryan De Vries, association footballer
- 16 September – Luke Rowe, association footballer
- 19 September – Owen Ivins, cricketer
- 23 September – Cardiff Vaega, rugby union player
- 26 September – Look Who's Talking, thoroughbred racehorse
- 29 September – Stefi Luxton, snowboarder
October
- 5 October – Gareth Kean, swimmer
- 7 October – Stefan Marinovic, association footballer
- 12 October – Nabil Sabio Azadi, artist
- 15 October – Mandy Boyd, lawn bowls player
- 19 October – Michael Allardice, rugby union player
- 22 October – Levi Sherwood, freestyle motocross rider
- 27 October – Il Vicolo, standardbred racehorse
- 28 October – Duane Bailey, basketballer
- 31 October – Charles Piutau, rugby union player
November
- 5 November – Marco Rojas, association footballer
- 10 November – Ben Wheeler, cricketer
- 11 November – Kate Broadmore, cricketer
- 13 November – David Light, boxer
- 20 November – Tim Simona, rugby league player
- 21 November – Peni Terepo, rugby league player
- 22 November – Michael Vink, cyclist
- 24 November – Richie Stanaway, motor racing driver
- 27 November – Brooke Duff, singer-songwriter
December
- 1 December – Richard Moore, motor racing driver
- 7 December
- Samantha Charlton, field hockey player
- Chris Wood, association footballer
- 14 December
- Ben Henry, rugby league player
- Matt Henry, cricketer
- 22 December – Paul Alo-Emile, rugby union player
Exact date unknown
- Holly Cassidy, beauty pageant contestant
- Annah Mac, singer-songwriter
- Kahurangi Taylor, beauty pageant contestant
Deaths
- 20 April: Winifred Hall, children's author under the pen name Clare Mallory
- 7 August: Billy T. James, entertainer and comedian (born 1948)
- 13 October: Major General Sir William Gentry, former military chief of staff of New Zealand.
- 1 December: Zin Harris, cricketer
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates
- ↑
- ↑ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ↑ (July 1991) 51b Hansard, Resource Management Bill Third Reading, 3018-3020.
- ↑ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ↑ "New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com
External links
Media related to 1991 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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