Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government
The 46th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The Labour Party led by Helen Clark, In coalition with Alliance, led by Jim Anderton. In the 2002 General Election Labour was returned to power, in coalition with the The Progressive Party led by Jim Anderton, and backed with supporting supply votes by United Future, led by Peter Dunne.
Opposition Leaders
See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections
Main centre leaders
Events
January
February
March
April
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Arts and literature
- Alison Wong wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
- Montana New Zealand Book Awards:
- Montana Medal: Lynley Hood, A City Possessed: The Christchurc Civic Creche Case
- Deutz Medal: Craig Marriner, Stonedogs
- Reader's Choice: Lynley Hood, A City Possessed: The Christchurc Civic Creche Case
- First Book Awards
- Fiction: Craig Marriner, Stonedogs
- Poetry: Chris Price, Husk
- Non-Fiction: Steve Braunias, Fool's Paradise
See 2002 in art, 2002 in literature, Category:2002 books
Music
See: 2002 in music
Radio and Television
See: 2002 in New Zealand television, 2002 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:2002 film awards, 2002 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:2002 films
Internet
See: NZ Internet History
Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
Sport
Athletics
Basketball
Commonwealth Games
- See New Zealand at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Cricket
Golf
- See New Zealand Open , Check Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
Horse racing
- See Category:Horse races in New Zealand, list winners.
Netball
- see Silver Ferns, National Bank Cup ,
Olympics
- see New Zealand at the 2002 Winter Olympics,
Rugby Union
Rugby league
Soccer
Births
Deaths
See also
For world events and topics in 2002 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 2002
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