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1997 in New Zealand

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Other events of 1997 Timeline of New Zealand history

Regal and viceregal

  • Head of State - Elizabeth II
  • Governor-General - The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys GNZM, GCMG, QSO
  • Government

    The 45th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The National Party, led by Jim Bolger, in coalition with New Zealand First, led by Winston Peters.

    Contents

  • Speaker of the House - Doug Kidd
  • Prime Minister - Jim Bolger then Jenny Shipley
  • Deputy Prime Minister - Winston Peters
  • Minister of Finance - Bill Birch
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs - Don McKinnon
  • Parliamentary leaders

  • Labour - (37 seats) Helen Clark (Leader of the Opposition)
  • Alliance - (13 seats) Jim Anderton
  • ACT New Zealand - (8 seats) Richard Prebble
  • United New Zealand- (1 seat) Peter Dunne
  • Main centre leaders

  • Mayor of Auckland - Les Mills
  • Mayor of Hamilton - Margaret Evans
  • Mayor of Wellington - Mark Blumsky
  • Mayor of Christchurch - Vicki Buck
  • Mayor of Dunedin - Sukhi Turner
  • Events

  • 8 February: Stephen Anderson, 24, shoots 11 people, killing 6 of them (including his wife and parents) at Raurimu.
  • 16 July: List MP Alamein Kopu resigns from the Alliance Party but remains a member of parliament. This causes controversy because Kopu has signed contracts with the party that she would resign from Parliament should she leave the party.
  • 10 September: Parliament's privileges committee finds that Alamein Kopu is entitled to remain an independent MP.
  • Argentina reopens its embassy in Wellington (closed since 1982).
  • Arts and literature

  • Paddy Richardson wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
  • Montana New Zealand Book Awards:
  • Book of the Year/Cultural Heritage: Jessie Munro, The Story of Suzanne Aubert
  • First Book Awards
  • Fiction: Dominic Sheehan, Finding Home
  • Poetry: Diane Brow, Before the Divorce We Go To Disneyland
  • Non-Fiction: Jessie Munro, The Story of Suzanne Aubert
  • See 1997 in art, 1997 in literature, Category:1997 books

    New Zealand Music Awards

    Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.

  • Album of the Year: Strawpeople - Vicarious
  • Emma Paki - Oxygen of Love
  • Garageland
  • OMC
  • The Mutton Birds
  • Single of the Year: DLT Featuring Che Fu - Chains
  • Bic Runga
  • Garageland
  • Strawpeople
  • The Mutton Birds
  • Best Male Vocalist: Che Fu - Chains
  • Jeremy Eade (Garageland)
  • Jon Toogood (Shihad)
  • Best Female Vocalist: Bic Runga
  • Emma Paki
  • Fiona McDonald (Strawpeople)
  • Best Group: Garageland
  • Shihad
  • The Mutton Birds
  • Most Promising Male Vocalist: Daniel Haimona (Dam Native)
  • Andrew Tilby (Breathe)
  • Ed Cake (Bressa Creeting Cake)
  • Most Promising Female Vocalist: Lole Usoalii
  • Andrea Cook
  • Maryanne Antonuvich (D Faction)
  • Most Promising Group: Dam Native
  • Bike
  • Bressa Creeting Cake
  • Cinematic
  • International Achievement: OMC
  • Crowded House
  • Jane Campion
  • Peter Jackson
  • Best Video: Sigi Spath & Joe Lonie – if I Had My Way (Supergroove)
  • Kevin Sprig - La La Land (Shihad)
  • Jonathan King - Behold My Kool Style (Damn Native)
  • Best Producer: Malcolm Welsford / Karl Steven - Backspacer (Supergroove)
  • Alan Jansson - How Bizarre
  • Eddie Raynor - ENZSO
  • Best Engineer: Rick Huntington / Alan Jansson – How Bizarre (OMC)
  • Chris Van Der Geer (Strawpeople)
  • Malcolm Welsford - Backspacer (Supergroove)
  • Best Jazz Album: Bluetrain – No Free Lunch
  • Jazz in the Present Tense - Jazz in the Present Tense
  • Nairobi Trio - Shelf Life
  • Best Classical Album: the Nzso, Janos Furst, Michael Houston – Live : Tower Beethoven Festival
  • New Zealand String Quartet - Bartok String Quartet 1-5
  • Alexander Ivashin & Tama Vesmas - Sergie Prokofiev
  • Best Country Album: Coalrangers – Coast to Coast
  • Dennis Marsh - Out Of Nashville
  • Bartlett, Dugan, Vaughan - Together Again
  • Best Folk Album: Wild Geese – Betwixt Time and Place
  • Michael Scorey - Angel Station
  • Bob Bickerton - Music in the Glen
  • Best Gospel Album: Max Jacobson – Found
  • The Lands - Arbor Day
  • Evan Silva - Aint No Two Ways About It
  • Best Mana Maori Album: Emma Paki – Oxygen of Love
  • DLT - The True School
  • Dam Native - Behold My Kool Style
  • Best Mana Reo Album: St Josephs Maori Girls College - a Gift of Song
  • Te Kura Tuatahi Me Te Ropu Kapahaka O Ranana - Te Wainui A Rua
  • Turakina Maori Girls College - Mana Wahine
  • Best Childrens Album: Universal Childrens Audio - Waiata Karahere
  • Helen Willberg - Ranona Moemoea
  • Love To Sing Choir - Love My First Songbook
  • Best Polynesian Album: Annie Crummer – Seventh Wave
  • Felise Mikaele -Se Taitau
  • The Five Stars - Samoa Ea
  • Best Songwriter: Dl Thompson, C Ness, A McNaughton, K Rangihuna – Chains (DLT Feat Che Fu)
  • Paul Casserley, Fiona McDonald, Greg Johnson - Boxers (Strawpeople)
  • Bic Runga - Bursting Through
  • Best Cover: Wayne Conway – ENZSO (ENZSO)
  • Jeremy Takacs, Karl & Jon - Shihad
  • Rick Huntington And Alan Jansson - How Bizarre (OMC)
  • See: 1997 in music

    Performing arts

  • Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Paul Bennett.
  • Radio and television

  • CanWest takes complete ownership of TV3 and launches TV4.
  • TVNZ broadcasts MTV.
  • July: Prime Television in Australia purchases 34 licences covering all major New Zealand centres.
  • See: 1997 in New Zealand television, 1997 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

    Film

  • Lost Valley (film)
  • Topless Women Talk About Their Lives
  • See: Category:1997 film awards, 1997 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1997 films

    Internet

    See: NZ Internet History

    Athletics

  • Peter Buske wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:20:49 on 8 March in New Plymouth, while Terri-Lee Farr claims her first in the women's championship (2:55:20).
  • Beatrice Faumuina became the first New Zealander to win an event at a World Athletics Championships.
  • Basketball

  • The Men's NBL was won by the Auckland Stars
  • Tall Blacks
  • Cricket

  • Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team
  • Golf

  • New Zealand Open won by Greg Turner
  • Harness racing

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup: Iraklis
  • Auckland Trotting Cup: Kate's First
  • Netball

  • Silver Ferns
  • National Bank Cup
  • Rugby league

  • The Auckland Warriors competed in the breakaway Super League and finished 7th out of 10 teams.
  • Waikato won the Super League Challenge Cup, defeating Canterbury 34-18 in the final. Waikato also won the Rugby League Cup.
  • 25 April, New Zealand lost to Australia 22-34
  • 26 September, New Zealand defeated Australia 30-12
  • Rugby union

  • Super 12
  • Rugby Union World Cup
  • National Provincial Championship
  • Bledisloe Cup
  • Tri Nations Series
  • Ranfurly Shield
  • Shooting

  • Ballinger Belt – Ross Geange (Masterton)
  • Soccer

  • The Chatham Cup is won by Central United who beat Napier City Rovers 3—2 in the final (after extra time).
  • References

    1997 in New Zealand Wikipedia