1991 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1991 in New Zealand.

1991 in New Zealand

Decades:
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
See also:

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

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

  • 2 January: description

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

  • CanWest takes management control of TV3.

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

  • Paul Herlihy wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:34 on 2 March in New Plymouth, while Lee-Ann McPhillips claims her first in the women's championship (2:40:12).

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

April

May

June

July

August

  • 1 August – Kristofer Done, gymnast
  • 2 August
  • 5 August
  • 13 August – Michael Cochrane, athlete
  • 16 August – Angie Smit, athlete
  • 22 August
    • Kenny Bromwich, rugby league player
    • Sophie Hallwright, rhythmic gymnast
  • 23 August – Adam Pye, water polo player
  • 29 August – Samantha Harrison, field hockey player
  • 30 August – Ben Tameifuna, rugby union player

September

October

November

December

Exact date unknown

Deaths

January–March

  • 4 January – Vernon Sale, cricketer (born 1915)
  • 12 February – Norman Fisher, boxer (born 1916)
  • 17 February – Fuzz Barnes, political activist (born 1902)
  • 18 February – Elizabeth Lissaman, potter (born 1901)
  • 9 March – Esther Blackie, cricketer (born 1916)
  • 14 March – Emily Carpenter, consumer advocate (born 1917)
  • 17 March – Peter Gordon, politician (born 1921)
  • 21 March – William Ditchfield, cricketer (born 1903)
  • 28 March – Henry Field, educational psychologist (born 1903)

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 – Ian Milner, public servant, academic, alleged spy (born 1911)
  • 6 June – Stella Jones, playwright (born 1904)
  • 10 June – James 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
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gollark: New antialiasing algorithms.
gollark: It is, it's just a weird VR thing where you just browse Discord.
gollark: You are still in VR.
gollark: No. We are merely simulations.

See also

References

  1. "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  4. New Zealand Parliamentary Debate Wednesday, 16 October 1991 Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 30 July 2015
  5. (July 1991) 51b Hansard, Resource Management Bill Third Reading, 3018–3020.
  6. "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  7. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  9. Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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