1991 in New Zealand

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

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^[1]

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Head of State – Elizabeth II
Governor-General – The Hon Dame Catherine Anne Tizard, GCMG, GCVO, DBE, QSO^[2]

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.

Speaker of the House – Robin Gray
Prime Minister – Jim Bolger
Deputy Prime Minister – Don McKinnon
Minister of Finance – Ruth Richardson
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Don McKinnon
Chief Justice — Sir Thomas Eichelbaum

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition – Mike Moore (Labour) .^[3]
NewLabour Party – Jim Anderton

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

22 July The Resource Management Act 1991 passes into law after a third reading speech by Simon Upton.^[5]

August

September

October

1 October The Resource Management Act 1991 commences

November

December

Arts and literature

Lynley Hood wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1991 in art, 1991 in literature, Category:1991 books

Performing arts

Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Debbie Dorday.

Radio and television

CanWest takes management control of TV3. [1] Archived 22 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine

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

New Zealand Trotting Cup – Christopher Vance^[6]
Auckland Trotting Cup – Christopher Vance^[7]

Thoroughbred racing

Shooting

Ballinger Belt –
- Graeme Berman (Australia)
- Geoffrey Smith (Malvern), second, top New Zealander^[8]

Soccer

The Chatham Cup is won by Christchurch United who beat Wellington United 2–1 in the final.^[9]

Births

January

1 January – Peter Burling, sailor
3 January – Joe Kayes, water polo player
4 January – Olivia Tennet, actor
5 January – Shane Savage, Australian rules footballer
7 January
- Stephen Shennan, rugby union player
- Ben Smith, cricketer
13 January – Mako Vunipola, rugby union player
16 January – James Lentjes, rugby union player
17 January
- Kate Chilcott, road cyclist
- Slade Griffin, rugby league player
- Brad Weber, rugby union player
27 January
- Beth Chote, actor
- Sebastine Ikahihifo, rugby league player
28 January
- Jordan Kahu, rugby league player
- Mike Kainga, rugby union player
29 January – Luke Whitelock, rugby union player
30 January
- Mitchell Graham, rugby union player
- Matthew Wright, rugby league player

February

2 February
- Caitlin Campbell, association footballer
- Solomona Sakalia, rugby union player
3 February – Lima Sopoaga, rugby union player
7 February – Ben Murdoch-Masila, rugby league player
14 February – Michael Bracewell, cricketer
15 February – Matt McEwan, cricketer
16 February – Francis Saili, rugby union player
18 February
- Danielle Hayes, fashion model
- Stacey Michelsen, field hockey player
19 February – Ethan Mitchell, track cyclist
20 February – Julia Edward, rower

March

2 March – Mitchell Scott, rugby union player
4 March – Sue Maroroa, chess player
12 March
- Alofa Alofa, rugby union player
- Jed Brown, rugby union player
14 March
- Taylor Gunman, road cyclist
- Kurt Pickard, BMX racer
16 March – Michael Barry, cricketer
17 March – Dylan Dunlop-Barrett, swimmer
19 March – Colin Murphy, association footballer
20 March – Liam Squire, rugby union player
22 March
- Jordan Grant, field hockey player
- Amy McIlroy, lawn bowls player
23 March – Jenny Hung, table tennis player
25 March – Ryan Duffy, cricketer
26 March – Courteney Lowe, road cyclist
30 March – Jono Hickey, cricketer and rugby union player
31 March – Codie Taylor, rugby union player

April

1 April
- Graham Candy, singer-songwriter
- Iopu Iopu-Aso, rugby union player
2 April
- Kara Pryor, rugby union player
- Brad Shields, rugby union player
4 April – Sam Meech, sailor
6 April – Paratene McLeod, basketball player
9 April – Dominic Bird, rugby union player
10 April – Kirsten Pearce, field hockey player
17 April – Augusta Xu-Holland, actor
20 April – Daniel Hawkins, rugby union player
26 April – Isaac Liu, rugby league player
27 April – Dylan Collier, rugby union and rugby league player
29 April – Steven Luatua, rugby union player
30 April – Brett Hampton, cricketer

May

2 May – Patrick Bevin, road cyclist
3 May – Hannah Wall, association footballer
5 May – Joel Faulkner, rugby union player
7 May – Kenny Ardouin, cleft lip and palate community advocate
8 May – Waisake Naholo, rugby union player
9 May
- Sosaia Feki, rugby league player
- Harriet Miller-Brown, alpine skier
10 May – Gareth Anscombe, rugby union player
11 May – Tony Ensor, rugby union player
12 May
- Elizabeth Chuah Lamb, high jumper
- Greg Pleasants-Tate, rugby union player
15 May – Matt Moulds, rugby union player
20 May – Daryl Mitchell, cricketer
24 May – Ian McPeake, cricketer
25 May
- Maritino Nemani, rugby union player
- James Raideen, professional wrestler
27 May
- Beauden Barrett, rugby union player
- Kayla Pratt, rower
31 May – Brodie Retallick, rugby union player

June

3 June
- Sarah McLaughlin, association footballer
- Ava Seumanufagai, rugby league player
4 June
- Matt McIlwrick, rugby league player
- Ben Stokes, cricketer^[10]
5 June – Chloe Tipple, sports shooter
7 June – Amanda Landers-Murphy, squash player
9 June – Ben Lam, rugby union player
11 June – Nepo Laulala, rugby union player
13 June – Lachie Ferguson, cricketer
19 June – Zoe Stevenson, rower
23 June – Mikhail Koudinov, gymnast
25 June – Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, rugby union player
26 June – Dakota Lucas, association footballer

July

1 July
- Annalie Longo, association footballer
- Ruby Muir, endurance athlete
7 July – Matt Hewitt, surfer
12 July – Portia Woodman, rugby union player
16 July – Sam Webster, track cyclist
20 July
- Jarrad Butler, rugby union player
- Sam Lousi, rugby league and rugby union player
24 July – Derone Raukawa, basketball player
27 July – Ricky Wells, speedway rider
28 July – Priyanka Xi, actor
31 July – Tony Lamborn, rugby union player

August

2 August
- Tom Bruce, cricketer
- Rob Thompson, rugby union player
5 August
- Gareth Evans, rugby union player
- Konrad Hurrell, rugby league player
- Robert Loe, basketball player
13 August – Michael Cochrane, athlete
16 August – Angie Smit, athlete
22 August – Kenny Bromwich, rugby league player
29 August – Samantha Harrison, field hockey player
30 August – Ben Tameifuna, rugby union player

September

2 September – Adam Henry, rugby league player
4 September – Chevannah Paalvast, basketball player
5 September – Nepia Fox-Matamua, rugby union player
9 September – Adam Ling, rower
11 September – Rebecca Sinclair, snowboarder
13 September – Lee Allan, rugby union player
14 September – Ryan De Vries, association footballer
16 September – Luke Rowe, association footballer
19 September – Owen Ivins, cricketer
23 September – Cardiff Vaega, rugby union player
26 September – Look Who's Talking, thoroughbred racehorse
29 September – Stefi Luxton, snowboarder

October

5 October – Gareth Kean, swimmer
7 October – Stefan Marinovic, association footballer
12 October – Nabil Sabio Azadi, artist
15 October – Mandy Boyd, lawn bowls player
19 October – Michael Allardice, rugby union player
22 October – Levi Sherwood, freestyle motocross rider
26 October – Blair Soper, cricketer
27 October – Il Vicolo, standardbred racehorse
28 October – Duane Bailey, basketballer
29 October – Parris Goebel, dancer, choreographer and actor
31 October – Charles Piutau, rugby union player

November

5 November – Marco Rojas, association footballer
6 November – Matt Faddes, rugby union player
10 November – Ben Wheeler, cricketer
11 November – Kate Broadmore, cricketer
13 November – David Light, boxer
15 November – Henry Nicholls, cricketer
20 November – Tim Simona, rugby league player
21 November – Peni Terepo, rugby league player
22 November – Michael Vink, cyclist
24 November – Richie Stanaway, motor racing driver
27 November – Brooke Duff, singer-songwriter

December

1 December – Richard Moore, motor racing driver
3 December – Jarrod Firth, rugby union player
7 December
- Samantha Charlton, field hockey player
- Chris Wood, association footballer
11 December – Kahurangi Taylor, beauty pageant contestant
13 December – Ruby Tui, rugby sevens player
14 December
- Ben Henry, rugby league player
- Matt Henry, cricketer
22 December – Paul Alo-Emile, rugby union player

Exact date unknown

Holly Cassidy, beauty pageant contestant
Annah Mac, singer-songwriter

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
- Maida Clark, school principal, politician, community leader (born 1902)
- Ian Milner, public servant, academic, alleged spy (born 1911)
6 June – Stella Jones, playwright (born 1904)
10 June – Jim 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

3 July – Trevor Horne, politician (born 1920)
17 July – John O'Sullivan, cricketer (born 1918)
21 July – Allan Wilson, biochemistry academic (born 1934)
7 August
- Billy T. James, entertainer (born 1948)
- Reginald Keeling, politician (born 1904)
8 August – John Marsdon, cricketer (born 1928)
22 August – Reuel Lochore, public servant and diplomat (born 1903)
25 August – Charles Willocks, rugby union player (born 1919)
17 September – Herb Mullon, philatelist (born 1905)
25 September – Te Reo Hura, Rātana leader (born 1904)
29 September – Sir Henry Kelliher, businessman and philanthropist (born 1896)

October–December

6 October – Bob Loudon, rugby union player (born 1903)
10 October – Jack Hunt, speedway rider (born 1921)
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)
26 October – Clive Boyce, local-body politician (born 1918)
8 November – Billy Savidan, athlete (born 1902)
9 November – Jack Newton, rugby league player (born 1920)
10 November
- Bill Gwynne, cricket umpire (born 1913)
- Colin Johnstone, rower (born 1921)
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
- Zin Harris, cricketer (born 1927)
- Jim Knox, trade union leader (born 1919)
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
- Beatrice Beeby, Playcentre pioneer (born 1903)
- Wi Huata, clergyman (born 1917)
21 December – Frank Solomon, rugby union player (born 1906)
24 December – Muriel Moody, potter and sculptor (born 1907)

References

^ ^a ^b "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
^ ">Former Governors-General of New Zealand". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
^ New Zealand Parliamentary Debate Wednesday, 16 October 1991 Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 30 July 2015
^ (July 1991) 51b Hansard, Resource Management Bill Third Reading, 3018–3020.
^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "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.
^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Ben Stokes: He's all smiles but is this the new Flintoff?". The Independent. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

External links

Media related to 1991 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

[:022-1] "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.

[2] ">Former Governors-General of New Zealand". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-15.

[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

[10] "Ben Stokes: He's all smiles but is this the new Flintoff?". The Independent. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

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1991 in New Zealand

Population

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events

January

February

March

April

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Arts and literature

Performing arts

Radio and television

Film

Internet

Sport

Athletics

Horse racing

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Shooting

Soccer

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Exact date unknown

Deaths

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

See also

References

External links

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