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 1965 in New Zealand: |
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Contents |
Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,663,800 1
- Increase since 31/12/1964: 46,800 (1.79%)
- Males per 100 Females: 100.7
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor-General - Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE. 2
Government
The 34th Parliament of New Zealand continued, with the 2nd National government in power.
- Speaker of the House - Ronald Algie. 3
- Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake. 3
- Deputy Prime Minister - Jack Marshall. 3
- Minister of Finance - Harry Lake. 3
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Keith Holyoake. 3
- Attorney-General - Ralph Hanan. 3
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - Arnold Nordmeyer (Labour) until 16 December, then Norman Kirk (Labour). 4
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson then Roy McElroy
- Mayor of Hamilton - Dennis Rogers
- Mayor of Wellington - Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch - George Manning
- Mayor of Dunedin - Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey then Russell John Calvert
Events
- 15 May: Benmore Dam opened by Prime Minister Sir Keith Holyoake.5
- 31 August: New Zealand Australia Free Trade Agreement signed.
Arts and literature
- Janet Frame wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1965 in art, 1965 in literature, Category:1965 books
Music
New Zealand Music Awards
LOXENE GOLDEN DISC AWARD Ray Columbus & The Invaders - Till We Kissed
See: 1965 in music
Radio and Television
- Television in the "four main centres" (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin) is now broadcast seven nights a week. Broadcasting now totals 50 hours a week.
- There are 300,000 television licences. [1]
- New Zealand Television Workshop awards:
- Best Factual: Compass
- Best Light Entertainment: In the Groove
- Best Children's Series: Junior Magazine with Jasmine
See: 1965 in New Zealand television, 1965 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1965 film awards , 1965 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1965 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
- See: 1965 in sports , Category:1965 in sports , Summer Olympic Games (See Category:New Zealand at the Olympics and Winter Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games (Check name).
- Athletics
- Raymond Puckett wins his fifth national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:26.8 on March 13 in Dunedin.
- 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:Horse racing in New Zealand, 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
Births
- 10 January: John Radovonich, field hockey player.
- 11 February: Eric Rush, rugby union and rugby sevens player.
- 14 February: Zinzan Brooke, rugby player.
- 15 February: Jamie Smith, field hockey player.
- 15 March: Robyn Malcolm actor
- April 4: Gail Jonson, swimmer.
- 8 April: Michael Jones, rugby player.
- 22 April: Carmel Clark, swimmer.
- 28 May (in Britain): Alan Henderson, bobsleigh pilot
- 28 June: Duane Mann, rugby league player.
- 29 July: Paresh Patel, field hockey player.
- 31 August: Willie Watson, cricketer.
- 1 September: Tania Roxborogh, writer.
- 7 September: Tea Ropati, rugby league player.
- 21 September: Belinda Cordwell, tennis player.
- 26 October: Ken Rutherford, cricketer.
- November 24: Nyla Carroll, long-distance runner.
- December 18: Anna Doig, freestyle and butterfly swimmer.
- John Leigh, actor.
- Se'e Solomona, rugby league player.
- Hilary Timmins, television presenter.
Deaths
- Thomas Hislop (Jnr)., Mayor of Wellington.
- John Weeks, painter.
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 f Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0908570554
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Bruce, David (30 October 2008). "Benmore gets more with first full rebuild". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved on 2008-10-30.
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 1965 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1965