1970 in New Zealand

1970 in New Zealand

Other years in New Zealand

1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 (1970) • 1971 • 1972 • 1973

Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,852,100^[1]
• Increase since 31 December 1969: 48,100 (1.72%)
• Males per 100 Females: 99.9

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Elizabeth II
• Governor-General - Sir Arthur Porritt Bt GCMG GCVO CBE.^[2]

Government

The 36th Parliament of New Zealand commenced, with the second National government in power.

• Speaker of the House - Roy Jack.^[3]
• Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake
• Deputy Prime Minister - Jack Marshall.^[3]
• Minister of Finance - Robert Muldoon.^[3]
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Keith Holyoake.^[3]
• Attorney-General - Jack Marshall.^[3]

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Norman Kirk (Labour).^[4]

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson
• Mayor of Hamilton - Mike Minogue
• Mayor of Wellington - Frank Kitts
• Mayor of Christchurch - Ron Guthrey
• Mayor of Dunedin - James George Barnes

Events

• 15 January: Police and anti-Vietnam war protestors clash outside the Intercontinental Hotel in Auckland, where visiting U.S. Vice-president Spiro Agnew is staying.^[5][6]

Arts and literature

• Edward Middleton wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1970 in art, 1970 in literature, Category:1970 books

Music

New Zealand Music Awards

• LOXENE GOLDEN DISC SOLOIST AWARD Craig Scott - Lets Get A Little Sentimental
• LOXENE GOLDEN DISC GROUP AWARD Hogsnort Rupert - Pretty Girl

See: 1970 in music

Radio and Television

• The Feltex Television Awards begin.
  • Best Arts: Green Gin Sunset
  • Best Light Entertainment: The Alpha Plan
  • Public Affairs: Gallery for Brian Edwards' interview with Christiaan Barnard.
  • Best Documentary: Three Score Years and Then
  • Professional (TVPDA award): David Gardner

• Radio Hauraki granted the very first commercial licence in New Zealand breaking the government monopoly of the radio airwaves.

See: 1970 in New Zealand television, 1970 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: Category:1970 film awards, 1970 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1970 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: 1970 in sports , Category:1970 in sports ,

Athletics

• Jeff Julian wins his fourth national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:32 on 7 March in Napier.

Chess

• The 77th National Chess Championship is held in Auckland, and is won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland (his 11th title).^[7]

Commonwealth Games

• New Zealand at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: James^[8]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Stella Frost^[9]

Thoroughbred racing

Soccer

• Establishment of the New Zealand National Soccer League
• Blockhouse Bay are the first National Soccer Champions.^[10]
• The Chatham Cup is won by Blockhouse Bay, who beat Western Suburbs (Wellington) 3-2 in a replay after the final ended at 2-2 after extra time.^[11]
• Norther League premier division (Thompson Shield) - Mount Albert
• Central League first division - Waterside
• Southern League first division - Christchurch Technical
• Promoted to NSL for 1971: Mount Albert-Ponsonby (following a merger) and Caversham (runners up in Southern League, as Christchurch Technical were connected to Christchurch United).^[10]

Births

• 12 January: Brett Leaver, field hockey player
• 4 May: Paul Wiseman, cricketer
• 20 May: David Smail, golfer
• 13 June: Chris Cairns, cricketer
• 20 June: Maia Lewis, cricketer
• 9 August: Deborah Morris, politician
• 13 August: Glenn Jonas, cricketer
• 7 September: Guy Callaghan, butterfly swimmer
• 22 September: Hitro Okesene, rugby league player
• 19 October: Whetu Taewa, rugby league player
• 27 October (in Samoa): Alama Ieremia, rugby player
• 5 November: Andrew Hastie, field hockey player
• 3 December: Karen Smith, field hockey player
• 5 December: Matthew Horne, cricketer

• Catherine Chidgey, novellist
• Danielle Cormack, actor
• Katherine Dienes, organist and composer^[12]
• Nicola Kawana, actor
• Nanaia Mahuta, politician
• Simon Power, politician
• Katrina Shanks, politician
• Metiria Turei, politician

Deaths

• 27 January: Rita Angus, painter.
• 2 June: Bruce McLaren, racing driver and car designer.
• 24 June: Tiaki Omana, politician.

• Philip Connolly, politician.
• Sir Charles Cotton, geologist.
• Hon. Jack Watts, politician.

Category:1970 deaths

See also

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

For world events and topics in 1970 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1970

References

External links

Media related to 1970 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons