1981 in New Zealand

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See also: 1980 in New Zealand, other events of 1981, 1982 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government 2.3 Opposition Leaders 2.4 Main centre leaders 3 Events 3.1 January 3.2 July 3.3 September 4 Arts and literature 4.1 Music 4.1.1 New Zealand Music Awards 4.2 Radio and Television 4.3 Film 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Cricket 6.2 Rugby Union 6.3 Soccer 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

[edit] Summary

See: 1981 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
• Governor-General - The Hon. Sir David Beattie

[edit] Government

The 39th New Zealand Parliament, led by the National Party, concluded, and in the general election the party was re-elected in the 40th New Zealand Parliament. Support for the government decreased, however, with the Labour Party receiving the largest portion of the popular vote.

• Speaker of the House - Richard Harrison
• Prime Minister - Robert Muldoon
• Deputy Prime Minister - Brian Talboys then Duncan MacIntyre
• Minister of Finance - Robert Muldoon
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Brian Talboys then Warren Cooper

[edit] Opposition Leaders

• Labour - Bill Rowling (Leader of the Opposition)
• Social Credit Party - Bruce Beetham

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - Colin Kay
• Mayor of Hamilton - Ross Jansen
• Mayor of Wellington - Michael Fowler
• Mayor of Christchurch - Hamish Hay
• Mayor of Dunedin - Clifford George (Cliff) Skeggs

[edit] Events

The Kohanga reo scheme is established by the Department of Māori Affairs.

See also 1981, 1981 in politics, 1981 in science, Category:1981 in Australia, 1981 in Australia, 1981 in music, 1981 timelines, History of New Zealand, Category:History of New Zealand, Military history of New Zealand, Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand, Timeline of New Zealand history

• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

[edit] January

• Nambassa five day celebration of music, crafts and alternative lifestyles culture on 250 acre farm at Waitawheta Valley between Waihi and Waikino. Attendance 20,000.
• The second Sweetwaters Music Festival is held near Ngaruawahia.

[edit] July

• July 13: Springbok rugby team arrive in New Zealand to begin the 1981 Springbok Tour

[edit] September

• September 13: The Springbok rugby team leave New Zealand.

[edit] Arts and literature

• William Sewell wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1981 in art, 1981 in literature, Category:1981 books

[edit] Music

[edit] New Zealand Music Awards

• ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos - Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
• SINGLE OF THE YEAR Coup D'Etat – Doctor, I Like Your Medicine
• TOP MALE VOCALIST Dave McArtney (Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos)
• TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Suzanne Prentice
• TOP GROUP Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos - Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
• MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Dave McArtney
• MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Anne Dumont
• MOST PROMISING GROUP The Screaming Meemees
• ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Dave Hurley & Graham Myhre - Dave McArtney & the Pink Flamingos
• PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Bruce Lynch - Dave McArtney and the Pink Flamingos
• BEST COVER DESIGN David Hollis – Caught Alive
• SPECIAL AWARD Fred Smith - Services to the Recording Industry (particularly with regard to Copyright)

See: 1981 in music

[edit] Radio and Television

• Feltex Television Awards:
  • Best Drama: Mortimer's Patch
  • Best Speciality: Sport on One - Sunday
  • Best Entertainment: Radio Times
  • Best Documentary: Moriori
  • Best Children's: Video Dispatch
  • Best Information: Country Calendar
  • Best Current Affairs: Close Up
  • Best Actor: Terence Cooper
  • Best Actress: Glynis McNicol
  • Best Script: Little Big Man Takes a Shot at the Moon
  • Best Television Entertainer: Hudson And Halls
  • Stan Hosgood Award for Allied Craft: Logan Brewer, Set designer for Hunters Gold, Gather Your Dreams, Children of Fire Mountain, I Pagliacci

See: 1981 in New Zealand television, 1981 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

[edit] Film

• Pictures (film)
• Race for the Yankee Zephyr
• Smash Palace
• Wildcat (film)
• Dead Kids / Strange Behaviour

See: Category:1981 film awards, 1981 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1981 films

[edit] Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

• 1 February: Australian Trevor Chappell bowled an underarm delivery to batsman Brian McKechnie in a One-day International cricket match, the third of five matches in the final of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup.

[edit] Rugby Union

• June 13: The All Blacks beat Scotland 11-4 at Carisbrook
• June 20: The All Blacks beat Scotland 40-15 at Eden Park
• August 15: The All Blacks beat South Africa 14-9 at Lancaster Park as part of the 1981 Springbok Tour
• August 29: The All Blacks lost 12-24 to South Africa at Athletic Park as part of the 1981 Springbok Tour
• September 12: The All Blacks beat South Africa 25-22 at Eden Park as part of the 1981 Springbok Tour
• October 24: The All Blacks beat Romania 14-6 in Bucharest
• November 14: The All Blacks beat France 13-9 in Toulouse
• November 21: The All Blacks beat France 18-6 in Paris

• See: 1981 in sports , Category:1981 in sports , Commonwealth Games (Check name).
• Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup, Ranfurly Shield
• Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team , Chappell-Hadlee Trophy , Cricket World Cup
• Golf: New Zealand Open , Check Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
• Horse racing: See Category:New Zealand horse races, list winners.
• Rugby league New Zealand Warriors , Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team , Rugby League World Cup
• Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships

[edit] Soccer

• The All Whites qualify for the 1982 Football World Cup
• New Zealand National Soccer League won by , Wellington Diamond United
• Chatham Cup won by Dunedin City

[edit] Births

• 5 January: Corey Flynn, rugby player
• 21 January: Jason Williams, rugby player
• 27 January: Tony Woodcock, rugby player
• 29 January: Jake Adams, musician
• 12 February: Daniel Braid, rugby player
• 6 March: Tim Brown, soccer player
• 20 March: Jamaal Lolesi, rugby player
• 25 March: Mose Tuiali'i, rugby player
• 27 March: Sione Faumuina, rugby player
• 30 April: Ali Williams, rugby player
• 4 May: Kate Elliott, actor
• 10 May: Lloyd Stephenson, field hockey player
• 19 May: Jamie How, cricketer
• 25 May: Shelley Paikea, singer
• 25 May: Matt Utai, rugby player
• 25 May: Motu Tony, rugby league player
• 2 June: Brad Mika, rugby player
• 9 June: Dean Couzins, field hockey player
• 18 June: Teresa Cormack, child murder victim
• 19 June: Moss Burmester, swimmer
• 28 June: Demetrius "Savage" Savelio, rapper
• 3 July: Tevita Latu, rugby player
• 31 July: Paul Whatuira, rugby player
• 31 July: Scott Talbot-Cameron, swimmer
• 3 August: Daniel Koprivcic, soccer player
• 6 September: Te Atirau Paki, television presenter
• 22 September: James Stosic, rugby player
• 27 September: Brendon McCullum, cricketer
• 29 September (in Germany): Shane Smeltz, soccer player
• 24 November: Ian Butler, cricketer
• 10 December: Caleb Ross, actor
• 10 December: Conrad Smith, rugby player
• 20 December: Leo Bertos, soccer player

[edit] Deaths

• 23 March: Beatrice Tinsley, astronomer
• 21 December: Iriaka Matiu Ratana, politician

• Keith Murray, architect and ceramic designer.

[edit] See also