The 1981 South African rugby tour polarised opinions and inspired widespread protests across New Zealand. The controversy also extended to the United States,where the South African rugby team continued their tour after departing New Zealand.
Derek Francis Quigley is a New Zealand former politician. He was a prominent member of the National Party during the late 1970s and early 1980s,and was known for his support of free-market economics and trade liberalisation. Quigley left the National Party after clashing with its leadership,and later co-founded the ACT New Zealand party.
David Henry Benson-Pope is a New Zealand politician. He is a former Member of Parliament for Dunedin South and has been a member of the Dunedin City Council since 2013.
Paul Desmond Swain is a former New Zealand politician. He was a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1990 until 2008,representing the Labour Party. From 2010 to 2019,he was a councillor on the Greater Wellington Regional Council.
Susan Jane Kedgley is a New Zealand politician,food campaigner and author. Before entering politics Kedgley worked for the United Nations in New York for 8 years and for a decade as a television reporter,director and producer in New Zealand.
Warren Ernest Cooper is a former New Zealand politician. He was a National Party MP from 1975 to 1996,holding cabinet positions including Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence. Cooper also twice served as Mayor of Queenstown,from 1968 to 1975 and 1995 to 2001.
Richard John Northey is a New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1984 to 1990,and again from 1993 to 1996. He served on the Auckland Council between 2010 and 2013,and is a member of the Labour Party.
David Edward Kirk is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He is best known for having been the captain of the All Blacks when they won the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987.
The following lists events that happened during 1943 in New Zealand.
Dame Frances Helen Wilde is a New Zealand politician,and former Wellington Labour member of parliament,Minister of Tourism and Mayor of Wellington. She was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Wellington. She was chairperson of the Greater Wellington Regional Council from 2007 until 2015,and since 2019 she has chaired the board of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Wellington Regional Council,branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council,is the regional council overseeing the Wellington Region of New Zealand's lower North Island. It is responsible for public transport under the brand Metlink,environmental and flood protection,and the region's water supply. As of 2023,it is the majority owner of CentrePort Wellington with a 77% shareholding.
David Charles Cull was the mayor of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand. He became the 57th Mayor of Dunedin in October 2010 and was re-elected in both the 2013 mayoralty race and 2016 mayoral election. Before politics,he was a presenter for Television New Zealand and an author.
The Tamaki by-election 1992 was a by-election held in the Tāmaki electorate during the 43rd New Zealand Parliament,on 15 February 1992. It was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Sir Robert Muldoon and was won by Clem Simich with a majority of 1,252. The by-election was also notable as the first contested by the recently formed Alliance Party,and for their success in coming second ahead of the Labour Party.
The 1992 Wellington Central by-election was a by-election held in the Wellington Central electorate during the 43rd New Zealand Parliament,on 12 December 1992. It was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Fran Wilde after her election as mayor of Wellington and was won by Chris Laidlaw with a majority of 855.
The 2019 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to select local government officials and district health board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001,a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001,meaning 12 October 2019.
Helene Ruth Paula Ritchie is a former local body politician,registered psychologist and mediator,and a board member from Wellington,New Zealand. As Wellington's longest serving City Councillor of over 30 years,she led the Labour team to a majority position on the council. Later,she was the first female deputy mayor and chaired the Wellington Airport Authority and its successor for eight years.
The following lists events that happened during 2019 in New Zealand.
The 2019 Wellington Region local elections were part of the wider 2019 New Zealand local elections,to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council,eight territorial authorities,three district health boards,and various community boards and licensing trusts.
Daran Mark Ponter is a New Zealand local-body politician who on the 30th of October 2019 succeeded Chris Laidlaw as the chair of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.
National Ticketing Solution (NTS) is a public transport payment system in development for New Zealand. It is contracted to American company Cubic. It is expected to start roll out in the Canterbury region in 2024 and available nationwide by 2026.
