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1974 in New Zealand

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Other events of 1974Timeline of New Zealand history

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,091,900
  • Increase since 31 December 1973: 65,200 (2.20%)
  • Males per 100 females: 99.7

    • Regal and viceregal

  • Head of State - Elizabeth II
  • Governor-General - Sir Denis Blundell GCMG GCVO KBE QSO.

    • Government

    The 37th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was by a Labour majority of 55 seats to the National Party's 32 seats.

    Contents

  • Speaker of the House - Stanley Whitehead.
  • Prime Minister - Norman Kirk then Bill Rowling
  • Deputy Prime Minister - Hugh Watt then Bob Tizard
  • Minister of Finance - Bill Rowling then Bob Tizard.
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs - Norman Kirk then Bill Rowling.
  • Attorney-General - Martyn Finlay.

    • Parliamentary opposition

  • Leader of the Opposition - Jack Marshall (National) until 4 July, then Robert Muldoon (National).

    • Main centre leaders

  • Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson
  • Mayor of Hamilton - Mike Minogue
  • Mayor of Wellington - Frank Kitts then Michael Fowler
  • Mayor of Christchurch - Neville Pickering then Hamish Hay
  • Mayor of Dunedin - Jim Barnes

    • Events

  • 24 January – 2 February: Christchurch hosts the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.
  • 30 January – 8 February: Royal visit by the Queen for the Commonwealth Games and Waitangi Day accompanied by the Duke, Princess Anne, Captain Mark Phillips and the Prince of Wales
  • 6 February – Waitangi Day, then named New Zealand Day, is first celebrated as a nationwide public holiday.
  • 1 April – The Accident Compensation Commission is established, providing universal no-fault accidental injury cover to all New Zealanders.
  • 31 August – Prime Minister Norman Kirk dies of heart complications, aged 51. He was replaced by Bill Rowling, see New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, 1974.
  • September – The country's first Pizza Hut restaurant opens in New Lynn, Auckland.
  • The voting age is lowered from 20 to 18.

    • Arts and literature

  • Hone Tuwhare wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

    • See 1974 in art, 1974 in literature, Category:1974 books

    New Zealand Music Awards

  • BEST NEW ARTIST Bunny Walters
  • RECORDING ARTIST / GROUP OF THE YEAR Bull Dogs All-Star Goodtime Band
  • BEST NZ RECORDED COMPOSITION John Hanlon - Is It Natural
  • PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Mike Harvey - Is It Natural
  • ARRANGER OF THE YEAR Mike Harvey - Is It Natural

    • See: 1974 in music

    Performing arts

  • Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Les Andrews.

    • Radio and television

  • The target delivery date for colour television for all New Zealanders was when the country hosted the 1974 Commonwealth Games. [1]
  • Feltex Television Awards:
  • Best Programme: Richard John Seddon - Premier
  • Best Performer: Bill McCarthy
  • Best Actor: Tony Currie as Seddon
  • Writing: Alexander Guyan in Lunch with Richard Burton
  • Allied Crafts: Janice Wharekawa - Vision Mixer for Happen Inn and others
  • Special Award: Television team for the 1974 Commonwealth Games

    • See: 1974 in New Zealand television, 1974 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television programmes, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

    Film

    See: Category:1974 film awards, 1974 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1974 films

    Chess

  • The 81st National Chess Championship is held in Christchurch. The title is shared by P.A. Garbett and Ortvin Sarapu, both of Auckland.

    • Harness racing

  • Robalan defeats hot favorite Young Quinn to win the New Zealand Trotting Cup
  • Auckland Trotting Cup: Young Quinn

    • Soccer

  • New Zealand National Soccer League won by, Mount Wellington
  • The Chatham Cup is won by Christchurch United who beat Wellington Diamond United 2—0 in the final.

    • Births

  • 6 January: Dion Waller, rugby player
  • 10 January: Jemaine Clement, comedian
  • 28 February: Moana Mackey, politician
  • 27 April (in Australia): Richard Johnson, soccer player
  • 6 May: Sean Pero Cameron, basketball player
  • 2 June: Andy Booth, motor racing driver
  • 15 June: Andrew Timlin, field hockey player
  • 10 July: Chris Drum, cricketer
  • 14 July (in Bulgaria): Pavlina Nola, tennis player
  • 26 July: Kees Meeuws, rugby player
  • 1 August: Michelle Turner, field hockey player
  • 27 August: Michael Mason, cricketer
  • 15 September: Emily Drumm, cricketer
  • 11 October: Liz Couch, skeleton racer
  • 23 October: Beatrice Faumuina, discus thrower
  • 5 November: Taine Randell, rugby player
  • 13 November: Carl Hoeft, rugby player
  • 2 December: Robbie Hart, cricketer
  • 7 December: Jason Spice, rugby and cricket player
  • 10 December: Chris Martin, cricketer
  • Kate Duignan, novellist
  • Tim Selwyn, activist

    • Category:1974 births

    Deaths

  • 12 February: Alice Bush, doctor and medical activist.
  • 13 February: Murray Hudson GC, soldier.
  • 13 February: Sir Leslie Munro, diplomat and politician.
  • 14 February: Charles 'Stewie' Dempster, cricketer.
  • 5 August: Robert McKeen, politician - 12th Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  • 12 August: James Fletcher, industrialist.
  • 30 August: Professor George Jobberns, academic.
  • 31 August: Norman Kirk, Prime Minister.
  • 12 September: Hector Bolitho, writer and biographer.
  • 26 October: Dan Riddiford, politician.
  • 28 October: Charles Elliot Fox, missionary.
  • 11 December: Maurice Duggan, writer.

    • Category:1974 deaths

    References

    1974 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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