1987 in New Zealand

1987 in New Zealand

Other years in New Zealand

1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 (1987) • 1988 • 1989 • 1990

Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,342,100^[1]
• Increase since 31 December 1986: 28,600 (0.86%)
• Males per 100 Females: 97.9

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Elizabeth II
• Governor-General - The Rt Revd. Sir Paul Reeves GCMG GCVO QSO^[2]

Government

The 41st New Zealand Parliament, led by the Labour Party, concluded, and in the general election the party was re-elected in the 42nd New Zealand Parliament. The election also saw the elimination of the Democratic Party (formerly known as the Social Credit Party) from Parliament, leaving Labour and National as the only parties with representation.

• Speaker of the House - Gerard Wall then Kerry Burke
• Prime Minister - David Lange
• Deputy Prime Minister - Geoffrey Palmer
• Minister of Finance - Roger Douglas
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - David Lange then Russell Marshall

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Jim Bolger (National).^[3]

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - Catherine Tizard
• Mayor of Hamilton - Ross Jansen
• Mayor of Wellington - James Belich
• Mayor of Christchurch - Hamish Hay
• Mayor of Dunedin - Cliff Skeggs

Events

• 2 March: Edgecumbe earthquake in the Bay of Plenty.
• 22 May-20 June: Inaugural Rugby World Cup hosted by both New Zealand and Australia, and won by New Zealand.
• June: The New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act is passed.
• 19 June: 6 year old Teresa Cormack murdered.
• July: The Māori Language Act makes Māori an official language.
• 1 August: The first Lotto draw.
• 15 August: The 1987 election is held.
• 20 October: The New Zealand stock market crashes following Black Monday on Wall Street. Share prices fell by 59 percent over four months.
• December: New Zealand's first heart transplant takes place at Greenlane Hospital, for Brian Lindsay.

Arts and literature

• Robert Lord wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1987 in art, 1987 in literature, Category:1987 books

Music

New Zealand Music Awards

• ALBUM OF THE YEAR Herbs – Sensitive To A Smile
• SINGLE OF THE YEAR Dave Dobbyn - You Oughta Be In Love
• BEST MALE VOCALIST Dave Dobbyn
• BEST FEMALE VOCALIST Shona Laing
• BEST GROUP The Chills
• MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Al Hunter
• MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Moana Maniapoto Jackson Moana and the Moahunters
• MOST PROMISING GROUP Bonga And Harwood
• INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Neil Finn
• BEST VIDEO Matt Box Films - Sensitive To A Smile (Herbs)
• BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK Dave Dobbyn - Footrot Flats
• BEST PRODUCER Dave Dobbyn - Footrot Flats
• BEST ENGINEER Ian Morris - The Game Of Love (Tex Pistol)
• BEST JAZZ ALBUM Mike Nock / Frank Gibson, Jr. - 'Open Door'
• BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM Gillian Weir - Music To The Sun King
• BEST COUNTRY ALBUM Al Hunter - Neon Cowboy
• BEST FOLK ALBUM Beverly Young - Bushes & Briar
• BEST GOSPEL ALBUM Jules Riding - Heart Strings
• BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM Herbs - E Papa - Kah Knows
• BEST CAST ALBUM Stewart Macpherson - Pirates Of Penzance
• BEST SONGWRITER Charles Tumahai/ Dilworth Karaka - Sensitive To A Smile (Herbs)
• BEST COVER Phillip Trusttum – Songdance (Mike Herron)

See: 1987 in music

Radio and Television

See: 1987 in New Zealand television, 1987 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

• Auckland Radio 1ZB becomes Newstalk 1ZB creating the very first Newstalk ZB station.
• 1ZM Auckland becomes Classic Hits 1251 creating the very first Classic Hits station, other New Zealand radio stations do not take the Classic Hits branding until 1993/94.

Film

• Bad Taste
• Ngati
• Starlight Hotel

See: Category:1987 film awards, 1987 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1987 films

Internet

See: NZ Internet History

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

Athletics

• Peter Renner wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:15:32 on 22 November in Wiri, while Jillian Costley claims her first in the women's championship (2:39:33).

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Lightning Blue^[4]
• The Auckland Trotting Cup was run twice in 1987 as it was being rescheduled from January back to December.^[5]
  • January (2700m): Master Mood
  • December (3200m): Luxury Liner

Thoroughbred racing

Soccer

• The Chatham Cup is won by Gisborne City who beat Christchurch United 7-3 on aggregate in a two-leg final.^[6]

Births

• 7 January: Michael McGlinchey, soccer player.
• 27 January: Ben Te'o, rugby league player.
• 28 January (in Melbourne): Steven O'Dor, soccer player.
• 18 February: Maria Tutaia, netball player.
• 3 March: Jacob Spoonley, soccer player.
• 17 March (in Apia, Samoa): Krisnan Inu, rugby league player.
• 20 March: David Richardson, actor.
• 7 April: Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu, actor.
• 10 April: Hayley Westenra, soprano.
• 29 April: Tim Winitana, rugby league player.
• 14 May: Tim Schaeffers, soccer player.
• 29 May: Issac Luke, rugby league player.
• 7 June: Daniel Logan, actor.
• 4 July: Chris James, soccer player.
• 5 August: Jayme McLean, soccer player.
• 16 September: Rongo Brightwell, singer.
• 7 October: Jeremy Brockie, soccer player.
• 20 October: Rose McIver, actor.
• 30 November: Miguel Start, rugby league player.

Deaths

• 16 January Colin Scrimgeour, minister and broadcaster.^[7]
• 13 February: Curly Page, cricketer.
• 4 August: Cecil Burke, cricketer.
• 14 October: John Rangihau, academic and leader of Tuhoe iwi.
• 27 December: Rewi Alley, writer and member of the Communist Party of China.

• Alfred E. Allen, politician.
• Johnnie Hoskins, motorcycle speedway pioneer.
• Norman Jones, politician.
• Colin McCahon, artist.
• Dennis Rogers, mayor of Hamilton.

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 1987 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1987

References

External links

Media related to 1987 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons