1979 in New Zealand
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See also: 1978 in New Zealand, other events of 1979, 1980 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.
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[edit] Summary
The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.
See: 1979 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government
- Speaker of the House - Richard Harrison
- Prime Minister - Robert Muldoon
- Deputy Prime Minister - Brian Talboys
- Minister of Finance - Robert Muldoon
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Brian Talboys
[edit] Opposition Leaders
[edit] 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) Skeggs
[edit] Events
See also 1979, 1979 in politics, 1979 in science, Category:1979 in Australia, 1979 in Australia, 1979 in music, 1979 timelines, History of New Zealand, Category:History of New Zealand, Military history of New Zealand, Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand, Timeline of New Zealand history
[edit] July
- 30 July: The Carless days scheme is introduced.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Michael A Noonan wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
[edit] January
- Nambassa beach festival, touring family roadshow. Whangamata Waihi Beach Mount Maunganui and Coromandel.
- Nambassa three day music, crafts and alternative lifestyle festival on Phil and Pat Hulses' 400 acre farm in Golden Valley, north of Waihi. Attendance 75,000 plus.
See 1979 in art, 1979 in literature, Category:1979 books
[edit] Music
[edit] New Zealand Music Awards
- ALBUM OF THE YEAR Street Talk – Street Talk
- SINGLE OF THE YEAR Th’ Dudes – Be Mine Tonight
- TOP MALE VOCALIST Rob Guest
- TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Sharon O’Neill
- TOP GROUP Th’ Dudes
- MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Jon Stevens
- MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Tina 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 Town
See: 1979 in music
[edit] Radio and Television
- Feltex Television Awards:
- Best Current Affairs: Dateline Monday
- Best Documentary: Okarito
- Best Drama: The Mad Dog Gang meets Rug Rats
- 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 Television
See: 1979 in New Zealand television, 1979 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
- Middle Age Spread
- Sons for the Return Home
See: Category:1979 film awards, 1979 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1979 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
- See: 1979 in sports , Category:1979 in sports , Summer Olympic Games (See Category:New Zealand at the Olympics and Winter Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games (Check name).
- Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , Super 14, Rugby Union World Cup, National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , 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 Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
- Horse racing: See Category:New Zealand horse races, list winners.
- Rugby league New Zealand Warriors , Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team , Rugby League World Cup
- Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships
- Soccer: New Zealand champions (soccer) , New Zealand Football Championship , New Zealand National Soccer League , New Zealand national soccer team , Chatham Cup ,
- Basketball: Tall Blacks , New Zealand Breakers
- Other Sports
[edit] Births
- 3 December: Daniel Bedingfield, pop singer
[edit] Deaths
- 2 January: Somebody, description
[edit] See also
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