1982 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1982 in New Zealand.
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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
- Head of State – Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – The Hon Sir David Beattie GCMG GCVO QSO QC.[2]
Government
The 40th New Zealand Parliament continued. The third National Party government was in power.
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition – Bill Rowling (Labour) until 3 February, then David Lange.[3]
- Social Credit Party – Bruce Beetham
Main centre leaders
Events
- The first Kohanga reo kindergarten, Pukeatua, opens at Wainuiomata. Within 12 years there were more than 800 nationwide.
- Social Credit forms an agreement with National to back the Clyde Dam (a Think Big project) in exchange for policy concessions.
- The Clutha Development (Clyde Dam) Empowerment Act was passed, overriding the High Court and Planning Tribunal.
- The proposed aluminium smelter at Aramoana was cancelled.
- The Social Credit Political League changes its name to the Social Credit Party.
- New Zealand provided assistance to the British during the Falklands War, primarily by taking over routine patrol duties elsewhere to free up British military resources.
- The Warehouse opens its first store, in Takapuna.
- January: The third Sweetwaters Music Festival is held near Pukekawa.
- 3 February: David Lange succeeds Bill Rowling as Leader of the Opposition.
- 4 April: New Zealand breaks diplomatic relations with Argentina over the Falklands Crisis.[4]
- 22 June: Robert Muldoon announces a 12-month wage and price freeze. The freeze actually lasts almost two years.
- 14 September: Samoans who take up permanent residence in New Zealand are entitled to New Zealand citizenship from this date. This follows a case referred to the Privy Council which decided in July 1982 to allow all Samoans born under New Zealand administration (i.e. prior to 1962) to claim New Zealand citizenship.
- November: Mark Inglis and Philip Doole are stuck in an ice cave on Aoraki / Mount Cook for 14 days.
- 18 November: a suicide bomb attack was made against a facility housing the main computer database of the New Zealand Police in Wanganui by a "punk rock" anarchist named Neil Roberts. He was the only person killed, and the computer system was undamaged, see Terrorism in New Zealand.
- 14 December: Robert Muldoon signs a "Heads of Agreement" with Australia to allow the Closer Economic Relations agreement to come into force at the beginning of 1983.
Arts and literature
- William Sewell wins the Robert Burns Fellowship
See 1982 in art, 1982 in literature, Category:1982 books
Music
- DD Smash produce their debut album, Cool Bananas.
New Zealand Music Awards
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
- Herbs
- The Narcs
- 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
- Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Don Linden.
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. Archived 22 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Feltex Television Awards:
- Best Information: Country Calendar
- Best Documentary: Landmarks
- Best News and Current Affairs: Close Up
- Best Entertainment: Gliding On
- Best Drama: Under the Mountain
- Best Speciality: Kaleidoscope
- Best Children's: Wild Track
- Best New Talent: Olly Ohlson in After School
- Best Actress: Susan Wilson in Mortimer's Patch and Gliding On
- Best Actor: Bruce Allpress in Jocko
- Steve Hosgood Award for Allied Craft: Robert Brown, cameraman
- Best Television Entertainer: David McPhail and Jon Gadsby
- Special Award: Ian Watkin for Service to the Industry
- Best Script: Cry Wolf from Open File
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
- Carry Me Back
- Battletruck
- The Scarecrow
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
- Inaugural season of the NZ National Basketball League, won by Auckland.
Commonwealth Games
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
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| 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Bonnie's Chance[6]
- Auckland Trotting Cup (2700m): Gammalite[7]
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
- Australia tours and play 3 tests. These are won 2–1 by New Zealand, who win back the Bledisloe Cup
- Lion National Provincial Championship:[8]
- Division 1: Auckland
- Division 2 (North): Taranaki
- Division 2 (south): Southland
- The North vs South match is played in Wanganui and is won 22-12 by South.[8]
Shooting
- Ballinger Belt – John Hastie (Okawa)[9]
Soccer
- The All Whites reach the Football World Cup Finals in Barcelona, but lose all three games.
- New Zealand National Soccer League won by Mount Wellington
- The Chatham Cup is won by Mount Wellington who beat Miramar Rangers 1—0 after extra time in the final.[10]
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
- "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
- 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.
- 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.
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