1971 in New Zealand

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See also:
  • Other events of 1971
  • Timeline of New Zealand history

The following lists events that happened during 1971 in New Zealand.

Population[]

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,898,500[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 1970: 46,400 (1.63%)
  • Males per 100 females: 99.7

Incumbents[]

Regal and viceregal[]

  • Head of State – Elizabeth II
  • Governor-General – Sir Arthur Porritt Bt GCMG GCVO CBE.[2]

Government[]

The 36th Parliament of New Zealand continued, with the second National government in power.

Parliamentary opposition[]

  • Leader of the Opposition – Norman Kirk (Labour).[4]

Main centre leaders[]

Events[]

January[]

February[]

March[]

April[]

June[]

July[]

August[]

  • 18 August – The nation's first Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant opens in Royal Oak, Auckland, beginning a decade of American fast food chains being established in New Zealand.

September[]

  • The Manapouri Power Station, the country's largest hydroelectric facility, is completed. It wouldn't export any electricity until April 1972 when transmission lines to Invercargill were completed.[5]

October[]

  • 25 October – The Christchurch to Dunedin overnight express becomes the last revenue steam locomotive-hauled train service, as the New Zealand Railways completes dieselisation.

November[]

December[]

Arts and literature[]

  • Noel Hilliard wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1971 in art, 1971 in literature, Category:1971 books

Music[]

New Zealand Music Awards[]

See: 1971 in music

Performing arts[]

  • Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Pat McMinn OBE.

Radio and television[]

  • In 1971 there was a major breakthrough for international news when the Warkworth Satellite station was opened. [1]
  • The Melbourne Cup was the first live international broadcast, in November.
  • The radio licence fee was abolished, and the television fee set at NZ$20 per year.
  • Feltex Television Awards:
    • Best Programme: Gallery and In View of the Circumstances
    • Best Actor: Bruno Lawrence in Time Out
    • Best Performance as Frontman: Brian Edwards in Post Office Dispute
    • Best Entertainment: Dinah Lee
    • TVPDA Award for Allied Crafts: Waynne Williams

See: , 1971 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film[]

See: Category:1971 film awards, 1971 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1971 films

Sport[]

Athletics[]

  • David McKenzie wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:16.4 on 6 March in Invercargill.

Chess[]

  • The 78th National Chess Championship is held in Nelson, and is won by R.J. Sutton of Auckland (his second title).[6]

Horse racing[]

Harness racing[]

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup: True Averil[7]
  • Auckland Trotting Cup: Garcon Roux[8]

Soccer[]

  • New Zealand National Soccer League won by Eastern Suburbs AFC
  • The Chatham Cup is won by Western Suburbs FC of Wellington who beat Wellington City 3–2 in the final.[9]

Births[]

  • 23 January: Adam Parore, cricketer.
  • 5 March: Cory Hutchings, surf livesaving and ironman competitor.
  • 29 March: Julie Seymour, netball player.
  • 11 April: Mark Cooksley, rugby union player.
  • 12 April: Gregory Russ, field hockey player.
  • 28 April: Hamish Carter, triathlete.
  • 2 June: Dion Gosling, field hockey player.
  • 11 June: Mark Richardson, cricketer
  • 18 June: Blair Pocock, cricketer.
  • 20 June: Josh Kronfeld, rugby union player.
  • 25 June: Paul Gibbons, pole vaulter.
  • 9 August: Jon Toogood, musician, songwriter.
  • 15 August: Umesh Parag, field hockey player.
  • 18 August: Jonathan Winter, swimmer.
  • 24 August: Heremaia Ngata, soccer player.
  • 27 August: Glen Osborne, rugby union player.
  • 15 September: Nathan Astle, cricketer.
  • 18 September: Tom Larkin, musician.
  • 20 September: Todd Blackadder, rugby union player.
  • 8 October: Marc Ellis, rugby union and rugby league player, television personality.
  • 20 October: Rachel House, actress and comedian
  • 25 October: Martin Leslie, rugby union player.
  • 31 October: Phil Tataurangi, golfer.
  • 20 November: Dion Nash, cricketer.
  • 30 November: Heath Davis, cricketer.
  • 13 December: Vaughan Coveny, soccer player.
  • 20 December: Simon O'Neill, opera singer.
  • 24 December: Geoff Allott, cricketer.

Category:1971 births

Deaths[]

  • 16 January: Harold Abbott, rugby union player.
  • 12 March: Robert Laidlaw, businessman.
  • 28 March: Miriam Soljak, feminist and activist
  • 24 June: Jack Dunning, cricketer.
  • 13 July: R. A. K. Mason, poet.
  • 19 September: Ted Badcock, cricketer.
  • 10 October: John Cawte Beaglehole, historian and biographer.
  • 15 December: Air Marshall Roderick Carr
  • 22 December: Mary Grigg, politician.

Category:1971 deaths

References[]

  1. ^ "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
  2. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
  4. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Manapouri Facts and Figures – Meridian Energy". Retrieved 31 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  8. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine

See also[]

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