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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1973 in New Zealand .
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December 1973: 3,024,900.
[1]
Increase since 31 December 1972 – 65,200 (2.20%).
[1]
Males per 100 females – 99.7.
[1]
It took 21 years for the population to grow from 2 million to 3 million.[
citation needed ]
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Elizabeth II
Denis Blundell
Government
The
37th New Zealand Parliament commences. Government is by a
Labour majority of 55 seats to the
National Party 's 32 seats.
Stanley Whitehead
Norman Kirk
Hugh Watt
Bill Rowling
Martyn Finlay
Parliamentary opposition
Judiciary
Main centre leaders
Dove-Myer Robinson
Frank Kitts
Neville Pickering
Jim Barnes
Events
1 January – The
1973 New Year Honours are announced
[5]
11 January –
Air New Zealand accepts delivery of its first
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 jet.
[6]
4 February – The details of the
Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement are announced
[7]
7 February – A
heat wave affects large parts of New Zealand.
Rangiora reaches 42.4 °C (108.3 °F), the highest temperature recorded in New Zealand as of December 2023
[update] .
[8]
11 February –
The Rolling Stones play a single New Zealand concert, at
Western Springs Stadium , Auckland, on their
1973 Pacific Tour .
27 February – Leaking drums of
organophosphate cotton
defoliant spread fumes across
Parnell , Auckland, causing 640 people to be treated in hospital and 6,000 people to be evacuated.
[9]
[10]
1 March – The
Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement is implemented
[7]
10 April – Prime Minister Kirk cancels the 1973 South African rugby tour to New Zealand over fears of civil unrest.
[11]
[12]
16 April – After a retrial,
Arthur Allan Thomas is again found guilty of the
murders of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe .
[13]
2 June – The
1973 Queen's Birthday Honours are announced
[14]
19 October – The
New Zealand Day Act 1973 , making 6 February a national holiday, receives royal assent.
31 October –
Colour television is introduced.
[15]
Arts and literature
See
1973 in art ,
1973 in literature
Music
New Zealand Music Awards
ALBUM OF THE YEAR John Donoghue – Spirit Of
Pelorus Jack
RECORDING ARTIST / GROUP OF THE YEAR
Shona Laing
BEST SINGLE / SINGLE OF THE YEAR
John Hanlon – Damn The Dam
BEST NEW ARTIST Shona Laing
BEST NZ RECORDED COMPOSITION Anna Leah – Love Bug
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Keith Southern – Join Together
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Peter Hitchcock – Only Time Could Let Us Know
ARRANGER OF THE YEAR Mike Harvey – Damn The Dam
See:
1973 in music
Performing arts
Radio and television
Colour television broadcasts begin at 7:45 pm on 31 October.
[15] The
licence fee for a colour television is NZ$35.
In December,
Fred Dagg makes his first appearance.
[16]
Feltex Television Awards:
Natural History Programme: Bird of a Single Flight
Best News, Current Affairs: Election Night '72
Best Light Entertainment:
Loxene Golden Disc 1972
Best Drama and the Arts: Gone Up North and An Awful Silence
Best Documentary: Deciding
Allied Crafts:
Loxene Golden Disc set and work on Pop Co.
The first
ZM radio stations were started in 1973 as 1ZM Auckland, 2ZM Wellington and 3ZM Christchurch.
See:
1973 in New Zealand television ,
1973 in television ,
List of TVNZ television programming ,
Category:Television in New Zealand ,
Category:New Zealand television shows ,
Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See:
Category:1973 film awards ,
1973 in film ,
List of New Zealand feature films ,
Cinema of New Zealand ,
Category:1973 films
Sport
Athletics
Terry Manners wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:18:28.7 on 10 March in
Inglewood . In the same year, on 1 December, the title is taken over by
John Robinson who wins his first national title, clocking 2:15:03.6 in
Christchurch .
Chess
The 80th National Chess Championship is held in Wellington, and is won by
Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland (his 12th title).
[17]
Horse racing
From January 1973, all races are run at
metric distances rather than
imperial .
Harness racing
Soccer
Births
25 January:
Ruben Wiki , rugby league footballer
20 February:
Leisen Jobe , field hockey player
1 April:
Stephen Fleming , cricketer
8 April:
Nicholas Tongue , freestyle swimmer
27 May:
16 June:
Shane Reed , athlete (died 2022)
2 July:
Andrew Buckley , field hockey player
10 July:
Andrew McCormick , rugby union footballer
23 July:
Adrian Cashmore , rugby player
31 July:
Tasha Williams , hammer thrower
4 August:
Hymie Gill , field hockey player
5 August:
Justin Marshall , rugby player
13 August:
Martin Moana , rugby league footballer
19 August:
Carl Bulfin , cricketer
23 August:
Kerry Walmsley , cricketer
5 September:
Lesley Nicol , netball player
1 September:
Trent Bray , freestyle swimmer
14 November:
Darren Smith , field hockey player
15 November:
Shayne O'Connor , cricketer
16 November:
Brendan Laney , rugby player
29 December:
Garth da Silva , boxer
Kirsten Cameron , swimmer
Dom Harvey , podcaster and former radio host
Deaths
Full date unknown
References
See also
For world events and topics in 1973 not specifically related to New Zealand see : 1973
1973 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand