2007 in New Zealand

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2007
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New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 2007 in New Zealand.

Contents

Population

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

2007 was the second full year since the election of the 48th Parliament. The government was a Labour-Progressive coalition with supply and confidence from United Future and New Zealand First in exchange for two ministerial spots outside Cabinet.

Non-Labour ministers

Other party leaders

Judiciary

Main centre leaders

Events

January

February

March

U.S. President George W. Bush welcomes with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark at the Oval Office, on 21 March 2007. Clark-Bush.jpg
U.S. President George W. Bush welcomes with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark at the Oval Office, on 21 March 2007.

April

May

June

July

August

October

November

December

Holidays and observances

Media, arts and literature

Music

Performing arts

Television

List of years in New Zealand television
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Film

Internet

Sport

Cricket

see also 2007 in cricket

Horse racing

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Motorsport

Netball

Rugby league

see also Rugby league in New Zealand and Rugby league in 2007

Rugby union

Rowing

Shooting

Soccer

Tennis

Yachting

Births

Deaths

January

February

March

  • 7 March – Graham Botting, cricketer (born 1915)
  • 13 March – John McMillan, economic theorist and applied microeconomist (born 1951)
  • 23 March – Super Impose, thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1984)
  • 26 March – Mary Mitchell, athlete (born 1912)
  • 27 March – Nancy Adams, botanist, botanical artist and museum curator (born 1926)

April

  • 2 April – Jeannie Ferris, politician (born 1941)
  • 10 April – Florence Finch, supercentenarian, New Zealand longevity record holder (born 1893)
  • 13 April
    • Don Selwyn, actor and film director (born 1935)
    • Dame Marie Clay, educational literacy researcher (born 1926)
  • 15 April – Ted Meuli, cricketer (born 1926)
  • 16 April – Frank Bateson, astronomer (born 1909)
  • 26 April – Harry Lapwood, soldier and politician (born 1915)
  • 29 April
    • George, Jack Russell terrier (born c.1997)
    • Dick Motz, cricketer (born 1940)

May

  • 2 May
    • Brad McGann, film director and screenwriter (born 1964)
    • Henare te Ua, radio broadcaster and oral historian (born 1933)
  • 8 May – David Farquhar, composer and music academic (born 1928)
  • 13 May – Kate Webb, journalist (born 1943)
  • 15 May – Brian Nordgren, rugby league player (born 1925)
  • 19 May – Dean Eyre, politician and diplomat (born 1914)
  • 20 May – Dame Jean Herbison, educationalist (born 1923)
  • 25 May – Arwon, thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1973)
  • 27 May – Jack Kerr, cricket player and administrator (born 1910)
  • 29 May – Folole Muliaga, schoolteacher (born c.1963)

June

July

August

September

  • 1 September – Sir Roy McKenzie, standardbred horse breeder and trainer, philanthropist (born 1922)
  • 3 September – Syd Jackson, Māori activist and trade unionist (born 1938)
  • 8 September – Graham Condon, athlete, politician and disability advocate (born 1949)
  • 13 September – Whakahuihui Vercoe, Bishop of Aotearoa and Archbishop of New Zealand (born 1928)
  • 19 September – Neil Morrison, politician (born 1938)
  • 25 September – Colin Webster-Watson, sculptor and poet (born 1926)
  • 30 September – Cyril Eastlake, rugby league player (born 1930)

October

  • 3 October – John Buxton, rugby union player (born 1933)
  • 18 October – Joe Sellwood, Australian rules football player (born 1911)
  • 24 October – Ian Middleton, novelist (born 1928)
  • 25 October – Johnny Dodd, rugby league player (born 1928)
  • 28 October – Stuart Sidey, politician, mayor of Dunedin (1959–65) (born 1908)

November

  • 2 November – Malcolm Harrison, clothing designer, textile artist (born 1941)
  • 9 November – Dennis List, poet, editor and novelist (born 1946)
  • 17 November – Meg Campbell, poet (born 1937)
  • 21 November – Noel McGregor, cricketer (born 1931)
  • 23 November – Pat Walsh, rugby union player and selector (born 1936)

December

See also

For world events and topics in 2007 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 2007

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References

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