1982 in New Zealand

1982
in
New Zealand

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1982 in New Zealand.

Population

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  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,226,800.[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 1981: 32,300 (1.01%).[1]
  • Males per 100 females: 98.6.[1]

Regal and viceregal

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Government

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The 40th New Zealand Parliament continued. The third National Party government was in power.

Parliamentary opposition

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Main centre leaders

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Events

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Arts and literature

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See 1982 in art, 1982 in literature, Category:1982 books

Music

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Winners are shown first and in boldface with nominees underneath.[5]

  • Album of the year: DD Smash – Cool Bananas
  • Single of the year: Prince Tui Teka – E Ipo
  • Top male vocalist: Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash)
    • Malcolm McNeill
    • Monte Video
  • Top female vocalist: Patsy Riggir
    • Suzanne Prentice
    • Trudi Green (The Neighbours)
  • Top group of the year: DD Smash
  • Most promising male vocalist: Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash)
  • Most promising female vocalist: Jodi Vaughan
  • Most promising group: Dance Exponents
  • Polynesian record of the year: Prince Tui Teka – E Ipo
  • Producer of the year: Ian Morris – Cool Bananas (DD Smash)
  • Engineer of the year: Paul Streekstra & Doug Rogers – Cool Bananas (DD Smash)
  • Sleeve design of the year: Wayne Robinson –Cool Bananas (DD Smash)
  • Outstanding contribution to music: Simon Grigg

See: 1982 in music

Performing arts

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Radio and television

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  • FM Stereo transmissions were being tested. Radio Bay of Plenty Limited, operating 1XX (previously 1240 am then 1242 am in 1978) also in Whakatane, ran the first of many short-term summer stations.
  • 1XX – FM 90.7 This station was the 1ST licensed FM Stereo Radio station in New Zealand. The station went to air at 4 pm on 5 January 1982 and went through to 31 January 1982 with the station on-air each day in two shifts: 4 pm – 8 pm & 8 pm – 12 am Midnight. Announcers: Chris Clarke,
  • Te Karere, a Māori language news program, is trialled.
  • Northern Television begins broadcasting morning television programs. [1] Archived 22 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  • Feltex Television Awards:

See: 1982 in New Zealand television, 1982 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

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See: Category:1982 film awards, 1982 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1982 films

Sport

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Athletics

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  • Trevor Wright wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:19:34 on 3 April in Whangārei.

Basketball

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Commonwealth Games

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 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
5 8 13 26

Horse racing

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Harness racing

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ROWING

New Zealand men's rowing 8 win gold medal at the world rowing championships in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Stephanie Foster wins the first ever NZ women's medal at a world championships with a bronze medal in the single sculls event.

Rugby union

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Shooting

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Soccer

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Births

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January to June

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July to December

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Category:1982 births

Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  4. ^ Toledo Blade, 5 April 1982, page 4
  5. ^ "Awards 1981". Listing. NZ Music Awards. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  6. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  7. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b Lambert, M.; Palenski, R. (1985). 4th Air New Zealand Almanac. Moa Alamanac Press. ISBN 0-908570-91-0.
  9. ^ "Ballinger Belt". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  10. ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Jeremy Yates profile". Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  12. ^ a b c d Lambert, M & Palenski, R: The New Zealand Almanac, 1st edition, Moa Almanac Press, Wellington, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
  13. ^ Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 729. ISBN 9780790001302.
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