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1988 in New Zealand

The following events occurred in New Zealand in the year 1988.

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,345,200.
  • Increase since 31 December 1987: 3,100 (0.09%).
  • Males per 100 females: 97.3.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 42nd New Zealand Parliament continued. The fourth Labour Party government was in power.

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events

  • The number of unemployed reaches 100,000.
  • The Federation of Labour and Combined State Unions merge to form the Council of Trade Unions.
  • New Zealand Post closed 432 post offices.
  • Fisheries quota package announced for Mäori iwi.
  • The Hokitika Guardian and Star ceases publication.
  • 6 February – Waitangi Day celebrations at Waitangi are suspended.
  • 7 March – Cyclone Bola strikes the East Coast of the North Island
  • 30 March – The State Sector Act is passed to reform the Public Service.
  • April – The Royal Commission on Social Policy issues its report.
  • 5 April – Gibbs Report ("Unshackling the Hospitals") released.
  • May – Picot Report on educational administration released.
  • June – The electrification of the North Island Main Trunk railway between Hamilton and Palmerston North is completed.
  • 1 July – The Government announces the return of Bastion Point to its Ngāti Whātua owners.
  • 5 September – Telecom extends mobile phone service to Christchurch.
  • 17 October – Kmart opens its first store in Henderson, Auckland.

Arts and literature

See 1988 in art, 1988 in literature,

Music

New Zealand Music Awards

Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.

  • ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dave Dobbyn – Loyal
  • Shona Laing – South
  • The Warratahs – Only game in Town
  • SINGLE OF THE YEAR Holidaymakers–Sweet Lovers
  • Dave Dobyyn – Love You Like I Should
  • Tex Pistol / Rikki Morris – Nobody Else
  • BEST MALE VOCALIST Dave Dobbyn
  • Herbs
  • Barry Saunders
  • BEST FEMALE VOCALIST Shona Laing
  • Aishah
  • Annie Crummer
  • BEST GROUP Herbs
  • The Chills
  • The Warratahs
  • MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Peter Marshall
  • Rikki Morris
  • Thom Nepia
  • MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Mara Finau
  • Tracey Birnie
  • Helen Mulholland
  • MOST PROMISING GROUP Holidaymakers
  • Straightjacket Fits
  • The Tunnellers
  • INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Neil Finn
  • The Chills
  • Shona Laing
  • BEST VIDEO Fane Flaws – Sweet Lovers (Holidaymakers)
  • Janine Morell – Haere Mai
  • Paul Middleditch – Nobody Else
  • BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK Dalvanius Prime / Dave Hurley – Poi E
  • Dalvanius / Ginane / Smith – Ngati
  • BEST PRODUCER Nigel Stone–Holidaymakers (Holidaymakers)
  • Tex Pistol – Nobody Else
  • Stephen McCurdy/ Shona Laing/ Graeme Myhre – South
  • BEST ENGINEER Nigel Stone–Holidaymakers (Holidaymakers)
  • Rhys Moody – Brazier'
  • Rhys Moody/ Doug Rogers – Sensation
  • BEST JAZZ ALBUM Beaver – Live at Ronnie Scott's
  • Frank Gibsons Jazz Mobile – Spreading The Word
  • Sustenance – Sustenance 3
  • BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM NZ Symphony Orchestra – Prodigal Country
  • NZ Symphony Orchestra – War and Peace/ Jack Winters Dream
  • BEST FOLK ALBUM Mike Harding – From The Edge
  • Wayne Gillespie – Hearts For
  • David Hollis – With Love
  • BEST COUNTRY ALBUM The Warratahs – Only Game in Town
  • Patsy Riggir – The Best OF (Plus Four)
  • Al Hunter – Jealous Guy
  • BEST GOSPEL ALBUM Derek Lind – Strange Logic
  • Barry McGuire – Sailing Free
  • Stephen Bell Booth – Timeless
  • BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM Pātea Māori Club – Poi E
  • Kahurangi – Magically Maori
  • Dalvanius Prime/ Patea Maori/ Moana/ Dave <s>Dobbyn</s> Guinney/ Kara Pewhairangi – Ngoi Ngoi
  • BEST SONGWRITER Rikki Morris – Nobody Else
  • Hona/ Lundon/ Cassells – Listen
  • Dave Dobbyn – Love You Like I Should
  • BEST COVER Lesley Maclean – Pagan in a Pagan Land
  • John Collie – Bird Dog
  • Susan Pryor – You Don't Need Me

See: 1988 in music

Performing arts

Radio and television

See: 1988 in New Zealand television, 1988 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, , TV3 (New Zealand), , Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Programme debuts

Film

See: , 1988 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand,

Internet

See: NZ Internet History

Sport

Athletics

  • Paul Ballinger wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:16:05 on 30 April in Rotorua, while Jillian Costley claims her second in the women's championship (2:39:20).

Horse racing

Harness racing

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics

  • New Zealand sends a team of 83 competitors in 16 sports.

Winter Olympics

  • New Zealand sends a team of nine competitors across three sports.

Paralympic Games

Summer Paralympics

Winter Paralympics

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

Rugby

League

Union

Shooting

  • Ballinger Belt – John Whiteman (Upper Hutt)

Soccer

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Exact date unknown

Deaths

January–February

  • 2 January – Bill Crawford-Compton, World War II air ace, air force commander (born 1915)
  • 10 January – Ron King, rugby union player and selector (born 1909)
  • 11 January – Arthur Collins, rugby union player (born 1906)
  • 9 February – Zelma Roberts, writer (born 1915)
  • 17 February – Reginald Uren, architect (born 1906)
  • 23 February – Charlie Jackman, cricketer (born 1906)
  • 29 February – Sister Mary Gabriel, nun, pharmacist (born 1904)

March–April

  • 16 March – Harold Turbott, medical practitioner, public health administrator, broadcaster and writer (born 1899)
  • 23 March – Cyril Walter, cricketer, field hockey player and coach, sports writer (born 1912)
  • 30 March – Sir Donald McKay, politician (born 1908)
  • 7 April – Christopher Rollinson, boxer (born 1928)
  • 16 April – Doug Mudgway, amateur wrestler (born 1924)
  • 17 April – Ormond Wilson, politician (born 1907)

May–June

  • 9 May – Robert Alexander, cricketer (born 1911)
  • 14 May – Fred Atkins, professional wrestler (born 1910)
  • 22 May – Leslie Stephen-Smith, cricketer (born 1904)
  • 24 May – Tom Burtt, cricketer (born 1915)
  • 26 May – Neta Neale, theatre director, speech and drama teacher (born 1904)
  • 27 May – Alwyn Warren, Anglican bishop, university chancellor (born 1900)
  • 28 May – Evelyn Page, artist (born 1899)
  • 1 June – Ricky May, musician (born 1943)
  • 3 June – Christabel Robinson, vocational guidance and community worker (born 1898)
  • 4 June – Elizabeth Turnbull, woollen mill worker (born 1885)
  • 5 June – Brian Ashby, Roman Catholic bishop (born 1923)
  • 17 June – Cyril Crawford, cricketer (born 1902)
  • 24 June
  • Alexander Astor, rabbi, community leader (born 1900)
  • Anthony Rohrs, cricketer (born 1961)
  • 25 June – Neville Pickering, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1971–74) (born 1923)
  • 30 June – Hubert Ryburn, university administrator (born 1897)

July–August

  • 8 July – Enga Washbourn, artist and writer (born 1908)
  • 12 July – Robert Monteith, cricket umpire (born 1937)
  • 18 July – Ralph Bulmer, ethnobiologist (born 1928)
  • 21 July – Dame Cecily Pickerill, plastic surgeon (born 1903)
  • 24 July – May Smith, painter, engraver, textile designer (born 1906)
  • 1 August – G. S. Carter, surveyor and road engineer (born 1910)
  • 4 August – Brian Brake, photographer (born 1927)
  • 5 August – Nora Sipos, humanitarian and welfare worker (born 1900)
  • 28 August – Paul Whitelaw, cricketer (born 1910)
  • 30 August – Sir Jack Marshall, politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1912)
  • 31 August – Ivan TomaÅ¡ević, political activist (born 1897)

September–October

  • 4 September – Rona Stevenson, politician (born 1911)
  • 6 September – Mary Martin, netball player (born 1915)
  • 11 September – Bernard Holman, artist (born 1941)
  • 13 September – Ron Rangi, rugby union player (born 1941)
  • 17 September – Jim Watt, rugby union player, paediatrics academic (born 1914)
  • 9 October – Bob Goslin, boxer (born 1927)
  • 31 October – Gwen Somerset, teacher, adult education director, educationalist, writer (born 1894)

November–December

See also

References

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