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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1982 in New Zealand .
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,226,800.
[1]
Increase since 31 December 1981: 32,300 (1.01%).
[1]
Males per 100 females: 98.6.
[1]
Regal and viceregal
Government
The
40th New Zealand Parliament continued. The
third National Party government was in power.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
Arts and literature
See
1982 in art ,
1982 in literature ,
Category:1982 books
Music
Winners are shown first and in boldface with nominees underneath.
[5]
Album of the year:
DD Smash – Cool Bananas
Single of the year:
Prince Tui Teka – E Ipo
Top male vocalist:
Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash)
Malcolm McNeill
Monte Video
Top female vocalist:
Patsy Riggir
Suzanne Prentice
Trudi Green (The Neighbours)
Top group of the year: DD Smash
Most promising male vocalist: Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash)
Most promising female vocalist:
Jodi Vaughan
Most promising group:
Dance Exponents
Polynesian record of the year: Prince Tui Teka – E Ipo
Producer of the year:
Ian Morris – Cool Bananas (DD Smash)
Engineer of the year: Paul Streekstra & Doug Rogers – Cool Bananas (DD Smash)
Sleeve design of the year: Wayne Robinson –Cool Bananas (DD Smash)
Outstanding contribution to music:
Simon Grigg
See:
1982 in music
Performing arts
Radio and television
FM Stereo transmissions were being tested. Radio Bay of Plenty Limited, operating 1XX (previously 1240 am then 1242 am in 1978) also in Whakatane, ran the first of many short-term summer stations.
1XX – FM 90.7 This station was the 1ST licensed FM Stereo Radio station in New Zealand. The station went to air at 4 pm on 5 January 1982 and went through to 31 January 1982 with the station on-air each day in two shifts: 4 pm – 8 pm & 8 pm – 12 am Midnight. Announcers: Chris Clarke,
Te Karere , a
Māori language news program, is trialled.
Northern Television begins broadcasting morning television programs.
[1]
Archived 22 February 2006 at the
Wayback Machine
Feltex Television Awards:
See:
1982 in New Zealand television ,
1982 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:1982 film awards ,
1982 in film ,
List of New Zealand feature films ,
Cinema of New Zealand ,
Category:1982 films
Sport
Athletics
Trevor Wright wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:19:34 on 3 April in
Whangārei .
Basketball
Commonwealth Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
5
8
13
26
Horse racing
Harness racing
ROWING
New Zealand men's rowing 8 win gold medal at the world rowing championships in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Stephanie Foster wins the first ever NZ women's medal at a world championships with a bronze medal in the single sculls event.
Rugby union
Shooting
Soccer
Births
January to June
6 January –
Roy Asotasi , rugby league player.
12 January –
Tony Lochhead , football (soccer) player.
17 January –
Tim Weston , cricketer.
30 January –
Shontayne Hape , rugby league player.
1 February –
Sam Tuitupou , rugby union player.
5 March –
Dan Carter , rugby union player.
6 March –
Jimmy Cowan , rugby union player.
20 March –
Rory Fallon , football (soccer) player.
22 March –
Chris Smylie , rugby player.
24 March –
James Napier , actor.
4 April –
Andrea Hewitt , athlete.
19 April –
Sitiveni Sivivatu , rugby union and sevens player.
3 May –
Casey Laulala , rugby union player.
6 May –
Eric Murray , rower, Olympic gold medallist (
2012 London )
13 May –
Mika Vukona , basketball player.
16 May –
Jonathan Duncan , swimmer.
21 May –
Ma'a Nonu , rugby union player.
22 June –
Stu Mills , cricketer.
July to December
1 July –
James Pritchett , football (soccer) player.
4 July –
Jeff Lima , rugby league player.
6 July –
Jeremy Yates , cyclist.
[11]
15 July –
Neemia Tialata , rugby union player.
17 July –
Eve van Grafhorst .
24 July –
Anna Paquin , actress.
4 August –
Juliette Haigh , rower, Olympic bronze medallist (
2012 London )
15 August –
Jason Eaton , rugby union player.
30 August –
Russell Ward , skeleton racer.
7 September –
Krystal Forgesson , field hockey player.
16 September –
Lizzy Igasan , field hockey defender.
29 September –
Joline Henry , netball player.
11 October –
Cameron Knowles , football (soccer) player.
14 November –
Sailosi Tagicakibau , Samoan rugby player
17 November –
Hollie Smith , singer-songwriter.
Category:1982 births
Deaths
3 January 1982:
Bernard O'Brien , philosopher and theologian.
18 February: Dame
Ngaio Marsh writer and director.
1 March:
Frank Gill , Air Commodore, politician.
1 March:
Frank Sargeson , writer.
24 May:
William Sheat , politician.
[12]
4 March (in London):
Dorothy Eden , novelist.
29 April:
Ray Boord , politician.
[12]
9 June (in Canada):
Richard St. Barbe Baker , silviculturist and conservationist.
[12]
11 June: Sir
Valdemar Skellerup , industrialist.
[13]
13 June:
John A. Lee politician and writer.
[12]
15 July:
Don Beard , cricketer.
2 September:
Clive Hulme , Victoria Cross winner.
19 September:
Ted Badcock , cricketer.
8 October:
Cora Wilding , physiotherapist and artist.
14 October:
Andrew Davidson , educationalist
1 November (in Canada):
Eric Arthur , architect.
22 November (in Majorca, Spain):
Jean Batten aviator.
2 December: Sir
Robert Macfarlane , politician.
18 December:
Ray Emery , cricketer.
See also
References
^
a
b
c
"Historical population estimates tables" . Statistics New Zealand. Archived from
the original on 31 December 2017.
^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990 . ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
^
"Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition" . Archived from
the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008 .
^
Toledo Blade, 5 April 1982, page 4
^
"Awards 1981" . Listing . NZ Music Awards. Archived from
the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012 .
^
"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
^
a
b Lambert, M.; Palenski, R. (1985). 4th Air New Zealand Almanac . Moa Alamanac Press.
ISBN
0-908570-91-0 .
^
"Ballinger Belt" . National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 January 2022 .
^
Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com
Archived 14 March 2009 at the
Wayback Machine
^
"Jeremy Yates profile" . Archived from
the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008 .
^
a
b
c
d Lambert, M & Palenski, R: The New Zealand Almanac, 1st edition, Moa Almanac Press, Wellington, 1982.
ISBN
0-908570-55-4
^ Lambert, Max (1991).
Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 729.
ISBN
9780790001302 .
External links
Media related to
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1982 in Oceania
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