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The following lists events that happened during 1979 in New Zealand .
Population
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Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,163,900.[1]
Increase since 31 December 1978: -1,300 (−0.04%).[1]
Males per 100 females: 99.0.[1]
Incumbents
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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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10 January – A fire destroys the Farmers' Co-operative Association department store in Blenheim , aided by strong northwesterly winds and a 33 °C (91 °F) temperature.[5]
February: Muhammed Ali came to New Zealand; staying at Upper Hutt (photos).[6]
17 February – an Air New Zealand Fokker F27 Friendship crashed into Manukau Harbour while on final approach to Auckland Airport 1 crew and 1 company staff member were killed.[7]
19 March – Cessna aircraft en route from Palmerston North to Taupo crashed onto the Desert Rd in bad weather, killing all 6 occupants
24 May – Labour MP Malcolm Douglas is removed from Parliament six months after the 1978 general election, after an electoral petition by National opponent Winston Peters is upheld over irregularities in the votes of the Hunua electorate. Peters subsequently replaces Douglas
30 July – The carless days scheme is introduced, restricting private motor vehicles from driving on one day of the week.[8]
8 August – 1979 Abbotsford landslip : Sixty-nine homes in the Dunedin suburb of Abbotsford are left uninhabitable after 18 hectares (44 acres) of land slips 48 metres in 15 minutes.
20 September – The New Zealand Federation of Labour holds a 24-hour general strike to protest government intervention in the drivers' award . Around 300,000 workers, mainly in the manufacturing and transport industries, participate in the strike.[9] [10]
3 November – The Evening Star [11]
28 November – Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashes in Mount Erebus , Antarctica , killing all 237 passengers and 20 crewmembers aboard.
Two years after its official opening, the new executive wing of Parliament Buildings, known as the Beehive , is completed and occupied by the Government.[12]
Arts and literature
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See 1979 in art , 1979 in literature , Category:1979 books
Music
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ALBUM OF THE YEAR Street Talk – Street Talk
SINGLE OF THE YEAR Th' Dudes – Be Mine Tonight
TOP MALE VOCALIST Rob Guest
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Sharon O'Neill
TOP GROUP Th' Dudes
MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Jon Stevens
MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Tina Cross
MOST PROMISING GROUP Street Talk
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Steve Robinson – This Heart This Song
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Gerry Smith – This Heart This Song
BEST COVER DESIGN Geoff Chunn, Peter Burt & Dale Wrightson – Just Drove Through Town
See: 1979 in music
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Radio and television
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Feltex Television Awards:
See: 1979 in New Zealand television , 1979 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:1979 film awards , 1979 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand , Category:1979 films
Sport
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Athletics
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Tony Good wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:18:47.3.
Chess
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Horse racing
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Harness racing
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Motorsport
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Netball
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Soccer
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Births
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27 January: Daniel Vettori
1 February: Peter Fulton
15 February: Hamish James Marshall
28 February: Olivia Baker
4 March: Ben Fouhy
12 March: Ben Sandford
15 March: Kyle Mills
20 March: Keven Mealamu
26 March: Ben Blair
12 May (In Nadi, Fiji): Amasio Valence
15 May (in Samoa): Chris Masoe
8 June: Adine Wilson
2 July: Michael Papps
13 July: Ladyhawke
30 July: Louise Corcoran
3 October: Rodney So'oialo
8 November: Brad Leonard
14 November: Carl Hayman
20 November: Maree Bowden
3 December: Daniel Bedingfield
Pete Wheeler
Category:1979 births
Deaths
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Category:1979 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 .
^ "Wind-fanned flames gut whole block in Blenheim's biggest fire" . The Press
^ "When Muhammad Ali was a huge hit in Upper Hutt" . Stuff (Fairfax). 2023.
^ "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 NK-NFC Manukau Harbour" . Aviation Safety Network. 27 February 2005.
^ Dominion Post , 29 July 2017 page A12: "Couldn't car-less"
^ Derby, Mark (11 March 2010). "Strikes and labour disputes - The decline of the arbitration system" . Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand .
^ "Factories go out but offices and shops go on" . The Press
^ "Allied Press History" . Allied Press . Archived from the original on 31 August 2006.
^ "The Beehive - Executive Wing" . www.parliament.nz . Retrieved 19 August 2020 .
^ 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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