1984 in New Zealand
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See also: 1983 in New Zealand, other events of 1984, 1985 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.
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[edit] Summary
The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.
See: 1984 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] 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
[edit] Opposition Leaders
- Labour - David Lange (Leader of the Opposition) (before 26 July).
- Social Credit Party - Bruce Beetham (before 26 July).
- National - Robert Muldoon (Leader of the Opposition) (between 26 July and 29 November).
- National - Jim McLay (Leader of the Opposition) (after 29 November).
[edit] 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
[edit] Events
- February 6 - Te Hikoi ki Waitangi march disrupts Waitangi Day celebrations.
- March 27 - A suitcase bomb explodes at the Wellington Trades Hall, killing one person. Nobody has yet been arrested for the crime.
- 14 July: Election of the Fourth Labour Government
[edit] 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.
- Government devalues New Zealand dollar by 20 percent. See New Zealand constitutional crisis, 1984.
- The fifth Sweetwaters Music Festival is held in South Auckland.
See also 1984, 1984 in politics, 1984 in science, Category:1984 in Australia, 1984 in Australia, 1984 in music, 1984 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
[edit] Arts and literature
- Brian Turner wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1984 in art, 1984 in literature, Category:1984 books
[edit] Music
[edit] New Zealand Music Awards
- ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dance Exponents - Prayers be Answered
- SINGLE OF THE YEAR The Narcs - You Took Me Heart and Soul
- TOP MALE VOCALIST Jordan Luck (Dance Exponents)
- TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Patsy Riggir
- TOP GROUP Dance Exponents
- MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Martin Phillips (The Chills)
- MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Meryl Yvonne
- MOST PROMISING GROUP The Chills
- BEST JAZZ ALBUM Brian Smith Quartet - Southern Excursio
- BEST COUNTRY ALBUM Patsy Riggir - You'll Never Take the Country Out Of Me
- BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM NZSO & Others – Music By Larry Pruden
- BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM Patea Maori Club & Dalvanius Prime - Aku Raukura
- BEST FOLK ALBUM Phil Garland - Springtime In The Mountains
- PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Dave MCartney - You Took Me Heart & Soul
- ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Graham Myhre - You Took Me Heart & Soul
- BEST COVER DESIGN Joe Wylie - Aku Raukura (Patea Maori Club)
- BEST MUSIC VIDEO Bruce Morrison - I'm In Heaven
- BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK Jenny Mcleod - The Silent One
- INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Tim Finn
- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY Eldred Stebbing - (For his Lifelong Contribution to the Recording Arts in New Zealand)
See: 1984 in music
[edit] Radio and Television
See: 1984 in New Zealand television, 1984 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
- Came a Hot Friday
- Constance
- Other Halves
- The Silent One
- Vigil
- The Bounty
See: Category:1984 film awards, 1984 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1984 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] Basketball
- NBL won by Wellington.
- See: 1984 in sports , Category:1984 in sports , Summer Olympic Games (See Category:New Zealand at the Olympics and Winter Olympic Games
- 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
- Gold: 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
- New Zealand National Soccer League won by Gisborne City
- Chatham Cup won by Manurewa
[edit] Births
- 27 January: Vince Mellars, rugby player
- 14 February: Jared Wrennall, musician
- 21 February: Andrew Ellis, rugby player
- 25 February: Paul Vodanovich, soccer player
- 8 March: Ross Taylor, cricketer
- 16 March: Hosea Gear, rugby player
- 25 March: Liam Messam, rugby and rugby sevens player
- 2 April: Meryl Cassie, actor
- 6 April: Stacey Carr, field hockey player
- 28 May: Beth Allen, actor
- 2 June: Jack Afamasaga, rugby 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 player
- 6 August: Jesse Ryder, cricketer
- 12 September: Ben Townley, motocrosser
- 6 October: Valerie Vili, shot putter
- 23 November: Jerome Ropati, rugby player
- 14 December: Keshia Paulse, singer
[edit] Deaths
- 6 March: Ian Cromb, cricketer
- 13 June: Ken Armstrong, soccer player
- 15 June: Tom Heeney, boxer
- 26 November: Eliot V. Elliott, trade unionist
- Dean Goffin, composer
- Sylvia Ashton-Warner, writer / poet
- Lois White, painter
