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Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,888,500 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1970: 46,400 (1.63%)
- Males per 100 Females: 99.7
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government
The 36th Parliament of New Zealand continued, with the second National government in power.
- Speaker of the House - Roy Jack. [3]
- Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake
- Deputy Prime Minister - Jack Marshall. [3]
- Minister of Finance - Robert Muldoon. [3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Keith Holyoake. [3]
- Attorney-General - Jack Marshall until 2 February, then Dan Riddiford. [3]
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton - Mike Minogue
- Mayor of Wellington - Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch - A. R. (Ron) Guthrey then Neville G. Pickering
- Mayor of Dunedin - James George Barnes
Events
January
- 2 January: description
February
March
April
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Arts and literature
- Noel Hilliard wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1971 in art, 1971 in literature, Category:1971 books
Music
New Zealand Music Awards
- LOXENE GOLDEN DISC Craig Scott - Smiley
- LOXENE GOLDEN DISC Chapta - Say A Prayer
See: 1971 in music
Radio and Television
- In 1971 there was a major breakthrough for international news when the Warkworth Satellite station was opened. [1]
- The Melbourne Cup was the first live international broadcast, in November.
- The radio licence fee was abolished, and the television fee set at NZ$20 per year.
- Feltex Television Awards:
- Best Programme: Gallery and In View of the Circumstances
- Best Actor: Bruno Lawrence in Time Out
- Best Performance as Frontman: Brian Edwards in Post Office Dispute
- Best Entertainment: Dinah Lee
- TVPDA Award for Allied Crafts: Waynne Williams
See: 1971 in New Zealand television, 1971 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1971 film awards , 1971 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1971 films
Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese
Sport
Athletics
- David McKenzie wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:16.4 on March 6 in Invercargill.
Soccer
- New Zealand National Soccer League won by Eastern Suburbs AFC
- Chatham Cup won by Western Suburbs (Wellington)
- Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup ,Ranfurly Shield
- Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team
- Golf: New Zealand Open , Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
- Horse racing: See Category:Horse racing in New Zealand, list winners.
- Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team
- Netball: Silver Ferns , Netball World Championships
Births
- 23 January: Adam Parore, cricketer.
- 5 March: Cory Hutchings, surf livesaving and ironman competitor.
- 29 March: Julie Seymour, netball player.
- 11 April: Mark Cooksley, rugby union player.
- 12 April: Gregory Russ, field hockey player.
- 28 April: Hamish Carter, triathlete.
- 2 June: Dion Gosling, field hockey player.
- 11 June: Mark Richardson, cricketer
- 18 June: Blair Pocock, cricketer.
- 20 June: Josh Kronfeld, rugby union player.
- 21 June: Irene Van Dyk, netballer.
- 9 August: Jon Toogood, musician, songwriter.
- 15 August: Umesh Parag, field hockey player.
- 18 August: Jonathan Winter, swimmer.
- 24 August: Heremaia Ngata, soccer player.
- 27 August: Glen Osborne, rugby union player.
- 15 September: Nathan Astle, cricketer.
- 18 September: Tom Larkin, musician.
- 20 September: Todd Blackadder, rugby union player.
- 8 October: Marc Ellis, rugby union and rugby league player, television personality.
- 25 October: Martin Leslie, rugby union player.
- 31 October: Phil Tataurangi, golfer.
- 20 November: Dion Nash, cricketer.
- 30 November: Heath Davis, cricketer.
- 13 December: Vaughan Coveny, soccer player.
- 24 December: Geoff Allott, cricketer.
Deaths
- 24 June: Jack Dunning, cricketer.
- 19 September: Ted Badcock, cricketer.
- 10 October: John Cawte Beaglehole, historian and biographer.
- 15 December: Air Marshall Roderick Carr
- Harold Abbott, rugby union player.
- Mary Grigg, politician.
- Robert Laidlaw, businessman.
- R. A. K. Mason, poet.
References
- ^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls
- ^ 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 0908570554
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1971 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1971
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