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2009 in New Zealand

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Regal and vice-regal

  • Head of State – Elizabeth II
  • Governor-General – The Hon Anand Satyanand PCNZM, QSO

    • Government

    2009 was the first full year of the election of the 49th New Zealand Parliament.

    Contents

  • Speaker of the House – Lockwood Smith
  • Prime Minister – John Key
  • Deputy Prime Minister – Bill English
  • Minister of Finance – Bill English
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs – Murray McCully

    • Other Party leaders

  • Labour – Phil Goff (Leader of the Opposition since 11 November 2008)
  • Act – Rodney Hide, since 13 June 2004
  • Greens – Metiria Turei (since 30 May 2009) and Russel Norman (since 3 June 2006)
  • Māori Party – Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples, both since 7 July 2004

    • Main centre leaders

  • Mayor of Auckland – John Banks, since October 2007
  • Mayor of Tauranga – Stuart Crosby, since October 2004
  • Mayor of Hamilton – Bob Simcock, since May 2007
  • Mayor of Wellington – Kerry Prendergast, since October 2001
  • Mayor of Christchurch – Bob Parker, since October 2007
  • Mayor of Dunedin – Peter Chin, since October 2004

    • February

  • 27 February: Prime Minister John Key proposes a nine-day working fortnight, to counter the Late-2000s recession.

    • March

  • 6 March: Retrial of David Bain begins in the Christchurch High Court
  • 25 March: Former Prime Minister Helen Clark is appointed Head of the United Nations Development Program; her resignation necessitates the 2009 Mount Albert by-election
  • 26 March: the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance recommends eight Auckland Region local government bodies merge to form a "supercity".

    • April

  • 25 April: First indication of potential for Flu infection with return of students from Mexico, see 2009 flu pandemic in New Zealand

    • May

  • 7 May: Gunman Jan Molenaar shoots three police officers executing a routine cannabis search warrant, and a neighbour who tried to assist them. He killed Senior Constable Leonard Snee and seriously injured the others, and after a two-day siege was found dead.
  • 30 May: Metiria Turei elected as co-leader of the Green Party at the AGM in Dunedin.

    • June

  • 3 June: A police investigation leads to MP Richard Worth resigning ministerial portfolios including Minister of Internal Affairs "for personal reasons", with Prime Minister John Key saying, "If he hadn't resigned I would have sacked him".
  • 5 June: David Bain is found not guilty of the murder of five family members.
  • 12 June: Five members of the family of Janet Moses were found guilty of manslaughter after performing a fatal exorcism.
  • 24 June: A NZ$36.1 million first division jackpot in the New Zealand Lotteries Commission's Big Wednesday game is won by a Masterton-based lottery syndicate of four: the largest single lottery prize won in New Zealand.

    • July

  • 4 July: The Ministry of Health confirms the first three deaths in New Zealand from the 2009 flu pandemic.
  • 15 July: The magnitude 7.8 2009 Fiordland earthquake strikes at 9:22 pm, 90 km north-west of Tuatapere.

    • August

  • 4 August: Former MP Phillip Field found guilty on bribery, corruption and obstruction of justice charges.
  • 8–9 August: New Zealand's first Telethon for 16 years raises $2 million for the KidsCan Stand Tall Trust.

    • October

  • 30 October – Electricity supply to Northland and northern Auckland is cut for three hours, affecting 280,000 customers, after a forklift carrying a shipping container hits the only major transmission line supplying the region.

    • November

  • 30 November: Atea-1, the first New Zealand rocket into space, is launched from Great Mercury Island.

    • Holidays and observances

  • 6 February - Waitangi Day (Friday)
  • 10 April/13 April Good Friday/Easter Monday
  • 25 April - ANZAC Day (Saturday)
  • 1 June - Queen's Birthday Monday
  • 24 June - Matariki (Wednesday)
  • 26 October - Labour Day Monday

    • Music

  • May - New Zealand Music Month
  • Vodafone Album of the year: Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke
  • Vodafone Single of the year: Ladyhawke - My Delerium
  • Best group: Midnight Youth
  • Best male solo artist: Savage
  • Best female solo artist: Ladyhawke
  • Breakthrough artist of the year: Ladyhawke
  • Best Music Video: Chris Graham – Brother (Smashproof)
  • Best Rock Album: Midnight Youth – "The Brave Don't Run"
  • Best Urban/Hip Hop Album: Ladi 6 – "Time Is Not Much"
  • Best Aotearoa Roots Album: Fat Freddy's Drop – "Dr Boondigga and the Big BW"
  • Best dance/electronica album: Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke
  • Best gospel/Christian album: Mumsdollar - Ruins
  • Best classical album: David Bremner – "Gung Ho"
  • The Vodafone People's Choice Award, voted by New Zealand music fans: Smashproof
  • Highest Selling NZ Single: Smashproof feat. Gin - Brother
  • Highest Selling NZ Album: The Feelers - The Best: 1998 - 2008"
  • Radio Airplay Record of the Year: Tiki Taane- "Always on my mind"

    • Performing arts

  • Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Eddie Low MNZM.

    • Film

  • Earth Whisperers/Papatuanuku

    • Harness racing

  • Auckland Trotting Cup: Auckland Reactor

    • Thoroughbred racing

  • Katie Lee becomes the first racehorse to win both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and the New Zealand 1000 Guineas.

    • Soccer

    The 2009 Chatham Cup is won by Wellington Olympic, who beat Three Kings United 2–1 in the final.

    Shooting

  • Ballinger Belt –
  • David Rich (Australia)
  • Mike Collings (Te Puke), second, top New Zealander

    • Births

  • 27 August – Sacred Falls, Thoroughbred racehorse
  • 4 September – Habibi, Thoroughbred racehorse
  • 18 November – It's A Dundeel, Thoroughbred racehorse
  • 20 November – Prince of Penzance, Thoroughbred racehorse

    • References

    2009 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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