• Source: 1987 in New Zealand

      • The following lists events that happened during 1987 in New Zealand.


      Population


      Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,342,100.
      Increase since 31 December 1986: 28,600 (0.86%).
      Males per 100 Females: 97.9.


      Incumbents




      = Regal and viceregal

      =
      Head of State – Elizabeth II
      Governor-General – The Rt Revd. Sir Paul Reeves GCMG GCVO QSO


      = Government

      =
      The 41st New Zealand Parliament, led by the Labour Party, concluded, and in the general election the party was re-elected in the 42nd New Zealand Parliament. The election also saw the elimination of the Democratic Party (formerly known as the Social Credit Party) from Parliament, leaving Labour and National as the only parties with representation.

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


      = Parliamentary opposition

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


      = Main centre leaders

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


      Events


      1 January – Unleaded petrol is introduced, with unleaded 91-octane fuel replacing "regular" 91-octane leaded fuel. "Super" 96-octane remains leaded.
      January, February – Māori loan affair continues.
      17 February – A bus on a field trip from Woodford House school in Havelock North rolls down a bank near Kereru, 50 km (31 mi) west of Hastings. Five people (two students, two teachers and the bus driver) are killed and at least 17 are injured.
      2 March – Edgecumbe earthquake in the Bay of Plenty.
      19 May – Air New Zealand Flight 24, en route from Tokyo to Auckland, is hijacked at Nadi International Airport, Fiji while on a scheduled refuelling stop.
      22 May–20 June – Inaugural Rugby World Cup hosted by both New Zealand and Australia, and won by New Zealand.
      June – The New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act is passed.
      19 June – Six-year-old Teresa Cormack goes missing in Napier. Her body is found eight days later.
      July – The Māori Language Act makes Māori an official language.
      1 August – The first Lotto draw takes place.
      15 August – The 1987 general election is held.
      August – Telecom launches New Zealand's first mobile phone network.
      20 October – The New Zealand stock market crashes following Black Monday on Wall Street. Share prices fell by 59 percent over four months.
      3 November – McDonald's opens its first restaurants in the South Island at Linwood and Merivale, Christchurch.
      December – New Zealand's first heart transplant takes place at Green Lane Hospital, for Brian Lindsay.


      Arts and literature


      Robert Lord wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
      See 1987 in art, 1987 in literature, Category:1987 books


      = Music

      =


      New Zealand Music Awards


      Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.

      ALBUM OF THE YEAR Herbs – Sensitive to a Smile
      Dave Dobbyn – Footrot Flats
      Ardijah – Ardijah
      SINGLE OF THE YEAR Dave Dobbyn – You Oughta Be in Love
      Shona Laing – Glad I'm Not A Kennedy
      The Chills – Leather Jacket
      BEST MALE VOCALIST Dave Dobbyn
      Charles Tumahai (Herbs)
      Martin Phillips (The Chills)
      BEST FEMALE VOCALIST Shona Laing
      Betty-Anne Monga (Ardijah)
      Patsy Riggir
      BEST GROUP The Chills
      Ardijah
      Herbs
      MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Al Hunter
      Wayne Elliot (Knightshade)
      David Parker (Rhythm Cage)
      MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Moana Maniapoto Jackson Moana and the Moahunters
      Darlene Adair
      Kara Pewhairangi
      MOST PROMISING GROUP Bonga And Harwood
      Rhythm Cage
      Knightshade
      INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Neil Finn
      Dave Dobbyn
      The Chills
      Shona Laing
      Kiri Te Kanawa
      BEST VIDEO Matt Box Films – Sensitive to a Smile (Herbs)
      Kerry Brown/ Bruce Sheridan – Glad Im Not A Kennedy (Shona Laing)
      Paul Middleditch – The Game of Love (Tex Pistol)
      BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK Dave Dobbyn – Footrot Flats
      Various Artists – Queen City Rocker
      BEST PRODUCER Dave Dobbyn – Footrot Flats
      Billy Kristian – Sensitive to a Smile (Herbs)
      Ian Morris – The Game of Love (Tex Pistol)
      BEST ENGINEER Ian Morris – The Game of Love (Tex Pistol)
      Roland Morris / Nick Morgan – Ardijah
      Doug Rogers / Rhys Moody – Brand New Doll
      Tim Field – Out for the Count
      BEST JAZZ ALBUM Mike Nock / Frank Gibson, Jr. – 'Open Door'
      Brian Smith – Brian Smith
      The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas
      BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM Gillian Weir – Music to the Sun King
      NZ Symphony Orchestra – Music By Douglas Lilburn
      Margaret Neilson – Sea Changes
      BEST COUNTRY ALBUM Al Hunter – Neon Cowboy
      Jodi Vaughan – Straight From The Heart
      Patsy Riggir – Close To Thee
      BEST FOLK ALBUM Beverly Young – Bushes & Briar
      Phil Garland – Hunger in the Air
      Paul Mesters – Pacific Pilgrim
      BEST GOSPEL ALBUM Jules Riding – Heart Strings
      Patsy Riggir – Close To Thee
      Darlene Adair – Darlene Adair
      BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM Herbs – E Papa – Jah Knows
      Kahurangi – Kahurangi
      Moana – Kua Makona
      BEST CAST ALBUM Stewart Macpherson – Pirates of Penzance
      Philip Norman – Love Off The Shelf
      Thomas Baker – The Conductor's Shoes
      BEST SONGWRITER Charles Tumahai/ Dilworth Karaka – Sensitive to a Smile (Herbs)
      Dave Dobbyn – You Oughta Be in Love
      Shona Laing – Glad Im Not A Kennedy
      BEST COVER Philip Trusttum – Songdance (Mike Herron)
      Peter Bennett – Elephunkin
      Reston Griffiths – Footrot Flats
      See: 1987 in music


      = Performing arts

      =
      Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Silvio De Pra.


      = Radio and television

      =
      See: 1987 in New Zealand television, 1987 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

      Auckland Radio 1ZB becomes Newstalk 1ZB creating the first Newstalk ZB station.
      1ZM Auckland becomes Classic Hits 1251 creating the first Classic Hits station, other New Zealand radio stations do not take the Classic Hits branding until 1993/94.


      Programme debuts


      20 April – Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (Network 2).
      1 August – Lotto (Network 2)


      = Film

      =
      Bad Taste
      Ngati
      Starlight Hotel
      See: Category:1987 film awards, 1987 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1987 films


      Sport




      = Rugby

      =
      The All Blacks win the inaugural Rugby World Cup.


      = Athletics

      =
      Peter Renner wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:15:32 on 22 November in Wiri, while Jillian Costley claims her first in the women's championship (2:39:33).


      Harness racing


      New Zealand Trotting Cup: Lightning Blue
      The Auckland Trotting Cup was run twice in 1987 as it was being rescheduled from January back to December.
      January (2700m): Master Mood
      December (3200m): Luxury Liner


      = Shooting

      =
      Ballinger Belt – Diane Collings (Te Puke)


      = Soccer

      =
      The Chatham Cup is won by Gisborne City who beat Christchurch United 7–3 on aggregate in a two-leg final.


      Births


      7 January: Michael McGlinchey, football player
      27 January: Ben Te'o, rugby league player
      28 January: Steven O'Dor, football player
      13 February: Frank-Paul Nu'uausala, rugby league player
      18 February: Maria Tutaia, netball player
      22 February: Lesley Cantwell, race walker
      3 March: Jacob Spoonley, football player
      17 March: Krisnan Inu, rugby league player
      18 March: Clarissa Eshuis, hockey player
      20 March: David Richardson, actor
      27 March: Victor Vito, rugby union player
      7 April: Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu, actor
      10 April: Hayley Westenra, soprano
      11 April: Joseph Sullivan, rower Olympic gold medallist (2012 Summer Olympics 2012 London)
      29 April: Tim Winitana, rugby league player
      6 May: Katrina Grant, netball player
      29 May: Issac Luke, rugby league player
      7 June: Daniel Logan, actor
      8 June: Joshua Brodie, cricketer
      4 July: Chris James, football player
      8 July: Alana Barber, race walker
      22 July: Sam Bewley, racing cyclist
      1 September: Dann Hume, singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
      16 September: Rongo Brightwell, singer
      2 October: Anita Punt, hockey player
      7 October: Jeremy Brockie, football player
      10 October: Colin Slade, rugby union player
      30 November: Miguel Start, rugby league player
      9 December: Polly Powrie, sailor, Olympic gold medallist (2012 Summer Olympics 2012 London)
      14 December: Lauren Boyle, swimmer
      23 December: Owen Franks, rugby union player All Black (2009–)
      Category:1987 births.


      Deaths


      16 January Colin Scrimgeour, minister and broadcaster.
      13 February: Curly Page, cricketer.
      29 May: Bryan Todd, businessman (born 1902)
      31 May: Wilfrid Mervyn Lusty, journalist, drama critic, theatre administrator and adult educationalist
      16 July: Harry Ayres, guide and mountaineer.
      4 August: Cecil Burke, cricketer.
      14 October: John Rangihau, academic and leader of Tuhoe iwi.
      27 December: Rewi Alley, writer and member of the Chinese Communist Party.
      Alfred E. Allen, politician.
      Johnnie Hoskins, motorcycle speedway pioneer.
      Norman Jones, politician.
      Colin McCahon, artist.
      Denis Rogers, mayor of Hamilton.


      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




      External links


      Media related to 1987 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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