1984 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1984 in New Zealand.

Population

• Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,293,000.
• Increase since 31 December 1983: 28,200 (0.86%).
• Males per 100 Females: 98.3.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State – Elizabeth II
• Governor-General – The Hon Sir David Beattie <small>GCMG GCVO QSO QC</small>.

Government

The 40th New Zealand Parliament, led by the National Party, concluded, and in the general election the Labour Party was elected in the 41st New Zealand Parliament.

• Speaker of the House – Richard Harrison then Basil Arthur
• Prime Minister – Robert Muldoon then David Lange
• Deputy Prime Minister – Duncan MacIntyre then Jim McLay then Geoffrey Palmer
• Minister of Finance – Robert Muldoon then Roger Douglas
• Minister of Foreign Affairs – Warren Cooper then David Lange
• Chief Justice – Sir Ronald Davison

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition – David Lange (Labour) until 26 July, then Robert Muldoon (National) until 29 November, then Jim McLay.
• Social Credit Party – Bruce Beetham until 26 July, then not represented in Parliament.

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland – Catherine Tizard
• Mayor of Hamilton – Ross Jansen
• Mayor of Wellington – Ian Lawrence
• Mayor of Christchurch – Hamish Hay
• Mayor of Dunedin – Cliff Skeggs

Events

• 27 January – A state of emergency is declared in Southland as record rainfall causes flooding which forces the evacuation of 4000 people and leaves damage totalling $55&nbsp;million.
• 3–6 February – The fifth Sweetwaters Music Festival is held in Pukekawa, with the satellite Sweetwaters South held in Christchurch on 6 February.
• 6 February – Te Hikoi ki Waitangi march disrupts Waitangi Day celebrations.
• 27 March – A suitcase bomb explodes at the Wellington Trades Hall, killing the caretaker, Ernie Abbott. No arrest has been made, see Terrorism in New Zealand.
• 24 June – New Zealand's first IVF-conceived baby, Amelia Bell, is born at Auckland's National Women's Hospital.
• 14 July – 1984 general election: The Labour Party, led by David Lange, wins 56 of the 95 seats in the House of Representatives. The Fourth Labour Government is formed, ending 9 years of National rule.
• 18 July – Government devalues New Zealand dollar by 20 percent. See New Zealand constitutional crisis, 1984.
• 20 August – New Zealand reestablishes diplomatic relations with Argentina at a consular level.

Unknown dates

• New Zealand signs the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
• Auckland's population exceeds that of the South Island.

Arts and literature

• Brian Turner wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1984 in art, 1984 in literature,

Music

New Zealand Music Awards

Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.

• ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dance Exponents – Prayers be Answered
• The Mockers – Swear It's True
• Patsy Riggir – You'll Never Take The Country Out of Me
• SINGLE OF THE YEAR The Narcs – You Took Me Heart and Soul
• Pātea Māori Club and Dalvanius Prime – "Aku Raukura"
• Dance Exponents – I'll Say Goodbye (Even Though I'm Blue)
• TOP MALE VOCALIST Jordan Luck (Dance Exponents)
• Andy Dickson (The Narcs)
• Andrew Fagan (The Mockers)
• TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Patsy Riggir
• Jodi Vaughan
• Suzanne Prentice
• TOP GROUP Dance Exponents
• The Mockers
• Pātea Māori Club and Dalvanius Prime
• MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Martin Phillips (The Chills)
• Ross McKenzie (The Idles)
• Wayne Gillespie
• MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Meryl Yvonne
• Janice Lampen
• Sharon Dubont
• MOST PROMISING GROUP The Chills
• Jive Bombers
• You're A Movie
• BEST JAZZ ALBUM Brian Smith Quartet – Southern Excursio
• Ken Avery/ Darktown Strutters – Jazz The Way It Used to Be
• Rodger Fox – Something Juicy
• BEST COUNTRY ALBUM Patsy Riggir – You'll Never Take the Country Out of Me
• Suzanne Prentice – So Precious To Me
• Jodi Vaughn – Rodeo Eyes
• BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM NZSO & Others – Music By Larry Pruden
• Michael Houston – Michael Houston
• Schola Musica – NZ Music For Strings
• BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM Pātea Māori Club & Dalvanius Prime – "Aku Raukura"
• The Five Stars – Musika Malie (Good Music)
• Rosalio – Samoan Serenade
• BEST FOLK ALBUM Phil Garland – Springtime in the Mountains
• Michael Warmuth – Hammered Duclimer
• Wayne Gillespie – Wayward Son
• PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Dave MCartney – You Took Me Heart & Soul
• Glyn Tucker Jnr / Trevor Reekie – Swear It's True
• Glyn Tucker Jnr / Trevor Reekie – You Fascinate
• ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Graham Myhre – You Took Me Heart & Soul
• Graham Myhre/ Gyn Tucker Jnr – Caught in the Act
• Glyn Tucker Jnr – You Fascinate
• BEST COVER DESIGN Joe Wylie – Aku Raukura (Pātea Māori Club)
• Murray Vincent – Music By Larry Purden
• Mike Hutton – Vocal at the Local
• BEST MUSIC VIDEO Bruce Morrison – I'm in Heaven
• William Keddell – Elephunk in My Soup
• Tom Parkinson – I'll Say Goodbye (Even Though I'm Blue) (Dance Exponents)
• BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK Jenny Mcleod – The Silent One
• Mike Nock – Strata
• John Charles/ Dave Fraser – Constance
• INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Tim Finn
• Dragon
• Split Enz
• OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY Eldred Stebbing – (For his Lifelong Contribution to the Recording Arts in New Zealand)
• Jacqui Fitzgerald
• Peter Blake & TVNZ
• MOST POPULAR SONG The Narcs – You Took Me Heart and Soul

See: 1984 in music

Performing arts

• Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to John Maybury Senior.

Radio and television

See: 1984 in New Zealand television, 1984 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, , , Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

• Came a Hot Friday
• Constance
• Other Halves
• The Silent One
• Vigil
• The Bounty

See: , 1984 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand,

Sport

Athletics

• Barry Thompson wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:19:03 on 25 March in Wanganui, while Mary Belsey does the same in the women's championship (2:41:39).

Basketball

• NBL won by Wellington.

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Camelot
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Enterprise

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics

• New Zealand sends a team of 130 competitors across 18 sports.

Winter Olympics

• New Zealand sends a team of six alpine skiers.

Paralympic Games

Summer Paralympics

Winter Paralympics

• New Zealand sends a team of eight competitors in one sport.

Shooting

• Ballinger Belt – Peter Cromwell (Cheltenham)

Soccer

• New Zealand National Soccer League won by Gisborne City
• The Chatham Cup is won by Manurewa who beat Gisborne City 2–1 in the final.

Births

• 27 January: Vince Mellars, rugby league player.
• 14 February: Jared Wrennall, musician.
• 17 February: Timothy Gudsell, cyclist.
• 21 February: Andy Ellis, rugby union player.
• 25 February: Paul Vodanovich, soccer player.
• 8 March: Ross Taylor, cricketer.
• 16 March: Hosea Gear, rugby union player.
• 25 March: Liam Messam, rugby union and rugby sevens player.
• 2 April: Meryl Cassie, actor.
• 6 April: Stacey Carr, field hockey player.
• 20 April: Fraser Anderson, rugby league player.
• 28 May: Beth Allen, actor.
• 2 June: Jack Afamasaga, rugby league player.
• 6 June: Antonia Prebble, actor.
• 7 June: Jennyfer Jewell, actor.
• 20 June: Jarrod Smith, soccer player.
• 27 June: Emma Lahana, actor.
• 28 June: Evarn Tuimavave, rugby league player.
• 13 July: Gareth Williams, actor
• 14 July: Fleur Saville, actor.
• 6 August: Jesse Ryder, cricketer.
• 12 September: Ben Townley, motocrosser.
• 6 October: Valerie Adams, athlete, Olympic gold medallist (2008 Beijing and 2012 London)
• 23 November: Jerome Ropati, rugby league player.
• 14 December: Keshia Paulse, singer.
• Vicki Lin, television presenter.

Deaths

• 23 January: Dean Goffin, composer
• 6 March: Ian Cromb, cricketer
• 20 March: Robin Tait, discus thrower
• 28 April: Sylvia Ashton-Warner, writer and educator
• 13 June: Ken Armstrong, soccer player
• 15 June: Tom Heeney, boxer
• 21 July: Adam Adamson, former mayor of Invercargill
• 13 September: Lois White, painter
• 26 November: Eliot V. Elliott, trade unionist
• 9 December: Guthrie Wilson, novelist and teacher (in Sydney)

References

See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of the New Zealand environment
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica