• Source: 1985 in New Zealand

      • The following lists events that happened during 1985 in New Zealand.


      Population


      Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,303,100.
      Increase since 31 December 1984: 10,100 (0.31%).
      Males per 100 Females: 98.2.


      Incumbents




      = Regal and viceregal

      =
      Head of State – Elizabeth II
      Governor-General – The Hon Sir David Beattie GCMG GCVO QSO QC followed by The Rt Revd. Sir Paul Reeves GCMG GCVO QSO


      = Government

      =
      The 41st New Zealand Parliament continued. The fourth Labour Party government was in power.

      Speaker of the House – Basil Arthur then Gerard Wall
      Prime Minister – David Lange
      Deputy Prime Minister – Geoffrey Palmer
      Minister of Finance – Roger Douglas
      Minister of Foreign Affairs – David Lange
      Chief Justice — Sir Ronald Davison


      = Parliamentary opposition

      =
      Leader of the Opposition – Jim McLay (National).


      = Main centre leaders

      =
      Mayor of Auckland – Catherine Tizard
      Mayor of Hamilton – Ross Jansen
      Mayor of Wellington – Ian Lawrence
      Mayor of Christchurch – Hamish Hay
      Mayor of Dunedin – Cliff Skeggs


      Events


      4 February – Anti-nuclear policy leads to refusal of a visit by the American warship, the USS "Buchanan". Within days the United States cut military and intelligence ties with New Zealand and downgraded diplomatic relationships.
      First case of locally contracted AIDS is reported.
      Waitangi Tribunal given power to hear grievances arising since 1840.
      4 March – New Zealand dollar floated.
      15 June – A by-election in Timaru after the death of Labour MP Basil Arthur is won by Maurice McTigue for National.
      12 June – The first Pak'nSave opens in Kaitaia.
      21 June – Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch opens.
      10 July – two French secret agents blew up the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland, killing crewmember Fernando Pereira. The Rainbow Warrior had been preparing to sail to Moruroa Atoll in the SE Pacific, to protest French nuclear weapons testing there.
      20 November – Archbishop Paul Reeves appointed Governor General.


      Arts and literature


      Keri Hulme wins Booker Prize for "The Bone People".
      Cilla McQueen wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
      See 1985 in art, 1985 in literature, Category:1985 books


      = Music

      =


      New Zealand Music Awards


      Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.

      ALBUM OF THE YEAR Netherworld Dancing Toys – Painted Years
      Shona Laing – Genre
      Herbs – Long Ago
      SINGLE OF THE YEAR Netherworld Dancing Toys – For Today
      The Mockers – Forever Tuesday Morning
      Peking Man – Lift Your Head Up High
      BEST MALE VOCALIST Andrew Fagan (The Mockers)
      Malcolm Black (Netherworld Dancing Toys)
      Pat Urlich (Peking Man)
      BEST FEMALE VOCALIST Margaret Urlich
      Patsy Riggir
      Jacqui Fitzgerald
      BEST GROUP Netherworld Dancing Toys
      The Mockers
      Peking Man
      MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Mark Loveys (Satellite Spies)
      Paul Eversden (Katango)
      James Gaylyn (Rise)
      MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Debbie Harwood
      Dianne Swann (Everything That Flies)
      Betty Monga (IQU)
      MOST PROMISING GROUP Satellite Spies – Destiny in Motion
      Everything That Flies – Bleeding Hearts
      Katango – Dial L for Love
      INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
      DD Smash
      Dalvanius Prime & The Patea Maori Club
      BEST VIDEO Fane Flaws – Diamonds on China (The Narcs)
      Debra Bustin – Krazy Legs (The Pelicans)
      Roger Guise – I Like To Drive (Scotty & Co)
      BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK Hammond Gamble / Beaver – Should I be good Should I Be Evil
      Stephen McCurdy – Out in the Cold (Came A Hot Friday)
      BEST PRODUCER Nigel Stone – For Today
      Glyn Tucker Jnr- Forever Tuesday Morning (The Mockers)
      Graeme Myhre – Lift Your Head Up High (Peking Man)
      BEST ENGINEER Graeme Myhre – Lift Your Head Up High
      Nigel Stone – For Today (Netherworld Dancing Toys)
      Nigel Stone – Painted Years (Netherworld Dancing Toys)
      BEST JAZZ ALBUM Jacqui Fitzgerald – The Masquerade Is Over
      Martin Winch – Sahara
      Alan Broadbent Trio – Song of Home
      BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM Tamas Vasmas – Brahms
      Dolce Consort – Recorder Music
      National Youth Choir – Peter Godfrey Conducts the National Youth Choir of NZ
      BEST COUNTRY ALBUM Patsy Riggir – You Remind Me of a Love Song
      Suzanne Prentice – I Wish I Was Waltzing With You
      Richie Pickett & The Inlaws – Gone For Water
      BEST FOLK ALBUM Alan Young – That's No Way To Get Along
      Martha Louise – The Sailor / Mixed Feelings
      Mike Harding – Time on the Road
      BEST GOSPEL ALBUM Jules Riding – On This Night
      Gray Bartlett – Two Shades of Gray
      Wellington Salvation Army – Where Glory Dwelleth
      POLYNESIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR Herbs – Long Ago
      Aotearoa – Maranga Ake Ai
      Howard Morrison – Songs of New Zealand
      BEST COVER Debra Bustin – Krazy Legs (The Pelicans)
      Norman Te Whata & Emily Karaka – Long Ago (Herbs)
      Paula Reid – State House Kid (Last Man Down)
      See: 1985 in music


      = Performing arts

      =
      Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Toni Savage BEM QSM.


      = Radio and television

      =
      See: 1985 in New Zealand television, 1985 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

      29 March: Applications close for warrants to operate a third television channel.
      Julian Mounter is appointed the TVNZ Director-General.
      The Auckland Television Centre in Victoria Street, Auckland begins construction. [1] Archived 22 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
      1 June: TV ONE holds a three-and-a-half-hour special show to celebrate 25 years of New Zealand television.
      29-30 June: Telethon 1985 is held on TV One, raising over $6,007,722 for the Child and Youth Development Trust.


      Programme debuts


      15 May – Postman Pat (TV One)
      30 August – EastEnders (TV One)


      = Films

      =
      Dangerous Orphans
      Kingpin
      Leave All Fair
      Mr Wrong
      Shaker Run
      Sylvia
      The Lost Tribe
      The Quiet Earth
      See: Category:1985 film awards, 1985 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1985 films


      Sport




      = Athletics

      =
      John Campbell wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:53 on 27 October in Hamilton, while Carol Raven does the same in the women's championship (2:53:26).


      = Horse racing

      =


      Harness racing


      New Zealand Trotting Cup: Borana
      Auckland Trotting Cup: Roydon Glen


      = Shooting

      =
      Ballinger Belt – Chester Burt (Ashhurst)


      = Soccer

      =
      The Chatham Cup is won by Napier City Rovers who beat North Shore United 3–1 in the final.


      Births


      25 January: Adam Campbell, Australian rules footballer.
      30 January: David Wikaira-Paul, actor.
      2 February: Jeff Whittington, murder victim.
      25 February: Benji Marshall, rugby league player.
      18 March (in Australia): Vince Lia, soccer player.
      10 April: Brad Wilson, cricketer.
      16 April: Daniel Flynn, cricketer.
      16 April: Brendon Leonard, rugby player.
      25 April: Olivia Wensley, lawyer.
      14 May: Sally Martin, actor.
      9 June: Richard Kahui, rugby player.
      19 June: Casey Williams, netball player.
      22 June: Thomas Leuluai, rugby league player.
      22 June: Frank Andrews, singer.
      27 June: Louis Anderson, rugby player.
      8 July: Ben Roberts, rugby league player.
      9 July: Bradley-John Watling, cricketer.
      13 July: Rachel Priest, cricketer.
      3 August: Sonny Bill Williams, rugby league player.
      28 September: Anton Devcich, cricketer.
      10 October: Bronson Harrison, rugby league player.
      16 October: Brent Findlay, cricketer.
      30 October: Kayla Sharland, field hockey striker.
      10 November: Elizabeth Ryan, field hockey striker.
      23 November: Stephen Brett, rugby union player.
      23 December: Emily Naylor, field hockey midfielder.
      Vicki Lin, television presenter.
      Category:1985 births


      Deaths


      1 May: Sir Basil Arthur, politician and speaker of the House of Representatives (died in office).
      12 May: Sir Edward Sayers, parasitologist.
      7 July: Ewen Solon, actor.
      31 July: Murray Chapple, cricketer.
      16 October: Sir Bruce Levy, botanist.
      16 December: William H. Pettit, missionary and evangelical church leader.
      31 December: Mal Matheson, cricketer.


      See also


      List of years in New Zealand
      Timeline of New Zealand history
      History of New Zealand
      Military history of New Zealand
      Timeline of the New Zealand environment
      Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica


      References

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