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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in New Zealand.

Population

National

Estimated populations as at 30 June.[1]

  • New Zealand total – 4,509,900
  • North Island – 3,450,800
  • South Island – 1,058,500
Main urban areas

Following the 2013 census, Statistics New Zealand added Blenheim to the list of main urban areas, increasing the total number to 17.[2] Estimated populations as at 30 June.[1]

Incumbents

Regal and vice-regal

  • Elizabeth II
    Elizabeth II
  • Jerry Mateparae
    Jerry Mateparae

Government

2014 is the third and last full year of the 50th Parliament, which first sat on 20 December 2011. The general election following the dissolution of parliament was held on 20 September 2014.

The Fifth National Government, first elected in 2008, continues.

  • David Carter
    David Carter
  • John Key
    John Key
  • Bill English
    Bill English
  • Gerry Brownlee
    Gerry Brownlee
  • Murray McCully
    Murray McCully

Other party leaders

  • David Cunliffe
    David Cunliffe
  • Andrew Little
    Andrew Little
  • Russel Norman
    Russel Norman
  • Metiria Turei
    Metiria Turei
  • Winston Peters
    Winston Peters
  • Tariana Turia
    Tariana Turia
  • Marama Fox
    Marama Fox
  • Te Ururoa Flavell
    Te Ururoa Flavell

Judiciary

  • Sian Elias
    Sian Elias

Main centre leaders

  • Len Brown
    Len Brown
  • Stuart Crosby
    Stuart Crosby
  • Julie Hardaker
    Julie Hardaker
  • Celia Wade-Brown
    Celia Wade-Brown
  • Lianne Dalziell
    Lianne Dalziell
  • Dave Cull
    Dave Cull

Arts and literature

Performing arts

Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Tina Cross.

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

  • 11–21 July – Severe flooding damages thousands of properties in the Northland and Auckland regions.

August

  • 13 August – Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics: How attack politics is poisoning New Zealand’s political environment is published.

September

  • 1 September – A gunman shoots dead two people and injures a third at the Work and Income office in Ashburton. The town is locked down for seven hours while police search for and apprehend the suspected gunman.[6]
  • 20 September – the 2014 general election is held.

October

  • 16 October – New Zealand is elected to the United Nations Security Council for two years (2015–16) on the first ballot.[citation needed]
  • October – Demand for Lewis Road Creamery chocolate milk is so high that it is often sold out in supermarkets within hours of opening. The demand saw the placement of security guards to monitor fridges, the implementation of rationing and purchase limits, and the creation of black markets.[7]

November

  • 17 November – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes 150km east of Te Araroa, Gisborne.[8]

December

Holidays and observances

Sport

Basketball

Commonwealth Games

 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
14 14 17 45

Olympic Games

  • New Zealand sends a team of 15 competitors in five sports.
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
0 0 0 0

Paralympic Games

  • New Zealand sends a team of three competitors in one sport.
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
0 1 0 1

Rowing

Rugby

Shooting

Births

  • 13 September – Vin De Dance, Thoroughbred racehorse
  • 26 September – Melody Belle, Thoroughbred racehorse
  • 12 November – Grunt, Thoroughbred racehorse

Deaths

January

  • 2 January – Terry Magaoa Chapman, Niuean public servant (born c.1944)
  • 15 January – Joyce Fenton, fencer (born 1927)
  • 16 January – John G. Cleary, computer science academic, promoter of Transcendental Meditation (born 1950)
  • 20 January
    • Graeme Dallow, police officer (born 1930)
    • John Mackey, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1974–83) (born 1918)
  • 29 January – George Griffiths, historian (born 1933)
  • 30 January

February

  • 3 February – Alister Leat, judoka (born 1985)
  • 5 February – Gary Giles, cricketer (born 1940)
  • 7 February – Tim Dalton, rugby union player (born 1940)
  • 11 February – Olga Jekyll, fencer (born 1918)
  • 19 February – Graeme Lowans, cricketer (born 1934)
  • 20 February
    • Ian McKay, Judge of the Court of Appeal (1991–97) (born 1929)
    • Anthony Whitaker, herpetologist (born 1944)
  • 22 February – Charlotte Dawson, television personality (born 1966)
  • 24 February – Alexis Hunter, artist (born 1948)
  • 25 February – David McKinney, author and journalist (born 1945)
  • 28 February – Donald Murdoch, cricketer (born 1923)

March

  • 5 March – Little Bridge, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 2006)
  • 10 March – John Pring, rugby union referee (born 1927)
  • 13 March – Vince McGlone, seaman and television personality (born 1916)
  • 16 March – Frank Oliver, rugby union player and coach, All Blacks captain (born 1948)
  • 19 March – Gordon Patrick, cyclist (born 1914)
  • 20 March – Bill Toomath, architect (born 1925)
  • 21 March – David Beaglehole, physicist (born 1938)
  • 23 March – David Henshaw, cartoonist (born 1939)
  • 24 March – Margaret di Menna, microbiologist (born 1923)
  • 31 March – David Hannay, film producer (born 1939)

April

  • 1 April – Merimeri Penfold, Māori language academic (born 1920)
  • 3 April – Dame Dorothy Winstone, educationalist and academic (born 1919)
  • 6 April – Charles Farthing, doctor specialising in the treatment of HIV/AIDS (born 1953)
  • 8 April – Ivan Mercep, architect (born 1930)
  • 15 April
    • Jim Sprott, analytical chemist, forensic scientist (born 1924)
    • Sir Owen Woodhouse, naval officer, jurist, President of the Court of Appeal (1981–86) (born 1916)
  • 21 April – Maria Olsen, painter and sculptor (born 1947)
  • 26 April

May

  • 8 May – Allan Potts, athlete, athletics coach and administrator (born 1934)
  • 10 May – Lane Penn, rugby union player, coach and administrator (born 1938)
  • 11 May – Yvonne Cartier, ballet dancer and instructor, mime (born 1928)
  • 14 May
  • 20 May – Ross Brown, rugby union player (born 1934)
  • 21 May
  • 22 May – Pani Stirling, educationalist (born 1937)[11]
  • 23 May – Sam Harvey, cartoonist (born 1922)[12][13]
  • 28 May – Ethel Divers, netball player (born 1915)[14]
  • 30 May – Peter Hall, cricketer (born 1927)

June

  • 9 June – William Bradfield, amateur astronomer (born 1927)
  • 12 June – Pat Rosier, writer, editor, feminist activist (born 1942)
  • 18 June – Ces Renwick, cricketer (born 1924)
  • 21 June – John Heslop, surgeon, cricket administrator (born 1925)
  • 30 June – Rik Tau, Ngāi Tahu kaumātua (born 1941)[15]

July

  • 2 July – Dave Feickert, mining safety expert (born 1946)
  • 3 July
    • Peter Dawkins, musician and record producer (born 1946)
    • Ramai Hayward, actor and filmmaker (born 1916)
  • 5 July – Gugi Waaka, entertainer (born 1937)
  • 10 July – Douglas Goodfellow, businessman and philanthropist (born 1917)
  • 13 July
  • 17 July – Ross Burden, model and celebrity chef (born 1968)
  • 20 July – Lynda Patterson, Anglican priest (born 1974)
  • 21 July – Kevin Skinner, rugby union player (born 1927)
  • 22 July – Glenn Jowitt, photographer (born 1955)
  • 25 July – Kenneth Ferries, cricketer (born 1936)
  • 27 July
    • Eric Anderson, rugby union player and coach (born 1931)
    • Sir Richard Bolt, air force officer (born 1923)
    • Warren Dibble, poet and playwright (born 1931)
  • 29 July – Ron Johnston, speedway rider (born 1930)

August

  • 5 August
    • Dave Hereora, politician and trade unionist (born 1956)
    • Joe McManemin, athletics coach, sports administrator, Freemason (born 1923)
  • 10 August – Graham Gedye, cricketer (born 1929)
  • 13 August – Jack Shallcrass, author, educator, humanist (born 1922)
  • 16 August – Kevin Barry, rugby union player (born 1936)
  • 19 August – Bob Glading, golfer (born 1920)
  • 20 August – Margaret Marks, cricketer (born 1918)
  • 22 August – Helen Mason, potter (born 1915)
  • 27 August – Frank Corner, diplomat and public servant (born 1920)

September

  • 3 September
  • 5 September – Eoin Young, motoring journalist (born 1939)
  • 8 September – Errol Clince, hunter, engineer (born 1953)
  • 14 September –
  • 22 September – Ben Webb, artist (born 1976)
  • 29 September – John Ritchie, composer, music academic (born 1921)

October

  • 3 October – Ewen Gilmour, comedian (born 1963)
  • 6 October – Peg Griffin, supercentenarian, oldest person in New Zealand (born 1904)
  • 9 October – Connell Thode, naval officer, yachtsman (born 1911)
  • 10 October
  • 13 October – Yvette Bromley, stage actor and theatre director (born 1913)
  • 14 October – Bob Neilson, rugby league player (born 1923)
  • 18 October – Veandercross, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1988)
  • 21 October – Tuna Scanlan, boxer (born 1934)
  • 26 October – Sir Tay Wilson, sports administrator (born 1925)
  • 27 October – Ian Monro, naval officer (born 1927)

November

  • 2 November – Robert Tripe, actor (born 1973)
  • 5 November – Don McLaren, animal healthcare businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse breeder, horse racing administrator (born 1933)
  • 6 November – Len Jordan, rugby league player (born 1920)
  • 7 November – Rough Habit, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1986)
  • 9 November – Jeanne Macaskill, painter (born 1931)
  • 14 November – Dave Dephoff, athlete (born 1928)
  • 15 November – John Sparnon, rugby league player (born c.1943)
  • 16 November – Binney Lock, journalist and newspaper editor (born 1932)
  • 17 November – Warren Murdock, cricketer (born 1944)
  • 20 November
  • 24 November – Peter Henderson, rugby union and rugby league player, athlete (born 1926)
  • 30 November – Norm Holland, jockey (born 1924)

December

  • 1 December – Rocky Wood, writer (born 1959)
  • 3 December – Pat O'Connor, Roman Catholic priest, Ecclesiastical Superior of Tokelau (1992–2011) (born 1932)
  • 12 December
    • Graham Turbott, ornithologist and zoologist (born 1914)
    • Alan Ward, historian (born 1935)
  • 13 December – John Hickman, meteorologist (born 1927)
  • 14 December – John McCraw, soil scientist and local historian (born 1925)
  • 16 December – Jack Hazlett, rugby union player, tannery company founder (born 1938)
  • 17 December – Leonard Kent, cricketer (born 1924)
  • 18 December – John Beedell, canoeist (born 1933)
  • 23 December – Nigel Priestley, earthquake engineer (born 1943)
  • 25 December
    • Dave Comer, photographer, film location scout (born 1956)
    • Tom O'Donnell, medical doctor, researcher and academic (born 1926)
  • 26 December – Judith, Lady Hay, community leader, mayoress of Christchurch (1974–89) (born 1927)
  • 29 December – Sir Ivor Richardson, jurist (born 1930)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2014 (provisional)". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014. Also "Infoshare; Group: Population Estimates - DPE; Table: Estimated Resident Population for Urban Areas, at 30 June (1996+) (Annual-Jun)". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Urban area: Definition". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae". Governor-General of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  4. ^ Easther, Elisabeth (1 March 2014). "Waitawa: paddling your own canoe". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  5. ^ Watkins, Tracy (3 March 2014). "Royals to spend 9 days in NZ". Fairfax New Zealand. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Ashburton Work and Income shooting: Suspect arrested". The New Zealand Herald. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  7. ^ Whittaker, John Anthony and Emma (22 October 2014). "Security guards monitor chocolate milk". Stuff. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  8. ^ "A magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred 150 km east of Te Araroa, New Zealand on Mon Nov 17 2014 11:33 AM. The quake was 32 kilometres deep and the shaking was moderate close to the quake". www.geonet.org.nz. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  9. ^ Page, Jacob (29 March 2014). "Waikato double at Maadi Cup in schools eights". Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  10. ^ "New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  11. ^ Taylor, Piripi (23 May 2014). "Ngā Tapuwae to farewell beloved matriarch". Māori Television. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Sam Harvey obituary". New Zealand Herald. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  13. ^ "'Goodnight Kiwi' creator dies". oneNews. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  15. ^ Monk, Arielle (3 July 2014). "Body of influential "Uncle Rik" Tau returns home". The Press. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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