1990 in New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 1990 in New Zealand.

New Zealand celebrated its sesquicentennial, 150 years since the signing of The Treaty of Waitangi.

In the general election in October, National was elected in a landside victory.

GDP was $40.2 billion, unemployment was at 7.4% (March) and the exchange rate was 1 NZ$ per US$1.6750. This year New Zealand produced 8,000 million kWh of electricity.

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,410,400.[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 1989: 40,600 (1.20%).[1]
  • Males per 100 females: 97.3.[1]

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 42nd New Zealand Parliament continued, until the general election, held 27 October. The governing Labour Party was defeated. and The National Party, led by Jim Bolger, formed the new government.

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events

Unknown

January

February

March

April

  • 30 April: One- and two-cent coins are withdrawn from legal tender.

May

June

July

August

September

  • 4 September: Geoffrey Palmer: resigns as Prime Minister and is replaced by Mike Moore.

October

November

December

Arts and literature

See 1990 in art, 1990 in literature, Category:1990 books

Music

New Zealand Music Awards

Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.[4]

  • Album of the Year: The ChillsSubmarine Bells
    • Brian Smith – Moonlight Sax
    • Straitjacket Fits – Melt
  • Single of the Year: The Chills – "Heavenly Pop Hit"
    • Margaret Urlich – Number One
    • Ngaire – To Sir With Love
  • Top Male Vocalist: Barry Saunders
    • John Grenell
    • Barry Saunders
  • Top Female Vocalist: Margaret Urlich
    • Patsy Riggir
    • Aishah
  • Top Group: The Chills
    • Straitjacket Fits
    • Fan Club
  • Most Promising Male Vocalist: Guy Wishart
    • Alan Galloway
    • John Kempt
  • Most Promising Female Vocalist: Merenia
    • Ngaire
    • Caroline Easther
  • Most Promising Group: Strawpeople
    • Merenia & Where's Billy
    • D-Faction
  • International Achievement: Fan Club
    • The Chills
    • Margaret Urlich
  • Best Video: Niki Caro – Bad Note for a Heart (Straitjacket Fits)
    • Paul Middleditch – One Good Reason (Strawpeople)
    • Lance Kelliher – Don't Let Me Fall Alone (The Fan Club)
  • Best Producer: Ian Morris – Heartbroke
    • Carl Doy – Moonlight Sax (Brian Smith)
    • Murray Grindlay – Welcome To Our World
  • Best Engineer: Strawpeople – Hemisphere
    • Ian Morris – Heartbroke (Rikki Morris)
    • Murray Grindlay – Welcome To Our World
  • Best Jazz Album: No Award
  • Best Classical Album: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa / Nszo — Kiri's Homecoming
    • Dame Malvina Major – Malvina Major
    • Kiri Te Kanawa/NZSO – Kiri at Aotea
  • Best Country Album: The Warratahs – Wild Card
    • John Grenell – Welcome To Our World
    • Bartlett/ Duggan/ Vaughn – Together Again
  • Best Folk Album: Rua — Commonwealth Suite
    • Martha Louise – Changing Tides
    • Iain Mitchell/Paul Yielder – Every Man And His Dog
  • Best Gospel Album: Cecily Phio — Light in the Darkness
    • Sound Ministry – Lead Me to the Rock
    • Scripture in Song – We Will Triumph
  • Best Polynesian Album: Herbs – Homegrown
    • National Maori Choir – Stand Tall
    • Te Mokai – Totara Tree
  • Best Songwriter: Martin Phillips — Heavenly Pop Hit (The Chills)
    • Shayne Carter – Bad Note for a Heart (Straitjacket fits)
    • Barry Saunders – Wild Card
  • Best Cover: John Collie – Melt (Straitjacket Fits)
    • Steve Garden/ Giles Molloy/ Kim Wesney – State of the Harp
    • Marc Mateo/ John Pitcairn – Hole
  • Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry: Murdoch Riley

Performing arts

Radio and television

  • 1 January: Avalon becomes a separate limited liability company.
  • 5 February: The Auckland Television Centre is opened by Elizabeth II.
  • May: TV3 goes into receivership but continues broadcasting.
  • May: Sky Television launches with three channels.
  • May: CTV takes over TVNZ's Christchurch assets. [1] Archived 22 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine

See: 1990 in New Zealand television, 1990 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: Category:1990 film awards, 1990 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1990 films

Literature

Once Were Warriors published.

Sport

Athletics

  • Tom Birnie wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:33 on 3 March in New Plymouth, while Jillian Costley claims her third in the women's championship (2:36:43).

Commonwealth Games

 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
17 14 27 58

Cricket

Hockey

Netball

Horse racing

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Rugby union

Rugby league

Shooting

  • Ballinger Belt – Alistair "Sandy" Marshall (Kaituna/Blenheim)[7]

Squash

Soccer

Tennis

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

  • 4 August – Betsy Hassett, association footballer
  • 5 August – Anurag Verma, cricketer
  • 6 August
  • 7 August – Julian Savea, rugby union player
  • 8 August – Kane Williamson, cricketer
  • 9 August
    • Darryl Fitzgerald, sprint canoeist
    • Michael O'Keeffe, association footballer
  • 11 August – Tom Franklin, rugby union player
  • 15 August – Tawera Kerr-Barlow, rugby union player
  • 16 August – Matt Duffie, rugby union and rugby league player
  • 17 August – Charlie Ngatai, rugby union player
  • 20 August
    • Anna Green, association footballer
    • Jordan Hunter, basketball player
  • 21 August – Rachel Maree Millns, beauty pageant contestant
  • 28 August – James Coughlan, field hockey player

September

October

  • 1 October – Finn Lowery, water polo player
  • 7 October – Popsy, Thoroughbred racehorse
  • 12 October – Shannon Francois, netball player
  • 15 October – Harry Boam, cricketer
  • 18 October – Anthony Gelling, rugby league player
  • 23 October – Stan Walker, recording artist, actor, television personality
  • 24 October – Tipene Friday, cricketer and basketball player
  • 28 October
  • 29 October – Craig Millar, rugby union player

November

December

Exact date unknown

Deaths

January

  • 1 January – Bill Pullar, athlete (born 1913)
  • 7 January – Esther James, fashion model (born 1900)
  • 20 January – Freda Cook, social and peace campaigner (born 1896)
  • 22 January – William Stodart, rower (born 1904)

February

March

  • 6 March
  • 8 March – Donald Cameron, cricketer (born 1908)
  • 11 March – Francis Ward, rugby union player (born 1900)
  • 31 March – Bill Murray, police officer, unionist (born 1896)

April

  • 8 April – Zamazaan, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1965)
  • 11 April – Leonard Leary, lawyer, writer (born 1891)
  • 12 April – John Brown, cyclist (born 1916)
  • 14 April – Doris Lusk, artist, potter (born 1916)
  • 23 April – Alan Robilliard, rugby union player (born 1903)
  • 26 April – Arthur Knight, rugby union player (born 1906)
  • 28 April – Neil Watson, Mayor of Invercargill (born 1905)

May

  • 4 May – Jack Lewin, union leader, public servant (born 1915)
  • 7 May – Ashley Lawrence, conductor (born 1934)
  • 10 May – Hilda Buck, cricketer (born 1914)
  • 14 May – Ruth Mason, botanist (born 1913)
  • 27 May
  • 31 May – Hamilton Walker, engineer and inventor (born 1903)

June

  • 3 June – Phil Gard, rugby union player (born 1947)
  • 9 June – John Holland, athlete (born 1926)
  • 11 June – Joan Stevens, English literature academic (born 1908)
  • 14 June – Adrian Hayter, soldier, sailor, Antarctic leader, author (born 1914)
  • 15 June – Eruera Mānuera, Ngāti Awa leader (born 1895)
  • 19 June – Isobel Andrews, writer (born 1905)
  • 20 June – Lois Suckling, optician, family planning reformer (born 1893)

July

  • 1 July – Lorrie Hunter, politician (born 1900)
  • 3 July – Vic Olsson, rower (born 1903)
  • 4 July – Ces Devine, harness racing driver (born 1915)
  • 9 July – Jack Sullivan, rugby union player, coach and administrator (born 1915)
  • 24 July – Marcel Stanley, philatelist (born 1918)

August

  • 6 August – Frank Waters, politician (born 1907)
  • 8 August – Bill Gallagher, inventor, businessman (born 1911)
  • 16 August – Pat O'Connor, professional wrestler (born 1924)

September

  • 4 September
    • Sir Henry Cooper, cricketer, educator (born 1909)
    • Leslie Groves, cricketer (born 1911)
  • 23 September – Bill Broughton, jockey (born 1913)
  • 28 September – Dan Davin, author (born 1913)

October

  • 2 October – Eric Giles, cricketer (born 1939)
  • 3 October – Esmond de Beer, literary editor, collector, philanthropist (born 1895)
  • 9 October – John Holland, Anglican bishop (born 1912)
  • 10 October – Nitama Paewai, rugby union player and administrator, doctor, politician (born 1920)
  • 12 October – John O'Brien, politician (born 1925)

November

  • 9 November – Harry Evans, exploration geologist (born 1912)
  • 13 November – Stewart Guthrie, police officer (born 1948)
  • 15 November – Oswald Denison, rower (born 1905)
  • 18 November – Murray Ashby, rower (born 1931)
  • 22 November
    • James Barron, cricketer (born 1900)
    • Noel Chambers, swimmer (born 1923)
  • 25 November – Ernest Duncan, mathematician (born 1916)
  • 27 November – Joan Wood, educationalist and music teacher (born 1909)

December

  • 14 December – Sam Cusack, community character (born 1919)
  • 17 December – Frank Hutchison, cricketer (born 1897)
  • 18 December – Greta Stevenson, mycologist (born 1911)
  • 24 December – Alex O'Shea, farming leader (born 1902)
  • 25 December

Exact date unknown

  • Bruce Campbell, lawyer, politician, jurist (born 1916)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Former Governors-General". New Zealand Government. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Elections NZ — Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Awards 1990". Listing. NZ Music Awards. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  5. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  6. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  8. ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Winfield Provincial Championship

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