2015 in New Zealand

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2015
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The following lists events that happened during 2015 in New Zealand.

Contents

Population

National

Estimated populations as at 30 June. [1]

Main urban areas

Estimated populations as at 30 June. [1]

Incumbents

Regal and vice-regal

Government

2015 is the first full year of the 51st Parliament, which first sat on 21 October 2014.

The Fifth National Government, first elected in 2008, continues.

Other party leaders

Judiciary

Main centre leaders

Arts and literature

Performing arts

Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Johnny Devlin.

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

The Lockwood silver fern flag selected in the first referendum on the New Zealand flag. NZ flag design Silver Fern (Black, White & Blue) by Kyle Lockwood.svg
The Lockwood silver fern flag selected in the first referendum on the New Zealand flag.

Holidays and observances

Sport

Awards

Basketball

Cricket

Football

Rowing

Shooting

Births

Deaths

January

  • 10 January – John Angus, children's rights advocate (born 1948)
  • 11 January
  • 13 January – Tony Ciprian, television sports news presenter and producer (born 1932)
  • 15 January – Harvey Sweetman, air force pilot (born 1921)
  • 16 January – Sir Ian Athfield, architect (born 1940)
  • 20 January – Lawrence Hogben, World War II naval officer, meteorologist (born 1916)
  • 29 January – Len Wyatt, cricketer (born 1919)

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2015 (provisional)". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015. For urban areas, "Infoshare; Group: Population Estimates – DPE; Table: Estimated Resident Population for Urban Areas, at 30 June (1996+) (Annual-Jun)". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. "Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae". Governor-General of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. "Cyclone Pam: 'Never seen anything like it'". New Zealand Herald. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. Mitchell, Charlie (28 November 2019). "Down Under: The community most-exposed to sea-level rise is also one of the poorest". Stuff . Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. "Dunedin council concedes flood fault". Radio New Zealand . 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. Anderson, Ian (28 March 2015). "Hamilton Boys' High School defend Maadi Cup title in dramatic fashion". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  7. Crayton-Brown, Blake (21 January 2015). "Geange claims the Ballinger Belt". Upper Hutt Leader. p. 47.
  8. "Ex-All Black Jerry Collins killed in car accident in France". The New Zealand Herald . 5 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  9. Savage, Jared; Weekes, John (5 June 2015). "Euthanasia case: Lecretia Seales dies hours after family received judge's decision". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  10. "Former New Zealand spinner Peter Petherick dies at 72". Yahoo! News . Associated Press. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  11. Norman Berryman dies of heart attack aged 42
  12. Cramb, Gordon (14 July 2015). "Sir John Buchanan, scientist and finance chief, 1943–2015". Financial Times . Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  13. Thomas, Rachel; Wilson, Libby (4 August 2015). "New Zealand loses a 'remarkable man' with death of Les Munro; John Key says". Stuff . Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  14. "Colin Andrew Nielsen BEYER". The New Zealand Herald . 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  15. Bruton, Vanessa (1 November 2015). "Hon Colin Maurice Nicholson CNZM, QC 1936–2015". New Zealand Law Society . Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2015.