1984 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1984 in New Zealand.
Population[]
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,293,000[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1983: 28,200 (0.86%)
- Males per 100 Females: 98.3
Incumbents[]
Regal and viceregal[]
Government[]
The 40th New Zealand Parliament, led by the National Party, concluded, and in the general election the Labour Party was elected in the 41st New Zealand Parliament.
- Speaker of the House – Richard Harrison then Basil Arthur
- Prime Minister – Robert Muldoon then David Lange
- Deputy Prime Minister – Duncan MacIntyre then Jim McLay then Geoffrey Palmer
- Minister of Finance – Robert Muldoon then Roger Douglas
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Warren Cooper then David Lange
- Chief Justice – Sir Ronald Davison
Parliamentary opposition[]
- Leader of the Opposition – David Lange (Labour) until 26 July, then Robert Muldoon (National) until 29 November, then Jim McLay.[3]
- Social Credit Party – Bruce Beetham until 26 July, then not represented in Parliament.
Main centre leaders[]
- Mayor of Auckland – Catherine Tizard
- Mayor of Hamilton – Ross Jansen
- Mayor of Wellington – Ian Lawrence
- Mayor of Christchurch – Hamish Hay
- Mayor of Dunedin – Cliff Skeggs
Events[]
- 27 January – A state of emergency is declared in Southland as record rainfall causes flooding which forces the evacuation of 4000 people and leaves damage totalling $55 million.[4]
- 3–6 February – The fifth Sweetwaters Music Festival is held in Pukekawa, with the satellite Sweetwaters South held in Christchurch on 6 February.
- 6 February – march disrupts Waitangi Day celebrations.
- 27 March – A suitcase bomb explodes at the , killing the caretaker, Ernie Abbott. No arrest has been made, see Terrorism in New Zealand.
- 24 June – New Zealand's first IVF-conceived baby, Amelia Bell, is born at Auckland's National Women's Hospital.[5]
- 14 July – 1984 general election: The Labour Party, led by David Lange, wins 56 of the 95 seats in the House of Representatives. The Fourth Labour Government is formed, ending 9 years of National rule.
- 18 July – Government devalues New Zealand dollar by 20 percent. See New Zealand constitutional crisis, 1984.[6]
- 20 August – New Zealand reestablishes diplomatic relations with Argentina at a consular level.[7]
Unknown dates[]
- New Zealand signs the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
- Auckland's population exceeds that of the South Island.
Arts and literature[]
- Brian Turner wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1984 in art, 1984 in literature, Category:1984 books
Music[]
New Zealand Music Awards[]
Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.[8]
- ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dance Exponents – Prayers be Answered
- The Mockers – Swear It's True
- Patsy Riggir – You'll Never Take The Country Out of Me
- SINGLE OF THE YEAR The Narcs – You Took Me Heart and Soul
- Patea Maori Club and Dalvanius Prime – Aku Raukura
- Dance Exponents – I'll Say Goodbye (Even Though I'm Blue)
- TOP MALE VOCALIST Jordan Luck (Dance Exponents)
- Andy Dickson (The Narcs)
- Andrew Fagan (The Mockers)
- TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Patsy Riggir
- Jodi Vaughan
- Suzanne Prentice
- TOP GROUP Dance Exponents
- The Mockers
- Patea Maori Club and Dalvanius Prime
- MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Martin Phillips (The Chills)
- Ross McKenzie (The Idles)
- Wayne Gillespie
- MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Meryl Yvonne
- Janice Lampen
- Sharon Dubont
- MOST PROMISING GROUP The Chills
- Jive Bombers
- You're A Movie
- BEST JAZZ ALBUM Brian Smith Quartet – Southern Excursio
- Ken Avery/ Darktown Strutters – Jazz The Way It Used to Be
- Rodger Fox – Something Juicy
- BEST COUNTRY ALBUM Patsy Riggir – You'll Never Take the Country Out of Me
- Suzanne Prentice – So Precious To Me
- Jodi Vaughn – Rodeo Eyes
- BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM NZSO & Others – Music By Larry Pruden
- Michael Houston – Michael Houston
- Schola Musica – NZ Music For Strings
- BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM Patea Maori Club & Dalvanius Prime – Aku Raukura
- The Five Stars – Musika Malie (Good Music)
- Rosalio – Samoan Serenade
- BEST FOLK ALBUM Phil Garland – Springtime in the Mountains
- Michael Warmuth – Hammered Duclimer
- Wayne Gillespie – Wayward Son
- PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Dave MCartney – You Took Me Heart & Soul
- Glyn Tucker Jnr / Trevor Reekie – Swear It's True
- Glyn Tucker Jnr / Trevor Reekie – You Fascinate
- ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Graham Myhre – You Took Me Heart & Soul
- Graham Myhre/ Gyn Tucker Jnr – Caught in the Act
- Glyn Tucker Jnr – You Fascinate
- BEST COVER DESIGN Joe Wylie – Aku Raukura (Patea Maori Club)
- Murray Vincent – Music By Larry Purden
- Mike Hutton – Vocal at the Local
- BEST MUSIC VIDEO Bruce Morrison – I'm in Heaven
- William Keddell – Elephunk in My Soup
- Tom Parkinson – I'll Say Goodbye (Even Though I'm Blue) (Dance Exponents)
- BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK Jenny Mcleod – The Silent One
- Mike Nock – Strata
- John Charles/ Dave Fraser – Constance
- INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Tim Finn
- Dragon
- Split Enz
- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY Eldred Stebbing – (For his Lifelong Contribution to the Recording Arts in New Zealand)
- Jacqui Fitzgerald
- Peter Blake & TVNZ
- MOST POPULAR SONG The Narcs – You Took Me Heart and Soul
See: 1984 in music
Performing arts[]
- Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to John Maybury Senior.
Radio and television[]
See: , 1984 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film[]
- Came a Hot Friday
- Constance
- Vigil
- The Bounty
See: Category:1984 film awards, 1984 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1984 films
Sport[]
Athletics[]
- wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:19:03 on 25 March in Wanganui, while does the same in the women's championship (2:41:39).
Basketball[]
- NBL won by Wellington.
Horse racing[]
Harness racing[]
Olympic Games[]
Summer Olympics[]
- New Zealand sends a team of 130 competitors across 18 sports.
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8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Winter Olympics[]
- New Zealand sends a team of six alpine skiers.
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paralympic Games[]
Summer Paralympics[]
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8 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
Winter Paralympics[]
- New Zealand sends a team of eight competitors in one sport.
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1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Shooting[]
- Ballinger Belt – Peter Cromwell (Cheltenham)[11]
Soccer[]
- New Zealand National Soccer League won by Gisborne City
- The Chatham Cup is won by Manurewa who beat Gisborne City 2–1 in the final.[12]
Births[]
- 27 January: Vince Mellars, rugby league player.
- 14 February: Jared Wrennall, musician.
- 17 February: Timothy Gudsell, cyclist.
- 21 February: Andrew Ellis, rugby union player.
- 25 February: , soccer player.
- 8 March: Ross Taylor, cricketer.
- 16 March: Hosea Gear, rugby union player.
- 25 March: Liam Messam, rugby union and rugby sevens player.
- 2 April: Meryl Cassie, actor.
- 6 April: Stacey Carr, field hockey player.
- 20 April: Fraser Anderson, rugby league player.
- 28 May: Beth Allen, actor.
- 2 June: Jack Afamasaga, rugby league player.
- 6 June: Antonia Prebble, actor.
- 7 June: Jennyfer Jewell, actor.
- 20 June: Jarrod Smith, soccer player.
- 27 June: Emma Lahana, actor.
- 28 June: Evarn Tuimavave, rugby league player.
- 14 July: Fleur Saville, actor.
- 6 August: Jesse Ryder, cricketer.
- 12 September: Ben Townley, motocrosser.
- 6 October: Valerie Adams, athlete, Olympic gold medallist (2008 Beijing and 2012 London)
- 23 November: Jerome Ropati, rugby league player.
- 14 December: Keshia Paulse, singer.
- Vicki Lin, television presenter.
Category:1984 births
Deaths[]
- 23 January: Dean Goffin, composer
- 6 March: Ian Cromb, cricketer
- 20 March: Robin Tait, discus thrower
- 28 April: Sylvia Ashton-Warner, writer and educator
- 13 June: Ken Armstrong, soccer player
- 15 June: Tom Heeney, boxer
- 21 July: Adam Adamson, former mayor of Invercargill
- 13 September: Lois White, painter
- 26 November: Eliot V. Elliott, trade unionist
- 9 December: Guthrie Wilson, novelist and teacher (in Sydney)
References[]
- ^ "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ NZhistory.net
- ^ Chisholm, Donna (June 2009). "Exclusive interview: NZ's first test tube baby turns 25". North & South: 36–47. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Daily Reporter, Iowa, 18 July 1984, pg 3
- ^ (subscription required)
- ^ "Awards 1984". Listing. NZ Music Awards. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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
Categories:
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