Regal and viceregal
Head of State - Elizabeth IIGovernor-General - The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys GNZM, GCMG, QSOThe 45th New Zealand Parliament continued, with the Fourth National Government in power.
Speaker of the House - Doug KiddPrime Minister - Jenny ShipleyDeputy Prime Minister - Winston Peters then Wyatt CreechMinister of Finance - Bill BirchMinister of Foreign Affairs - Don McKinnonSee: Category:Parliament of New Zealand, New Zealand elections
National - Prime Minister Jenny ShipleyAct - Richard PrebbleNew Zealand First - Winston PetersUnited New Zealand - Peter DunneLabour - Helen Clark (Leader of the Opposition)The Alliance - Jim Anderton and Sandra LeeMain centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland - Les Mills then Christine FletcherMayor of Hamilton - Margaret Evans then Russell Matthew RemmingtonMayor of Wellington - Mark BlumskyMayor of Christchurch - Vicki Buck then Garry MooreMayor of Dunedin - Sukhi Turner2 May – By-election in Taranaki-King Country after the former Prime Minister Jim Bolger resigned. Shane Ardern retained the seat for National.14 August – Prime Minister Jenny Shipley sacks Winston Peters from Cabinet after a dispute over the privatisation of Wellington International Airport. Peters subsequently cancels New Zealand First's coalition agreement with National.New Zealand appoints a resident ambassador to Argentina and establishes an embassy in Buenos Aires.As of December 2016, this year is New Zealand's warmest year on record.Arts and literature
Michael King wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.Montana New Zealand Book Awards:Montana Medal: Harry Orsman (ed.), Dictionary of New Zealand EnglishDeutz Medal: Maurice Gee, Live BodiesReader's Choice: Malcolm McKinnon(ed.), New Zealand Historical AtlasFirst Book AwardsFiction: Catherine Chidgey, In a fishbone churchPoetry: Kapka Kassabova, All Roads Lead to the SeaNon-Fiction: Genevieve Noser, Olives: The new passionSee 1998 in art, 1998 in literature, Category:1998 books
New Zealand Music Awards
Winners are shown first with nominees underneath. were:
Album of the Year: Bic Runga - DriveSalmonella Dub - Calming of the Drunken MonkeyRob Guest - Standing OvationThe Stereobus - StereobusGreg Johnson - Chinese WhispersSingle of the Year: Bic Runga - SwayShihad - Home AgainThe Feelers - Pressure ManDarcy Clay - Jesus I Was EvilMoizna - Just Another DayBest Male Vocalist: Jon Toogood – (Shihad)Greg Johnson (Greg Johnson Set)Booga Beazley (Head Like A Hole)Best Female Vocalist: Bic RungaSulataAnnie CrummerBest Group: ShihadThe Mutton BirdsDam NativeMost Promising Male Vocalist: Darcy ClayDave Yetton (The Stereobus)James Reid (The Feelers)Most Promising Female Vocalist: Alesha Siosiua (Miozna)Maisey Rika (St Josephs Maori Girls College)Jordan ReyneMost Promising Group: MoiznaThe FeelersThe StereobusInternational Achievement: OMCThe Mutton BirdsGaragelandBest Video: Mark Hurley - Home Again (Shihad)Joe Lonie - Pressure Man (The Feelers)Wayne Conway - Suddenly Strange (Bic Runga)Best Producer: Malcolm Welsford - Pressure Man (The Feelers)Chris Sinclair - Kia Koe (Sulata)Debbie Harwood & Stephen Small - So This Is LoveBest Engineer: Simon Sheridan - Sway (Bic Runga)Chris Sinclair - Kia Koe (Sulata)Malcolm Welsford - Pressure Man (The Feelers)Best Jazz Album: the New Loungehead - Came a Weird WayTrip to the Moon - Jazz HopSustenance - Food For ThoughtBest Classical Album: Daniel Poynton - You Hit Him, He Cry OutAlexander Ivashkin - Shostakovich Cello ConcertosKeith Lewis And NZ Chamber Orchestra - Opera Kings Gods And MortalsBest Country Album: Kylie Harris - FancyBest Folk Album: Paul Ubana Jones - Blessings and BurdensT&D Bigger Band - HillingdonAJ Bell - Ragwort TouchBest Gospel Album: Parachute Band - You AloneDennis Marsh - FaithInvasion Band - You Call My NameBest Mana Maori Album: Te Matapihi – Te MatapihiMaori Volcanics - Kia OraDam Native - Kaupapa Drvien Rhymes UpliftedBest Mana Reo Album: St Josephs Maori Girls College - E HineThe Willie Matthews Quartet - A Treasury Of Maori SongsNga Kura O Hananah - Nga Kura O HananahBest Children's Album: Kids TV - Sing Something SimpleTessa Grigg & Brian Ringrose - Where Are You Going ColinJules Riding - Kids Time With Jules RidingBest Songwriter: Bic Runga - SwayGreg Johnson - LibertyJordan Luck - Change Your MindBest Cover: Wayne Conway - Drive (Bic Runga)Crispin Schuberth - Came A Weird Way (The New Loungehead)A Penman & Ross (Finnart) - Calming of the Drunken Monkey (Salmonella Dub)New Zealand Radio Programmer Award: John Diver - Channel Z (Wellington)Melanie Wise - Q92FM (Queenstown)Kaye Glamuzina - National RadioSee: 1998 in music
Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Dame Malvina Major ONZ GNZM DBE.Radio and television
30 August: Prime Television New Zealand begins transmission.See: 1998 in New Zealand television, 1998 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Memory and DesireSaving GraceSee: Category:1998 film awards, 1998 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1998 films
See: NZ Internet History
See: 1998 in sports, Category:1998 in sportsMark Hutchinson wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:51 on 25 October in Auckland while Bernardine Portenski claims her second in the women's championship (2:44:52)the NBL was won by the Nelson GiantsVarious Tours, New Zealand cricket team
The Shell Trophy for 1998-99 was won by Canterbury, with Northern Districts runners-up.New Zealand Open Category:New Zealand golfers
New Zealand Trotting Cup: Christian CullenAuckland Trotting Cup: Christian CullenSilver FernsNational Bank CupNetball World ChampionshipsNew Zealand at the 1998 Winter OlympicsThe Auckland Warriors finished 15th out of 20 teams in the first season of the National Rugby League premiership.Auckland won the National Provincial Competition by defeating Canterbury 44-8 while Waikato ended the season holding the Rugby League Cup.24 April, New Zealand defeated Australia 22-169 October, New Zealand lost to Australia 12-3031 October, New Zealand defeated Great Britain 22-167 November, New Zealand defeated Great Britain 36-1614 November, New Zealand drew with Great Britain 23-allCategory:Rugby union in New Zealand,
Super 12 - was won by the Canterbury Crusaders who defeated the Auckland Blues 20-13 in the final. Season summaryNational Provincial Championship - won by OtagoBledisloe Cup - won 3-0 by AustraliaTri Nations Series - won by South Africa. New Zealand came last with no wins and only 2 bonus pointsRanfurly Shield - Waikato held the shield all season, beating Poverty Bay 121-0, King Country 76-0, Bay Of Plenty 25-18, Auckland 24-23, Southland 95-7, Nth Harbour 39-22, Northland 63-22, and Canterbury 29-23Ballinger Belt – Mike Collings (Te Puke)The second National Summer Soccer League was won by Napier City RoversThe New Zealand national soccer team won the OFC Nations Cup tournament held in Australia, beating the host nation 2-0 in the final.The Chatham Cup is won by Central United who beat Dunedin Technical 5—0 in the final.New Zealand U-16 team coached by Wynton Rufer travels to unofficial U-16 World Cup in France to coincide with 1998 FIFA World Cup. Achieve mixed results (0-3 v Italy, 0-2 v Cameroon, 1-1 v Austria, 0-1 v USA, 0-1 v Israel, 1-0 v Norway)5 February – Tai Wynyard, basketballer6 February – Hayden Phillips, field hockey player20 February – Nicole Fujita, model and tarento9 April – James McGarry, association footballer18 April – Liana Dance, water polo player18 May – Brianna Fruean, environmental activist28 May – Logan Rogerson, association footballer7 July – Mackenzie Slee, artistic gymnast15 July – Nathan Smith, cricketer1 August – Rosie Cheng, tennis player17 November – Courtney McGregor, artistic gymnast18 December – Jade Lewis, tennis player24 December – Nikita Howarth, swimmer22 August – Leica Guv, Thoroughbred racehorse