1983 in New Zealand

none February 2020 1983 The following lists events that happened during 1983 in New Zealand. Population Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,264,800.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 1982: 38,000 (1.18%). Males per 100 females: 98.6. Incumbents Regal and viceregal Head of State – Elizabeth II Governor-General – The Hon. Sir David Beattie GCMG GCVO QSO QC.Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52 Government The 40th New Zealand Parliament continued. The third National Party government was in power. Speaker of the House – Richard Harrison Prime Minister – Robert Muldoon Deputy Prime Minister – Duncan MacIntyre Minister of Finance – Robert Muldoon Minister of Foreign Affairs – Warren Cooper Chief Justice — Sir Ronald Davison Parliamentary opposition Leader of the Opposition – David Lange (Labour).http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition 6 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081017200326/http://www1.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html 17 October 2008 dead dmy-all Social Credit Party – Bruce Beetham Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland – Colin Kay then Catherine Tizard Mayor of Hamilton – Ross Jansen Mayor of Wellington – Michael Fowler then Ian Lawrence Mayor of Christchurch – Hamish Hay Mayor of Dunedin – Cliff Skeggs Events 1 January – The Closer Economic Relations Free trade agreement between Australia and New Zealand comes into force. March – The Prince and Princess of Wales (Charles and Diana) visit New Zealand, bringing their baby son Prince William with them. 28 March – Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Trade, Lionel Bowen and New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia, Laurie Francis sign the Closer Economic Relations agreement in Canberra, Australia. 1 July – Lorraine Downes, Miss New Zealand, is crowned Miss Universe in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The Official Information Act 1982 replaces the 1951 Official Secrets Act. 2 August – the visit of the USS Texas causes protests; it was the last nuclear-armed and powered US warship to visit New Zealand; it was the impetus to the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987.Protest as USS Texas visits Auckland https://nzhistory.govt.nz/protest-as-uss-texas-visits-auckland Ministry for Culture and Heritage 6 November 2023 7 October 2021Hager Nicky Nicky Hager Revealed: A startling secret of NZ's nuclear free policy https://www.newsroom.co.nz/a-secret-history-of-the-battle-over-nzs-nuclear-free-policy 6 November 2023 Newsroom 4 November 2023 22 August – The New Zealand Party is launched. 1 September – Disappearance (and presumed death) of 14-year-old Kirsa Jensen.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19920730.2.34 Police to review murder 30 July 1992 The Press 5 6 September 2026 Papers Past The fourth Sweetwaters Music Festival is held near Pukekawa. The visit of the United States nuclear-powered frigate Texas sparks widespread protests. The first $50 notes are put into circulation, filling the large gap between the $20 and $100 notes. Arts and literature Rawiri Paratene wins the Robert Burns Fellowship. See 1983 in art, 1983 in literature Music New Zealand Music Awards Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.Awards 1983 http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1983-winners/ Listing NZ Music Awards 28 September 2012 ALBUM OF THE YEAR DD Smash – Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes Herbs – Light of the Pacific Dance Exponents – The Legionnaires – Live at Mainstreet SINGLE OF THE YEAR DD Smash – "Outlook For Thursday" Monte Video – "Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang" Coconut Rough – "Sierra Leone" TOP MALE VOCALIST Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash) Malcolm McNeill Monte Video TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Suzanne Prentice Trudi Green Patsy TOP GROUP OF THE YEAR DD Smash Herbs The Narcs MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Andrew Mclennan (Coconut Rough) Dick Driver (Hip Singles) Gary Smith (The Body Electric) MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Sonya Waters Rhonda Jones Bronwyn Jones (Precious) MOST PROMISING GROUP Coconut Rough Hip Singles The Body Electric BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM The Radars – Chulu Chululu Patea Maori Club (featuring Dalvanius) – Poi E Kaiwhaiki Cultural Club – The Valley of Voices Vol 2 BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK/ CAST RECORDING/ COMPILATION Sharon O'Neill – Smash Palace Schtung – The Scarecrow John Charles – Utu BEST MUSIC VIDEO Andrew Shaw – "Outlook For Thursday" (DD Smash) Greg Rood – Sierra Leone (Coconut Rough) Mark Ackerman, Craig Howard – "Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang" (Monte Video) ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Dave Marett – "Sierra Leone" (Coconut Rough) Graeme Myhre – Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes (DD Smash) Paul Streekstra – "Outlook For Thursday" (DD Samsh) PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Dave Marett – "Sierra Leone" (Coconut Rough) Dave Dobbyn – "Outlook For Thursday" (DD Smash) Monte Video/ Bruce Lynch – "Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang" (Monte Video) MOST POPULAR SONG Patsy Riggir – "Beautiful Lady" MOST POPULAR ARTIST DD Smash OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION Murray Cammick BEST COVER DESIGN Simon & Suzy Clark – Daring Feats Matthew Aitken – The Tin Syndrome Van Heusen/ O'Neill-Joyce – Space Case Two CLASSICAL RECORD OF THE YEAR Louise Malloy – Louise Kiri Te Kanawa/ National Youth Choir of New Zealand – Royal Occasion Schools Polyphonics of Wellington – Tenebrae Responsorie 1585 JAZZ RECORD OF THE YEAR Rodger Fox Big Band – Heavy Company Space Case – Space Case Two Phil Broadhurst – Sustenance COUNTRY RECORD OF THE YEAR Suzanne Prentice – When I Dream Patsy Riggir – Are You Lonely Brendan Duggan – Hands on the Wheel See 1983 in music Performing arts Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Russell Middlebrook. Radio and television 18 June – The final episode of M*A*S*H, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", airs on TV One.18 June 1983 Television and Radio https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1983/06/18/17 The Press 17 Te Karere becomes a regular Māori language news program. Northern Television ceases transmission. https://web.archive.org/web/20060222034710/http://images.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz/pdf/tvnz_timeline.pdf 22 February 2006 Feltex Television Awards: Best Television Entertainer: Howard Morrison Best Actor: Michael Haigh on Gliding On Best Actress: Sarah Peirse on A Woman of Good Character Best Drama: Gliding On Best New Talent: Heath Lees on Opus and Kaleidoscope Best Entertainment: McPhail and Gadsby Best Documentary: Wild South – Black Robin Best Information: Country Calendar Best Speciality: Kaleidoscope Best News and Current Affairs: Close Up Best Script: Rowley Habib for The Protesters Steve Hosgood Award for Allied Craft: Errol Samuelson, film sound operator on National History Programmes See: 1983 in New Zealand television, 1983 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, :Category:Television in New Zealand, :Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand Programme debuts 8 April – Willo the Wisp (TV One) 24 April – The Smurfs (TV One) 19 July – Sport Billy (TV One) 1 October – Emmerdale Farm (TV Two)29 September 1983 Lunchtime drama series https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1983/09/29/15 The Press 15 5 October – Cheers (TV Two)29 September 1983 New comedy series https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1983/09/28/14 The Press 14 Film Bad Blood Hang on a Minute Mate Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Patu! Strata Savage Islands Utu See: :Category:1983 film awards, 1983 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1983 films Sport Athletics Graham Macky wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:21:22 in Mosgiel, while Val Lindsay does the same in the women's championship (3:11:35). Basketball NBL won by Auckland Cricket World Series Cup, New Zealand finished first in the preliminary stages of this annual triangular one-day competition in Australia, which in 1982/83 received unprecedented interest and record television audiences. England missed out on a finals berth, with Australia coming qualifying second. New Zealand's star allrounder, Richard Hadlee, tore a hamstring on the eve of the lucrative and much anticipated finals series with Australia and was forced out of the side. A demoralised New Zealand were then well beaten by the rejuvenated Australians, 2–0. Lance Cairns hit his memorable 6 sixes in front of 71,000 in the second final at the MCG. Glenn Turner made his long-awaited international comeback in this series after six years of self-imposed exile from the New Zealand team due to a financial disagreement with the NZCC. In February, New Zealand beat England 3–0 in the Rothmans Cup one-day series in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland, witnessed by sell-out crowds. Sri Lanka was then beaten in both the test and one-day series at home. In July history was made when the Geoff Howarth-led side won their first test match against England in England, with a five wicket victory in the second test at Headingley in Leeds. However, they lost the four match series 1–3. Prior to this series, New Zealand played in the 1983 World Cup. In a tough group with both England and Pakistan, New Zealand narrowly missed out on a semi-final place at the World Cup for the first time, after being successful in the two prior tournaments in 1975 and 1979. Glenn Turner retired from international cricket after New Zealand's exit. Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup: Steel Jawhttp://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: ArmalightAuckland 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 Thoroughbred racing Kiwi wins a 1983 Melbourne Cup at Flemington in a last-to-first finish in the home straight. Netball In the 1983 World Netball Tournament, New Zealand finished as runners up. In the tournament deciding match, they lost to Australia 47–42.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19830625.2.181 Aust, beats N.Z. for world netball title The Press paperspast.natlib.govt.nz 25 June 1983 17 October 2026https://www.silverferns.co.nz/images/silver-ferns/documents/2019_WC_Media_Guide_Digital_Version_LOW.pdf Vitality Netball World Cup Liverpool 2019 Media Guide www.silverferns.co.nz https://web.archive.org/web/20200209105237/https://www.silverferns.co.nz/images/silver-ferns/documents/2019_WC_Media_Guide_Digital_Version_LOW.pdf 9 February 2020 19 July 2019 17 September 2023 In New Zealand, the match was broadcast live on Television New Zealand.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19830624.2.94.3 ONE Television New Zealand TWO The Press paperspast.natlib.govt.nz 24 June 1983 17 October 2026https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19830624.2.142 New Zealand’s ultimate netball test The Press paperspast.natlib.govt.nz 24 June 1983 17 October 2026 Shooting Ballinger Belt – Rex Chilcott (Clevedon)http://www.nranz.com/competitions/ballinger_belt New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners National Rifle Association of New Zealand 11 October 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150125012900/http://www.nranz.com/competitions/ballinger_belt 25 January 2015 Soccer New Zealand National Soccer League won by Manurewa The Chatham Cup is won by Mount Wellington who beat Gisborne City 2–0 in the final.Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234154/http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/chatham_cup_records.html 14 March 2009 Births 18 January: George Bridgewater, rower 19 January: Glen Moss, association football player 24 January: Wyatt Crockett, rugby union player 27 January: Dene Halatau, rugby league player 8 February James Ryan, (rugby player) Cory Jane, rugby union player 13 February: Bradley Shaw, field hockey player 1 March: James Mortimer, (athlete) hurdler 2 March: Dan Wootton, journalist and broadcaster 13 March: Carl Bates, politician 16 March: Melody Cooper, field hockey player 1 April: Tamati Ellison, rugby union player 1 April: Lance Hohaia, rugby league player 7 April: Allan Pearce, association football player 15 April: Anna Scarlett, netballer 25 April: Nick Willis, athlete 30 April: David Faiumu, rugby league player 5 May: Ben Atiga, rugby union player 22 May: Jeremy Christie, association football player 6 June: Joe Rokocoko, rugby union player 10 June: Gavin Williams, rugby union player 17 June: James Dolphin, athlete 29 June: Jimmy Gopperth, rugby union player 6 July: Brent Fisher, association football player 10 August: Rebecca Scown, rower 19 August: Tania Nolan, actress 28 August: Luke McAlister, rugby union player 7 September: Piri Weepu, rugby union player 8 September: Toni Street, television presenter and sports commentator 15 September: Richard Sherlock, cricketer 28 September: John Schwalger, rugby union player 17 October: Michelle Ang, actor 18 October: Jonny Reid, motor racing driver 8 November: Chris Rankin, actor 29 November: Jeremy Mayall, composer 2 December: Michael Wesley-Smith, actor 15 December: Brooke Fraser, singer-songwriter 20 December: Aaradhna, hip-hop artist Deaths 7 January: Eliza Amy Hodgson, botanist 15 June: Sir William Liley, pioneering surgeon. 23 July (in Sydney): Tex Morton, musician. 6 August 1983: Patrick Murray, priest, editor, ecumenicist.(born 1931) 12 August: Giff Vivian, cricketer. 26 October: Edward Blaiklock, academic. 29 November: Sir William Stevenson, industrialist and philanthropist. 8 December: Sir Keith Holyoake, former Prime Minister. 19 December: Lancelot Eric Richdale, ornithologist. 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 References External links 1983 in yes New Zealand Category:Years of the 20th century in New Zealand