List of events
The following lists events that happened during
1990 in New Zealand
.
New Zealand celebrated its sesquicentennial, 150 years since the signing of
The Treaty of Waitangi
.
In the
general election
in October, National was elected in a landside victory.
GDP
was $40.2 billion,
unemployment
was at 7.4% (March) and the exchange rate was 1
NZ$
per US$1.6750. This year New Zealand produced 8,000 million
kWh
of
electricity
.
Population
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- Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,410,400.
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- Increase since 31 December 1989: 40,600 (1.20%).
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- Males per 100 females: 97.3.
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Incumbents
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Regal and viceregal
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Government
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The
42nd New Zealand Parliament
continued, until the
general election
, held 27 October. The governing
Labour Party
was defeated. and
The National Party
, led by
Jim Bolger
, formed the new government.
Parliamentary opposition
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Main centre leaders
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Events
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Unknown
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January
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February
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March
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April
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- 30 April: One- and two-cent coins are withdrawn from legal tender.
June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Arts and literature
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See
1990 in art
,
1990 in literature
,
Category:1990 books
Music
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Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.
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- Album of the Year:
The Chills
?
Submarine Bells
- Brian Smith ? Moonlight Sax
- Straitjacket Fits ? Melt
- Single of the Year: The Chills ? "Heavenly Pop Hit"
- Margaret Urlich ? Number One
- Ngaire ? To Sir With Love
- Top Male Vocalist:
Barry Saunders
- John Grenell
- Barry Saunders
- Top Female Vocalist:
Margaret Urlich
- Top Group: The Chills
- Straitjacket Fits
- Fan Club
- Most Promising Male Vocalist: Guy Wishart
- Most Promising Female Vocalist: Merenia
- Most Promising Group:
Strawpeople
- Merenia & Where's Billy
- D-Faction
- International Achievement: Fan Club
- The Chills
- Margaret Urlich
- Best Video:
Niki Caro
? Bad Note for a Heart (Straitjacket Fits)
- Paul Middleditch ? One Good Reason (Strawpeople)
- Lance Kelliher ? Don't Let Me Fall Alone (The Fan Club)
- Best Producer:
Ian Morris
? Heartbroke
- Carl Doy ? Moonlight Sax (Brian Smith)
- Murray Grindlay ? Welcome To Our World
- Best Engineer: Strawpeople ? Hemisphere
- Ian Morris ? Heartbroke (Rikki Morris)
- Murray Grindlay ? Welcome To Our World
- Best Jazz Album: No Award
- Best Classical Album:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
/ Nszo ? Kiri's Homecoming
- Dame Malvina Major ? Malvina Major
- Kiri Te Kanawa/NZSO ? Kiri at Aotea
- Best Country Album:
The Warratahs
? Wild Card
- John Grenell ? Welcome To Our World
- Bartlett/ Duggan/ Vaughn ? Together Again
- Best Folk Album:
Rua
? Commonwealth Suite
- Martha Louise ? Changing Tides
- Iain Mitchell/Paul Yielder ? Every Man And His Dog
- Best Gospel Album: Cecily Phio ? Light in the Darkness
- Sound Ministry ? Lead Me to the Rock
- Scripture in Song ? We Will Triumph
- Best Polynesian Album:
Herbs
? Homegrown
- National Maori Choir ? Stand Tall
- Te Mokai ? Totara Tree
- Best Songwriter: Martin Phillips ? Heavenly Pop Hit (The Chills)
- Shayne Carter ? Bad Note for a Heart (Straitjacket fits)
- Barry Saunders ? Wild Card
- Best Cover: John Collie ? Melt (Straitjacket Fits)
- Steve Garden/ Giles Molloy/ Kim Wesney ? State of the Harp
- Marc Mateo/ John Pitcairn ? Hole
- Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry: Murdoch Riley
Performing arts
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Radio and television
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- 1 January: Avalon becomes a separate limited liability company.
- 5 February: The Auckland Television Centre is opened by
Elizabeth II
.
- May:
TV3
goes into receivership but continues broadcasting.
- May:
Sky Television
launches with three channels.
- May:
CTV
takes over TVNZ's Christchurch assets.
[1]
Archived
22 February 2006 at the
Wayback Machine
See:
1990 in New Zealand television
,
1990 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
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See:
Category:1990 film awards
,
1990 in film
,
List of New Zealand feature films
,
Cinema of New Zealand
,
Category:1990 films
Literature
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Once Were Warriors
published.
Sport
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Athletics
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- Tom Birnie
wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:33 on 3 March in
New Plymouth
, while
Jillian Costley
claims her third in the women's championship (2:36:43).
Commonwealth Games
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Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Total
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17
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14
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27
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58
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Cricket
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Hockey
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Netball
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Horse racing
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Harness racing
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Thoroughbred racing
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Rugby union
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Rugby league
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Shooting
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- Ballinger Belt ? Alistair "Sandy" Marshall (Kaituna/Blenheim)
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Squash
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Soccer
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Tennis
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Births
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January
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- 3 January ?
Monikura Tikinau
, rugby league player
- 4 January
- 5 January ?
Larissa Harrison
, netball player
- 10 January ?
Dion Prewster
, basketball player
- 11 January ?
Vaughn Scott
, taekwondo practitioner
- 12 January ?
Neccrom Areaiiti
, rugby league player
- 13 January
- 14 January ?
Tom Scully
, road and track cyclist
- 15 January ?
Kane Morgan
, rugby league player
- 16 January
- 17 January ?
Cameron Leslie
, Paralympic swimmer
- 18 January ?
Taioalo Vaivai
, rugby league player
- 19 January ?
Kerry-Anne Tomlinson
, cricketer
- 22 January ?
Dean Whare
, rugby league player
- 24 January ?
James Fuller
, cricketer
- 25 January ?
Liam Coltman
, rugby union player
- 29 January ?
Kalifa Faifai Loa
, rugby league player
February
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March
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- 1 March ?
Julianna Naoupu
, netball player
- 3 March ?
Nardia Roselli
, netball player
- 8 March ?
Gemma Dudley
, track cyclist
- 9 March
- 11 March ?
Aroha Savage
, rugby union player
- 13 March ?
Josh Bloxham
, basketball player
- 15 March ?
Rebecca Torr
, snowboarder
- 16 March ?
Moira de Villiers
, judoka
- 17 March -
Billy Guyton
, rugby union player(died 2023)
- 18 March ?
Lou Guinares
, weightlifter
- 19 March ?
Fraser Colson
, cricketer
- 22 March ?
Angus Ta'avao
, rugby union player
- 24 March ?
Keisha Castle-Hughes
, actor
- 26 March ?
Uini Atonio
, rugby union player
- 27 March
- 31 March ?
Tommy Smith
, association footballer
April
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- 2 May ?
Gemma Flynn
, field hockey player
- 3 May
- 9 May ?
Daniel Bell
, swimmer
- 10 May ?
Oliver Leydon-Davis
, badminton player
- 11 May ?
Blair Tarrant
, field hockey player
- 14 May ?
William Lloyd
, rugby union player
- 16 May ?
Renee Leota
, association footballer
- 17 May
- 18 May ?
Jossi Wells
, freestyle skier
- 23 May ?
Pippa Hayward
, field hockey player
- 28 May
- 30 May ?
Nigel Ah Wong
, rugby union player
- 31 May ?
Tyler Bleyendaal
, rugby union player
June
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- 1 June ?
Frances Mackay
, cricketer
- 4 June ?
Shay Neal
, field hockey player
- 5 June ?
Amber Bellringer
, netball player
- 6 June
- 7 June ?
Stephen Jenness
, field hockey player
- 8 June ?
Todd Barclay
, politician
- 15 June ?
John Gatfield
, swimmer
- 17 June ?
Paul Lasike
, American football player
- 21 June ?
Nafe Seluini
, rugby league player
- 22 June ?
Abigail Guthrie
, tennis player
- 24 June ?
Kalolo Tuiloma
, rugby union player
- 26 June ?
Jake Gleeson
, association footballer
- 29 June ?
Te Rina Keenan
, discus thrower
July
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- 2 July
- 5 July ?
Tom Marshall
, rugby union player
- 6 July ?
Willis Halaholo
, rugby union player
- 9 July ?
Earl Bamber
, motor racing driver
- 12 July ?
Simon Berghan
, rugby union player
- 13 July ?
Kieran Foran
, rugby league player
- 16 July ?
Bureta Faraimo
, rugby league player
- 18 July ?
Gerard Beale
, rugby league player
- 20 July
- 24 July ?
Danny Lee
, golfer
- 25 July ?
Ellen Halpenny
, netball player
- 30 July -
Myron Simpson
, road and track cyclist
- 31 July ?
Orinoco Faamausili-Banse
, swimmer
August
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- 4 August ?
Betsy Hassett
, association footballer
- 5 August ?
Anurag Verma
, cricketer
- 6 August
- 7 August ?
Julian Savea
, rugby union player
- 8 August ?
Kane Williamson
, cricketer
- 9 August
- 11 August ?
Tom Franklin
, rugby union player
- 15 August ?
Tawera Kerr-Barlow
, rugby union player
- 16 August ?
Matt Duffie
, rugby union and rugby league player
- 17 August ?
Charlie Ngatai
, rugby union player
- 20 August
- 21 August ?
Rachel Maree Millns
, beauty pageant contestant
- 28 August ?
James Coughlan
, field hockey player
September
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- 1 September
- 3 September ?
Paul Snow-Hansen
, sailor
- 6 September
- 7 September
- 9 September ?
Shaun Johnson
, rugby league player
- 11 September ?
Elijah Niko
, rugby union player
- 12 September ?
Anna Peterson
, cricketer
- 16 September ?
Emily Collins
, road cyclist
- 17 September
- 21 September ?
Sam Kasiano
, rugby league player
- 23 September ?
Lea Tahuhu
, cricketer
- 24 September
- 25 September ?
Genevieve Behrent
, rower
- 27 September ?
Finn Tearney
, tennis player
- 28 September ?
Doug Bracewell
, cricketer
October
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- 1 October ?
Finn Lowery
, water polo player
- 7 October ?
Popsy
, Thoroughbred racehorse
- 12 October ?
Shannon Francois
, netball player
- 15 October ?
Harry Boam
, cricketer
- 18 October ?
Anthony Gelling
, rugby league player
- 23 October ?
Stan Walker
, recording artist, actor, television personality
- 24 October ?
Tipene Friday
, cricketer and basketball player
- 28 October
- 29 October ?
Craig Millar
, rugby union player
November
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- 2 November ?
Kane Radford
, swimmer
- 4 November ?
Zane Tetevano
, rugby league player
- 5 November ?
George Moala
, rugby union player
- 8 November ?
Sacha Jones
, tennis player
- 11 November
- 12 November ?
Simon Evans
, motor racing driver
- 17 November ?
Doriemus
, Thoroughbred racehorse
- 18 November ?
Jackie Thomas
, singer
- 19 November
- 21 November -
Jackson Ormond
, rugby union player
- 22 November ?
Jason Saunders
, sailor
- 26 November ?
Aaron Gate
, track cyclist
- 28 November
December
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- 2 December ?
Glen Fisiiahi
, rugby union and rugby league player
- 3 December ?
Mark Ioane
, rugby league player
- 4 December ?
Blade Thomson
, rugby union player
- 5 December ?
Curtis Rapley
, rower
- 7 December ?
Simon Berghan
, rugby union player
- 11 December ?
Elizabeth Milne
, association footballer
- 13 December ?
Corey Anderson
, cricketer
- 15 December
- 20 December ?
Robert Whittaker
, mixed martial artist
- 22 December ?
Jason Christie
, cyclist
- 26 December ?
Telusa Veainu
, rugby union player
- 27 December ?
Priyani Puketapu
, beauty pageant contestant
- 31 December ?
Marlon Williams
, singer-songwriter
Exact date unknown
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Deaths
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January
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February
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March
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April
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June
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- 3 June ?
Phil Gard
, rugby union player (born 1947)
- 9 June ?
John Holland
, athlete (born 1926)
- 11 June ?
Joan Stevens
, English literature academic (born 1908)
- 14 June ?
Adrian Hayter
, soldier, sailor, Antarctic leader, author (born 1914)
- 15 June ?
Eruera M?nuera
, Ng?ti Awa leader (born 1895)
- 19 June ?
Isobel Andrews
, writer (born 1905)
- 20 June ?
Lois Suckling
, optician, family planning reformer (born 1893)
July
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August
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September
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October
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- 2 October ?
Eric Giles
, cricketer (born 1939)
- 3 October ?
Esmond de Beer
, literary editor, collector, philanthropist (born 1895)
- 9 October ?
John Holland
, Anglican bishop (born 1912)
- 10 October ?
Nitama Paewai
, rugby union player and administrator, doctor, politician (born 1920)
- 12 October ?
John O'Brien
, politician (born 1925)
November
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December
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Exact date unknown
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See also
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References
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External links
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Media related to
1990 in New Zealand
at Wikimedia Commons
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