1982 in New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 1982 in New Zealand.

Population

• Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,226,800. ^[1]
• Increase since 31 December 1981: 32,300 (1.01%). ^[1]
• Males per 100 females: 98.6. ^[1]

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State – Elizabeth II
• Governor-General – The Hon Sir David Beattie GCMG GCVO QSO QC . ^[2]

Government

The 40th New Zealand Parliament continued. The third National Party government was in power.

• Speaker of the House – Richard Harrison
• Prime Minister – Robert Muldoon
• Deputy Prime Minister – Duncan MacIntyre
• Minister of Finance – Robert Muldoon
• Minister of Foreign Affairs – Warren Cooper
• Chief Justice — Sir Ronald Davison

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition – Bill Rowling (Labour) until 3 February, then David Lange . ^[3]
• Social Credit Party – Bruce Beetham

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland – Colin Kay
• Mayor of Hamilton – Ross Jansen
• Mayor of Wellington – Michael Fowler
• Mayor of Christchurch – Hamish Hay
• Mayor of Dunedin – Cliff Skeggs

Events

• The first Kohanga reo kindergarten, Pukeatua, opens at Wainuiomata. Within 12 years there were more than 800 nationwide.
• Social Credit forms an agreement with National to back the Clyde Dam (a Think Big project) in exchange for policy concessions.
• The Clutha Development (Clyde Dam) Empowerment Act was passed, overriding the High Court and Planning Tribunal.
• The proposed aluminium smelter at Aramoana was cancelled.
• The Social Credit Political League changes its name to the Social Credit Party.
• New Zealand provided assistance to the British during the Falklands War, primarily by taking over routine patrol duties elsewhere to free up British military resources.
• The Warehouse opens its first store, in Takapuna.
• January: The third Sweetwaters Music Festival is held near Pukekawa.
• 3 February: David Lange succeeds Bill Rowling as Leader of the Opposition.
• 4 April: New Zealand breaks diplomatic relations with Argentina over the Falklands Crisis. ^[4]
• 22 June: Robert Muldoon announces a 12-month wage and price freeze. The freeze actually lasts almost two years.
• 14 September: Samoans who take up permanent residence in New Zealand are entitled to New Zealand citizenship from this date. This follows a case referred to the Privy Council which decided in July 1982 to allow all Samoans born under New Zealand administration (i.e. prior to 1962) to claim New Zealand citizenship.
• November: Mark Inglis and Philip Doole are stuck in an ice cave on Aoraki / Mount Cook for 14 days.
• 18 November: a suicide bomb attack was made against a facility housing the main computer database of the New Zealand Police in Wanganui by a "punk rock" anarchist named Neil Roberts. He was the only person killed, and the computer system was undamaged, see Terrorism in New Zealand.
• 14 December: Robert Muldoon signs a "Heads of Agreement" with Australia to allow the Closer Economic Relations agreement to come into force at the beginning of 1983.

Arts and literature

• William Sewell wins the Robert Burns Fellowship

See 1982 in art, 1982 in literature, Category:1982 books

Music

• DD Smash produce their debut album, Cool Bananas.

New Zealand Music Awards

Winners are shown first and in boldface with nominees underneath. ^[5]

• Album of the year: DD Smash – Cool Bananas
• Single of the year: Prince Tui Teka – E Ipo
• Top male vocalist: Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash)
  • Malcolm McNeill
  • Monte Video
• Top female vocalist: Patsy Riggir
  • Suzanne Prentice
  • Trudi Green (The Neighbours)
• Top group of the year: DD Smash
  • Herbs
  • The Narcs
• Most promising male vocalist: Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash)
• Most promising female vocalist: Jodi Vaughan
• Most promising group: Dance Exponents
• Polynesian record of the year: Prince Tui Teka – E Ipo
• Producer of the year: Ian Morris – Cool Bananas (DD Smash)
• Engineer of the year: Paul Streekstra & Doug Rogers – Cool Bananas (DD Smash)
• Sleeve design of the year: Wayne Robinson –Cool Bananas (DD Smash)
• Outstanding contribution to music: Simon Grigg

See: 1982 in music

Performing arts

• Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Don Linden.

Radio and television

• FM Stereo transmissions were being tested. Radio Bay of Plenty Limited, operating 1XX (previously 1240 am then 1242 am in 1978) also in Whakatane, ran the first of many short-term summer stations.
• 1XX – FM 90.7 This station was the 1ST licensed FM Stereo Radio station in New Zealand. The station went to air at 4 pm on 5 January 1982 and went through to 31 January 1982 with the station on-air each day in two shifts: 4 pm – 8 pm & 8 pm – 12 am Midnight. Announcers: Chris Clarke,
• Te Karere , a Māori language news program, is trialled.
• Northern Television begins broadcasting morning television programs. Archived 22 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
• Feltex Television Awards:
  • Best Information: Country Calendar
  • Best Documentary: Landmarks
  • Best News and Current Affairs: Close Up
  • Best Entertainment: Gliding On
  • Best Drama: Under the Mountain
  • Best Speciality: Kaleidoscope
  • Best Children's: Wild Track
  • Best New Talent: Olly Ohlson in After School
  • Best Actress: Susan Wilson in Mortimer's Patch and Gliding On
  • Best Actor: Bruce Allpress in Jocko
  • Steve Hosgood Award for Allied Craft: Robert Brown, cameraman
  • Best Television Entertainer: David McPhail and Jon Gadsby
  • Special Award: Ian Watkin for Service to the Industry
  • Best Script: Cry Wolf from Open File

See: 1982 in New Zealand television, 1982 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

• Carry Me Back
• Battletruck
• The Scarecrow

See: Category:1982 film awards, 1982 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1982 films

Sport

Athletics

• Trevor Wright wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:19:34 on 3 April in Whangārei.

Basketball

• Inaugural season of the NZ National Basketball League, won by Auckland.

Commonwealth Games

Main article: New Zealand at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
5	8	13	26

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Bonnie's Chance ^[6]
• Auckland Trotting Cup (2700m): Gammalite ^[7]

ROWING

New Zealand men's rowing 8 win gold medal at the world rowing championships in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Stephanie Foster wins the first ever NZ women's medal at a world championships with a bronze medal in the single sculls event.

Rugby union

• Australia tours and play 3 tests. These are won 2–1 by New Zealand, who win back the Bledisloe Cup
• Lion National Provincial Championship: ^[8]
  • Division 1: Auckland
  • Division 2 (North): Taranaki
  • Division 2 (south): Southland
• The North vs South match is played in Wanganui and is won 22-12 by South. ^[8]

Shooting

• Ballinger Belt – John Hastie (Okawa) ^[9]

Soccer

• The All Whites reach the Football World Cup Finals in Barcelona, but lose all three games.
• New Zealand National Soccer League won by Mount Wellington
• The Chatham Cup is won by Mount Wellington who beat Miramar Rangers 1—0 after extra time in the final. ^[10]

Births

January to June

• 6 January – Roy Asotasi , rugby league player.
• 12 January – Tony Lochhead , football (soccer) player.
• 17 January – Tim Weston , cricketer.
• 30 January – Shontayne Hape , rugby league player.
• 1 February – Sam Tuitupou , rugby union player.
• 5 March – Dan Carter , rugby union player.
• 6 March – Jimmy Cowan , rugby union player.
• 20 March – Rory Fallon , football (soccer) player.
• 22 March – Chris Smylie , rugby player.
• 24 March – James Napier , actor.
• 4 April – Andrea Hewitt , athlete.
• 19 April – Sitiveni Sivivatu , rugby union and sevens player.
• 3 May – Casey Laulala , rugby union player.
• 6 May – Eric Murray , rower, Olympic gold medallist (2012 London)
• 13 May – Mika Vukona , basketball player.
• 16 May – Jonathan Duncan , swimmer.
• 21 May – Ma'a Nonu , rugby union player.
• 22 June – Stu Mills , cricketer.

July to December

• 1 July – James Pritchett , football (soccer) player.
• 4 July – Jeff Lima , rugby league player.
• 6 July – Jeremy Yates , cyclist. ^[11]
• 15 July – Neemia Tialata , rugby union player.
• 17 July – Eve van Grafhorst .
• 24 July – Anna Paquin , actress.
• 4 August – Juliette Haigh , rower, Olympic bronze medallist (2012 London)
• 15 August – Jason Eaton , rugby union player.
• 30 August – Russell Ward , skeleton racer.
• 7 September – Krystal Forgesson , field hockey player.
• 16 September – Lizzy Igasan , field hockey defender.
• 29 September – Joline Henry , netball player.
• 11 October – Cameron Knowles , football (soccer) player.
• 14 November – Sailosi Tagicakibau , Samoan rugby player
• 17 November – Hollie Smith , singer-songwriter.

Category:1982 births

Deaths

• 3 January 1982: Bernard O'Brien , philosopher and theologian.
• 18 February: Dame Ngaio Marsh writer and director.
• 1 March: Frank Gill , Air Commodore, politician.
• 1 March: Frank Sargeson , writer.
• 24 May: William Sheat , politician. ^[12]
• 4 March (in London): Dorothy Eden , novelist.
• 29 April: Ray Boord , politician. ^[12]
• 9 June (in Canada): Richard St. Barbe Baker , silviculturist and conservationist. ^[12]
• 11 June: Sir Valdemar Skellerup , industrialist. ^[13]
• 13 June: John A. Lee politician and writer. ^[12]
• 15 July: Don Beard , cricketer.
• 2 September: Clive Hulme , Victoria Cross winner.
• 19 September: Ted Badcock , cricketer.
• 8 October: Cora Wilding , physiotherapist and artist.
• 14 October: Andrew Davidson , educationalist
• 1 November (in Canada): Eric Arthur , architect.
• 22 November (in Majorca, Spain): Jean Batten aviator.
• 2 December: Sir Robert Macfarlane , politician.
• 18 December: Ray Emery , cricketer.

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

1. "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
2. Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
3. "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
4. Toledo Blade, 5 April 1982, page 4
5. "Awards 1981". Listing. NZ Music Awards. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
6. "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
7. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
8. Lambert, M.; Palenski, R. (1985). 4th Air New Zealand Almanac. Moa Alamanac Press. ISBN   0-908570-91-0.
9. "Ballinger Belt". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
10. Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
11. "Jeremy Yates profile". Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
12. Lambert, M & Palenski, R: The New Zealand Almanac, 1st edition, Moa Almanac Press, Wellington, 1982. ISBN   0-908570-55-4
13. Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 729. ISBN   9780790001302.

External links

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