- Source: 2008 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 2008 in New Zealand.
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 4,280,300.
Increase since 31 December 2007: 34,500 (0.81%).
Males per 100 Females: 95.7.
Incumbents
= Regal and vice regal
=Monarch – Elizabeth II
Governor-General – Anand Satyanand
= Government
=2008 was the third and last year of the 48th Parliament, which was dissolved on 3 October. A general election was held on 8 November to elect the 49th Parliament, which saw the Fifth National Government elected.
Speaker of the House – Margaret Wilson then Lockwood Smith
Prime Minister – Helen Clark to 19 November, then John Key
Deputy Prime Minister – Michael Cullen to 19 November, then Bill English
Minister of Finance – Michael Cullen to 19 November, then Bill English
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Winston Peters to 29 August, then Helen Clark (acting) to 19 November, then Murray McCully
= Party leaders
=Labour – Helen Clark to 11 November, then Phil Goff
National – John Key
Progressive – Jim Anderton
New Zealand First – Winston Peters
United Future – Peter Dunne
Act – Rodney Hide
Greens – Jeanette Fitzsimons and Russel Norman
Māori Party – Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples
= Judiciary
=Chief Justice — Sian Elias
= Main centre leaders
=Mayor of Auckland – John Banks
Mayor of Tauranga – Stuart Crosby
Mayor of Hamilton – Bob Simcock
Mayor of Wellington – Kerry Prendergast
Mayor of Christchurch – Bob Parker
Mayor of Dunedin – Peter Chin
Events
= January
=22 January – State funeral for Sir Edmund Hillary
= February
=17 February – A helicopter and a Cessna 152 collide mid-air in Paraparaumu, causing the deaths of three people. The aeroplane hit the roof of a house, and the helicopter fell onto a PlaceMakers store.
= March
== April
=5 April – A propane explosion at a coolstore in Tamahere kills firefighter senior station officer Derek Lovell, and seriously injures seven others.
= May
=8 May – The Tapuae Marine Reserve is established.
= June
=5 June – A newly redesigned flag for the Governor General of New Zealand is flown for the first time at Government House, Auckland.
= July
=1 July – Rail transport network is renationalised as KiwiRail
11 July – Police Sergeant Derek Wootton (52) is struck and killed by a vehicle fleeing police, while laying road spikes at Titahi Bay.
30 July – A state of emergency is declared in Marlborough due to flooding.
= August
=1 August – Crown entities Land Transport New Zealand and Transit New Zealand merge to form the NZ Transport Agency
16 August – Dunedin Hospital is put in lockdown for a week after approximately 170 staff and patients fall ill to a norovirus outbreak, resulting in 2,300 appointments and procedures being delayed.
= September
=5 September – Fonterra advise Prime Minister Helen Clark of the 2008 baby milk scandal.
7 September – The Taputeranga Marine Reserve is opened.
11 September – Undercover police Sergeant Don Wilkinson (47) is fatally shot in Māngere, after being discovered attempting to secretly fix a tracking device to a car.
24 September - GO Wellington dispute - an industrial dispute between the GO Wellington bus company and drivers
= October
=On the 17th The Dominion Post Billboard Heading Reads "Market Madness"
There is also a graph on the Billboard showing the NZX taking a big dive .
This was indicative of the worlds sharemarkets in turmoil.
= November
=8 November – John Key and the New Zealand National Party win the 2008 general election. John Key is able to form a Government and in Helen Clark's speech that she resigns as leader of the New Zealand Labour Party.
9 November – Michael Cullen resigns as deputy leader of the Labour Party.
19 November – John Key is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand.
27 November – 2008 Air New Zealand A320 test flight crash. Air New Zealand A320 Airbus crashes into the Mediterranean during a test flight, killing five New Zealand and two German air crew.
= December
== Holidays and observances
=6 February – Waitangi Day
21 March – Good Friday
23 March – Easter Sunday
24 March – Easter Monday
25 April – Anzac Day
2 June – Queen's Birthday
5 June – Matariki
27 October – Labour Day
Arts and literature
= New books
=Brower, Ann (August 2008). Who Owns the High Country? The controversial story of tenure review in New Zealand. New Zealand: Nelson: Craig Potton Publishing. ISBN 978-1-877333-78-1.
Catton, Eleanor (2008). The Rehearsal. New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-1-84708-116-2.
= Awards
=BPANZ Book Design Awards - In association with Spectrum Print and the New Zealand Listener id=13
BEST BOOK Title: Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning
BEST COVER Winner: Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning
NON-ILLUSTRATED Winner: Dear to Me
ILLUSTRATED Winner: Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning
EDUCATIONAL Winner: Astronomy Aotearoa NCEA Level 1 by Robert Shaw ISBN 978-0-7339-9261-2
CHILDREN’S Winner: The King's Bubbles by Ruth Paul
= Music
=May - New Zealand Music Month
3 September: Technical Awards for the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards
8 October: Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards
= Performing arts
=Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Suzanne Lynch MNZM.
= Television
=Freeview|HD Digital television is launched.
The country's first Chinese television channel, CTV8 (Chinese Television 8) is launched in early October.
Sport
= Cricket
=New Zealand men's cricket team, the Black Caps plays three test matches against England and draws the series, each team having won a game
= Horse racing
=Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup: Changeover
Auckland Trotting Cup: Gotta Go Cullen
Thoroughbred racing
= Netball
=The ANZ Netball Championship begins in April 2008.
= Motorsport
== Olympic Games
=New Zealand sends a team of 182 competitors across 17 sports.
= Paralympics
=New Zealand sends a team of 30 competitors across seven sports.
= Rugby league
=The New Zealand national rugby league team won the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
The New Zealand Warriors finished 8th in the National Rugby League and in the playoffs made it through to the semi-finals, beating minor premiers the Melbourne Storm in the progress.
The inaugural season of the new Bartercard Premiership saw Auckland defeat Canterbury 38-10 in the grand final.
= Rugby union
== Rowing
== Shooting
=Ballinger Belt – Brian Carter (Te Puke)
= Soccer
=30 October – 16 November – New Zealand hosts the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Matches are held in Albany, Christchurch, Hamilton and Wellington.
The Chatham Cup is won by East Coast Bays AFC who beat Dunedin Technical 1—0 in the final.
= Tennis
=Births
17 March - Nate Wilbourne, environmentalist and activist
12 August – Dwayne Li, figure skater
18 September – Silent Achiever, Thoroughbred racehorse
23 September – Zurella, Thoroughbred racehorse
13 October – Ocean Park, Thoroughbred racehorse
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 2008 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 2008
References
External links
Media related to 2008 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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