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List of events
The following lists events that happened during
2012 in New Zealand
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Population
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- Estimated population as of 31 December: 4,425,900.
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- Increase since 31 December 2011: 26,400 (0.60%).
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- Males per 100 Females: 95.7.
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Incumbents
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Regal and vice-regal
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Elizabeth II
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Jerry Mateparae
Government
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2012 is the first full year of the
50th Parliament
, which first sat on 20 December 2011 and will dissolve on 17 December 2014 if not dissolved prior. The
Fifth National Government
, first elected in 2008, continues.
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Lockwood Smith
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John Key
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Bill English
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Gerry Brownlee
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Murray McCully
Other Party leaders
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David Shearer
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Russel Norman
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Metiria Turei
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Winston Peters
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Pita Sharples
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Tariana Turia
Judiciary
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Main centre leaders
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Len Brown
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Stuart Crosby
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Julie Hardaker
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Celia Wade-Brown
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Bob Parker
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Dave Cull
Events
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January
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February
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March
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- 2 March ? It is announced that the 131-year-old landmark
ChristChurch Cathedral
will be demolished as a result of damage from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and subsequent aftershocks.
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- 19 March ?
"Marmageddon"
: It is announced by manufacturer
Sanitarium
that the sole production line of the popular breakfast spread
Marmite
, of which New Zealanders eat 640 tonnes annually, had stopped in November due to earthquake damage at the
Papanui
,
Christchurch
factory, and the company's own stocks had run out. It would be February 2013 before production resumed.
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- 25 March ? The largest changes to the nation's
road rules
in 35 years sees two rules regarding priority at
intersections
change, including the unique left-turn verses right-turn rule.
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April
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- 19 May ? The finding of the remains of murder victim
Jayne Furlong
at
Port Waikato
, 19 years after she went missing in Auckland.
- 24 May ? Finance Minister Bill English delivers the 2012 government budget, described for the second consecutive year as a "zero" budget. The National government aims to record a $197m surplus in 2014/15, down from $1300m in the 2011 budget.
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June
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All Blacks vs Ireland rugby test matches.
July
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- 3 July ?
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake
strikes off the
Taranaki
coast and is widely felt across the country. Only minor damage is reported to have occurred as a result of the earthquake.
- 27 July ? 12 August ? 184 New Zealand athletes in sixteen sports
compete
at the
2012 Summer Olympics
in London, England, achieving six gold, two silver and five bronze medals, including the nation's 100th Olympic medal.
August
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- 5 August ? The
Radio Network House
in
Christchurch
which was damaged beyond repair in the
2011 Christchurch earthquake
is demolished by implosion, becoming the first building to be demolished this way in New Zealand.
- 6 August ?
Mount Tongariro
in the central North Island erupts, spreading volcanic ash across the area and as far east as Hawke's Bay.
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- 30 August ? Members of Parliament votes on three options for the national
legal drinking age
? the existing 18 years, 20 years, or an 18 on-licence/20 off-licence split. After the 18/20 split was eliminated in the first round of voting, Parliament votes in the second round to keep the age at 18 years, with 68 votes in favour to 53.
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- The payroll of 110,000 teachers and support staff in state and state-integrated schools is switched to the new
Novopay
system. The error-ridden system would ultimately cause thousands of pay errors, resulting in staff being overpaid, underpaid, or not paid at all, continuing into 2013.
September
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October
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November
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December
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- 6 December ? A tornado hits the suburb of
Hobsonville
in northwestern Auckland, causing widespread damage and killing three people.
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Holidays and observances
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Arts and literature
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New Books
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Performing Arts
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Television
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Sport
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Events
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- 22 July ?
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
win the
2012 ANZ Championship
netball final against
Melbourne Vixens
by 41?38 in Melbourne, becoming the first New Zealand team to win the trans-Tasman competition since its inauguration in 2008.
- 27 July ? The
2012 Summer Olympics
opens in London, United Kingdom. New Zealand sends a delegation of 184 athletes, competing in sixteen sports.
- 2 August ?
2012 Summer Olympics
:
Nathan Cohen
and
Joseph Sullivan
claim the gold medal in the
men's double sculls
- 3 August ?
2012 Summer Olympics
- 4 August ? The Hamilton-based
Chiefs
win the 2012
Super Rugby
final against the
Sharks
by 37?6 in Hamilton, claiming their first Super Rugby championship title.
- 10 August ?
2012 Summer Olympics
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Jo Aleh
and
Polly Powrie
claim the gold medal in the
women's 470 class
- 11 August ?
2012 Summer Olympics
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Lisa Carrington
claims the gold medal in the
women's K-1 200 metres
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- 12 August ? The
2012 Summer Olympics
closes, with New Zealand at the time claiming five gold medals, three silver medals, and five bronze medals.
- 13 August ?
Valerie Adams
, who initially won the silver medal in the
women's shot put
, is awarded the gold medal after the initial gold medallist, Belarusian
Nadzeya Ostapchuk
, is stripped of her medal due to failing a drugs test.
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New Zealand's medal tally subsequently changes to six gold medals, two silver medals, and five bronze medals.
- 25 August ? The
All Blacks
win the 2012
Bledisloe Cup
after winning 22?0 over Australia in Auckland to secure two wins in the three game series. The win is New Zealand's tenth successive Bledisloe Cup win.
- 29 August ? The
2012 Summer Paralympics
opens in London, United Kingdom. New Zealand sends a delegation of 24 athletes, competing in seven sports.
- 30 August ?
2012 Summer Paralympics
:
Sophie Pascoe
claims the gold medal in the
women's 200-metre individual medley SM10
- 1 September ?
2012 Summer Paralympics
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Sophie Pascoe
claims the gold medal in the
women's 100-metre butterfly S10
- 2 September ?
2012 Summer Paralympics
- 6 September ?
2012 Summer Paralympics
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Sophie Pascoe
claims the gold medal in the
women's 100-metre freestyle S10
- 8 September ?
2012 Summer Paralympics
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Mary Fisher
claims the gold medal in the
women's 200-metre individual medley SM11
- 9 September ? The
2012 Summer Olympics
closes, with New Zealand claiming six gold medals, seven silver medals, and four bronze medals.
- 20 September ? The
New Zealand national netball team
win the
2012 Constellation Cup
, after winning 50?49 over Australia in Auckland to secure two wins in the three game series. The win is New Zealand's first Constellation Cup win since its inauguration in 2010, and New Zealand's first test series win over Australia since 2005.
Olympic Games
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- New Zealand sends a team of 184 competitors across 16 sports.
Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Total
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6
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2
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5
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13
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Paralympics
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- New Zealand sends a team of 24 competitors across seven sports.
Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Total
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6
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7
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4
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17
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Shooting
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- Ballinger Belt ? Brian Carter (Te Puke)
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Births
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Deaths
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January
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February
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March
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- 5 March ?
Paul Haines
, writer (born 1970)
- 7 March ?
Andrew Pullan
, mathematician (born 1963)
- 10 March ?
Richard White
, rugby union player (born 1925)
- 13 March ?
Jock Hobbs
, rugby union player and administrator (born 1960)
- 17 March ?
Ngaire Thomas
, author (born 1943)
- 24 March ? Sir
Paul Callaghan
, physicist (born 1947)
- 25 March
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- 29 March ?
Hone Kaa
, Anglican church leader, social justice campaigner and broadcaster (born 1941)
- 31 March ?
Judith Adams
, politician (born 1943)
April
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- 1 May ?
Arnold Wilson
, artist (born 1928)
- 3 May ?
Richie Thomson
, cyclist (born 1940)
- 6 May ?
John Worrall
, cricketer (born 1927)
- 12 May ?
Frank Bethwaite
, pilot, boat designer (born 1920)
- 13 May ?
Trevor Young
, politician, Member of Parliament (1968?90) (born 1925)
- 17 May ?
Derek Round
, journalist (born 1935)
- 19 May ?
Phil Lamason
, WWII RNZAF pilot (born 1918)
- 21 May ?
Kevin Barry
, rugby league player (born 1950)
- 31 May ?
Dorothy Manning
, artist (born 1919)
June
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July
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August
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- 3 August ?
Mama Tere Strickland
, transgender advocate, politician (born 1963)
- 6 August ?
Gregor Yeates
, soil zoologist and ecologist (born 1944)
- 11 August ?
Roger Sandall
, anthropologist (born 1933)
- 16 August ?
Evon Dickson
, cricketer (born 1934)
- 23 August ?
Col Campbell
, television and radio gardening presenter (born 1933)
- 29 August ?
Jeremy Pope
, lawyer and activist (born 1938)
- 30 August ?
Bill Kini
, boxer, Commonwealth Games gold medallist (
1966
) (born 1937)
September
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October
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- 12 October ?
Bob Aynsley
, rugby league player (born 1922)
- 15 October ?
Margaret Alington
, historian (born 1920)
- 18 October ?
Florence Akins
, artist (born 1906)
- 22 October ? Sir
Wilson Whineray
, rugby union player and businessman (born 1935)
- 24 October ?
Phil Bygrave
, field hockey player (born 1929)
- 25 October ?
Roger Gibbs
, swimmer (born 1932)
- 29 October ?
Valerie Davies
, arachnologist (born 1920)
- 31 October ?
June, Lady Blundell
, community activist and charity patron, viceregal consort (born 1922)
November
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- 2 November
- 3 November ?
Marie Bell
, educationalist, lecturer, teacher (born 1922)
- 7 November ?
Glenys Page
, cricketer (b. 1940)
- 16 November
- 19 November ?
Jim Weir
, diplomat (born 1922)
- 23 November ?
Diana, Lady Isaac
, environmentalist and arts patron (born 1921)
- 26 November ?
Vincent Orange
, historian (born 1935)
December
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- 1 December ?
Marcia Russell
, journalist and news presenter (born 1940)
- 3 December ?
Eileen Moran
, visual effects producer (born 1952)
- 5 December ? Geoffrey Clatworthy, community activist (born 1939)
- 13 December ?
Rob Talbot
, politician, Member of Parliament (1966?1987) (born 1923)
- 16 December ?
George Duggan
, Marist priest (born 1912)
- 22 December ?
Gerald Melling
, architect (born 1943)
- 24 December
- 27 December ?
Peter Anderson
, cricketer (born 1950)
- 30 December ?
Mike Hopkins
, sound editor (
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
,
Transformers
) (born 1959)
See also
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References
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External links
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Media related to
2012 in New Zealand
at Wikimedia Commons
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