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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1991 in New Zealand .
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,516,000.
[1]
Increase since 31 December 1990: 40,900 (1.18%) Note that there is a discontinuity between the 1990 and 1991 figures as
Statistics NZ switched from using the de facto population concept to
estimated resident population .
Males per 100 Females: 99.7
[1]
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The
43rd New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was
The National Party , led by
Jim Bolger . National controlled nearly seventy percent of the seats in Parliament.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
January
February
March
April
17 April: Prime Minister Jim Bolger stated, "We intend to keep New Zealand nuclear-free this term, next term, and the term after that."
[4]
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Arts and literature
See
1991 in art ,
1991 in literature ,
Category:1991 books
Performing arts
Radio and television
See:
1991 in New Zealand television ,
1991 in television ,
List of TVNZ television programming ,
Category:Television in New Zealand ,
TV3 (New Zealand) ,
Category:New Zealand television shows ,
Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See:
Category:1991 film awards ,
1991 in film ,
List of New Zealand feature films ,
Cinema of New Zealand ,
Category:1991 films
Internet
See:
NZ Internet History
Sport
Athletics
Horse racing
Harness racing
Thoroughbred racing
Shooting
Ballinger Belt –
Graeme Berman (Australia)
Geoffrey Smith (Malvern), second, top New Zealander
[8]
Soccer
Births
January
February
March
2 March –
Mitchell Scott , rugby union player
4 March –
Sue Maroroa , chess player
12 March
14 March
16 March –
Michael Barry , cricketer
17 March –
Dylan Dunlop-Barrett , swimmer
19 March –
Colin Murphy , association footballer
20 March –
Liam Squire , rugby union player
22 March
23 March –
Jenny Hung , table tennis player
25 March –
Ryan Duffy , cricketer
26 March –
Courteney Lowe , road cyclist
30 March –
Jono Hickey , cricketer and rugby union player
31 March –
Codie Taylor , rugby union player
April
1 April
2 April
4 April –
Sam Meech , sailor
6 April –
Paratene McLeod , basketball player
9 April –
Dominic Bird , rugby union player
10 April -
Kirsten Pearce , field hockey player
17 April –
Augusta Xu-Holland , actor
20 April –
Daniel Hawkins , rugby union player
26 April –
Isaac Liu , rugby league player
27 April –
Dylan Collier , rugby union and rugby league player
29 April –
Steven Luatua , rugby union player
30 April –
Brett Hampton , cricketer
May
2 May –
Patrick Bevin , road cyclist
3 May –
Hannah Wall , association footballer
5 May –
Joel Faulkner , rugby union player
7 May –
Kenny Ardouin , cleft lip and palate community advocate
8 May –
Waisake Naholo , rugby union player
9 May
10 May –
Gareth Anscombe , rugby union player
11 May –
Tony Ensor , rugby union player
12 May
15 May –
Matt Moulds , rugby union player
20 May –
Daryl Mitchell , cricketer
24 May –
Ian McPeake , cricketer
25 May
27 May
31 May –
Brodie Retallick , rugby union player
June
July
August
September
2 September –
Adam Henry , rugby league player
4 September –
Chevannah Paalvast , basketball player
5 September –
Nepia Fox-Matamua , rugby union player
9 September –
Adam Ling , rower
11 September –
Rebecca Sinclair , snowboarder
13 September –
Lee Allan , rugby union player
14 September –
Ryan De Vries , association footballer
16 September –
Luke Rowe , association footballer
19 September –
Owen Ivins , cricketer
23 September –
Cardiff Vaega , rugby union player
26 September –
Look Who's Talking , thoroughbred racehorse
29 September –
Stefi Luxton , snowboarder
October
5 October –
Gareth Kean , swimmer
7 October –
Stefan Marinovic , association footballer
12 October –
Nabil Sabio Azadi , artist
15 October –
Mandy Boyd , lawn bowls player
19 October –
Michael Allardice , rugby union player
22 October –
Levi Sherwood , freestyle motocross rider
26 October –
Blair Soper , cricketer
27 October –
Il Vicolo , standardbred racehorse
28 October –
Duane Bailey , basketballer
29 October –
Parris Goebel , dancer, choreographer and actor
31 October –
Charles Piutau , rugby union player
November
5 November –
Marco Rojas , association footballer
6 November –
Matt Faddes , rugby union player
10 November -
Ben Wheeler , cricketer
11 November –
Kate Broadmore , cricketer
13 November –
David Light , boxer
15 November –
Henry Nicholls , cricketer
20 November –
Tim Simona , rugby league player
21 November –
Peni Terepo , rugby league player
22 November –
Michael Vink , cyclist
24 November –
Richie Stanaway , motor racing driver
27 November –
Brooke Duff , singer-songwriter
December
Exact date unknown
Deaths
January–March
April–June
3 April –
Peter Hooper , writer (born 1919)
9 April –
June Litman , journalist (born 1926)
14 April –
Bob Page , rowing coxswain (born 1936)
20 April –
Clare Mallory , children's writer (born 1913)
28 April –
Ngata Pitcaithly , educationalist (born 1906)
18 May –
Horace Smirk , medical academic (born 1902)
31 May
Maida Clark , school principal, politician, community leader (born 1902)
Ian Milner , public servant, academic, alleged spy (born 1911)
6 June –
Stella Jones , playwright (born 1904)
10 June –
Jim Burrows , rugby union player and coach, cricketer, military leader (born 1904)
18 June –
Eric Halstead , politician and diplomat (born 1912)
23 June –
Charles Begg , radiologist and historian (born 1912)
28 June –
Sydney Josland , bacteriologist (born 1904)
July–September
October–December
6 October –
Bob Loudon , rugby union player (born 1903)
10 October –
Jack Hunt , speedway rider (born 1921)
12 October –
Murray Kay , association footballer (born 1905)
13 October – Sir
William Gentry , military leader (born 1899)
22 October –
Francis O'Brien , cricketer (born 1911)
25 October –
Roy Parsons , bookseller (born 1909)
26 October –
Clive Boyce , local-body politician (born 1918)
8 November –
Billy Savidan , athlete (born 1902)
9 November –
Jack Newton , rugby league player (born 1920)
10 November
11 November – Sir
Tom Skinner , politician and trade union leader (born 1909)
12 November –
Kamal Bamadhaj , human rights activist (born 1970)
24 November –
Allan Pyatt , Anglican bishop (born 1916)
28 November –
Te Kari Waaka , Ringatū minister and community leader (born 1916)
1 December
2 December –
Ted Spillane , rugby league player (born 1905)
6 December –
Bill Beattie , photographer (born 1902)
12 December –
Julia Wallace , educationalist, politician, community leader (born 1907)
20 December
21 December –
Frank Solomon , rugby union player (born 1906)
24 December –
Muriel Moody , potter and sculptor (born 1907)
See also
References
External links
Media related to
1991 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
1991 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand