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1967 in New Zealand

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Other events of 1967Timeline of New Zealand history

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,745,000
  • Increase since 31 December 1966: 33,700 (1.24%)
  • Males per 100 females: 100.2

    • Regal and viceregal

  • Head of State – Elizabeth II
  • Governor-General – Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE, followed by Sir Arthur Porritt Bt GCMG GCVO CBE.

    • Government

    The 35th Parliament of New Zealand commenced, with the second National government in power.

    Contents

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

    • Parliamentary opposition

  • Leader of the Opposition – Norman Kirk (Labour).
  • Leader of the Social Credit Party – Vernon Cracknell

    • Main centre leaders

  • Mayor of Auckland – Roy McElroy
  • Mayor of Hamilton – Dennis Rogers
  • Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts
  • Mayor of Christchurch – George Manning
  • Mayor of Dunedin – Russell John Calvert

    • Events

  • 19 January: A gas explosion in the Strongman coal mine near Greymouth kills 19 miners.
  • February: Free milk in schools (a half pint daily for each primary school pupil) was stopped, it had been distributed since 1937. Some schools continued it with parents paying.
  • 10 July: The nation's currency is decimalised, with the New Zealand dollar replacing the New Zealand pound at a rate of two dollars to a pound.
  • 23 September: Referendums were held on whether to extend hotel closing hours (passed), and whether to extend the term of Parliament (failed; see referendum).
  • 9 October: Three weeks after the referendum, bar closing times were extended to 10pm.

    • Arts and literature

  • James K. Baxter wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

    • See 1967 in art, 1967 in literature, Category:1967 books

    New Zealand Music Awards

    Loxene Golden Disc Lee Grant – Thanks To You

    See: 1967 in music

    Radio and television

    See: 1967 in New Zealand television, 1967 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

    Film

    See: Category:1967 film awards, 1967 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1967 films

    Athletics

  • David McKenzie wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:21:50 in Lower Hutt.

    • Chess

  • The 74th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland (his 9th title).

    • Harness racing

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup: Great Adios
  • Auckland Trotting Cup: Allakasam

    • Soccer

  • The Chatham Cup is won by North Shore United who beat Christchurch City 2—1 in the final.
  • Northern League champions: Ponsonby AFC
  • Disagreement over the inclusion of a Gisborne team in the Western League caused its dissolution and the establishment of a Central Districts League, with Wanganui omitted but Poverty Bay and Wairarapa included. The premier division was won by Eastern Union
  • Provincial league champions:
  • Canterbury: Christchurch City
  • Marlborough: Grosvenor Rovers
  • Nelson: Thistle
  • Otago: Northern AFC
  • South Canterbury: West End
  • Southland: Invercargill United
  • Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
  • Wellington: Hungaria
  • West Coast: no competition

    • Births

  • 6 January: Craig Perks, golfer.
  • 17 March: Andrew Bird, rowing cox.
  • 27 March: Anthony Thornton, field hockey player.
  • 7 April: Scott Hobson, field hockey player.
  • 17 April: Ian Jones, rugby player.
  • 10 May: Eion Crossan, rugby player
  • 23 May: Craig Monk, yachtsman.
  • 31 May: Phil Keoghan, television presenter.
  • 15 June: Paul Kingsman, swimmer.
  • 12 July: Anthony Beks, swimmer.
  • 1 August: Cameron Rhodes, actor.
    • 20 August ""Robert Ironside"" soccer
  • 30 August (in England): Justin Vaughan, cricketer.
  • 4 September: Darrin Murray, cricketer.
  • 18 September (in England): Gary Anderson, cyclist.
  • 21 October: Gavin Lovegrove, javelin thrower.
  • 26 October: Keith Urban, country singer.
  • Bernard Beckett, writer.
  • Niki Caro, filmmaker.
  • Megan Gay, actress.
  • Katherine Rich, politician.

    • Category:1967 births

    Deaths

  • 11 January: Sir Eruera Tirikatene, politician
  • 4 February : James Roberts trade unionist, former president of Labour Party
  • 21 February : Harry Lake, politician, minister of finance
  • 23 May: Robert Macalister, Mayor of Wellington.
  • 22 October: Leonard Morton Wright, Mayor of Dunedin
  • 3 November: Alexander Aitken, mathematician
  • December: Edwin Thoms Cox (in Adelaide), Mayor of Dunedin

    • Category:1967 deaths

    References

    1967 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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