1992 in New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 1992 in New Zealand.

Population[]

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,552,200[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 1991: 37,200 (1.06%)
  • Males per 100 females: 97.0

Incumbents[]

Regal and viceregal[]

  • Head of State – Elizabeth II
  • 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.

Parliamentary opposition[]

  • Leader of the Opposition – Mike Moore (Labour).[3]
  • Alliance – Jim Anderton

Main centre leaders[]

Events[]

  • 15 June – A by-election is held in the Tamaki electorate after the resignation of former Prime Minister Robert Muldoon. Clem Simich wins the seat and retains it for the National Party.
  • 19 September – An indicative referendum on the voting system is held, with 85% of voters voting to change from the existing First Past the Post system, and 70% voting for Mixed Member Proportional as the replacement system.
  • 27 October – New Zealand is elected to the United Nations Security Council for two years (1993–94) on the third ballot
  • 12 December – A by-election is held in the Wellington Central electorate after Fran Wilde resigns to become Mayor of Wellington. Chris Laidlaw wins the seat and retains it for the Labour Party.
  • The country experiences an electricity crisis after drought conditions result in low South Island hydro lake levels.
  • Kapiti Marine Reserve is established

Arts and literature[]

  • Owen Marshall wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1992 in art, 1992 in literature, Category:1992 books

Music[]

New Zealand Music Awards[]

Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.[4][5]

  • Album of the Year: Headless Chickens – Body Blow
  • Single of the Year: The Exponents – Why Does Love Do This To Me
    • Headless Chickens – Cruise Control
    • Push Push – Trippin
  • Best Male Vocalist: Jordan Luck – (The Exponents)
    • Mikey Havoc (Push Push)
    • Shayne Carter (Straitjacket Fits)
  • Best Female Vocalist: Fiona McDonald – (Headless Chickens)
    • Moana
    • Ngaire
  • Best Group: Push Push
    • The Exponents
    • Headless Chickens
  • Most Promising Male Vocalist: David Parker – (Parker Project)
    • Jon Toogood (Shihad)
    • James Gaylyn
  • Most Promising Female Vocalist: Teremoana Rapley – (Moana & the Moahunters)
    • Christina Fuemana (House Party)
    • Lorina Harding
  • Most Promising Group: Shihad
    • The Exponents
    • These Wilding Ways
  • International Achievement: Crowded House
    • Jenny Morris
    • Straitjacket Fits
  • Best Video: Mauger Bros – Trippin' (Push Push)
    • Moana & The Moahunters – AEIOU
    • Headless Chickens – Cruise Control
  • Best Producer: Steve Garden – Burning Rain (Midge Marsden)
    • Rex Visible/ Headless Chickens – Body Blow
    • Carl Doy – Standing Ovation
  • Best Engineer: Nick Morgan – Burning Rain (Midge Marsden)
    • Tony Moan /Steve Smith – World Gone Wild
    • Ian Morris/ Tim Farrant – What's The Time Mr Wolf
  • Best Jazz Album: Various / Broadbent / Chisholm / Gibson / Brown – Fine & Dandy
    • Nairobi Trio – Nairobi Trio
    • Liz Braggins – Liz Braggins
  • Best Classical Album: Mcintyre / Doig / Marc – Wagner
    • Dorian Choir – Images of Light
    • Viva Voce – Sounds & Sweet Airs
  • Best Folk Album: Lorina Harding – Lucky Damn Woman
    • Angela Dixon – Takin A Chance
    • Martin Curtis – The Daisy Patch
  • Best Country Album: John Grenell – Windstar
    • Barbie Davidson – Borderline
    • Renderers – Trail of Tears
  • Best Gospel Album: Pacific Island Choir – O Mai Ia Ia Iesu
    • Congregational Christian Church – Oe Le Faitoaga Moi
    • Ambassador Gospel Singers – Hear The Call
  • Best Polynesian Album: Charles & Andre – CÉst Toi Ma Vie
    • The Five Stars – Children of Polynesia
    • Tumuenua Dance Group – Drums, Songs And Chants
  • Best Māori Album: Moana & The Moahunters – AEIOU
    • John Rowles – E Te Tamaiti
    • The Whanau Funksters – Funky Whanau Feeling
  • Best Songwriter: Neil Finn – Fall at Your Feet (Crowded House)
    • Jordan Luck – Why Does Love Do This To Me
    • Neil & Tim Finn – It's Only Natural
  • Best Cover: Hamish Kilgour – Pink Flying Saucers Over The Southern Alps (Various Artists)

See: 1992 in music

Performing arts[]

  • Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Carl Doy ONZM.

Radio and television[]

  • 25 May: Shortland Street first airs.

See: 1992 in New Zealand television, 1992 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film[]

  • Alex
  • Braindead

See: Category:1992 film awards, 1992 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1992 films

Internet[]

See: NZ Internet History

Sport[]

Athletics[]

  • wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:16:32 on 25 October in Auckland, while Lee-Ann McPhillips claims her second in the women's championship (2:40:00).

Horse racing[]

Harness racing[]

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup: Blossom Lady[6]
  • Auckland Trotting Cup: Master Musician[7]

Thoroughbred racing[]

Olympic Games[]

Summer Olympics[]

Main article: New Zealand at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  • New Zealand sends a team of 134 competitors in 17 sports.
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
1 4 5 10

Winter Olympics[]

Main article: New Zealand at the 1992 Winter Olympics
  • New Zealand sends a team of nine competitors across three sports.
  • Annelise Coberger wins New Zealand's first Winter Olympics medal.
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
0 1 0 1

Paralympic Games[]

Summer Paralympics[]

Main article: New Zealand at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
  • New Zealand sends a team of 13 competitors.
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
5 1 0 6

Winter Paralympics[]

Main article: New Zealand at the 1992 Winter Paralympics
  • New Zealand sends a team of seven competitors in one sport.
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
2 0 0 2

Shooting[]

  • Ballinger Belt –

Soccer[]

  • The Chatham Cup is won by Miramar Rangers who beat Waikato United 3–1 in the final.[9]

Births[]

January[]

  • 1 January
    • Dane Cleaver, cricketer
    • Aaron James Murphy, actor
    • Nathaniel Peteru, rugby league player
  • 3 January
    • Scott Kuggeleijn, cricketer
    • Daniel McLay, racing cyclist
    • Sio Siua Taukeiaho, rugby league player
  • 5 January
  • 7 January – Tohu Harris, rugby league player
  • 9 January – Joseph Parker, boxer
  • 10 January – Carlos Tuimavave, rugby league player
  • 12 January – Cole McConchie, cricketer
  • 13 January – Sam Cane, rugby union player
  • 14 January – Te Paea Selby-Rickit, netball player
  • 15 January
    • Matthew Stanley, swimmer
    • Chris Ulugia, rugby league player
  • 16 January – Ihaia West, rugby union player
  • 17 January – Craig Cachopa, cricketer
  • 21 January – Gafatasi Su'a, rugby union player
  • 23 January – TJ Perenara, rugby union player
  • 24 January – Christian Lloyd, rugby union player
  • 29 January – Jordan Taufua, rugby union player

February[]

  • 1 February
  • 3 February – Bryn Hall, rugby union player
  • 4 February – Kayla Imrie, canoeist
  • 5 February – Mitchell Santner, cricketer
  • 9 February – Caitlin Ryan, canoeist
  • 11 February – Ope Peleseuma, rugby union player
  • 13 February – Kayla Cullen, netball player
  • 14 February – Paterika Vaivai, rugby league player
  • 15 February – Leigh Kasperek, cricketer
  • 18 February – Matt Taylor, cricketer
  • 23 February – Jamison Gibson-Park, rugby union player
  • 24 February – Bevan Small, cricketer
  • 25 February – Rose Matafeo, comedian, television presenter
  • 26 February – Michael Chee Kam, rugby league player

March[]

April[]

May[]

  • 3 May – Will Skelton, rugby union player
  • 8 May – Wayne Ulugia, rugby league player
  • 9 May – Paul Coll, squash player
  • 10 May – Malakai Fekitoa, rugby union player
  • 13 May – Josh Papalii, rugby league player
  • 19 May
    • Kwabena Appiah, association footballer
    • Felise Kaufusi, rugby league player
  • 24 May
  • 26 May
  • 28 May - Hannah Wilkinson, association footballer

June[]

  • 5 June – Tupou Sopoaga, rugby league player
  • 6 June – Nela Zisser, model
  • 8 June – Sean Lovemore, association footballer
  • 14 June – Penani Manumalealii, rugby league player
  • 30 June
    • Tom Doyle, association footballer
    • Grace Prendergast, rower

July[]

  • 3 July – Ryan Cocker, rugby union player
  • 4 July – Brooke Neal, field hockey player
  • 5 July – Felicity Milovanovich, actor
  • 8 July – James Lowe, rugby union player
  • 16 July – Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, rugby union player
  • 23 July – Seta Tamanivalu, rugby union player
  • 24 July – Shaun Kirkham, rower
  • 26 July – Samantha Lucie-Smith, swimmer
  • 30 July – Adam Barwood, alpine skier
  • 31 July – John Palavi, rugby league player

August[]

  • 6 August – Hamish Northcott, rugby union player
  • 7 August – Albert Nikoro, rugby union player
  • 8 August – Jimmy Tupou, rugby union player
  • 14 August
    • Liam Graham, association footballer
    • Marty McKenzie, rugby union player
  • 17 August - Alex Elisala, rugby league player
  • 20 August – Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick, netball player
  • 24 August – James Hunter, rower
  • 28 August – Willis Feasey, alpine skier

September[]

  • 3 September – Michael Davidson, cricketer
  • 4 September – Princess Chelsea, musician
  • 5 September – Teimana Harrison, rugby union player
  • 6 September – Joe Walker, cricketer
  • 10 September – Hugh Blake, rugby union player
  • 14 September – Michael Fatialofa, rugby union player
  • 17 September – Chris Vlok, motor racing driver
  • 21 September – Avalon Biddle, motorcycle racer
  • 24 September
    • Pita Ahki, rugby union player
    • Darcina Manuel, judoka
  • 27 September – Eve MacFarlane, rower

October[]

  • 7 October – Hayley Jensen, cricketer
  • 8 October – Octagonal, thoroughbred racehorse
  • 11 October - Ligi Sao, rugby league player
  • 12 October – Rhys Marshall, rugby union player
  • 13 October – Alex Kennedy, rower
  • 19 October – Scott Eade, rugby union player
  • 20 October – Maddy Green, cricketer
  • 21 October – Aaron Barclay, triathlete
  • 22 October – Nathan Flannery, rower
  • 24 October – Roysyn, thoroughbred racehorse
  • 26 October
  • 29 October – Eric Sione, rugby union player
  • 31 October – Ish Sodhi, cricketer

November[]

  • 3 November
    • Lance Beddoes, squash player
    • Jamie McDell, singer-songwriter
  • 9 November – Bridgette Armstrong, association footballer
  • 20 November – Lara Custance, actor
  • 22 November

December[]

  • 4 December – Peta Hiku, rugby league player
  • 8 December – Julia King, field hockey player
  • 9 December – Sarah Goss, rugby union player
  • 11 December – Megan Craig, squash player
  • 12 December – Sophia Fenwick, netball player
  • 17 December – Joe Carter, cricketer
  • 21 December – Cameron Lindsay, association footballer
  • 22 December – Aki Seiuli, rugby union player
  • 23 December – Damon Leitch, motor racing driver
  • 25 December – Christobelle Grierson-Ryrie, model

Exact date unknown[]

Deaths[]

January–March[]

  • 6 January – Steve Gilpin, musician (born 1949)
  • 18 January – Desmond O'Donnell, rugby union player (born 1921)
  • 20 January – Snow Bowman, rugby union player (born 1915)
  • 3 February – Merv Corner, rugby union player, soldier, sports administrator (born 1908)
  • 19 February – Sir Gordon Minhinnick, cartoonist (born 1902)
  • 9 March – Ethel Gould, politician, MLC (born 1895)
  • 15 March – Allan Dick, politician (born 1915)

April–June[]

  • 21 April – Barry Dallas, doctor, politician (born 1926)
  • 28 April – Allan Highet, politician (born 1913)
  • 2 May –
    • Trevor Hatherton, geophysicist, scientific administrator (born 1924)
    • Kel Tremain, rugby union player (born 1938)
  • 9 May – Alex Stenhouse, association footballer (born 1910)
  • 23 May – Ernst Plischke, architect (born 1903)
  • 29 May – Mavis Rivers, jazz singer (born 1929)
  • 4 June – Mortie Foreman, plastics manufacturer (born 1902)
  • 5 June – Rangitaamo Takarangi, Māori welfare officer and community leader (born 1901)
  • 9 June – Jim Clayton, rower (born 1911)

July–September[]

  • 4 July – Jimmy James, dancer, dance teacher, cabaret proprietor (born 1915)
  • 10 July – Laurie Haig, rugby union player (born 1922)
  • 11 July – Douglas St John, cricketer (born 1928)
  • 17 July – Frank Haigh, lawyer, social reformer (born 1898)
  • 27 July – Audrey Gale, lawyer, politician (born 1909)
  • 30 July – John Scott, architect (born 1924)
  • July (date unknown) – Mervyn Thompson, playwright, theatre director, drama academic (born 1936)
  • 2 August –
    • Alf Cleverley, boxer (born 1907)
    • Roderick Finlayson, writer (born 1904)
  • 5 August – Sir Robert Muldoon, politician (born 1921)
  • 6 August – Jack Brooke, yachtsman, yacht designer, research engineer (born 1907)
  • 14 August – Bill Hamilton, agricultural scientist, scientific administrator (born 1909)
  • 15 August – Ronald Moore, soldier (born 1915)
  • 29 August - Ian Hamilton, cricketer (born 1906)
  • 19 September – Percy Allen, politician (born 1913)

October–December[]

  • 1 October – Samantha Dubois, radio presenter (born 1955)
  • 4 October – Denny Hulme, motor racing driver (born 1936)
  • 13 October – Ruth Page, political activist (born 1905)
  • 24 October – Oswald Sanders, Christian teacher, missionary and writer (born 1902)
  • 6 November – Gordon Innes, rugby union and rugby league player (born 1910)
  • 18 November – Ken Gray, rugby union player, politician (born 1938)
  • 22 November –
    • Ronald Sinclair, child actor, film editor (born 1924)
    • Sir Gerard Wall, surgeon, politician (born 1920)
  • 12 December – Sir Robert Rex, Niuean politician (born 1909)
  • 19 December – Eve Sutton, children's author (born 1906)
  • 26 December – Eve Poole, Mayor of Invercargill (born 1924)
  • 28 December – Paul Beadle, sculptor and medallist (born 1917)
  • 29 December – Avice Bowbyes, home science academic (born 1901)
  • 31 December – Sir Denis Barnett, air force officer (born 1906)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Awards 1992". Listing. NZ Music Awards. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  5. ^ "1992 New Zealand Music Awards". Web page. RIANZ. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  6. ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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