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The following lists events that happened during 1978 in New Zealand .
Population
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Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,165,200.[1]
Change since 31 December 1977: -1,200 (-0.04%).[1]
Males per 100 females: 99.2.[1]
This was the first year since 1941 in which New Zealand's population declined (due to emigration, largely to Australia).[citation needed ]
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Parliamentary opposition
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Events
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Arts and literature
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See 1978 in art , 1978 in literature , Category:1978 books
January
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Nambassa , three-day music, crafts and alternative lifestyles festival on Phil and Pat Hulses' 400-acre (1.6 km 2 ) farm in Golden Valley, north of Waihi . Attendance 25,000.
October
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Music
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Winners were as follows:[6]
ALBUM OF THE YEAR Hello Sailor – Hello Sailor
SINGLE OF THE YEAR Golden Harvest – I Need Your Love
TOP MALE VOCALIST John Rowles
TOP GROUP Hello Sailor
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Sharon O’Neill
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Ian Morris – Hello Sailor
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Rob Aicken – Hello Sailor
MOST PROMISING GROUP Citizen Band
MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Kim Hart
MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Dennis O’Brien
See: 1978 in music
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Radio and television
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See: 1978 in New Zealand television , 1978 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:1978 film awards , 1978 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand , Category:1978 films
Sport
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Athletics
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Chess
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Commonwealth Games
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Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
5
6
9
20
Cricket
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15 February: After 48 years of trying, New Zealand beats England in a Test match for the first time, winning the Test at the Basin Reserve .[9]
Horse racing
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Harness racing
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Soccer
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Births
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2 January: Dan Ward-Smith , rugby union player
5 January: Adi Dick , musician.
21 January (in the United States): Mike Chappell , basketballer.
3 February: Keith Cameron , rugby union player.[13]
26 February: Rico Gear , rugby union player.
8 April: Nathan Mauger , rugby union player.
29 April: Donna Loffhagen , netball and basketball player.
19 May: Willie Walker , rugby union player.
28 May: John Dennison , poet.
1 June: Ben Lummis , singer and winner of New Zealand Idol (season 1) .
11 June: Daryl Tuffey , cricketer.
4 July: Bianca Russell , field hockey player.
6 July: Kevin Senio , rugby union player.
12 July: Claire Chitham , actor.
26 July: David Kosoof , field hockey player.
28 July: Jacob Oram , cricketer.
14 August (in South Africa): Greg Rawlinson , rugby union player.
5 September:
10 September: Nish Selvadurai , comedian.
13 September: Andrew Hore , rugby union player.
18 September: Iain Lees-Galloway , politician.
21 September: Doug Howlett , rugby union player.
10 October: Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell (twins), rowers, Olympic gold medallists (2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing )
26 October: Ricky Cockerill , figure skater.
6 November: Dean Kent , swimmer.
11 November: Lou Vincent , cricketer.
19 November (in Australia): Mahé Drysdale , rower, Olympic gold medallist (2012 London )
21 November: Paul Urlovic , soccer player.
William Dwane Bell , convicted murderer.
Mok TzeMing , writer.
Category:1978 births
Deaths
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Category:1978 deaths
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 .
^ Earley, Melanie (24 May 2018). "Dawn service marks 40 years since eviction at Bastion Point" . Stuff . Retrieved 12 December 2023 .
^ "1978 Winners" . NZ Music Awards. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012 .
^ "General amendment to radio frequencies" . The Press . 22 November 1978. p. 21.
^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ nzhistory.net.nz
^ "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
^ Keith Cameron profile Archived 19 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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