• Source: 2000 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in New Zealand.




Population


Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,873,100.
Increase since 31 December 1999: 21,900 (0.57%).
Males per 100 Females: 96.3.




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 46th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The Labour Party led by Helen Clark, in coalition with Alliance, led by Jim Anderton.

Speaker of the House – Jonathan Hunt
Prime Minister – Helen Clark
Deputy Prime Minister – Jim Anderton
Minister of Finance – Michael Cullen
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Phil Goff
Chief Justice — Sian Elias




= Opposition leaders

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

National – Jenny Shipley (Leader of the Opposition)
Greens – Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald
Act – Richard Prebble
New Zealand First – Winston Peters
United – Peter Dunne




= 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






= January

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1 January: Broadcasts from the Chatham Islands and the New Zealand mainland are watched worldwide as New Zealand, by virtue of time zone, kicks off the worldwide millennium celebrations.




= November

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1 November: A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes north-west of Te Anau, Southland.




Arts and literature


James Norcliffe wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
Montana New Zealand Book Awards:
Montana Medal: Grahame Sydney, The Art of Grahame Sydney
Deutz Medal: Owen Marshall, Harlequin Rex
Reader's Choice: Grahame Sydney, The Art of Grahame Sydney
First Book Awards
Fiction: Duncan Sarkies, Stray Thoughts And Nosebleeds
Poetry: Glenn Colquhoun, The Art of Walking Upright
Non-Fiction: Pether Thomson, Kava in the Blood
See 2000 in art, 2000 in literature, Category:2000 books




= Music

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New Zealand Music Awards

This year of awards included a new category, ' Best Film Soundtrack/Cast Recording/Compilation':
Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.

Album of the Year: Stellar* – Mix
Shihad – The General Electric
Ardijah – Time
Salmonella Dub – Killervision
The Mutton Birds – Rain, Steam and Speed
Single of the Year: Stellar* – Violent
AKA Brown – Something I Need
Shihad – My Minds Sedate
The Mutton Birds – Pulled Along By Love
Breathe – Landslide
Top Male Vocalist: Jon Toogood – The General Electric (Shihad)
Dave Dobbyn
Don McGlashan (The Mutton Birds)
Top Female Vocalist: Boh Runga – Mix (Stellar*)
Betty-Anne Monga (Ardijah)
Zara Clark (Deep Obsession)
Top Group: Stellar* – Mix
Shihad – The General Electric
Deep Obsession – Infinity
Most Promising Male Vocalist: Aaron Tokona (Weta)
Sama Feo (AKA Brown)
Conan Wilcox (Salmonella Dub)
Most Promising Female Vocalist: Vanessa Kelly – Infinity (Deep Obsession)
Maybelle Galuvao (Ma-V-Elle)
Lavina Williams (The Invasion Band / Ma-V-Elle)
Most Promising Group: Weta
Breathe
AKA Brown
International Achievement: Bic Runga
Te Vaka
Shihad
Best Video: Reuben Sutherland – My Mind's Sedate (Shihad)
Marc Swadel – Birthday (The Stereo Bus)
Jonathan King – Violent (Stellar*)
Best Producer: Tom Bailey & Stellar* – Mix
Anthony Ioasa – Dream (TrueBliss)
Malcolm Welsford – Landslide (Breathe)
Best Engineer: Luke Tomes – Mix (Stellar*)
Sam Gibson – Rain Steam & Speed (The Mutton Birds)
Paddy Free & Tiki Taane – Killervision (Salmonella Dub)
Best Jazz Album: Jason Jones – Subspace
Mark De Clive-Lowe – Six Degrees
Steve Sherriff – See What Happens
Best Classical Album: John Psathas – Rhythm Spike
NZ National Youth Choir – Winds That Whisper
Gareth Farr / NZSO – Te Papa
Best Country Album: The Warratahs – One of Two Things
The Minstrel – Blaaack
Rosy Parsons – Pride of Place
Best Film Soundtrack/Cast Recording/Compilation (new category): Dave Dobbyn – Overnight Success: The Definitive Dave Dobbyn Collection
Various – World Famous in New Zealand
The Exponents – Hello, Love You, Goodbye
Best Folk Album: –
Best Gospel Album: The Lads – Lost at Sea
The Invasion Band – Everything
The Parachute Band – Adore
Best Mana Maori Album: Southside of Bombay – Live in Aotearoa
Maisey Rika – 20 Favourite Maori Songs
Hato Paora College – Hato Paora – 50 Years On
Best Mana Reo Album: Iwi – Iwi
Maisey Rika – 20 Favourite Maori Songs
Hato Paora College – Hato Paora – 50 Years On
He Taonga Reo – Tahi/Rua'
Best Children's Album: Jennifer Moss – Jennifer's House
Janet Channon & Wendy Jensen – You've Got to Clap
Janet Grierson and Kidz Choice Singers – Singing Is Fun
Tessarose Productions – Sing A Song About The Body
Best Songwriter: Boh Runga – Violent (Stellar*)
Salmonella Dub – For The Love of It (Salmonella Dub)
Christopher Bands and Zara Clark – Cold (Deep Obsession)
Best Cover: Shihad & Karl Kippenberger – The General Electric
Kimberley Renwick – Second Nature (Margaret Urlich)
Gideon Keith and Seven – Infinity (Deep Obsession)
New Zealand Radio Programmer Award: Grant Hislop – (ZM / Hauraki Auckland)
Martin Good (Hits 89FM)
Rodger Clamp (More FM Auckland)
See: 2000 in music, New Zealand Top 50 Albums of 2000




= Performing arts

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Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Doug Aston.




= Radio and television

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1 July: Public Broadcasting Fee finishes. [1] Archived 15 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
See: 2000 in New Zealand television, 2000 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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Jubilee
Stickmen
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Price of Milk
See: Category:2000 film awards, 2000 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:2000 films




= Internet

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See: NZ Internet History




Sport


See: 2000 in sports, Category:2000 in sports




= Athletics

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Mark Hutchinson wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:58 on 29 October in Auckland, while Melissa Moon claims her first in the women's championship (2:45:42).




= Basketball

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The NBL was won by the Auckland Stars who beat the Nelson Giants, 95–78 in the final.
The Women’s NBL was won by the Otago Breakers, who beat Waikato in the final, 75-69
The Tall Blacks lost all five pool games at the Olympic Men's tournament, then beat Angola in the classification game to finish 11th out of 12 teams.
The Tall Ferns lost all five pool games at the Olympic Women's tournament, then beat Senegal in the classification game to finish 11th out of 12 teams.




= Cricket

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New Zealand cricket team
The State Championship was won by the Northern Districts Knights




= Golf

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New Zealand Open, Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tournaments.




= Horse racing

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Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup: Yulestar
Auckland Trotting Cup: Flight South



Thoroughbred racing





= Netball

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Silver Ferns
National Bank Cup




= Olympic Games

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New Zealand sends a team of 151 competitors.
The medal tally is considered very disappointing and sparks a review of high-performance sports training programmes.




= Paralympics

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New Zealand sends a team of 43 competitors.




= Rugby league

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The inaugural Bartercard Cup was won by the Canterbury Bulls who defeated the Otahuhu Leopards 38–24 in the grand final.
The Auckland Warriors finished 13th of 14 teams in the NRL. The club was under severe financial pressure until purchased by Eric Watson after the season had ended and rebranded as the New Zealand Warriors.
27 April, New Zealand lost to Australia 0–52.
New Zealand competed in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, losing to Australia 12–40 in the final.




= Rugby union

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Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Super 12, National Provincial Championship, Category:All Blacks, Bledisloe Cup, Tri Nations Series, Ranfurly Shield




= Shooting

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Ballinger Belt – John Whiteman (Upper Hutt)




= Soccer

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The New Zealand National Soccer League was relaunched as a winter competition with 10 teams and finals playoffs. The winner was Napier City Rovers.
New Zealand placed second to Australia at the OFC Nations Cup tournament held in Tahiti
The Chatham Cup is won by Napier City Rovers who beat Central United 4–1 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




References






External links


Media related to 2000 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

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