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1977 in New Zealand

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Other events of 1977Timeline of New Zealand history

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,166,400
  • Increase since 31 December 1976: 3000 (0.09%)
  • Males per 100 females: 99.4

    • Regal and viceregal

  • Head of State - Elizabeth II
  • Governor-General - Sir Denis Blundell GCMG GCVO KBE QSO, followed by The Rt Hon. Sir Keith Holyoake KG GCMG CH QSO.

    • Government

    1977 was the second full year of the 38th Parliament. The Third National Government was in power.

    Contents

  • Speaker of the House - Roy Jack.
  • Prime Minister - Robert Muldoon
  • Deputy Prime Minister - Brian Talboys.
  • Minister of Finance - Robert Muldoon.
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs - Brian Talboys.
  • Attorney-General - Peter Wilkinson.

    • Parliamentary opposition

  • Leader of the Opposition - Bill Rowling (Labour).

    • Main centre leaders

  • Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson
  • Mayor of Hamilton - Bruce Beetham then Ross Jansen
  • Mayor of Wellington - Michael Fowler
  • Mayor of Christchurch - Hamish Hay
  • Mayor of Dunedin - Jim Barnes then Clifford George (Cliff) Skeggs

    • Events

  • 5 January – Led by Joe Hawke, members of Ngati Whatua occupy Bastion Point reserve (Takaparawha) to protest crown sales of land taken from Māori.
  • 21 November – God Defend New Zealand becomes the second official national anthem of New Zealand, in conjunction with God Save The Queen.
  • 6 December – The meat pie-based fast food chain Georgie Pie opens its first restaurant in Kelston, Auckland.
  • 23 December – the Wild Animal Control Act 1977 passed into law
  • New Zealand proclaims an Exclusive Economic Zone of 200 nautical miles (370 km) - the seventh largest in the world at 4.3 million km²
  • The new Executive Wing of the New Zealand Parliament, nicknamed the "Beehive" due to its shape, is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II, despite not being fully complete yet.

    • Arts and literature

  • Keri Hulme and Roger Hall win the Robert Burns Fellowship.

    • See 1977 in art, 1977 in literature, Category:1977 books

    Music

    The New Zealand Music Awards were not held this year.

  • Waikino music festival at Bicknel's farm, Waitawheta Valley, between Waihi and Waikino. Attendance 5500.

    • See: 1977 in music

    Radio and television

  • April: Fair Go airs for the first time.
  • June: Wellington's Radio Active 89FM first hits the airwaves
  • Feltex Television Awards:
  • Best Current Affairs: 'News at Ten
  • Best Documentary Series: Black Future
  • Best Light Entertainment: Blerta
  • Best Play: The God Boy
  • Best Drama: Moynihan
  • Best Speciality: Country Calendar
  • Best Actor: Ian Mune in Winners and Losers and Moynihan
  • Best Actress: Judy Douglas in The God Boy
  • Best Script: The God Boy
  • Best Personality: Roger Gascoigne

    • Performing arts

  • Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Max Cryer.

    • Television

    See: 1977 in New Zealand television, 1977 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

    Film

  • Landfall (film)
  • Off the Edge
  • Sleeping Dogs
  • Solo (1977 film)
  • Wild Man

    • See: Category:1977 film awards, 1977 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1977 films

    Athletics

  • Terry Manners wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:20:40 in Hawera.

    • Association football

  • New Zealand National Soccer League won by North Shore United
  • The Chatham Cup is won by Nelson United who beat Mount Wellington 1—0 in the final.

    • Chess

  • The 84th New Zealand Chess Championship is held in North Shore, and is won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland.

    • Harness racing

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup: Sole Command
  • There was no 1977 running of the Auckland Trotting Cup as the race was being rescheduled from December (1976) to February (1978)

    • Births

  • 22 January: Jono Gibbes, rugby player
  • 25 February: Matthew Bell, cricketer
  • 25 March: Brooke Walker, cricketer
  • 16 May: Melanie Lynskey, actress
  • 20 May: Raf de Gregorio, soccer player
  • 25 May: Michael Bevin, field hockey goalkeeper
  • 9 July (in South Africa): Leana du Plooy, netball player
  • 5 July: Dale Rasmussen, rugby player
  • 11 July: Matai Smith, television presenter
  • 13 July: Xavier Rush, rugby player
  • 5 September: Emily Gillam, field hockey player
  • 8 September: Sheryl Scanlan, netball player
  • 9 September: Caleb Ralph, rugby player
  • 13 November: Chanel Cole, musician
  • 28 November: Greg Somerville, rugby player
  • 15 December: Dominic Bowden, television presenter
  • 21 December: Leon MacDonald, rugby player

    • Category:1977 births.

    Deaths

  • 18 February: Ron Jarden, rugby player.
  • 7 June (in England): Sir Rex Nan Kivell, art collector.
  • 24 December: Sir Roy Jack, politician and 16th Speaker of the House of Representatives.

    • Category:1977 deaths

    References

    1977 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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