2011 in New Zealand

2011 in New Zealand
Decades:
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
See also:

Incumbents

Regal and vice-regal

Government

2011 was the third and last full year of the 49th Parliament, which was dissolved on 20 October. A general election was held on 26 November to elect the 50th Parliament, which saw the Fifth National Government elected for a second term.

Other Party leaders

Main centre leaders

Events

February

ChristChurch Cathedral and the Cathedral Square two days after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake

March

April

May

Structural damage caused by the Albany tornado

June

August

Snow blanketing the Dunedin Botanic Gardens in the August snowstorm.

September

October

A sign at a Countdown supermarket noting the limited bread supply due to the Maui gas line leak

November

December

Holidays and observances

6 February - Waitangi Day
25 April - ANZAC Day
6 June - Queen's Birthday Monday
24 October - Labour Day

Arts and literature

Films

Performing arts

Television

Sport

Events

Horse racing

Harness racing

Shooting

Deaths

January

  • 21 January – Wally Hughes, association football player and coach (born 1934)

February

March

April

May

June

  • 6 June – Shrek, celebrity sheep (born c.1994)
  • 12 June – Geoffrey Fisken, World War II flying ace (born 1916)

July

  • 1 July – Harold Nelson, Olympic runner (born 1923)
  • 16 July – Dame Katerina Mataira, educator and Māori language proponent, co-founder of Kura Kaupapa Māori (born 1932)
  • 19 July – Roy Meehan, Olympic wrestler (born 1931)
  • 20 July – Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan, politician, longest-serving female member of the House of Representatives (1967–96) (born 1932)

August

September

October

November

December

  • 4 December – Alamein Kopu, politician, former MP (1996–99) (born 1943)
  • 15 December
  • 16 December – Te Paekiomeka Joy Ruha, Māori leader (born 1931)
  • 24 December – Tom Logan, water polo player, swimmer, dentist, naval officer (born 1927)
  • 28 December – Volksraad, thoroughbred sire (foaled 1988)

See also

References

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External links

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