2004 in New Zealand

none February 2020 2004 The following lists events that happened during 2004 in New Zealand. Population Estimated population as of 31 December: 4,114,300.Historical population estimates tables http://archive.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/estimates_and_projections/historical-population-tables.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20171231000952/http://archive.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/estimates_and_projections/historical-population-tables.aspx 31 December 2017 Statistics New Zealand Increase since 31 December 2003: 52,800 (1.30%). Males per 100 Females: 96.1. Incumbents Regal and viceregal Head of State – Elizabeth II Governor-General – Dame Silvia CartwrightThe Hon Dame Silvia Cartwright, PCNZM, DBE, QSO gg.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 April 2012 100 80 File:MaundyMoneyWakefieldQE2.jpg Elizabeth II File:Governor-General Silvia Cartwright.jpg Dame Silva Cartwright 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) 100 80 File:Jonathan Hunt.jpg Jonathan Hunt File:Helen Clark.jpg Helen Clark File:Michael Cullen, 2008.jpg Michael Cullen File:NewZealand PhilGoff 01.jpg Phil Goff Opposition leaders National – Don Brash (Leader of the Opposition) Greens – Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald Act – Richard Prebble to Rodney Hide New Zealand First – Winston Peters United Future – Peter Dunne Māori Party – Tariana Turia Judiciary Chief Justice — Sian Elias 100 80 File:Sian Elias.jpg Dame Sian Elias Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland – John Banks to Dick Hubbard Mayor of Tauranga – Stuart Crosby Mayor of Hamilton – David Braithwaite to Michael Redman Mayor of Wellington – Kerry Prendergast Mayor of Christchurch – Garry Moore Mayor of Dunedin – Sukhi Turner to Peter Chin 100 80 File:John Banks.jpg John Banks File:Dick Hubbard.jpg Dick Hubbard File:Stuart Crosby.jpg Stuart Crosby File:Kerry Prendergast.jpg Kerry Prendergast File:Garry Moore, 2012.jpg Garry Moore File:Sukhi Turner 2009.jpg Sukhi Turner File:Peter Chin 2010 Otago Rally.jpg Peter Chin Other State Services Commissioner – Mark Prebble Events January 27 January: National Party leader Don Brash delivers a speech at Orewa highly critical of the government's policy towards Māori. February 16 February: A state of emergency is declared in Manawatu-Wanganui due to flooding. 17 February: A state of emergency is declared in Marlborough, Taranaki and the Bay of Plenty Region.Declared States of Emergency https://www.civildefence.govt.nz/resources/previous-emergencies/declared-states-of-emergency 2024-04-23 www.civildefence.govt.nz en March April 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. May 5 May: A hīkoi 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. June 16 June: A meteorite crashes into an Auckland house, becoming the ninth recovered meteorite in New Zealand.16 June 2024 Meteorite crashes through roof of Auckland house https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/meteorite-crashes-through-roof-of-auckland-house/BFUVILM6HJMFDCEG7YWXD4CCRA/ 3 July 2024 The New Zealand Herald 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 July 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 passport scandal: New Zealand imposes diplomatic sanctions against Israel after two Israeli citizens are convicted of passport fraud. August 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. 19 August: Cereal maker Dick Hubbard announces he is running for the position of Mayor of Auckland. September October 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. 11 October: Disappearance under controversial circumstances of Iraena Asher at Piha, a West Auckland beach. November 1 November: A reciprocal working holiday agreement between New Zealand and Belgium comes into effect.nzembassy.com 18 November: Legislation passed vesting ownership of all land up to the high tide mark in New Zealand with the Crown. 23 November: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes south-west of the South Island.A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred 180 km north-west of Snares Islands, New Zealand on Tue Nov 23 2004 9:26 AM. The quake was 12 kilometres deep and the shaking was moderate close to the quake. https://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/2326055 2024-04-28 GeoNet en 29 November: The Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act comes into force. December 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 spend 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. 26 December: 5 New Zealanders are among the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Undated National Communications Corporation Limited is founded. Arts and literature 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 EnglishWhetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English Albert Wendt Albert Wendt Reina Whaitiri Reina Whaitiri Robert Sullivan Robert Sullivan (poet) Auckland Univ Press December 2002 9781869402730 https://aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/whetu-moana-contemporary-polynesian-poems-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 New categories introduced were 'Best Rock Album', 'People's Choice Award' and 'Airplay Record of the Year'. 'New Zealand Radio Programmer of the Year' was retired.2004 New Zealand Music Awards http://www.rianz.org.nz/awards2008/history2004.asp https://archive.today/20121220210340/http://www.rianz.org.nz/awards2008/history2004.asp dead 20 December 2012 Web page RIANZ 28 September 2012 Album of the Year: Scribe (rapper) – The Crusader Single of the Year: Scribe – Stand Up Best Group: Dimmer – 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 (new category): 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 (new category): 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 (new category): 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 Performing arts Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Eldred Stebbing MNZM. 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 winhttp://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm List of NZ Trotting cup winners 6 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120222233106/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm 22 February 2012 dead dmy-all Auckland Trotting Cup: Elsu – 2nd winAuckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz https://web.archive.org/web/20090617211531/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race2.htm 17 June 2009 Olympic Games New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics New Zealand sends a team of 148 competitors in 18 sports. Total 3 2 0 5 Paralympics New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Paralympics New Zealand sends a team of 35 competitors across nine sports. Total 6 1 3 10 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 Shooting Ballinger Belt – Edd Newman (United States) John Whiteman (Upper Hutt), second, top New Zealanderhttp://www.nranz.com/competitions/ballinger_belt New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners National Rifle Association of New Zealand 18 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150125012900/http://www.nranz.com/competitions/ballinger_belt 25 January 2015 Soccer The Chatham Cup is won by Miramar Rangers who beat Waitakere City F.C. 1–0 in the final after extra time.Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234154/http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/chatham_cup_records.html 14 March 2009 Births 1 January – Sylvia Brunt, rugby union player 7 January – Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula, rugby union player 8 February Jorja Miller, rugby union player Georgia Plimmer, cricketer 18 February – Isaiya Katoa, rugby league player 19 February – Luca Harrington, freestyle skier 25 February – Cody Vai, rugby union player 3 March – Tanner Stowers-Smith, rugby league player 15 March – Demitric Sifakula, rugby league player 27 March – Jamal Todd, cricketer 8 April – Fran Jonas, cricketer 14 April – Keano Kini, rugby league player 15 April – Malachi Wrampling-Alec, rugby union player 22 April – Emma Findlay, field hockey player 23 April – Payton Spencer, rugby union player 8 May – Izzy Gaze, cricketer 10 May – Jenna Hastings, mountain biker 12 July – Laura Littlejohn, swimmer 14 August – Jay Herdman, association footballer 8 October – C'est La Guerre, Thoroughbred racehorse 14 October – Lewis Bower, cyclist 3 November – Auckland Reactor, Standardbred racehorse 1 December – Joshua Willmer, swimmer 18 December – Tristyn Cook, rugby union player 29 December – Ruby Star Andrews, freestyle skier Exact date unlisted Allen Chi Zhou Fan, chess player Vyanla Punsalan, chess player Deaths 30em January 11 January – Sir Peter Elworthy, farmer, farming leader, businessman (born 1935) 19 January – Murray Watkinson, rower (born 1939) 21 January – Jock Newall, association football player (born 1917) 25 January – Sonny Schmidt, bodybuilder (born 1953) 29 January – Janet Frame, writer (born 1924) February 11 February – June Westbury, politician (born 1921) 14 February – Jock Butterfield, rugby league player (born 1932) 16 February – Don Cleverley, cricketer (born 1909) 17 February – Sir Peter Quilliam, jurist (born 1920) 21 February – Norval Morris, lawyer, criminologist, novelist (born 1923) 26 February – Roger Mirams, filmmaker (born 1918) 29 February – Graham Gordon, doctor (born 1927) March 1 March – John Lithgow, politician (born 1933) 3 March – Susan Moller Okin, feminist political philosopher (born 1946) 4 March – Arthur Kinsella, politician (born 1918) 5 March – Martin Emond, cartoon illustrator and painter (born 1969) 8 March – Frank Mooney, cricketer (born 1921) 17 March – Sir William Pickering, rocket scientist (born 1910) 19 March – Chris Timms, sailor (born 1947) 30 March – Michael King, historian and biographer (born 1945) April 6 April – Joan Monahan (née Hastings), swimmer, botanist and schoolteacher (born 1925) 16 April – John Caselberg, writer and poet (born 1927) May 3 May – Rahera Windsor, founding member and kuia of Ngāti Rānana (born 1925) 15 May – Hector Wilson, rugby union player (born 1924) 17 May – Ken Mudford, motorcycle racer (born 1923) 19 May Rowan Barbour, cricketer (born 1922) Tim Hewat, television producer and journalist (born 1928) 21 May – Frank McMullen, rugby union player and referee (born 1933) 22 May – Wayne Kimber, politician (born 1949) June 5 June – Jack Foster, athlete (born 1932) 24 June Pat Kelly, trade union leader (born 1929) Ron Sharp, farmer, inventor of the herringbone milking shed (born 1919)http://www.nzherald.co.nz/arnold-pickmere/news/article.cfm?a_id=65&objectid=3578764 Obituary: Ronald John Sharp 17 July 2004 The New Zealand Herald 18 April 2014 Arnold Pickmere 25 June – Morton Coutts, inventor, brewer (born 1904) July 5 July – Robert Burchfield, lexicographer (born 1923) 11 July – Sir Terry McLean, sports journalist and writer (born 1913) 22 July – Paul Clarkin, polo player (born 1950) 28 July Graham Nuthall, educationist (born 1935) Dame Janet Paul, publisher, painter and art historian (born 1919) 29 July – Maurice Dixon, rugby union player (born 1929) August 14 August Eric Petrie, cricketer (born 1927) Sir Trevor Skeet, politician (born 1918) 21 August – Amelia Batistich, writer (born 1915) 23 August – Trevor Blake, cricketer (born 1937) 25 August – Roger Broughton, cricketer (born 1958) 26 August – Bill Marsters, Cook Islands religious leader (born 1923) September 1 September – Sir Alan Stewart, university administrator (born 1917) 2 September – Alan Preston, association football player and cricketer (born 1932) 11 September – Ruth Symons, cricketer (born 1913) 20 September – Pat Hanly, painter (born 1932) 29 September – David Jackson, boxer (born 1955) October 5 October – Maurice Wilkins, physicist and molecular biologist (born 1916) 10 October – Maurice Shadbolt, writer and playwright (born 1932) 23 October – George Silk, photojournalist (born 1916) November 1 November – Barry Brown, boxer (born 1931) 7 November – Eddie Charlton, snooker and billiards player (born 1929) 8 November – Frank Houston, religious leader (born 1922) 12 November – Jim Eyles, archaeologist (born 1926) December 8 December – Noel Mills, rower (born 1944) 11 December – Arthur Lydiard, athlete, athletics coach (born 1917) 17 December – Ray Dowker, cricketer and association football player (born 1919) 29 December – Liddy Holloway, actor and television scriptwriter (born 1947) 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 2004 in yes New Zealand New Zealand Category:Years of the 21st century in New Zealand Category:2000s in New Zealand