Regal and viceregal
Head of State - Elizabeth IIGovernor-General - The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys GNZM, GCMG, QSOThe 45th New Zealand Parliament continued. until the General election, held 27 November. The governing National Party was defeated. The Labour Party, led by Helen Clark, in coalition with Alliance, led by Jim Anderton, formed the new government.
Speaker of the House - Doug Kidd then Jonathan HuntPrime Minister - Jenny Shipley then Helen ClarkDeputy Prime Minister - Wyatt Creech then Jim AndertonMinister of Finance - Bill Birch then Bill English then Bill Birch then Michael CullenMinister of Foreign Affairs - Don McKinnon then Phil GoffSee: Category:Parliament of New Zealand, New Zealand elections
National - TBD (Leader of the Opposition)Greens - Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod DonaldAct - TBDNew Zealand First - Winston PetersUnited New Zealand - TBDMain centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland - Christine FletcherMayor of Hamilton - Russell Matthew RimmingtonMayor of Wellington - Mark BlumskyMayor of Christchurch - Garry MooreMayor of Dunedin - Sukhi TurnerThe Animal Welfare Act 1999 is passed into lawThe Pōhatu Marine Reserve was formally established3 May: The Daily Telegraph and The Hawke's Bay Herald Tribune merge to form Hawke's Bay Today.11 October: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan visits New Zealand.1 December: Changes to alcohol licensing: Sunday sales in on-licence and off licence premises, supermarkets could sell beer and the drinking age dropped from 20 to 18 (the changes were passed by Parliament, 59 to 55).Arts and literature
Michael King and Paula Boock win the Robert Burns Fellowship.Montana New Zealand Book Awards:Montana Medal: Heather Nicholson, The Loving Stitch: A history of knitting and spinning in New ZealandDeutz Medal: Elizabeth Knox, The Vintner's LuckReader's Choice: Elizabeth Knox, The Vintner's LuckFirst Book AwardsFiction: Willian Brandt, Alpha MalePoetry: Kate Camp, Unfamiliar Legends of the StarsNon-Fiction: Helen Schamroth, 100 New Zealand Craft ArtistsSee 1999 in art, 1999 in literature, Category:1999 books
New Zealand Music Awards
Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.
Album of the Year: The Feelers - SupersystemChe Fu - 2b S PacificNeil Finn - Try Whistling ThisSingle of the Year: Che Fu - Scene IIIThe Feelers - VenusArdijah - Love So RightTop Male Vocalist: Neil FinnDave DobbynJames Reid (The Feelers)Top Female Vocalist: Betty-Anne Monga (Ardijah)Sulata Foai (Te Vaka)Alesha Siosiua (Urban Pacifika)Top Group: The FeelersArdijahShihadMost Promising Male Vocalist: Andrew Tilby (Breathe)King KapisiNathan King (Zed)Most Promising Female Vocalist: Boh Runga (Stellar*)Liz Faalogo (NV)Sina SaipaiaMost Promising Group: Stellar*BreatheZedInternational Achievement: Bic RungaNeill FinnThe FeelersBest Music Video: Reuben Sutherland Wait & See (Shihad)Sima & Makerita Urale- Sub Cranium Feeling (King Kapisi)Mark Tierney & Fiona Champtloup - Unlikely (NV)Best Producer: Malcolm Welsford & The Feelers - SupersystemEddie Raynor - ENZSO 2Che Fu & Andy Morton - 2b Spacific (Che Fu)Best Engineer: Andy Morton - 2BS Pacific (Che Fu)Sam Gibson - Try Whistling This (Neil Finn)Malcolm Welsford - Supersystem (The Feelers)Best Jazz Album: Chris White / Aaron Nevezie Quartet - Take Me With YouWil Sargisson - Steppin'OutRodger Fox Quartet - Back To Being OneBest Classical Album: Alexander Ivashkin - Under The Southern CrossTamas Vesmas - Debussy, Bartok Piano MusicNew Zealand String Quartet - Bartok The Six QuartetsBest Country Album: Barry Saunders - Magnetic SouthGlen Moffat - A Place To PlayHome Tonight - CoalrangersBest Folk Album: Windy City Strugglers - On Top of the WorldGallowglass - SparvenPhilip Riley & Jayne Elleson - The Blessing TreeBest Gospel Album: Parachute Band - Always & ForeverDebbie Harwood and Friends - Angels - The New Zealand Christmas AlbumSteve Apirana - It's InevitableBest Mana Maori Album: Moana and the Moa Hunters - RuaHori Chapman - Toku ReoWaihirere Maori Club - Waihirere -National ChampionsNgati Rangiwewehi - Wairua -Spirit Of Ngati RangiwewehiBest Mana Reo Album: Traditional Waiata - He Waiata Onemata (Songs From the Past)Ngati Rangiwewehi - Wairua -Spirit of Ngati RangiwewehiMoana & The Moahunters - RuaWaihirere Maori Club - Waihirere National ChampionsBest Children's Album: Jennifer Moss - Jennifer's GardenDavid LaPlance - A Hand Full Of SongsUniversal Children's Audio - Kori Kori / Busi Bodies / Lue Lue MaiTessarose Productions - Dancing to the Beat Volume 2Best Songwriter: James Reid - Venus (The Feelers)Dave Dobbyn - Beside YouNeil Finn - She Will Have Her WayBest Cover: Elroy Finn - Try Whistling This (Neil Finn)Marcus Ringrose - Supersystem (The Feelers)Mark Roach & Andrew Durno - HLAH IV: Are You Gonna Kiss It Or Shoot It? (HLAH)New Zealand Radio Programmer Award: Melanie Wise - Q92FM QueenstownTony Neilsen -Radio Otago GroupJo Hampton - NRG FMRobert Taylor - Radio HaurakiSee: 1999 in music
Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Gerry Merito.Radio and television
TVNZ sells its shareholding in SKY Network Television. [1]See: 1999 in New Zealand television, 1999 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Channelling BabyI'll Make You HappySavage HoneymoonScarfiesSee: Category:1999 film awards, 1999 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1999 films
See: NZ Internet History
See: 1999 in sports, Category:1999 in sportsPhil Costley wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:43 on 24 October in Auckland, while Gabrielle O'Rourke claims her second as well in the women's championship (2:38:47).Tall BlacksNBL (Men's) was won by the Auckland StarsVarious Tours, New Zealand cricket team
1999 Cricket World Cup held in England: New Zealand finished third in its pool and fourth in the super-six round before being beaten by Pakistan in the first semifinal.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: Homin HosedAuckland Trotting Cup: Happy AssetSilver FernsNational Bank CupNetball World ChampionshipsThe 1999 Tri Nations series was hosted by Auckland1999 Auckland Warriors seasonBartercard CupNew Zealand national rugby league teamRugby League World CupCategory:Rugby union in New Zealand,
Super 12Rugby Union World CupNational Provincial ChampionshipBledisloe CupTri Nations SeriesRanfurly ShieldBallinger Belt – Rick Fincham (Upper Hutt)The Chatham Cup is won by Dunedin Technical who beat Waitakere City F.C. 4—0 in the final.27 September – Lucky Owners, Thoroughbred racehorse9 November – St Reims, Thoroughbred racehorse28 November – Millie Williamson, gymnast5 December – William Stedman, athlete19 December – Elsu, Standardbred rachehorse31 December – Reid Walker, actor