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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1977 in New Zealand .
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,166,400.
[1]
Increase since 31 December 1976: 3000 (0.09%).
[1]
Males per 100 females: 99.4.
[1]
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
1977 was the second full year of the
38th Parliament . The
Third National Government was in power.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
28 February: Queen Elizabeth II officially opens the Beehive.
Arts and literature
See
1977 in art ,
1977 in literature
Music
The
New Zealand Music Awards were not held this year.
See:
1977 in music
Radio and television
April:
Fair Go airs for the first time.
June: Wellington's
Radio Active 89FM first hits the airwaves
Feltex Television Awards:
Best Current Affairs: News at Ten
Best Documentary Series: Black Future
Best Light Entertainment: Blerta
Best Play:
The God Boy
Best Drama: Moynihan
Best Speciality:
Country Calendar
Best Actor:
Ian Mune in Winners and Losers and Moynihan
Best Actress:
Judy Douglas in The God Boy
Best Script: The God Boy
Best Personality:
Roger Gascoigne
Performing arts
Television
See:
1977 in New Zealand television ,
1977 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:1977 film awards ,
1977 in film ,
List of New Zealand feature films ,
Cinema of New Zealand ,
Category:1977 films
Sport
Athletics
Terry Manners wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:20:40 in
Hawera .
Chess
Horse racing
Harness racing
Thoroughbred racing
Births
22 January:
Jono Gibbes , rugby player
25 February:
Matthew Bell , cricketer
25 March:
Brooke Walker , cricketer
16 May:
Melanie Lynskey , actress
20 May:
Raf de Gregorio , soccer player
25 May:
Michael Bevin , field hockey goalkeeper
14 June:
Duncan Oughton , footballer
9 July (in South Africa):
Leana du Plooy , netball player'
5 July:
Dale Rasmussen , rugby player
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11 July:
Matai Smith , television presenter
13 July:
Xavier Rush , rugby player
5 September:
Emily Gillam , field hockey player
8 September:
Sheryl Scanlan , netball player
9 September:
Caleb Ralph , rugby player
18 October:
Ryan Nelsen , footballer
13 November:
Chanel Cole , musician
28 November:
Greg Somerville , rugby player
15 December:
Dominic Bowden , television presenter
21 December:
Leon MacDonald , rugby player
Category:1977 births
Deaths
See also
References
External links
Media related to
1977 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
1977 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand