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2 . 3 P a r l i a m e n t a r y o p p o s i t i o n
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The following lists events that happened during 1972 in New Zealand .
Population
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Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,959,700.[1]
Increase since 31 December 1971: 61,200 (2.11%).[1]
Males per 100 females: 99.7.[1]
Incumbents
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Regal and viceregal
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Government
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The 36th Parliament of New Zealand concluded. A general election was held on 25 November and saw the second National government defeated by a large margin, with the Labour Party winning 55 of 87 seats in Parliament.
Parliamentary opposition
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Main centre leaders
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Events
[ edit ] Mount Ngauruhoe eruption
Arts and literature
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See 1972 in art , 1972 in literature
Music
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See: 1972 in music
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Radio and Television
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The Broadcasting Authority in March grants the right to broadcast a second television channel to the private consortium Independent Television Corporation. After the election of the Labour Government in November, Norman Kirk announces the second channel will be run by NZBC.
In September, the first live broadcast of an All Black match takes place. The All Blacks played against Australia. [1 ] Archived 22 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
Feltex Television Awards:
Best Programme: Charlie's Rock – Pukemanu
Outstanding Performance: Peter Sinclair in Golden Disc Award
Best Drama: Charlie's Rock – Pukemanu
See: 1972 in New Zealand television , 1972 in television , List of TVNZ television programming , Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
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See: 1972 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand
Sport
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Athletics
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Field events within New Zealand switch from imperial to metric measurements. Track events changed earlier in 1969.
David McKenzie wins his fourth and last national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:14:11.2 on 11 March in Dunedin .
Chess
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The 79th National Chess Championship is held in Hamilton, and is won by R.J. Sutton of Auckland (his third title).[10]
Horse racing
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Harness racing
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Olympic Games
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Summer Olympics
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Total
1 1 1 3
New Zealand sends a team of 89 competitors.
Winter Olympics
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Total
0
0
0
0
New Zealand sends a team of two alpine skiers.
Paralympic Games
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Summer Paralympics
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New Zealand sends a team of 10 competitors.
Total
3 3 3 9
Soccer
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Births
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3 January: Shaun Longstaff
9 January: Gary Stead
3 March: Peter O'Leary
27 March: David Bain Privy Council and subsequently found not guilty at retrial.
29 March: Paul Kent
12 April: Jenny Shepherd
17 April: Dylan Mika
16 May: Matthew Hart
3 June: Robert Kennedy
7 June: Karl Urban
11 June: Stephen Kearney
21 June (in South Africa): Irene van Dyk
3 July: Aleksei Kulashko
4 July: Craig Spearman
12 August: Tony Marsh
6 October: Brooke Howard-Smith
27 October: John Steel
16 December: Angela Bloomfield
18 December: Julian Arahanga
20 December: Jonathan Wyatt
Veeshayne Armstrong
(in Britain): Warwick Murray
(in Hong Kong): Jack Yan
Deaths
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March
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April
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July
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August
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September
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October
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December
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References
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^ 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 .
^ Keane, Basil (20 June 2012). "Ngā rōpū tautohetohe – Māori protest movements: Cultural rights" . Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Retrieved 17 September 2021 .
^ "History of the Māori language: Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week" . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . 31 July 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021 .
^ Margarine Amendment Act 1972 No 127
^ a b "No hitches in first jumbo service" . The Press
^ "New Zealand and Chile" . New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 27 August 2010 .
^ 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
^ White, Judith. "Harold Temple White" . Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 23 April 2017 .
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Sovereign states
Associated states
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