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List of events
The following lists events that happened during
1991 in New Zealand
.
Population
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- Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,516,000.
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- 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
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- Males per 100 Females: 99.7
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Incumbents
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Regal and viceregal
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Government
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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.
Parliamentary opposition
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Main centre leaders
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Events
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January
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February
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March
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April
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- 17 April: Prime Minister Jim Bolger stated, "We intend to keep New Zealand nuclear-free this term, next term, and the term after that."
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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
1991 in art
,
1991 in literature
,
Category:1991 books
Performing arts
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Radio and television
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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
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See:
Category:1991 film awards
,
1991 in film
,
List of New Zealand feature films
,
Cinema of New Zealand
,
Category:1991 films
Internet
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See:
NZ Internet History
Sport
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Athletics
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Horse racing
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Harness racing
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Thoroughbred racing
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Shooting
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- Ballinger Belt ?
- Graeme Berman (Australia)
- Geoffrey Smith (Malvern), second, top New Zealander
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Soccer
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Births
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January
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February
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March
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- 2 March ?
Mitchell Scott
, rugby union player
- 4 March ?
Sue Maroroa
, chess player
- 12 March
- 14 March
- 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
- 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
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- 1 April
- 2 April
- 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
- 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
- 10 May ?
Gareth Anscombe
, rugby union player
- 11 May ?
Tony Ensor
, rugby union player
- 12 May
- 15 May ?
Matt Moulds
, rugby union player
- 20 May ?
Daryl Mitchell
, cricketer
- 24 May ?
Ian McPeake
, cricketer
- 25 May
- 27 May
- 31 May ?
Brodie Retallick
, rugby union player
June
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July
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August
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September
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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Exact date unknown
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Deaths
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January?March
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April?June
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- 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
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October?December
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- 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
- 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
, Ringat? minister and community leader (born 1916)
- 1 December
- 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
- 21 December ?
Frank Solomon
, rugby union player (born 1906)
- 24 December ?
Muriel Moody
, potter and sculptor (born 1907)
See also
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References
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External links
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Media related to
1991 in New Zealand
at Wikimedia Commons
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