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The following lists events that happened during 1976 in New Zealand .
Population
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Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,163,400.[1]
Increase since 31 December 1975: 19,700 (0.63%).[1]
Males per 100 females: 99.5.[1]
Incumbents
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Regal and viceregal
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Government
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Parliamentary opposition
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Main centre leaders
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Events
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28 February – Nelson by-election – Mel Courtney (Labour ) elected to replace the late Stan Whitehead .
1 April – The New Zealand Fire Service is formed, following the nationwide merger of urban fire boards and fire brigades brought about by the Fire Service Act 1975.
9 April – Upper Hutt becomes the first telephone exchange to implement subscriber toll dialling , allowing national calls to be made without operator assistance.[5]
7 June – The nation's first McDonald's restaurant opens in central Porirua ; a Big Mac initially cost 75c.[6]
17 July – 1 August – New Zealand competes at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal , Quebec , Canada , despite 28 African nations boycotting the games over New Zealand's sporting ties with apartheid South Africa . The nation wins four medals: two gold, one silver and one bronze.
15 September – The Union Company 's Lyttelton to Wellington ferry service is cancelled, having operated since 1895 and by the Ministry of Transport since 1974, facing increased competition from air travel and the Railways ' Cook Strait ferry service .
1 November – The Waitangi Day Act 1976 commences, replacing the New Zealand Day public holiday with Waitangi Day on 6 February.
14 December – The Weights and Measures Amendment Act commences, officially completing metrication in New Zealand.
Arts and literature
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See 1976 in art , 1976 in literature
Music
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ALBUM OF THE YEAR NZSO – Symphony No. 2
RECORDING ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR Dr Tree
BEST NEW ARTIST Dr Tree
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Alan Galbraith – Taking It All in Stride
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Peter Hitchcock – Taking It All in Stride
ARRANGER OF THE YEAR David Frazer – Taking It All in Stride
COMPOSER OF THE YEAR John Hanlon – Night Life
See: 1976 in music
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Radio and television
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See: 1976 in New Zealand television , 1976 in television , List of TVNZ television programming , Category:Television in New Zealand , Category:New Zealand television shows , Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
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See: Category:1976 film awards , 1976 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand , Category:1976 films
Sport
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Athletics
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UK-born Jack Foster wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:16:27 on 6 March in Auckland .
Chess
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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
2 1 1 4
New Zealand sends a team of 80 competitors.
Winter Olympics
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Total
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New Zealand sends a team of five alpine skiers.
Paralympic Games
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Summer Paralympics
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New Zealand sends a team of 12 competitors.
Total
7 1 5 12
Soccer
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Births
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1 January – Karl Burnett , actor
13 January – Bic Runga , singer, songwriter
12 February – Christian Cullen , rugby union footballer
14 March – Sarah Ulmer , cyclist
31 March – Anna Rowberry , netball player
6 April – Bruce Reihana , rugby player
10 April – Jason Richards , motor racing driver (d. 2011)
7 May – Stacey Jones , rugby league footballer
14 May – Jason Reeves , broadcaster
3 June – Miriama Smith , actress
7 July – Ron Cribb , rugby union footballer
3 August – Rachel Sutherland , field hockey player
3 September – Ivan Vicelich , soccer player
13 September – Craig McMillan , cricketer
3 October – Simon Wills , motor racing driver
4 November – Troy Flavell , rugby union footballer
20 November – Doug Viney , K-1 fighter
3 December – Byron Kelleher , rugby union footballer
13 December – Mark Paston , soccer player
15 December – Joseph Yovich , cricketer
21 December – Mark Dickel , basketball player
Category:1976 births
Deaths
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9 January: Sir Stanley Whitehead , politician and 15th Speaker of the House of Representatives.
7 February (in Australia): Sir Cedric Stanton Hicks , nutrition scientist.
12 June: Herb Lilburne
15 July: Peter Gilbert
20 July: Tom Lowry
19 August: Ken Wadsworth
21 August: Ken James
12 November: Cliff Porter
14 November: Ernest Toop
See also
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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 .
^ "Direct toll calls in Hutt first" . The Press
^ Fallon, Virginia (10 June 2016). "McDonald's NZ was born in Porirua 40 years ago with queues out the door" . Stuff . Retrieved 28 March 2023 .
^ "TV link from north cut" . The Press
^ 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
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