1984 in New Zealand.html

1984 in New Zealand:
Other years in New Zealand
1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 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

Main centre leaders

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

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

See: 1984 in sports , Category:1984 in sports , Summer Olympic Games (See Category:New Zealand at the Olympics and Winter Olympic Games

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.

Soccer

New Zealand National Soccer League won by Gisborne City
Chatham Cup won by Manurewa

Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup 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

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

^ 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
^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
^ NZhistory.net

1984 in New Zealand.html

Contents

Population

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

Government

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events

Unknown Dates

Arts and literature

Music

New Zealand Music Awards

Radio and Television

Film

Appointments and awards

Sport

Athletics

Basketball

Soccer

Births

Deaths

References

See also