• Source: 1999 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1999 in New Zealand.




Population


Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,851,100.
Increase since 31 December 1998: 22,500 (0.57%).
Males per 100 Females: 96.5.




Incumbents






= Regal and viceregal

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Head of State - Elizabeth II
Governor-General - The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys GNZM, GCMG, QSO




= Government

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The 45th New Zealand Parliament continued. until the general election, held 27 November for the 46th New Zealand Parliament starting 10 December. The governing National Party was defeated. The Labour Party, led by Helen Clark, in coalition with Alliance, led by Jim Anderton, formed the new government.

Speaker of the House - Doug Kidd then Jonathan Hunt
Prime Minister - Jenny Shipley then Helen Clark
Deputy Prime Minister - Wyatt Creech then Jim Anderton
Minister of Finance - Bill Birch then Bill English then Bill Birch then Michael Cullen
Minister of Foreign Affairs - Don McKinnon then Phil Goff
Chief Justice — Sir Thomas Eichelbaum (until 17 May), Sian Elias (starting 17 May)




= Opposition leaders

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See: Category:Parliament of New Zealand, New Zealand elections

National - TBD (Leader of the Opposition)
Greens - Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald
Act - TBD
New Zealand First - Winston Peters
United New Zealand - TBD




= Main centre leaders

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Mayor of Auckland – Christine Fletcher
Mayor of Hamilton – Russ Rimmington
Mayor of Wellington – Mark Blumsky
Mayor of Christchurch – Garry Moore
Mayor of Dunedin – Sukhi Turner




Events


The Animal Welfare Act 1999 is passed into law
The Pohatu Marine Reserve was formally established
Kapiti Island is declared free of mammalian predators.
3 May: The Daily Telegraph and The Hawke's Bay Herald Tribune merge to form Hawke's Bay Today.
7 July: A daytime meteor is visible throughout New Zealand.
11–15 September: State visit by United States President Bill Clinton to attend the 11th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders meeting; the second Presidential visit after Lyndon Johnson in 1966; see Visit.
6 October: A rock avalanche from Mount Adams blocks the Poerua River, forming a dam. It failed on 12 October after significant rain.
11 October: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan visits New Zealand.
26 October: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes west of Taupō.
27 November: The last "dry" electorates in New Zealand (Eden, Roskill and Tawa) voted to go "wet" and to allow alcohol sales.
1 December: Changes to alcohol licensing in the Sale of Liquor Amendment Act: Sunday sales in on-licence and off licence premises, supermarkets could sell beer (they sold wine from 1989) and the drinking age dropped from 20 to 18; the changes were passed by Parliament, 59 to 55.




Arts and literature


Michael King and Paula Boock win the Robert Burns Fellowship.
Montana New Zealand Book Awards:
Montana Medal: Heather Nicholson, The Loving Stitch: A history of knitting and spinning in New Zealand
Deutz Medal: Elizabeth Knox, The Vintner's Luck
Reader's Choice: Elizabeth Knox, The Vintner's Luck
First Book Awards
Fiction: Willian Brandt, Alpha Male
Poetry: Kate Camp, Unfamiliar Legends of the Stars
Non-Fiction: Helen Schamroth, 100 New Zealand Craft Artists
See 1999 in art, 1999 in literature, Category:1999 books




= Music

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New Zealand Music Awards

Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.

Album of the Year: The Feelers - Supersystem
Che Fu - 2b S Pacific
Neil Finn - Try Whistling This
Single of the Year: Che Fu - Scene III
The Feelers - Venus
Ardijah - Love So Right
Top Male Vocalist: Neil Finn
Dave Dobbyn
James Reid (The Feelers)
Top Female Vocalist: Betty-Anne Monga (Ardijah)
Sulata Foai (Te Vaka)
Alesha Siosiua (Urban Pacifika)
Top Group: The Feelers
Ardijah
Shihad
Most Promising Male Vocalist: Andrew Tilby (Breathe)
King Kapisi
Nathan King (Zed)
Most Promising Female Vocalist: Boh Runga (Stellar*)
Liz Faalogo (NV)
Sina Saipaia
Most Promising Group: Stellar*
Breathe
Zed
International Achievement: Bic Runga
Neill Finn
The Feelers
Best Music Video: Reuben Sutherland Wait & See (Shihad)
Sima & Makerita Urale- Sub Cranium Feeling (King Kapisi)
Mark Tierney & Fiona Champtloup - Unlikely (NV)
Best Producer: Malcolm Welsford & The Feelers - Supersystem
Eddie Raynor - ENZSO 2
Che Fu & Andy Morton - 2b Spacific (Che Fu)
Best Engineer: Andy Morton - 2BS Pacific (Che Fu)
Sam Gibson - Try Whistling This (Neil Finn)
Malcolm Welsford - Supersystem (The Feelers)
Best Jazz Album: Chris White / Aaron Nevezie Quartet - Take Me With You
Wil Sargisson - Steppin'Out
Rodger Fox Quartet - Back To Being One
Best Classical Album: Alexander Ivashkin - Under The Southern Cross
Tamas Vesmas - Debussy, Bartok Piano Music
New Zealand String Quartet - Bartok The Six Quartets
Best Country Album: Barry Saunders - Magnetic South
Glen Moffat - A Place To Play
Home Tonight - Coalrangers
Best Folk Album: Windy City Strugglers - On Top of the World
Gallowglass - Sparven
Philip Riley & Jayne Elleson - The Blessing Tree
Best Gospel Album: Parachute Band - Always & Forever
Debbie Harwood and Friends - Angels - The New Zealand Christmas Album
Steve Apirana - It's Inevitable
Best Mana Maori Album: Moana and the Moa Hunters - Rua
Hori Chapman - Toku Reo
Waihirere Maori Club - Waihirere -National Champions
Ngati Rangiwewehi - Wairua -Spirit of Ngati Rangiwewehi
Best Mana Reo Album: Traditional Waiata - He Waiata Onemata (Songs From the Past)
Ngati Rangiwewehi - Wairua -Spirit of Ngati Rangiwewehi
Moana & The Moahunters - Rua
Waihirere Maori Club - Waihirere National Champions
Best Children's Album: Jennifer Moss - Jennifer's Garden
David LaPlance - A Hand Full of Songs
Universal Children's Audio - Kori Kori / Busi Bodies / Lue Lue Mai
Tessarose Productions - Dancing to the Beat Volume 2
Best Songwriter: James Reid - Venus (The Feelers)
Dave Dobbyn - Beside You
Neil Finn - She Will Have Her Way
Best Cover: Elroy Finn - Try Whistling This (Neil Finn)
Marcus Ringrose - Supersystem (The Feelers)
Mark Roach & Andrew Durno - HLAH IV: Are You Gonna Kiss It Or Shoot It? (HLAH)
New Zealand Radio Programmer Award: Melanie Wise - Q92FM Queenstown
Tony Neilsen -Radio Otago Group
Jo Hampton - NRG FM
Robert Taylor - Radio Hauraki
See: 1999 in music




= Performing arts

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Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Gerry Merito.




= Radio and television

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The famous Toyota Hilux Bugger TV Commercial goes to air on New Zealand television for the very first time.
TVNZ sells its shareholding in SKY Network Television. [1] Archived 15 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
See: 1999 in New Zealand television, 1999 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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Channelling Baby
I'll Make You Happy
Savage Honeymoon
Scarfies
See: Category:1999 film awards, 1999 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1999 films




= Internet

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See: NZ Internet History




Sport


See: 1999 in sports, Category:1999 in sports




= Athletics

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Phil Costley wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:43 on 24 October in Auckland, while Gabrielle O'Rourke claims her second as well in the women's championship (2:38:47).




= Basketball

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Tall Blacks
NBL (Men's) was won by the Auckland Stars




= Cricket

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Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team

1999 Cricket World Cup held in England: New Zealand finished third in its pool and fourth in the super-six round before being beaten by Pakistan in the first semifinal.
The Shell Trophy for 1998-99 was won by Canterbury, with Northern Districts runners-up.




= Golf

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New Zealand Open Category:New Zealand golfers




= Horse racing

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Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup: Homin Hosed
Auckland Trotting Cup: Happy Asset



Thoroughbred racing





= Netball

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Silver Ferns
National Bank Cup
Netball World Championships




= Rugby league

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The 1999 Tri Nations series was hosted by Auckland
1999 Auckland Warriors season
Bartercard Cup
New Zealand national rugby league team
Rugby League World Cup




= Rugby union

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Category:Rugby union in New Zealand,

Super 12
Rugby Union World Cup
National Provincial Championship
Bledisloe Cup
Tri Nations Series
Ranfurly Shield




= Shooting

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Ballinger Belt – Rick Fincham (Upper Hutt)




= Soccer

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The Chatham Cup is won by Dunedin Technical who beat Waitakere City F.C. 4–0 in the 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
For world events and topics in 1999 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1999




References






External links


Media related to 1999 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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