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1992 in New Zealand:

Other years in New Zealand

1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 (1992) • 1993 • 1994 • 1995

Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,552,200 ^[1]
• Increase since 31/12/1991: 36,300 (1.03%)
• Males per 100 Females: 97.0

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
• Governor-General - The Hon Dame Catherine Anne Tizard, GCMG, GCVO, DBE, QSO ^[2]

Government

The 43rd New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The National Party, led by Jim Bolger. National controlled nearly seventy percent of the seats in Parliament.

• Speaker of the House - Robin Gray
• Prime Minister - Jim Bolger
• Deputy Prime Minister - Don McKinnon
• Minister of Finance - Ruth Richardson
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Don McKinnon

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Mike Moore (Labour) . ^[3]
• NewLabour Party - Jim Anderton

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - Les Mills
• Mayor of Hamilton - Margaret Evans
• Mayor of Wellington - James Belich then Fran Wilde
• Mayor of Christchurch - Vicki Buck
• Mayor of Dunedin - Richard Walls

Events

• 15 June: A by-election in Tamaki after the resignation of former Prime Minister Robert Muldoon is won by Clem Simich, retaining the seat for National.

• 12 December: By-election in Wellington Central after the Labour MP Fran Wilde resigned to become Mayor of Wellington. Chris Laidlaw retained the seat for Labour.

Arts and literature

• Owen Marshall wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1992 in art, 1992 in literature, Category:1992 books

Music

• New Zealand Music Awards
  • Album of the Year: Headless Chickens – Body Blow
  • Single of the Year: The Exponents – Why Does Love Do This To Me
  • Best Male Vocalist: Jordan Luck – (The Exponents)
  • Best Female Vocalist: Fiona Mcdonald – (Headless Chickens)
  • Best Group: Push Push
  • Most Promising Male Vocalist: David Parker – (Parker Project)
  • Most Promising Female Vocalist: Teremoana Rapley – (Moana & The Moa Hunters)
  • Most Promising Group: Shihad
  • International Achievement: Crowded House
  • Best Video: Mauger Bros – Trippin’ (Push Push)
  • Best Producer: Steve Garden - Burning Rain (Midge Marsden)
  • Best Engineer: Nick Morgan - Burning Rain (Midge Marsden)
  • Best Jazz Album: Various / Broadbent / Chisholm / Gibson / Brown - Fine & Dandy
  • Best Classical Album: Mcintyre / Doig / Marc – Wagner
  • Best Folk Album: Lorina Harding - Lucky Damn Woman
  • Best Country Album: John Grenell – Windstar
  • Best Gospel Album: Pacific Island Choir - O Mai Ia Ia Iesu
  • Best Polynesian Album: Charles & Andre - CÉst Toi Ma Vie
  • Best Māori Album: Moana & The Moahunters – AEIOU
  • Best Songwriter: Neil Finn - Fall At Your Feet (Crowded House)
  • Best Cover: Hamish Kilgour - Pink Flying Saucers Over The Southern Alps (Various Artists)

See: 1992 in music

Radio and Television

• May 25: Shortland Street first airs.

See: 1992 in New Zealand television, 1992 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

• Alex
• Braindead

See: Category:1992 film awards, 1992 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1992 films

Internet

See: NZ Internet History

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

• Mark Hutchinson wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:16:32 on October 25 in Auckland, while Lee-Ann McPhillips claims her second in the women's championship (2:40:00).

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Blossom Lady ^[4]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Master Musician ^[5]

Thoroughbred racing

Olympic games

• New Zealand at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• New Zealand at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Soccer

• The Chatham Cup is won by Miramar Rangers who beat Waikato United 3—1 in the final. ^[6]

Births

• 29 March: Morgan Figgins, figure skater
• 12 August: Jacinta Wawatai, actor

Category:1992 births

Deaths

• 6 January: Steve Gilpin, musician.
• 19 February: Gordon Minhinnick, cartoonist.
• August 2: Alf Cleverley, Olympic boxer.
• 5 August: Robert Muldoon, former Prime Minister of New Zealand.
• 6 November: Gordon Innes, rugby union and rugby league player.
• 22 November: Ronald Sinclair, child actor, film editor.

• Gerard Wall, politician.

Category:1992 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 1992 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1992