Regal and viceregal
Head of State - Elizabeth II
Governor-General - The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys GNZM, GCMG, QSO
The 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 Hunt
Prime Minister - Jenny Shipley then Helen Clark
Deputy Prime Minister - Wyatt Creech then Jim Anderton
Minister of Finance - Bill Birch then Bill English then Bill Birch then Michael Cullen
Minister of Foreign Affairs - Don McKinnon then Phil Goff
See: Category:Parliament of New Zealand, New Zealand elections
National - TBD (Leader of the Opposition)
Greens - Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald
Act - TBD
New Zealand First - Winston Peters
United New Zealand - TBD
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland - Christine Fletcher
Mayor of Hamilton - Russell Matthew Rimmington
Mayor of Wellington - Mark Blumsky
Mayor of Christchurch - Garry Moore
Mayor of Dunedin - Sukhi Turner
The Animal Welfare Act 1999 is passed into law
The Pōhatu Marine Reserve was formally established
3 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 Zealand
Deutz Medal: Elizabeth Knox, The Vintner's Luck
Reader's Choice: Elizabeth Knox, The Vintner's Luck
First Book Awards
Fiction: Willian Brandt, Alpha Male
Poetry: Kate Camp, Unfamiliar Legends of the Stars
Non-Fiction: Helen Schamroth, 100 New Zealand Craft Artists
See 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 - Supersystem
Che Fu - 2b S Pacific
Neil Finn - Try Whistling This
Single of the Year: Che Fu - Scene III
The Feelers - Venus
Ardijah - Love So Right
Top Male Vocalist: Neil Finn
Dave Dobbyn
James Reid (The Feelers)
Top Female Vocalist: Betty-Anne Monga (Ardijah)
Sulata Foai (Te Vaka)
Alesha Siosiua (Urban Pacifika)
Top Group: The Feelers
Ardijah
Shihad
Most Promising Male Vocalist: Andrew Tilby (Breathe)
King Kapisi
Nathan King (Zed)
Most Promising Female Vocalist: Boh Runga (Stellar*)
Liz Faalogo (NV)
Sina Saipaia
Most Promising Group: Stellar*
Breathe
Zed
International Achievement: Bic Runga
Neill Finn
The Feelers
Best 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 - Supersystem
Eddie Raynor - ENZSO 2
Che 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 You
Wil Sargisson - Steppin'Out
Rodger Fox Quartet - Back To Being One
Best Classical Album: Alexander Ivashkin - Under The Southern Cross
Tamas Vesmas - Debussy, Bartok Piano Music
New Zealand String Quartet - Bartok The Six Quartets
Best Country Album: Barry Saunders - Magnetic South
Glen Moffat - A Place To Play
Home Tonight - Coalrangers
Best Folk Album: Windy City Strugglers - On Top of the World
Gallowglass - Sparven
Philip Riley & Jayne Elleson - The Blessing Tree
Best Gospel Album: Parachute Band - Always & Forever
Debbie Harwood and Friends - Angels - The New Zealand Christmas Album
Steve Apirana - It's Inevitable
Best Mana Maori Album: Moana and the Moa Hunters - Rua
Hori Chapman - Toku Reo
Waihirere Maori Club - Waihirere -National Champions
Ngati Rangiwewehi - Wairua -Spirit Of Ngati Rangiwewehi
Best Mana Reo Album: Traditional Waiata - He Waiata Onemata (Songs From the Past)
Ngati Rangiwewehi - Wairua -Spirit of Ngati Rangiwewehi
Moana & The Moahunters - Rua
Waihirere Maori Club - Waihirere National Champions
Best Children's Album: Jennifer Moss - Jennifer's Garden
David LaPlance - A Hand Full Of Songs
Universal Children's Audio - Kori Kori / Busi Bodies / Lue Lue Mai
Tessarose Productions - Dancing to the Beat Volume 2
Best Songwriter: James Reid - Venus (The Feelers)
Dave Dobbyn - Beside You
Neil Finn - She Will Have Her Way
Best 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 Queenstown
Tony Neilsen -Radio Otago Group
Jo Hampton - NRG FM
Robert Taylor - Radio Hauraki
See: 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 Baby
I'll Make You Happy
Savage Honeymoon
Scarfies
See: 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 sports
Phil 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 Blacks
NBL (Men's) was won by the Auckland Stars
Various 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 Hosed
Auckland Trotting Cup: Happy Asset
Silver Ferns
National Bank Cup
Netball World Championships
The 1999 Tri Nations series was hosted by Auckland
1999 Auckland Warriors season
Bartercard Cup
New Zealand national rugby league team
Rugby League World Cup
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand,
Super 12
Rugby Union World Cup
National Provincial Championship
Bledisloe Cup
Tri Nations Series
Ranfurly Shield
Ballinger 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 racehorse
9 November – St Reims, Thoroughbred racehorse
28 November – Millie Williamson, gymnast
5 December – William Stedman, athlete
19 December – Elsu, Standardbred rachehorse
31 December – Reid Walker, actor
