1975 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1975 in New Zealand.

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Decades:
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
See also:

Population
  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,143,700[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 1974: 51,800 (1.68%)
  • Males per 100 females: 99.5

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 37th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was by a Labour majority of 55 seats to the National Party's 32 seats. At 29 November election, the allocation of seats for the 38th parliament was reversed and the National Party formed the new government on 12 December.

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events
  • 4 February – American Lynne Cox becomes the first woman to swim across Cook Strait, making the north–south crossing in just over 12 hours.[5]
  • 31 May – Disappearance (and presumed death) of 18-year-old Mona Blades.
  • 14 September – Māori land march protesting at land loss leaves Te Hapua.
  • 13 October – Māori land march reaches Parliament building in Wellington, Whina Cooper presents a Memorial of Rights to the Prime Minister Bill Rowling and Māori Affairs Minister Matiu Rata.
  • 29 November – 1975 general election.
  • The Dunedin Longitudinal Study begins, following the health and development of 1037 children born in Dunedin between 1972 and 1973.

Arts and literature

See 1975 in art, 1975 in literature, Category:1975 books

Music

New Zealand Music Awards
  • ALBUM OF THE YEAR John Hanlon – Higher Trails
  • BEST SINGLE / SINGLE OF THE YEAR Rockinghorse – Thru' The Southern Moonlight
  • RECORDING ARTIST/ GROUP OF THE YEAR Mark Williams
  • BEST NEW ARTIST Space Waltz
  • PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Alan Galbraith – Yesterday Was Just The Beginning of My Life
  • ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Phil Yule – Higher Trails
  • ARRANGER OF THE YEAR Mike Harvey – Higher Trails
  • COMPOSER OF THE YEAR John Hanlon – Higher Trails

See: 1975 in music

Performing arts

Radio and television
  • On 1 April, the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation is split into the competing channels Television One and Television Two. Television One begins broadcasting from the new Avalon studio in Lower Hutt.
  • 12 May: Close to Home first airs.
  • 30 June: Television Two (TV2) starts broadcasting on Monday 30 June. Jennie Goodwin is the first female newsreader in the Commonwealth.
  • 5 July: Television Two holds the first Telethon in New Zealand.
  • Feltex Television Awards:
    • Best Documentary: Show on New Guinea's coming independence
    • First Series Awards: Country Calendar
    • Best Performer: Joe Cot'e
    • Best Actor in TV Drama: Ian Mune as Derek
    • Writing: Michael Noonan in Longest Winter and Michael King in Tangata Whenua

See: 1975 in New Zealand television, 1975 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film
  • Test Pictures

See: Category:1975 film awards, 1975 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1975 films

Sport

Athletics
  • Anthony Reavley wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:19:54.6 on 1 March in Dunedin.

Chess
  • The 82nd National Chess Championship is held in Dunedin, and is won by Paul Garbett of Auckland (his second title).[6]

Horse racing

Harness racing

Netball
  • The 4th Netball World Championships were held in New Zealand, with Australia winning, England second and New Zealand third.

Soccer

Births

Category:1975 births

Deaths

Category:1975 deaths

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See also

References
  1. "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
  2. Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
  4. "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  5. NZhistory.net.nz
  6. List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  8. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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