1971 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1971 in New Zealand.
Population
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 36th Parliament of New Zealand continued, with the second National government in power.
- Speaker of the House – Roy Jack.[3]
- Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake
- Deputy Prime Minister – Jack Marshall.[3]
- Minister of Finance – Robert Muldoon.[3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Keith Holyoake.[3]
- Attorney-General – Jack Marshall until 2 February, then Dan Riddiford.[3]
- Chief Justice — Sir Richard Wild
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
April
- The Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter starts production.[5]
August
- 29 August – The nation's first Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant opens in Royal Oak, Auckland, beginning a decade of American fast food chains being established in New Zealand.[6][7]
September
- The Manapouri Power Station, the country's largest hydroelectric facility, is completed. It wouldn't export any electricity until April 1972 when transmission lines to Invercargill were completed.[8]
October
- 25 October – The Christchurch to Dunedin overnight express becomes the last revenue steam locomotive-hauled train service, as the New Zealand Railways completes dieselisation.
Arts and literature
- Noel Hilliard wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1971 in art, 1971 in literature
Music
- Loxene Golden Disc Craig Scott – Smiley
- Loxene Golden Disc Chapta – Say A Prayer
See: 1971 in music
Performing arts
- Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Pat McMinn OBE.
Radio and television
- In 1971 there was a major breakthrough for international news when the Warkworth Satellite station was opened.
- The Melbourne Cup was the first live international broadcast, in November.
- The radio licence fee was abolished, and the television fee set at NZ$20 per year.
- Feltex Television Awards:
- Best Programme: Gallery and In View of the Circumstances
- Best Actor: Bruno Lawrence in Time Out
- Best Performance as Frontman: Brian Edwards in Post Office Dispute
- Best Entertainment: Dinah Lee
- TVPDA Award for Allied Crafts: Waynne Williams
See: 1971 in New Zealand television, 1971 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1971 film awards, 1971 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1971 films
Sport
Athletics
- David McKenzie wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:16.4 on 6 March in Invercargill.
Chess
- The 78th National Chess Championship is held in Nelson, and is won by R.J. Sutton of Auckland (his second title).[9]
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: True Averil[10]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Garcon Roux[11]
Soccer
- New Zealand National Soccer League won by Eastern Suburbs AFC
- The Chatham Cup is won by Western Suburbs FC of Wellington who beat Wellington City 3–2 in the final.[12]
Births
- 23 January: Adam Parore, cricketer.
- 5 March: Cory Hutchings, surf livesaving and ironman competitor.
- 29 March: Julie Seymour, netball player.
- 11 April: Mark Cooksley, rugby union player.
- 12 April: Greg Russ, field hockey player.
- 28 April: Hamish Carter, triathlete.
- 2 June: Dion Gosling, field hockey player.
- 11 June: Mark Richardson, cricketer
- 18 June: Blair Pocock, cricketer.
- 20 June: Josh Kronfeld, rugby union player.
- 25 June: Paul Gibbons, pole vaulter.
- 9 August: Jon Toogood, musician, songwriter.
- 15 August: Umesh Parag, field hockey player.
- 18 August: Jonathan Winter, swimmer.
- 24 August: Heremaia Ngata, soccer player.
- 27 August: Glen Osborne, rugby union player.
- 15 September: Nathan Astle, cricketer.
- 18 September: Tom Larkin, musician.
- 20 September: Todd Blackadder, rugby union player.
- 8 October: Marc Ellis, rugby union and rugby league player, television personality.
- 20 October: Rachel House, actress and comedian
- 25 October: Martin Leslie, rugby union player.
- 31 October: Phil Tataurangi, golfer.
- 20 November: Dion Nash, cricketer.
- 30 November: Heath Davis, cricketer.
- 13 December: Vaughan Coveny, soccer player.
- 20 December: Simon O'Neill, opera singer.
- 24 December: Geoff Allott, cricketer.
Deaths
- 16 January: Harold Abbott, rugby union player.
- 12 March: Robert Laidlaw, businessman.
- 28 March: Miriam Soljak, feminist and activist
- 24 June: Jack Dunning, cricketer.
- 13 July: R. A. K. Mason, poet.
- 19 September: Ted Badcock, cricketer.
- 10 October: John Cawte Beaglehole, historian and biographer.
- 15 December: Air Marshall Roderick Carr
- 22 December: Mary Grigg, politician.
References
- 1 2 3 "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- ↑ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ↑ Garton, Liz (2 December 2020). "Tiwai Point: Fifty Years in the Furnace". RNZ. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "KFC celebrates 50 years in New Zealand". RNZ. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ↑ "Dining out | NZ History". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ↑ "Manapōuri Power Station | Engineering New Zealand". www.engineeringnz.org. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine