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1984 in New Zealand:

Other years in New Zealand

1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 (1984) • 1985 • 1986 • 1987

Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,293,000 ^[1]
• Increase since 31/12/1983: 28,200 (0.86%)
• Males per 100 Females: 98.3

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
• Governor-General - The Hon. Sir David Beattie GCMG GCVO QSO QC. ^[2]

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

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - David Lange (Labour) until 26 July, then Robert Muldoon (National) until 29 November, then Jim McLay. ^[3]
• Social Credit Party - Bruce Beetham until 26 July, then not represented in Parliament.

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

Events

• 27 January: A state of emergency is declared in Southland as record rainfall causes flooding which forces the evacuation of 4000 people and leaves damage totalling $55 million. ^[4]
• 6 February: Te Hikoi ki Waitangi march disrupts Waitangi Day celebrations.
• March 27: A suitcase bomb explodes at the Wellington Trades Hall, killing the caretaker, Ernie Abbott. No arrest has been made, see Terrorism in New Zealand.
• 14 July: Election of the Fourth Labour Government

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.

Arts and literature

• Brian Turner wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1984 in art, 1984 in literature, Category:1984 books

Music

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

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

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

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

Athletics

• Barry Thompson wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:19:03 on March 25 in Wanganui, while Mary Belsey does the same in the women's championship (2:41:39).

Basketball

• NBL won by Wellington.

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Camelot ^[5]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Enterprise ^[6]

Thoroughbred racing

Olympic games

• New Zealand at the 1984 Summer Olympics
• New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Soccer

• New Zealand National Soccer League won by Gisborne City
• The Chatham Cup is won by Manurewa who beat Gisborne City 2—1 in the final. ^[7]

Births

• 27 January: Vince Mellars, rugby league player.
• 14 February: Jared Wrennall, musician.
• 17 February: Timothy Gudsell, cyclist.
• 21 February: Andrew Ellis, rugby union player.
• 25 February: Paul Vodanovich, soccer player.
• 8 March: Ross Taylor, cricketer.
• 16 March: Hosea Gear, rugby union player.
• 25 March: Liam Messam, rugby union and rugby sevens player.
• 2 April: Meryl Cassie, actor.
• 6 April: Stacey Carr, field hockey player.
• 20 April: Fraser Anderson, rugby league player.
• 28 May: Beth Allen, actor.
• 2 June: Jack Afamasaga, rugby league 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 league player.
• 14 July: Fleur Saville, actor.
• 6 August: Jesse Ryder, cricketer.
• 12 September: Ben Townley, motocrosser.
• 6 October: Valerie Vili, athlete.
• 23 November: Jerome Ropati, rugby league player.
• 14 December: Keshia Paulse, singer.

• Vicki Lin, television proesenter.

Deaths

• 6 March: Ian Cromb, cricketer
• March 20: Robin Tait, discus thrower
• 28 April: Sylvia Ashton-Warner, writer and educator
• 13 June: Ken Armstrong, soccer player
• 15 June: Tom Heeney, boxer
• 26 November: Eliot V. Elliott, trade unionist
• Dean Goffin, composer
• Lois White, painter

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 1984 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1984