1971 in New Zealand

Population

* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,888,500 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls]
* Increase since 31/12/1970: 46,400 (1.63%)
* Males per 100 Females: 99.7

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II
*Governor-General - Sir Arthur Porritt Bt GCMG GCVO CBE. [Statistics New Zealand: "New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990". ISSN 0078-0170 page 52]

Government

The 36th Parliament of New Zealand continued, with the second National government in power.
*Speaker of the House - Roy Jack. Lambert & Palenski: "The New Zealand Almanac", 1982. ISBN 0908570554]
*Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake
*Deputy Prime Minister - Jack Marshall.
*Minister of Finance - Robert Muldoon.
*Minister of Foreign Affairs - Keith Holyoake.
*Attorney-General - Jack Marshall until 2 February, then Dan Riddiford.

Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition - Norman Kirk (Labour). [Cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|title=Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition|accessdate=2008-04-06]

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson
*Mayor of Hamilton - Mike Minogue
*Mayor of Wellington - Frank Kitts
*Mayor of Christchurch - A. R. (Ron) Guthrey then Neville G. Pickering
*Mayor of Dunedin - James George Barnes

Events

January

* 2 January: description

February

March

April

June

July

August

eptember

October

November

December

Arts and literature

*Noel Hilliard wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1971 in art, 1971 in literature,

Music

New Zealand Music Awards

*LOXENE GOLDEN DISC Craig Scott - Smiley
*LOXENE GOLDEN DISC Chapta - Say A Prayer

See: 1971 in music

Radio and Television

* In 1971 there was a major breakthrough for international news when the Warkworth Satellite station was opened. [http://corporate.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz_detail/0,2406,111547-247-252,00.html]
* The Melbourne Cup was the first live international broadcast, in November.
* The radio licence fee was abolished, and the television fee set at NZ$20 per year.

*Feltex Television Awards:
**Best Programme: "Gallery" and "In View of the Circumstances"
**Best Actor: Bruno Lawrence in "Time Out"
**Best Performance as Frontman: Brian Edwards in "Post Office Dispute"
**Best Entertainment: Dinah Lee
**TVPDA Award for Allied Crafts: Waynne Williams

See: 1971 in New Zealand television, 1971 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, , , Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: , 1971 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand,

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
*Archbishop of New Zealand
*Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

port

:See: 1971 in sports ,

Athletics

* David McKenzie wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:16.4 on March 6 in Invercargill.

occer

* New Zealand National Soccer League won by Eastern Suburbs AFC
* Chatham Cup won by Western Suburbs (Wellington)
*Rugby: , National Provincial Championship , , Bledisloe Cup ,Ranfurly Shield
*Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team
*Golf: New Zealand Open , in overseas tourniments.
*Horse racing: See , list winners.
*Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team
*Netball: Silver Ferns , Netball World Championships

Births

* 23 January: Adam Parore, cricketer.
* 5 March: Cory Hutchings, surf livesaving and ironman competitor.
* 29 March: Julie Seymour, netball player.
* 11 April: Mark Cooksley, rugby union player.
* 12 April: Gregory Russ, field hockey player.
* 28 April: Hamish Carter, triathlete.
* 2 June: Dion Gosling, field hockey player.
* 11 June: Mark Richardson, cricketer
* 18 June: Blair Pocock, cricketer.
* 20 June: Josh Kronfeld, rugby union player.
* June 25: Paul Gibbons, pole vaulter.
* 21 June: Irene Van Dyk, netballer.
* 9 August: Jon Toogood, musician, songwriter.
* 15 August: Umesh Parag, field hockey player.
* 18 August: Jonathan Winter, swimmer.
* 24 August: Heremaia Ngata, soccer player.
* 27 August: Glen Osborne, rugby union player.
* 15 September: Nathan Astle, cricketer.
* 18 September: Tom Larkin, musician.
* 20 September: Todd Blackadder, rugby union player.
* 8 October: Marc Ellis, rugby union and rugby league player, television personality.
* 25 October: Martin Leslie, rugby union player.
* 31 October: Phil Tataurangi, golfer.
* 20 November: Dion Nash, cricketer.
* 30 November: Heath Davis, cricketer.
* 13 December: Vaughan Coveny, soccer player.
* 24 December: Geoff Allott, cricketer.

Deaths

* 24 June: Jack Dunning, cricketer.
* 19 September: Ted Badcock, cricketer.
* 10 October: John Cawte Beaglehole, historian and biographer.
* 15 December: Air Marshall Roderick Carr

* Harold Abbott, rugby union player.
* Mary Grigg, politician.
* Robert Laidlaw, businessman.
* R. A. K. Mason, poet.

References

ee also

*List of years in New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand history
*History of New Zealand
*Military history of New Zealand
*Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

"For world events and topics in 1971 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1971