1973 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1973 in New Zealand.
Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December 1973: 3,024,900.[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1972 – 65,200 (2.20%).[1]
- Males per 100 females – 99.7.[1]
- It took 21 years for the population to grow from 2 million to 3 million.[citation needed]
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State – Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – Denis Blundell[2]
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Elizabeth II -
Denis Blundell
Government
The 37th New Zealand Parliament commences. Government is by a Labour majority of 55 seats to the National Party's 32 seats.
- Speaker of the House – Stan Whitehead[3]
- Prime Minister – Norman Kirk
- Deputy Prime Minister – Hugh Watt[3]
- Minister of Finance – Bill Rowling[3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Norman Kirk[3]
- Attorney-General – Martyn Finlay[3]
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Stanley Whitehead -
Norman Kirk -
Hugh Watt -
Bill Rowling -
Martyn Finlay
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition – Jack Marshall (National)[4]
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Jack Marshall
Judiciary
- Chief Justice — Richard Wild
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton – Mike Minogue
- Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch – Neville Pickering
- Mayor of Dunedin – Jim Barnes
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Dove-Myer Robinson -
Frank Kitts -
Neville Pickering -
Jim Barnes
Events
- 1 January – The 1973 New Year Honours are announced[5]
- 11 January – Air New Zealand accepts delivery of its first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 jet.[6]
- 4 February – The details of the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement are announced[7]
- 7 February – A heat wave affects large parts of New Zealand. Rangiora reaches 42.4 °C (108.3 °F), the highest temperature recorded in New Zealand as of December 2023[update].[8]
- 11 February – The Rolling Stones play a single New Zealand concert, at Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, on their 1973 Pacific Tour.
- 27 February – Leaking drums of organophosphate cotton defoliant spread fumes across Parnell, Auckland, causing 640 people to be treated in hospital and 6,000 people to be evacuated.[9][10]
- 1 March – The Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement is implemented[7]
- 10 April – Prime Minister Kirk cancels the 1973 South African rugby tour to New Zealand over fears of civil unrest.[11][12]
- 16 April – After a retrial, Arthur Allan Thomas is again found guilty of the murders of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe.[13]
- 2 June – The 1973 Queen's Birthday Honours are announced[14]
- 19 October – The New Zealand Day Act 1973, making 6 February a national holiday, receives royal assent.
- 31 October – Colour television is introduced.[15]
Arts and literature
- Graham Billing wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1973 in art, 1973 in literature
Music
New Zealand Music Awards
- ALBUM OF THE YEAR John Donoghue – Spirit Of Pelorus Jack
- RECORDING ARTIST / GROUP OF THE YEAR Shona Laing
- BEST SINGLE / SINGLE OF THE YEAR John Hanlon – Damn The Dam
- BEST NEW ARTIST Shona Laing
- BEST NZ RECORDED COMPOSITION Anna Leah – Love Bug
- PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Keith Southern – Join Together
- ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Peter Hitchcock – Only Time Could Let Us Know
- ARRANGER OF THE YEAR Mike Harvey – Damn The Dam
See: 1973 in music
Performing arts
- Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Ray Columbus.
Radio and television
- Colour television broadcasts begin at 7:45 pm on 31 October.[15] The licence fee for a colour television is NZ$35.
- In December, Fred Dagg makes his first appearance.[16]
- Feltex Television Awards:
- Natural History Programme: Bird of a Single Flight
- Best News, Current Affairs: Election Night '72
- Best Light Entertainment: Loxene Golden Disc 1972
- Best Drama and the Arts: Gone Up North and An Awful Silence
- Best Documentary: Deciding
- Allied Crafts: Loxene Golden Disc set and work on Pop Co.
- The first ZM radio stations were started in 1973 as 1ZM Auckland, 2ZM Wellington and 3ZM Christchurch.
See: 1973 in New Zealand television, 1973 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1973 film awards, 1973 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1973 films
Sport
Athletics
- Terry Manners wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:18:28.7 on 10 March in Inglewood. In the same year, on 1 December, the title is taken over by John Robinson who wins his first national title, clocking 2:15:03.6 in Christchurch.
Chess
- The 80th National Chess Championship is held in Wellington, and is won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland (his 12th title).[17]
Horse racing
From January 1973, all races are run at metric distances rather than imperial.
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Arapaho[18]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Arapaho[19]
Soccer
- New Zealand National Soccer League is won by Christchurch United
- The Chatham Cup is won by Mount Wellington who beat North Shore United 3–0 in the final[20]
- New Zealand hosts and wins the inaugural Oceania Cup tournament, beating Tahiti 2–0 in the final
Births
- 25 January: Ruben Wiki, rugby league footballer
- 20 February: Leisen Jobe, field hockey player
- 1 April: Stephen Fleming, cricketer
- 8 April: Nicholas Tongue, freestyle swimmer
- 27 May:
- Tana Umaga, rugby player
- Ian Winchester, athlete
- 16 June: Shane Reed, athlete (died 2022)
- 2 July: Andrew Buckley, field hockey player
- 10 July: Andrew McCormick, rugby union footballer
- 23 July: Adrian Cashmore, rugby player
- 31 July: Tasha Williams, hammer thrower
- 4 August: Hymie Gill, field hockey player
- 5 August: Justin Marshall, rugby player
- 13 August: Martin Moana, rugby league footballer
- 19 August: Carl Bulfin, cricketer
- 23 August: Kerry Walmsley, cricketer
- 5 September: Lesley Nicol, netball player
- 1 September: Trent Bray, freestyle swimmer
- 14 November: Darren Smith, field hockey player
- 15 November: Shayne O'Connor, cricketer
- 16 November: Brendan Laney, rugby player
- 29 December: Garth da Silva, boxer
- Kirsten Cameron, swimmer
- Dom Harvey, podcaster and former radio host
Deaths
- 5 February – John Stewart, politician (born 1902)
- 11 April – Rongowhakaata Pere Halbert, Māori leader, interpreter, historian, genealogist (born 1894)
- 20 May – Charles Brasch, poet and literary editor (born 1909)
- 18 November – Peter McKeefry, Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal (born 1899)
- 19 November – Cyril Allcott, cricketer (born 1896)
- 15 December – Keith Buttle, mayor of Auckland (born 1900)
Full date unknown
- Edith Louisa Niederer, farmer and community leader (born 1890)[21]
References
- ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ a b c d e Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "No. 45861". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 1 January 1973. pp. 33–36.
- ^ "Air New Zealand accepts DC10". The Press. 13 January 1973. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Trans Tasman Travel Arrangement News Releases" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2014.
- ^ Wright, Michael (26 December 2023). "NZ's hottest day ever: Melted roads, workers striked and it killed 26,000 chickens". Stuff. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Swarbrick, Nancy (11 March 2010). "Fires and fire services - Towards a national fire service". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ "AUCKLAND CIVIL EMERGENCY - 4000 moved after fumes escape". The Press. 28 February 1973. p. 1.
- ^ "Labour government cancels Springbok rugby tour". Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "P.M. SAYS DOOR NOT SHUT - Expects union to accept". The Press. 11 April 1973. p. 1.
- ^ "UPROAR AS THOMAS IS FOUND GUILTY". The Press. 17 April 1973. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 45985". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 2 June 1973. pp. 6507–6510.
- ^ a b "COLOUR SHOULD GIVE LIFT TO LIFE". The Press. 1 November 1973. p. 1.
- ^ "TVNZ timeline 1960–2005" (PDF). TVNZ. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Morgan, Karen J. "Edith Louisa Niederer". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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 1973 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1973
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