1974 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1974 in New Zealand.
Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,091,900.[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1973: 65,200 (2.20%).[1]
- Males per 100 females: 99.7.[1]
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State – Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – Sir Denis Blundell GCMG GCVO KBE QSO.[2]
Government
The 37th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was by a Labour majority of 55 seats to the National Party's 32 seats.
- Speaker of the House – Stan Whitehead.[3]
- Prime Minister – Norman Kirk then Bill Rowling
- Deputy Prime Minister – Hugh Watt then Bob Tizard[3]
- Minister of Finance – Bill Rowling then Bob Tizard.[3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Norman Kirk then Bill Rowling.[3]
- Attorney-General – Martyn Finlay.[3]
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition – Jack Marshall (National) until 4 July, then Robert Muldoon (National).[4]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton – Mike Minogue
- Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts then Michael Fowler
- Mayor of Christchurch – Neville Pickering then Hamish Hay
- Mayor of Dunedin – Jim Barnes
Events
- 24 January – 2 February: Christchurch hosts the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.[5]
- 30 January – 8 February: Royal visit by the Queen for the Commonwealth Games and Waitangi Day accompanied by the Duke, Princess Anne, Mark Phillips and Charles, Prince of Wales.[6]
- 6 February – Waitangi Day, then named New Zealand Day, is first celebrated as a nationwide public holiday.
- 1 April – The Accident Compensation Commission is established, providing universal no-fault accidental injury cover to all New Zealanders.
- 9 April – Dunedin experiences a magnitude 4.9 earthquake which causes $3.5 million (2024 terms) in damages.[7][8]
- 31 August – Prime Minister Norman Kirk dies of heart complications, aged 51. He was replaced by Bill Rowling, see New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, 1974.
- September – The country's first Pizza Hut restaurant opens in New Lynn, Auckland.
- The voting age is lowered from 20 to 18.[9]
Arts and literature
- Hone Tuwhare wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1974 in art, 1974 in literature
Music
- BEST NEW ARTIST Bunny Walters
- RECORDING ARTIST / GROUP OF THE YEAR Bull Dogs All-Star Goodtime Band
- BEST NZ RECORDED COMPOSITION John Hanlon – Is It Natural
- PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Mike Harvey – Is It Natural
- ARRANGER OF THE YEAR Mike Harvey – Is It Natural
See: 1974 in music
Performing arts
- Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Les Andrews.
Radio and television
- The target delivery date for colour television for all New Zealanders was when the country hosted the 1974 Commonwealth Games. [1]
- 17 October – Coronation Street episode 924, the first Coronation Street episode filmed in colour, airs on NZBC TV.[10][11]
- Feltex Television Awards:
- Best Programme: Richard John Seddon – Premier
- Best Performer: Bill McCarthy
- Best Actor: Tony Currie as Seddon
- Writing: Alexander Guyan in Lunch with Richard Burton
- Allied Crafts: Janice Wharekawa – Vision Mixer for Happen Inn and others
- Special Award: Television team for the 1974 Commonwealth Games
See: 1974 in New Zealand television, 1974 in television, Category:Television in New Zealand, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1974 film awards, 1974 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1974 films
Sport
Athletics
British Commonwealth Games
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 8 | 18 | 35 |
Chess
- The 81st National Chess Championship is held in Christchurch. The title is shared by P.A. Garbett and Ortvin Sarapu, both of Auckland.[12]
Horse racing
Harness racing
- Robalan defeats hot favorite Young Quinn to win the New Zealand Trotting Cup[13]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Young Quinn[14]
Soccer
- New Zealand National Soccer League won by, Mount Wellington
- The Chatham Cup is won by Christchurch United who beat Wellington Diamond United 2–0 in the final.[15]
Births
- 6 January: Dion Waller, rugby player
- 10 January: Jemaine Clement, comedian
- 28 February: Moana Mackey, politician
- 21 March: Rhys Darby, actor and comedian[16]
- 27 April (in Australia): Richard Johnson, soccer player
- 6 May: Sean Pero Cameron, basketball player
- 2 June: Andy Booth, motor racing driver
- 15 June: Andrew Timlin, field hockey player
- 10 July: Chris Drum, cricketer
- 14 July (in Bulgaria): Pavlina Nola, tennis player
- 26 July: Kees Meeuws, rugby player
- 1 August: Michelle Turner, field hockey player
- 27 August: Michael Mason, cricketer
- 15 September: Emily Drumm, cricketer
- 11 October: Liz Couch, skeleton racer
- 23 October: Beatrice Faumuina, discus thrower
- 5 November: Taine Randell, rugby player
- 13 November: Carl Hoeft, rugby player
- 22 November: Oliver Driver, actor, director, broadcoaster and television presenter
- 2 December: Robbie Hart, cricketer
- 7 December: Jason Spice, rugby and cricket player
- 10 December: Chris Martin, cricketer
- Kate Duignan, novelist
- Tim Selwyn, activist
Category:1974 births
Deaths
- 12 February: Alice Bush, doctor and medical activist.
- 13 February: Murray Hudson GC, soldier.
- 13 February: Sir Leslie Munro, diplomat and politician.
- 14 February: Charles 'Stewie' Dempster, cricketer.
- 5 August: Robert McKeen, politician – 12th Speaker of the House of Representatives.
- 12 August: James Fletcher, industrialist.
- 30 August: Professor George Jobberns, academic.
- 31 August: Norman Kirk, Prime Minister.
- 7 September: Paddy Kearins, politician.
- 12 September: Hector Bolitho, writer and biographer.
- 26 October: Dan Riddiford, politician.
- 28 October: Charles Elliot Fox, missionary.
- 11 December: Maurice Duggan, writer.
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
- ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ a b c d e Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 512. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
- ^ "Royal tours". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Gorman, Paul (26 September 2020). "The day the earth moved". The Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Littlewood, Matthew (8 April 2024). "Information event to commemorate earthquake". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand Parliament – Parliament timeline". Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- ^ "TV series in colour". The Press. 12 October 1974. p. 16.
- ^ "Professor Erlich a TV personality". The Press. 19 October 1974. p. 5.
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hunkin, Joanna (10 October 2008). "Roll call: Rhys Darby". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
External links
Media related to 1974 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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