1993 in New Zealand

1993 in New Zealand

Other years in New Zealand

1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 (1993) • 1994 • 1995 • 1996

Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,597,900^[1]
• Increase since 31 December 1992: 45,600 (1.28%)
• Males per 100 Females: 97.1

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
• Governor-General - The Hon Dame Catherine Tizard, GCMG, GCVO, DBE, QSO^[2]

Government

The 43rd New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The National Party, led by Jim Bolger. National controlled nearly seventy percent of the seats in Parliament. In the New Zealand general election, 1993 National was returned to power with a reduced majority.

• Speaker of the House - Robin Gray then Peter Tapsell
• Prime Minister - Jim Bolger
• Deputy Prime Minister - Don McKinnon
• Minister of Finance - Ruth Richardson then Bill Birch
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Don McKinnon

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Mike Moore (Labour) until 1 December, then Helen Clark (Labour).^[3]
• NewLabour Party - Jim Anderton until
• Alliance - Jim Anderton. (after 6 November general election)
• New Zealand First: Winston Peters (after the general election)

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - Les Mills
• Mayor of Hamilton - Margaret Evans
• Mayor of Wellington - Fran Wilde
• Mayor of Christchurch - Vicki Buck
• Mayor of Dunedin - Richard Walls

Events

• 17 April – By-election in Tauranga after the National MP Winston Peters resigned from both his party and from Parliament. He recontested the seat as an independent and won it after no major political party stood a candidate.
• 6 November
  • The 1993 general election is held, with National losing its large majority to retain power by one seat.
  • The 1993 voting method referendum is held, with a 53.9% majority voting to change to the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system.
• 26 November – Auckland mid-air collision of police Eagle helicopter and a traffic spotting Piper Archer over Auckland City, killing all occupants of both aircraft, two police and two civilians; debris falls on motorway

Arts and literature

• Stuart Hoare wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1993 in art, 1993 in literature, Category:1993 books

Music

• New Zealand Music Awards
  • Album of the Year: The Mutton Birds - The Mutton Birds
  • Single of the Year: The Mutton Birds - Nature
  • Best Male Vocalist: Greg Johnson
  • Best Female Vocalist: Annie Crummer
  • Best Group: The Mutton Birds
  • Most Promising Male Vocalist: Ted Brown
  • Most Promising Female Vocalist: Jan Hellriegel
  • Most Promising Group: Head Like a Hole
  • Best Producer: Nigel Stone / Annie Crummer - See What Love Can Do
  • Best Engineer: Nigel Stone - See What Love Can Do (Annie Crummer)
  • Best Video: Kerry Brown / Bruce Sheridan - Four Seasons In One Day (Crowded House)
  • Best International Performer: Jenny Morris
  • Best Songwriter: Jan Hellriegel - It's My Sin
  • Best Māori Album: Southside of Bombay - All Across The World
  • Best Cover: Shaun Pettigrew - Kantuta
  • Best Country Album: Barry Saunders - Long Shadows
  • Best Gospel Album: Wanganui Collegiate & South Wairarapa Singers - Faure Requiem
  • Best Classical Album: Dame Malvina Major - Dame Malvina In Concert
  • Best Folk Album: Claddagh - Continental Drift
  • Best Jazz Album: Broadhurst / Hopkins / Haines - Live At The London Bar
  • Best Polynesian Album: Annie Crummer – Language

See: 1993 in music

Radio and Television

See: 1993 in New Zealand television, 1993 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

• Desperate Remedies
• Map of the Human Heart
• The Piano

See: Category:1993 film awards, 1993 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1993 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

• Paul Herlihy wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:15:50 in Invercargill, while Gabrielle O'Rourke claims her first in the women's championship (2:38:23).

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Chokin^[4]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Chokin^[5]

Thoroughbred racing

Rugby league

• Canterbury retained the Rugby League Cup throughout the season.
• Canterbury defeated Auckland 36-12 in the National Provincial Competition final.

• 20 June, New Zealand drew with Australia 14-all
• 25 June, New Zealand lost to Australia 8-16
• 30 June, New Zealand lost to Australia 4-16
• 4 October, New Zealand defeated Wales 24-19
• 16 October, New Zealand lost to Great Britain 0-17
• 30 October, New Zealand lost to Great Britain 12-29
• 6 November, New Zealand lost to Great Britain 10-29
• 21 November, New Zealand defeated France 36-11

Soccer

• The Chatham Cup is won by Napier City Rovers who beat Christchurch Rangers 6—0 in the final.^[6]

Births

Category:1993 births

Deaths

• 14 January: Venn Young, politician.
• 10 February: Fred Hollows, eye surgeon.
• 12 March: Robin Morrison, photographer.
• 15 April: Herbert Dudley Purves, medical researcher.
• 20 June: Keith Sinclair, historian.
• 1 October: Tom Marshall, Christian writer.

Category:1993 deaths

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 the New Zealand environment
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1993 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1993