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1965 in New Zealand

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See also:
  
Other events of 1965Timeline of New Zealand history

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,663,800
  • Increase since 31 December 1964: 46,800 (1.79%)
  • Males per 100 females: 100.7

    • Regal and viceregal

  • Head of State – Elizabeth II
  • Governor-General – Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE.

    • Government

    The 34th Parliament of New Zealand continued, with the 2nd National government in power.

    Contents

  • Speaker of the House – Ronald Algie.
  • Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake.
  • Deputy Prime Minister – Jack Marshall.
  • Minister of Finance – Harry Lake.
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs – Keith Holyoake.
  • Attorney-General – Ralph Hanan.

    • Parliamentary opposition

  • Leader of the Opposition – Arnold Nordmeyer (Labour) until 16 December, then Norman Kirk (Labour).

    • 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

  • 1 April – Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) is renamed Air New Zealand.
  • April – The HVDC Inter-Island link is completed, connecting the North Island's electricity network and the South Island's electricity network together.
  • 15 May – Benmore Dam opened by Prime Minister Keith Holyoake.
  • 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

    New Zealand Music Awards

    Loxene Golden Disc 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

    Athletics

    Ray Puckett wins his fifth national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:26.8 on 13 March in Dunedin.

    Chess

  • The 72nd National Chess Championships are held in Wellington. The winner is J.R. Phillips of Wellington

    • Harness racing

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup: Gary Dillon
  • Auckland Trotting Cup: Robin Dundee

    • Soccer

  • The Chatham Cup is won by Eastern Suburbs of Auckland who beat Saint Kilda 4—1 in the final.
  • Provincial league champions:
  • Bay of Plenty: Rangers
  • Buller: Granity Athletic
  • Canterbury: Christchurch City
  • Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers
  • Manawatu: Kiwi United
  • Marlborough: Woodbourne
  • Nelson: Rangers
  • Otago: St Kilda
  • Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
  • South Canterbury: West End
  • Southland: Invercargill Thistle
  • Taranaki: Moturoa
  • Wairarapa: Masterton Athletic
  • Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
  • Wellington: Diamond
  • West Coast: Cobden-Kohinoor
  • The Northern League is formed, incorporating top teams from Northland, Auckland, Franklin and Waikato. The first League champions are Eastern Suburbs of Auckland.

    • 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
  • 4 April: 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.
  • 24 November: Nyla Carroll, long-distance runner.
  • 18 December: Anna Doig, freestyle and butterfly swimmer.
  • John Leigh, actor.
  • Se'e Solomona, rugby league player.
  • Hilary Timmins, television presenter.

    • Category:1965 births

    Deaths

  • 21 June: Thomas Hislop, Jr., Mayor of Wellington 1931-45 (in Montreal, Canada).
  • 10 September: John Weeks, painter.

    • Category:1965 deaths

    References

    1965 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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