1976 in New Zealand
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[edit] Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,163,400 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1975: 19,700 (0.63%)
- Males per 100 Females: 99.5
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
- Governor-General - Sir Denis Blundell GCMG GCVO KBE QSO. [2]
[edit] Government
- Speaker of the House - Roy Jack. [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.[3]
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton - Mike Minogue then Bruce Beetham
- Mayor of Wellington - Michael Fowler
- Mayor of Christchurch - Hamish Hay
- Mayor of Dunedin - James George Barnes
[edit] Events
[edit] January
- 2 January: description
[edit] February
[edit] March
[edit] April
[edit] June
[edit] July
[edit] August
[edit] September
[edit] October
[edit] November
[edit] December
[edit] Arts and literature
- Sam Hunt wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1976 in art, 1976 in literature, Category:1976 books
[edit] Music
[edit] New Zealand Music Awards
- ALBUM OF THE YEAR NZSO - Symphony #2
- RECORDING ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR Dr Tree
- BEST NEW ARTIST Dr Tree
- PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Alan Galbraith - Taking It All In Stride
- ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Peter Hitchcock - Taking It All In Stride
- ARRANGER OF THE YEAR David Frazer - Taking It All In Stride
- COMPOSER OF THE YEAR John Hanlon - Night Life
See: 1976 in music
[edit] Radio and Television
- Television Two is renamed South Pacific Television.
- All broadcasting services, including radio, are merged into the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand. [1]
- Feltex Television Awards:
- Best Programme: Pearse
- Best Personality: John Clarke and Dougal Stevenson
- Actor: Martin Sanderson
- Actress: Ilona Rogers
- Best Series: One Man's View
- Best Script: Ian Mune and Peter Hansard: Winners And Losers: The Woman At The Store
See: 1976 in New Zealand television, 1976 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
See: Category:1976 film awards, 1976 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1976 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] Athletics
- UK-born Jack Foster wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:16:27 on March 6 in Auckland.
[edit] Horse racing
[edit] Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Stanley Rio [5]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Bolton Byrd [6]
[edit] Thoroughbred racing
[edit] Olympic games
[edit] Soccer
- New Zealand National Soccer League won by Wellington Diamond United
- The Chatham Cup is won by Christchurch United who beat Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) 4—0 in the final. [7]
[edit] Births
- 1 January: Karl Burnett, actor
- 13 January: Bic Runga, singer, songwriter
- 12 February: Christian Cullen, rugby union footballer
- 14 March: Sarah Ulmer, cyclist
- 31 March: Anna Rowberry, netball player
- 6 April: Bruce Reihana, rugby player
- 7 May: Stacey Jones, rugby league footballer
- 7 July: Ron Cribb, rugby union footballer
- August 3: Rachel Sutherland, field hockey player
- 3 September: Ivan Vicelich, soccer player
- 13 September: Craig McMillan, cricketer
- 3 October: Simon Wills, motor racing driver
- 4 November: Troy Flavell, rugby union footballer
- 20 November: Doug Viney, K-1 fighter
- 3 December: Byron Kelleher, rugby union footballer
- 13 December: Mark Paston, soccer player
- 15 December: Joseph Yovich, cricketer
- 21 December: Mark Dickel, basketball player
[edit] Deaths
- 9 January: Sir Stanley Whitehead, politician and 15th Speaker of the House of Representatives.
- 7 February (in Australia): Sir Cedric Stanton Hicks, nutrition scientist.
- 20 July: Tom Lowry, cricketer.
- 21 August: Ken James, cricketer.
- 12 November: Cliff Porter, All Black captain.
- 19 August: Ken Wadsworth, cricketer.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ a b c d e Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0908570554
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com
[edit] 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 1976 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1976

