- 1979 in New Zealand
Population
* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,163,900 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since 31/12/1978: -1,300 (-0.04%)
* Males per 100 Females: 99.0Incumbents
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. [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]Government
*Speaker of the House -
Richard Harrison . Lambert & Palenski: "The New Zealand Almanac", 1982. ISBN 0908570554]
*Prime Minister -Robert Muldoon
*Deputy Prime Minister -Brian Talboys .
*Minister of Finance -Robert Muldoon .
*Minister of Foreign Affairs -Brian Talboys .
*Attorney-General -Jim McLay .Parliamentary opposition
* Leader of the Opposition -
Bill Rowling (Labour). [Cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|title=Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition|accessdate=2008-04-06]
*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) SkeggsEvents
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30 July : TheCarless days scheme is introduced.
*3 November The "Evening Star" ceases publication. The Dunedin newspaper was founded in 1863. [cite web|url=http://www.alliedpress.co.nz/history.php|title=Allied Press History|publisher=Allied Press ]
*28 November :Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashes in Antarctica, killing all 237 passengers and 20 crewmembers aboard.
* The Government occupies the new executive wing of Parliament House, known as the Beehive. [ [http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/HstBldgs/History/Resources/3/6/e/36e40376aa2842e6bcce0a4557ebf2bc.htm New Zealand Parliament - Parliament timeline ] ]Arts and literature
*
Michael A Noonan wins theRobert Burns Fellowship .*
Nambassa beach festival, touring family roadshow.Whangamata Waihi Beach Mount Maunganui andCoromandel .
*Nambassa three day music, crafts and alternative lifestyle festival on Phil and Pat Hulses' convert|400|acre|km2|sing=on farm in Golden Valley, north ofWaihi . Attendance 75,000 plus.
* Summer '79, outdoor arts festival in the parks ofWellington - including the Botanical Gardens, the Newtown Zoo, the Town Belt and several suburban parks.See
1979 in art ,1979 in literature ,Music
New Zealand Music Awards *ALBUM OF THE YEAR Street Talk – Street Talk
*SINGLE OF THE YEARTh’ Dudes – Be Mine Tonight
*TOP MALE VOCALISTRob Guest
*TOP FEMALE VOCALISTSharon O’Neill
*TOP GROUP Th’ Dudes
*MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALISTJon Stevens
*MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALISTTina Cross
*MOST PROMISING GROUP Street Talk
*PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Steve Robinson - This Heart This Song
*ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Gerry Smith – This Heart This Song
*BEST COVER DESIGN Geoff Chunn, Peter Burt & Dale Wrightson – Just Drove Through TownSee:
1979 in music Radio and Television
*Feltex Television Awards:
**Best Current Affairs: "Dateline Monday"
**Best Documentary: "Okarito"
**Best Drama: "The Mad Dog Gang meets Rotten Fred and Ratsguts"
**Best Speciality: "Spot On "
**Best Information: "Fair Go "
**Best Actor:David McPhail in "A Week of It"
**Best Actress:Barbara Ewing
**Entertainer of the Year: David McPhail
**Special Committee Award:Selwyn Toogood for pioneering work in Radio and TelevisionSee:
1979 in New Zealand television ,1979 in television ,List of TVNZ television programming , , ,Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film
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Middle Age Spread
*Sons for the Return Home See: ,
1979 in film ,List of New Zealand feature films ,Cinema of New Zealand ,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 Dioceseport
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1979 in sports , ,Summer Olympic Games (See andWinter Olympic Games ,Commonwealth Games (Check name).
*Rugby: ,Super 14 ,Rugby Union World Cup ,National Provincial Championship , ,Bledisloe Cup ,Tri Nations Series ,Ranfurly Shield
*Cricket: Various Tours,New Zealand cricket team ,Chappell-Hadlee Trophy ,Cricket World Cup
*Gold:New Zealand Open , Check in overseas tourniments.
*Horse racing: See , list winners.
*Rugby leagueNew Zealand Warriors ,Bartercard Cup ,New Zealand national rugby league team ,Rugby League World Cup Athletics
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Tony Good wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:18:47.3.Motorsport
* A New Zealand team consisting of
Larry Ross ,Mitch Shirra ,Ivan Mauger andBruce Cribb win the motorcycleSpeedway World Team Cup held atWhite City Stadium in London.Netball
Silver Ferns ,National Bank Cup ,
* 5thNetball World Championships held inTrinidad and Tobago . Australia, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago all tied for first place.occer
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New Zealand National Soccer League won byMt. Wellington AFC
*Chatham Cup won byNorth Shore United Births
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27 January :Daniel Vettori , cricketer
*1 February :Peter Fulton , cricketer
*15 February : Hamish and James Marshall, cricketers
*15 March :Kyle Mills , cricketer
*20 March :Keven Mealamu , rugby union player
*26 March :Ben Blair , rugby union player
*12 May (In Nadi, Fiji):Amasio Valence , rugby sevens player
*15 May (in Samoa):Chris Masoe , rugby union player.
*8 June :Adine Wilson , netball player.
*2 July :Michael Papps , cricketer.
*30 July :Louise Corcoran , skeleton racer.
*3 October :Rodney So'oialo , rugby union player
*14 November :Carl Hayman , rugby union player
*20 November :Maree Bowden , netball player
*3 December :Daniel Bedingfield , pop singer*
Pete Wheeler , artist.Deaths
* October:
Marty Johnstone , drug trafficker ('Mr Asia')
* November:Peter Mulgrew , Mountaineer (died in Mt Erebus disaster)References
ee 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 1979 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1979
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