1978 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Population 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government 2.3 Parliamentary opposition 2.4 Main centre leaders 3 Events 4 Arts and literature 4.1 January 4.2 October 4.3 Music 4.3.1 New Zealand Music Awards 4.4 Radio and Television 4.5 Film 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Athletics 6.2 Cricket 6.3 Soccer 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 References 10 See also

Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,165,200 ¹
• Increase since 31/12/1977: -1,200 (-0.04%)
• Males per 100 Females: 99.2
• This was the first year in which New Zealand's population declined (due to emigration, largely to Australia).

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
• Governor-General - The Rt Hon. Sir Keith Holyoake KG GCMG CH QSO. ²

Government

• Speaker of the House - Richard Harrison. ³
• Prime Minister - Robert Muldoon
• Deputy Prime Minister - Brian Talboys. ³
• Minister of Finance - Robert Muldoon. ³
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Brian Talboys. ³
• Attorney-General - Peter Wilkinson until 13 December, then Jim McLay. ³

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Bill Rowling (Labour). ⁴
• Social Credit Party - Bruce Beetham

Main centre leaders

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

Events

• 12 September: Kaimai Rail Tunnel on the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, at 8896 m the longest tunnel in New Zealand, opened

Arts and literature

• Roger Hall and Peter Olds win the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1978 in art, 1978 in literature, Category:1978 books

January

• Nambassa, three day music, crafts and alternative lifestyles festival on Phil and Pat Hulses' 400-acre (1.6 km²) farm in Golden Valley, north of Waihi. Attendance 25,000.

October

• Nambassa winter road show, toured the North Island of NZ, promoting the 1979 festival.

Music

New Zealand Music Awards

• ALBUM OF THE YEAR Hello Sailor – Hello Sailor
• SINGLE OF THE YEAR Golden Harvest – I Need Your Love
• TOP MALE VOCALIST John Rowles
• TOP GROUP Hello Sailor
• TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Sharon O’Neill
• ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Ian Morris – Hello Sailor
• PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Rob Aicken – Hello Sailor
• MOST PROMISING GROUP Citizen Band
• MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Kim Hart
• MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Dennis O’Brien

See: 1978 in music

Radio and Television

• Feltex Television Awards:
  • Best Current Affairs: Dateline Monday
  • Best Information: Fair Go
  • Best Documentary: Birth with R.D. Laing
  • Best Light Entertainment: A Week of It
  • Best Drama: The Governor
  • Best Speciality: Sport on One
  • Best Actor: David McPhail on A Week of It
  • Best Personality: Roger Gascoigne
  • Best Script: He Iwi Ko Tahi Tatou: episode four of The Governor

See: 1978 in New Zealand television, 1978 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

• Angel Mine
• Skin Deep

See: Category:1978 film awards , 1978 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1978 films

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

Sport

• See: 1978 in sports , Category:1978 in sports , Commonwealth Games
• Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup, Ranfurly Shield
• Golf: New Zealand Open , Check Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
• Horse racing: See Category:Horse races in New Zealand, list winners.
• Rugby league Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team
• Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships

Athletics

• Paul Ballinger wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:33 on March 11 in Hastings.

Cricket

• 15 February: After 48 years of trying, New Zealand beats England in a Test match for the first time, winning the Test at the Basin Reserve. ⁵

Soccer

• New Zealand National Soccer League won by Christchurch United
• Chatham Cup won by Manurewa

Births

• 5 January: Adi Dick, musician.
• 21 January (in the U.S.A.): Mike Chappell, basketballer.
• 3 February: Keith Cameron, rugby union player. ⁶
• 26 February: Rico Gear, rugby union player.
• 8 April: Nathan Mauger, rugby union player.
• 29 April: Donna Loffhagen, netball and basketball player.
• 19 May: Willie Walker, rugby union player.
• 28 May: John Dennison, poet.
• 1 June: Ben Lummis, singer.
• 11 June: Daryl Tuffey, cricketer.
• 6 July: Kevin Senio, rugby union player.
• 12 July: Claire Chitham, actor.
• 26 July: David Kosoof, field hockey player.
• 28 July: Jacob Oram, cricketer.
• 14 August (in South Africa): Greg Rawlinson, rugby union player.
• 5 September: Chris Jack, rugby union player.
• 10 September: Nish Selvadurai, comedian.
• 13 September: Andrew Hore, rugby union player.
• 21 September: Doug Howlett, rugby union player.
• 10 October: Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell (twins), rowers.
• 26 October: Ricky Cockerill, figure skater.
• 6 November: Dean Kent, swimmer.
• 11 November: Lou Vincent, cricketer.
• 21 November: Paul Urlovic, soccer player.

• William Dwane Bell, convicted murderer.
• Mok TzeMing, writer.

Category:1978 births

Deaths

• 6 January: Burt Munro, record-setting motorcyclist
• 30 March: Sir Charles William Hamilton (Bill Hamilton), inventor of the jetboat.
• 13 May: Alby Roberts, cricketer.
• 22 May: Sir Richard Wild, 9th Chief Justice of New Zealand.
• 23 July: Sir Ronald Algie, politician and former [[Speaker of the House of Representatives.
• 18 August: Ronald L. Meek, economist.

• John Hutton, glass engraver

Category:1978 deaths

References

See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1978 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1978

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