1982 in New Zealand:

Other years in New Zealand

1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985

Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,226,800 ^[1]
• Increase since 31/12/1981: 32,300 (1.01%)
• Males per 100 Females: 98.6

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
• 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

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 Kohanga reo program opens its hundredth kindergarten.
• 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.

• 22 June: Rob 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.

• 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: Rob 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

• Album of the year: DD Smash – Cool Bananas
• Single of the year: Prince Tui Teka - E Ipo
• Top male vocalist: Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash)
• Top female vocalist: Patsy Riggir
• Top group of the year: DD Smash
• 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

Radio and Television

• FM Stereo transmissions were being tested. Radio Bay Of Plenty Limited, operating 1XX (previously 1240AM then 1242AM 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 4pm on 5TH January 1982 and went through to 31ST January 1982 with the station on-air each day in two shifts: 4pm - 8pm & 8pm - 12am Midnight. Announcers: Chris Clarke,
• Te Karere, a Māori language news program, is trialled.
• Northern Television begins broadcasting morning television programs. [1]

• 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 Watkins 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:New Zealand television, 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

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

Sport

See also: 1982 in sports, Category:1982 in sports

Athletics

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

Basketball

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

Commonwealth Games

• New Zealand wins 5 gold, 8 silver and 13 bronze medals at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.

Soccer

• The All Whites reach the Football World Cup Finals in Barcelona, but lose all three games.
• New Zealand National Soccer League won by Mt. Wellington AFC
• Chatham Cup won by Mt. Wellington AFC

• Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup , Tri Nations Series , Ranfurly Shield
• Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team , Chappell-Hadlee Trophy , Cricket World Cup
• Gold: New Zealand Open , Check Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
• Horse racing: See Category:Horse racing in New Zealand, list winners.
• Rugby league New Zealand Warriors , Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team , Rugby League World Cup
• Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships
• Soccer: New Zealand Football Championship , New Zealand National Soccer League

Births

• 6 January: Roy Asotasi, rugby league player.
• 12 January: Tony Lochhead, soccer player.
• 17 January: Tim Weston, cricketer.
• 30 January: Shontayne Hape, rugby league player.
• 1 February: Sam Tuitupou, rugby union player.
• March 5: Daniel Carter, rugby union player.
• 6 March: Jimmy Cowan, rugby union player.
• 20 March: Rory Fallon, soccer player.
• 22 March: Chris Smylie, rugby player.
• 24 March: James Napier, actor.
• 19 April: Sitiveni Sivivatu, rugby union and sevens player.
• 3 May: Casey Laulala, rugby union player.
• 13 May: Mika Vukona, basketball player.
• 16 May: Jonathan Duncan, swimmer.
• 21 May: Ma'a Nonu, rugby union player.
• 22 June: Stu Mills, cricketer.
• 1 July: James Pritchett, soccer player.
• 4 July: Jeff Lima, rugby league player.
• 6 July: Jeremy Yates, cyclist. ^[4]
• 15 July: Neemia Tialata, rugby union player.
• 17 July: Eve van Grafhorst.
• July 24: Anna Paquin, actress.
• 15 August: Jason Eaton, rugby union player.
• 30 August: Russell Ward, skeleton racer.
• 16 September: Lizzy Igasan, field hockey defender.
• 29 September: Joline Henry, netball player.
• 11 October: Cameron Knowles, soccer player.

Deaths

• 18 February: Ngaio Marsh writer.
• 1 March: Frank Gill, Air Commodore, politician.
• 1 March: Frank Sargeson writer.
• 4 March (in London): Dorothy Eden, novelist.
• 13 June: John A. Lee politician and writer.
• 15 July: Don Beard, cricketer.
• 2 September: Alfred Hulme, Victoria Cross winner.
• 19 September: Ted Badcock, cricketer.
• 1 November (in Canada): Eric Arthur, architect.
• 22 November: Jean Batten aviator.
• 2 December: Sir Robert Macfarlane, politician.
• 18 December: Raymond Emery, cricketer.

References

See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1982 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1982