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1974 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1974 in New Zealand.

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,091,900.
  • Increase since 31 December 1973: 65,200 (2.20%).
  • Males per 100 females: 99.7.

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.

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events

  • 24 January – 2 February: Christchurch hosts the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.
  • 30 January – 8 February: Royal visit by the Queen for the Commonwealth Games and Waitangi Day accompanied by the Duke, Princess Anne, Mark Phillips and then-Charles, Prince of Wales (later King Charles III.)
  • 6 February – Waitangi Day, then named New Zealand Day, is first celebrated as a nationwide public holiday.
  • 1 April – The Accident Compensation Commission is established, providing universal no-fault accidental injury cover to all New Zealanders.
  • 9 April – Dunedin experiences a magnitude 4.9 earthquake which causes $3.5 million (2024 terms) in damages.
  • August – The Government approved Sunburst as the first ohu, a type of rural intentional community, near Whitianga, Coromandel.
  • 31 August – Prime Minister Norman Kirk dies of heart complications, aged 51. He was replaced by Bill Rowling, see New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, 1974.
  • September – The country's first Pizza Hut restaurant opens in New Lynn, Auckland.
  • The voting age is lowered from 20 to 18 years.

Arts and literature

See 1974 in art, 1974 in literature

Music

New Zealand Music Awards

  • BEST NEW ARTIST Bunny Walters
  • RECORDING ARTIST / GROUP OF THE YEAR Bull Dogs All-Star Goodtime Band
  • BEST NZ RECORDED COMPOSITION John Hanlon – Is It Natural
  • PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Mike Harvey – Is It Natural
  • ARRANGER OF THE YEAR Mike Harvey – Is It Natural

See: 1974 in music

Performing arts

Radio and television

See: 1974 in New Zealand television, 1974 in television, , List of TVNZ television programming, , Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: , 1974 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand,

Sport

Athletics

British Commonwealth Games

Chess

  • The 81st National Chess Championship is held in Christchurch. The title is shared by P.A. Garbett and Ortvin Sarapu, both of Auckland.

Horse racing

Harness racing

Soccer

Births

Deaths

See also

References

External links