2004 in New Zealand

2004 in New Zealand

Other years in New Zealand

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Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II
• Governor-General - The Hon. Dame Silvia Cartwright PCNZM, DBE, QSO^[1]

Government

The 47th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was a coalition between Labour and the small Progressive party with United Future supporting confidence and supply votes.

• Speaker of the House - Jonathan Hunt (Labour)
• Prime Minister - Helen Clark (Labour)
• Deputy Prime Minister - Michael Cullen (Labour)
• Minister of Finance - Michael Cullen (Labour)
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Phil Goff (Labour)

Opposition Leaders

• National - Don Brash (Leader of the Opposition)
• Greens - Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald
• Act - Richard Prebble then Rodney Hide
• New Zealand First - Winston Peters
• United Future - Peter Dunne
• Māori Party - Tariana Turia

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - John Banks then Dick Hubbard
• Mayor of Tauranga - Stuart Crosby
• Mayor of Hamilton - David Braithwaite then Michael Redman
• Mayor of Wellington - Kerry Prendergast
• Mayor of Christchurch - Gary Moore
• Mayor of Dunedin - Sukhi Turner then Peter Chin

Other

• State Services Commissioner - Mark Prebble

Events

• 27 January: National Party leader Don Brash delivers a speech at Orewa highly critical of the government's policy towards Māori.
• 8 April: New Zealand First party announces it would give its support to the government's foreshore legislation.
• 30 April: Tariana Turia announces she will vote against the Government's foreshore and seabed legislation.
• 5 May: A hikoi against the foreshore and seabed legislation arrives in Wellington.
• 7 May: The government's foreshore and seabed Bill passes its first vote in Parliament.
• 11 May: The Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act is passed. The Act allows people who have not reoffended for seven years to not declare minor criminal convictions in most circumstances.
• 30 June: Statistics New Zealand estimates for this date put the Cities of Lower Hutt and Tauranga at over 100,000 residents for the first time and Waimakariri District at over 40,000
• 1 July: First sitting of the new Supreme Court.
• 10 July: Te Tai Hauauru by-election won by Tariana Turia for the new Māori Party.
• 15 July: 2004 Israel-New Zealand spy scandal: New Zealand imposes diplomatic sanctions against Israel after two Israeli citizens are convicted of passport fraud.
• 2 August: Around 7,500 Destiny Church members march on Parliament in black shirts to protest liberal social policies.
• 15 August: Tornado in Waitara. Two fatalities when a farmhouse is destroyed. [1]
• 19 August: Cereal maker Dick Hubbard announces he is running for the position of Mayor of Auckland.
• 6 October: Waikato Hospital doctors complete a 22 hour surgery to separate a pair of conjoined twins.
• 9 October: 2004 local body and health board elections completed, but not all of the counting; and some results need to wait for special votes. All three West Coast mayors unseated, along with several in more populous centres such as Auckland.
• 1 November: A reciprocal working holiday agreement between New Zealand and Belgium comes into effect.^[2]
• 18 November: Legislation passed vesting ownership of all land up to the high tide mark in New Zealand with the Crown.
• 29 November: The Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act comes into force.
• 9 December: The Supreme Court of New Zealand granted Ahmed Zaoui bail. He will reside in the Dominican Friary in Auckland. He will have to report to the Police twice a week and must spent each night in the Friary.
• 9 December: The Civil Unions Act is passed. The Act establishes the new institution of civil union, available to same-sex and de facto couples.
• 10 December: Smoking is banned in workplaces or licensed premises.

Arts and literature

New Books

Awards

• Katherine Duignan wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

Montana Book Awards 2004

• Deutz Medal for Fiction - Slow Water by Annamarie Jagose
• Montana Medal for Non-fiction - The Trial of the Cannibal Dog by Anne Salmond
• Readers' Choice - Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael King
• Poetry - Sing-song by Anne Kennedy
• History - The Trial of the Cannibal Dog by Anne Salmond
• Lifestyle and contemporary culture - Classic fly fishing in New Zealand Rivers by David Hallett and John Kent
• Biography - Mason by Rachael Barrowman
• Illustrative - Central by Arno Gasteiger
• Reference & Anthology - Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poetry in English
• Environment - Deep New Zealand: Blue Water, Black Abyss by Peter Batson

• A.W. Reed Award for Contribution to New Zealand Literature - Joy Cowley

Music

• New Zealand Music Awards
  • Album of the Year: Scribe (rapper) - The Crusader
  • Single of the Year: Scribe – Stand Up
  • Best Group: Dimmer (band) - You've Got To Hear The Music
  • Breakthrough Artist of the Year: Brooke Fraser - What To Do With Daylight
  • Best Male Solo Artist: Scribe – The Crusader
  • Best Female Solo Artist: Brooke Fraser - What To Do With Daylight
  • Highest Selling Nz Album: Hayley Westenra - Pure
  • Highest Selling Nz Single: Ben Lummis - They Can't Take That Away
  • Songwriter of the Year: Scribe, P-Money, Con Psy & Savage (rapper) - Not Many : The Remix!
  • Best Music Video: Chris Graham - Stand Up (Scribe)
  • Best Rock Album: Dimmer - You've Got To Hear The Music
  • Best Urban/Hip Hop Album: Scribe – The Crusader
  • Best Dance/Electronica Album: Salmonella Dub - One Drop East
  • Best Maori Album: Ruia - Hawaiki
  • Best Pacific Music Album: Te Vaka - Tutuki
  • Best Jazz Album: The Rodger Fox Big Band - A Rare Connection
  • Best Classical Album: John Psathas - Psathas : Fragments
  • Best Gospel / Christian Album: Magnify - In Wonder
  • International Achievement: Hayley Westenra
  • People's Choice Award: Scribe
  • Best Producer: P-Money - The Crusader (Scribe)
  • Best Engineer: Chris Van De Geer - Passenger – (Carly Binding)
  • Best Album Cover: Ben Sciascia - Postage (Supergroove)
  • Airplay Record of the Year: Goldenhorse - Maybe Tomorrow
  • Best Country Music Album: Donna Dean - Money
  • Best Country Music Song: Donna Dean – Work It Out
  • Best Folk Album: Brendyn Montgomery And Mike Considine - Mountain Air
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Shaun Joyce

Television

• 28 March: Māori Television commences.
• 22 September: Animated series bro'Town premieres on TV3.
• The Insider's Guide To Happiness

Film

• 29 February: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wins all 11 Academy Awards for which it was nominated.
• Fracture
• In My Father's Den
• Kaikohe Demolition

Internet

See: NZ Internet History

Sport

Athletics

• Dale Warrender wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:23:40 on 1 May in Rotorua, while Nyla Carroll claims her second in the women's championship (2:46:44).

Basketball

• The National Basketball League was won by the Auckland Stars who beat the Nelson Giants 80-68 in the final.
• The Women's National Basketball League was won by the Canterbury Wildcats who beat the Nelson Sparks 68-58 in the final.

Cricket

• The State Championship for 2003-04 was won by the Wellington Firebirds.
• In December Australia and New Zealand played a series of 3 one-day matches in Australia for the inaugural Chappell–Hadlee Trophy. After winning one game each, the decider was washed out by rain, so the trophy was shared.

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Just an Excuse - 2nd win^[3]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Elsu - 2nd win^[4]

Thoroughbred racing

Olympic Games

• August: New Zealand wins five medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens.

Rugby league

• Bartercard Cup won by the Mt Albert Lions

Rugby union

• June - July: 2004 Philips International Series: The All Blacks beat England 36-3, England 36-12, Argentina 41-7 and Pacific Islanders rugby union team 41-26.
• 17 July: The All Blacks beat Australia 16-7 at Westpac Stadium as part of the 2004 Tri Nations Series
• 24 July: The All Blacks beat South Africa 23-21 at Jade Stadium as part of the 2004 Tri Nations Series

• 7 August: The All Blacks lose 18-23 to Australia at Telstra Stadium as part of the 2004 Tri Nations Series
• 14 August: The All Blacks lose 26-40 to South Africa at Ellis Park Stadium as part of the 2004 Tri Nations Series
• 15 August: Bay of Plenty beat Auckland 33-28 to take the Ranfurly Shield
• 5 September: Canterbury beat Bay of Plenty 33-26 to take the Ranfurly Shield
• 13 November: The All Blacks beat Italy 59-10 at Stadio Flaminio as part of the 2004 All Black Tour of Europe
• 20 November: The All Blacks beat Wales 26-25 at Millennium Stadium as part of the 2004 All Black Tour of Europe
• 27 November: The All Blacks beat France 45-6 at Stade de France as part of the 2004 All Black Tour of Europe
• 4 December: The All Blacks beat The Barbarians 47-9 at Twickenham as part of the 2004 All Black Tour of Europe

Soccer

• The Chatham Cup is won by Miramar Rangers who beat Waitakere City F.C. 1—0 in the final after extra time.^[5]

Births

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Deaths

• January: Sir Peter Elworthy, farmer, politician, businessman.
• 25 January: Sonny Schmidt, bodybuilder.
• 29 January: Janet Frame, writer.
• 16 February: Don Cleverley, cricketer.
• March: Frank Mooney, cricketer.
• 4 March: Arthur Kinsella, politician.^[6]
• 17 March: Sir William Pickering, space scientist.
• 30 March: Michael King, historian.
• 22 May: Wayne Kimber, politician.^[7]
• June: Amelia Batistich, author.
• 26 June: Ronald Sharp, inventor of the herringbone cowshed.
• June: Allan Henderson Smith DFC and Bar, fighter pilot.
• June: Pat Kelly, union leader.
• 26 July: Morton W. Coutts, brewing pioneer.
• 14 August: Eric Petrie, cricketer.
• 11 September: Ruth Symons, cricketer.
• 5 October: Maurice Wilkins, scientist.
• 10 October: Maurice Shadbolt, writer.
• 23 October: George Silk, photojournalist.
• 11 December: Arthur Lydiard, athletics coach.

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 2004 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 2004

References

External links

Media related to 2004 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons