• Source: 1988 in New Zealand

The following events occurred in New Zealand in the year 1988.




Population


Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,345,200.
Increase since 31 December 1987: 3,100 (0.09%).
Males per 100 females: 97.3.




Incumbents






= Regal and viceregal

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




= Government

=
The 42nd New Zealand Parliament continued. The fourth Labour Party government was in power.

Speaker of the House – Kerry Burke
Prime Minister – David Lange
Deputy Prime Minister – Geoffrey Palmer
Minister of Finance – Roger Douglas until 14 December, then David Caygill
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Russell Marshall
Chief Justice — Sir Ronald Davison




= Parliamentary opposition

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Leader of the Opposition – Jim Bolger (National).




= Main centre leaders

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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


The number of unemployed reaches 100,000.
The Federation of Labour and Combined State Unions merge to form the Council of Trade Unions.
New Zealand Post closed 432 post offices.
Fisheries quota package announced for Mäori iwi.
The Hokitika Guardian and Star ceases publication.
6 February – Waitangi Day celebrations at Waitangi are suspended.
7 March – Cyclone Bola strikes the East Coast of the North Island
30 March – The State Sector Act is passed to reform the Public Service.
April – The Royal Commission on Social Policy issues its report.
5 April – Gibbs Report ("Unshackling the Hospitals") released.
May – Picot Report on educational administration released.
June – The electrification of the North Island Main Trunk railway between Hamilton and Palmerston North is completed.
1 July – The Government announces the return of Bastion Point to its Ngāti Whātua owners.
1 July – Commercial TV goes 7 days a week, except Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day.
5 September – Telecom extends mobile phone service to Christchurch.
17 October – Kmart opens its first store in Henderson, Auckland.




Arts and literature


John Dickson wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1988 in art, 1988 in literature, Category:1988 books




= Music

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New Zealand Music Awards

Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dave Dobbyn – Loyal
Shona Laing – South
The Warratahs – Only game in Town
SINGLE OF THE YEAR Holidaymakers–Sweet Lovers
Dave Dobyyn – Love You Like I Should
Tex Pistol / Rikki Morris – Nobody Else
BEST MALE VOCALIST Dave Dobbyn
Herbs
Barry Saunders
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST Shona Laing
Aishah
Annie Crummer
BEST GROUP Herbs
The Chills
The Warratahs
MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Peter Marshall
Rikki Morris
Thom Nepia
MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Mara Finau
Tracey Birnie
Helen Mulholland
MOST PROMISING GROUP Holidaymakers
Straightjacket Fits
The Tunnellers
INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Neil Finn
The Chills
Shona Laing
BEST VIDEO Fane Flaws – Sweet Lovers (Holidaymakers)
Janine Morell – Haere Mai
Paul Middleditch – Nobody Else
BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK Dalvanius Prime / Dave Hurley – Poi E
Dalvanius / Ginane / Smith – Ngati
BEST PRODUCER Nigel Stone–Holidaymakers (Holidaymakers)
Tex Pistol – Nobody Else
Stephen McCurdy/ Shona Laing/ Graeme Myhre – South
BEST ENGINEER Nigel Stone–Holidaymakers (Holidaymakers)
Rhys Moody – Brazier'
Rhys Moody/ Doug Rogers – Sensation
BEST JAZZ ALBUM Beaver – Live at Ronnie Scott's
Frank Gibsons Jazz Mobile – Spreading The Word
Sustenance – Sustenance 3
BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM NZ Symphony Orchestra – Prodigal Country
NZ Symphony Orchestra – War and Peace/ Jack Winters Dream
BEST FOLK ALBUM Mike Harding – From The Edge
Wayne Gillespie – Hearts For
David Hollis – With Love
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM The Warratahs – Only Game in Town
Patsy Riggir – The Best OF (Plus Four)
Al Hunter – Jealous Guy
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM Derek Lind – Strange Logic
Barry McGuire – Sailing Free
Stephen Bell Booth – Timeless
BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM Pātea Māori Club – Poi E
Kahurangi – Magically Maori
Dalvanius Prime/ Patea Maori/ Moana/ Dave Dobbyn Guinney/ Kara Pewhairangi – Ngoi Ngoi
BEST SONGWRITER Rikki Morris – Nobody Else
Hona/ Lundon/ Cassells – Listen
Dave Dobbyn – Love You Like I Should
BEST COVER Lesley Maclean – Pagan in a Pagan Land
John Collie – Bird Dog
Susan Pryor – You Don't Need Me
See: 1988 in music




= Performing arts

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Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Alma Woods MBE and Ricky May.




= Radio and television

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1 December: The Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand is split into Radio New Zealand and Television New Zealand. The Avalon studio becomes a separate subsidiary of TVNZ. [1] Archived 22 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
See: 1988 in New Zealand television, 1988 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



Programme debuts

25 July – Neighbours (Network 2)




= Film

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Illustrious Energy
Mauri
Send a Gorilla
The Grasscutter
The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey
See: Category:1988 film awards, 1988 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1988 films




= Internet

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See: NZ Internet History




Sport






= Athletics

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Paul Ballinger wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:16:05 on 30 April in Rotorua, while Jillian Costley claims her second in the women's championship (2:39:20).




= Horse racing

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Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup: Luxury Liner
Auckland Trotting Cup: Luxury Liner – 2nd win




= Olympic Games

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Summer Olympics


New Zealand sends a team of 83 competitors in 16 sports.



Winter Olympics


New Zealand sends a team of nine competitors across three sports.




= Paralympic Games

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Summer Paralympics




Winter Paralympics


New Zealand sends a team of three competitors in one sport.




= Rugby

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League

17 July – The 1988 Great Britain Lions tour concludes with New Zealand defeating Great Britain in a Test match at Addington Showground, Christchurch before a crowd of 8,525.
9 October – In the 1988 Rugby League World Cup final Australia defeats New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland before a crowd of 47,363.



Union





= Shooting

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Ballinger Belt – John Whiteman (Upper Hutt)




= Soccer

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The Chatham Cup is won by Waikato United who beat Christchurch United on the basis of away goals (2-2 and 1–1 in a two-leg final).




Births






Deaths






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 1988 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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