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Flag of New Zealand.svg 1999 in New Zealand: Flag of New Zealand.svg
Other years in New Zealand
1996199719981999 (1999)200020012002

Contents

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

Government

The 45th New Zealand Parliament continued. until the General election, held 27 November. The governing National Party was defeated. The Labour Party, led by Helen Clark, in coalition with Alliance, led by Jim Anderton, formed the new government.

Opposition Leaders

See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections

Main centre leaders

Events

Arts and literature

  • Michael King and Paula Boock win the Robert Burns Fellowship.
  • Montana New Zealand Book Awards:
    • Montana Medal: Heather Nicholson, The Loving Stitch: A history of knitting and spinning in New Zealand
    • Deutz Medal: Elizabeth Knox, The Vintner's Luck
    • Reader's Choice: Elizabeth Knox, The Vintner's Luck
    • First Book Awards
      • Fiction: Willian Brandt, Alpha Male
      • Poetry: Kate Camp, Unfamiliar Legends of the Stars
      • Non-Fiction: Helen Schamroth, 100 New Zealand Craft Artists

See 1999 in art, 1999 in literature, Category:1999 books

Music

See: 1999 in music

Radio and Television

See: 1999 in New Zealand television, 1999 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

See: Category:1999 film awards, 1999 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1999 films

Internet

See: NZ Internet History

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

Sport

Athletics

  • Phil Costley wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:43 on 24 October in Auckland, while Gabrielle O'Rourke claims her second as well in the women's championship (2:38:47).

Basketball

Cricket

Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team

  • 1999 Cricket World Cup held in England: New Zealand finished third in its pool and fourth in the super-six round before being beaten by Pakistan in the first semifinal.
  • The Shell Trophy for 1998-99 was won by Canterbury, with Northern Districts runners-up.

Golf

New Zealand Open Category:New Zealand golfers

Horse racing

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Netball

Rugby league

Rugby Union

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand ,

Soccer

Births

None

Category:1999 births

Deaths

Category:1999 deaths

See also

For world events and topics in 1999 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1999

References








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