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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1984 in New Zealand .
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,293,000.
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Increase since 31 December 1983: 28,200 (0.86%).
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Males per 100 Females: 98.3.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The
40th New Zealand Parliament , led by the
National Party , concluded, and in the
general election the
Labour Party was elected in the
41st New Zealand Parliament .
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
27 January – A state of emergency is declared in
Southland as record rainfall causes flooding which forces the evacuation of 4000 people and leaves damage totalling $55 million.
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3–6 February – The fifth
Sweetwaters Music Festival is held in
Pukekawa , with the satellite Sweetwaters South held in Christchurch on 6 February.
6 February –
Te Hikoi ki Waitangi march disrupts
Waitangi Day celebrations.
27 March – A suitcase bomb explodes at the
Wellington Trades Hall , killing the caretaker, Ernie Abbott. No arrest has been made, see
Terrorism in New Zealand .
24 June – New Zealand's first
IVF -conceived baby, Amelia Bell, is born at Auckland's National Women's Hospital.
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14 July –
1984 general election : The Labour Party, led by
David Lange , wins 56 of the 95 seats in the House of Representatives. The
Fourth Labour Government is formed, ending 9 years of National rule.
18 July – Government devalues
New Zealand dollar by 20 percent. See
New Zealand constitutional crisis, 1984 .
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20 August – New Zealand reestablishes diplomatic relations with Argentina at a consular level.
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Unknown dates
Arts and literature
See
1984 in art ,
1984 in literature ,
Category:1984 books
Music
Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.
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ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Dance Exponents – Prayers be Answered
The Mockers – Swear It's True
Patsy Riggir – You'll Never Take The Country Out of Me
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
The Narcs – You Took Me Heart and Soul
TOP MALE VOCALIST Jordan Luck (Dance Exponents)
Andy Dickson (The Narcs)
Andrew Fagan (The Mockers)
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
Patsy Riggir
Jodi Vaughan
Suzanne Prentice
TOP GROUP Dance Exponents
The Mockers
Pātea Māori Club and Dalvanius Prime
MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Martin Phillips (The Chills)
Ross McKenzie (The Idles)
Wayne Gillespie
MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Meryl Yvonne
Janice Lampen
Sharon Dubont
MOST PROMISING GROUP
The Chills
Jive Bombers
You're A Movie
BEST JAZZ ALBUM Brian Smith Quartet – Southern Excursio
Ken Avery/ Darktown Strutters – Jazz The Way It Used to Be
Rodger Fox – Something Juicy
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM Patsy Riggir – You'll Never Take the Country Out of Me
Suzanne Prentice – So Precious To Me
Jodi Vaughn – Rodeo Eyes
BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM
NZSO & Others – Music By Larry Pruden
Michael Houston – Michael Houston
Schola Musica – NZ Music For Strings
BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM
Pātea Māori Club &
Dalvanius Prime – "Aku Raukura"
BEST FOLK ALBUM Phil Garland – Springtime in the Mountains
Michael Warmuth – Hammered Duclimer
Wayne Gillespie – Wayward Son
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Dave MCartney – You Took Me Heart & Soul
Glyn Tucker Jnr / Trevor Reekie – Swear It's True
Glyn Tucker Jnr / Trevor Reekie – You Fascinate
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Graham Myhre – You Took Me Heart & Soul
Graham Myhre/ Gyn Tucker Jnr – Caught in the Act
Glyn Tucker Jnr – You Fascinate
BEST COVER DESIGN Joe Wylie – Aku Raukura (Pātea Māori Club)
Murray Vincent – Music By Larry Purden
Mike Hutton – Vocal at the Local
BEST MUSIC VIDEO Bruce Morrison – I'm in Heaven
William Keddell – Elephunk in My Soup
Tom Parkinson – I'll Say Goodbye (Even Though I'm Blue) (Dance Exponents)
BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK Jenny Mcleod – The Silent One
Mike Nock – Strata
John Charles/ Dave Fraser – Constance
INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
Tim Finn
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
Eldred Stebbing – (For his Lifelong Contribution to the Recording Arts in New Zealand)
MOST POPULAR SONG
The Narcs – You Took Me Heart and Soul
See:
1984 in music
Performing arts
Radio and television
See:
1984 in New Zealand television ,
1984 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:1984 film awards ,
1984 in film ,
List of New Zealand feature films ,
Cinema of New Zealand ,
Category:1984 films
Sport
Athletics
Barry Thompson wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:19:03 on 25 March in
Wanganui , while
Mary Belsey does the same in the women's championship (2:41:39).
Basketball
Horse racing
Harness racing
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics
New Zealand sends a team of 130 competitors across 18 sports.
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
8
1
2
11
Winter Olympics
New Zealand sends a team of six alpine skiers.
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
0
0
0
0
Paralympic Games
Summer Paralympics
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
8
10
6
24
Winter Paralympics
New Zealand sends a team of eight competitors in one sport.
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
3
1
5
Shooting
Ballinger Belt – Peter Cromwell (Cheltenham)
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Soccer
Births
27 January:
Vince Mellars , rugby league player.
14 February:
Jared Wrennall , musician.
17 February:
Timothy Gudsell , cyclist.
21 February:
Andy Ellis , rugby union player.
25 February:
Paul Vodanovich , soccer player.
8 March:
Ross Taylor , cricketer.
16 March:
Hosea Gear , rugby union player.
25 March:
Liam Messam , rugby union and rugby sevens player.
2 April:
Meryl Cassie , actor.
6 April:
Stacey Carr , field hockey player.
20 April:
Fraser Anderson , rugby league player.
28 May:
Beth Allen , actor.
2 June:
Jack Afamasaga , rugby league player.
6 June:
Antonia Prebble , actor.
7 June:
Jennyfer Jewell , actor.
20 June:
Jarrod Smith , soccer player.
27 June:
Emma Lahana , actor.
28 June:
Evarn Tuimavave , rugby league player.
13 July:
Gareth Williams , actor
14 July:
Fleur Saville , actor.
6 August:
Jesse Ryder , cricketer.
12 September:
Ben Townley , motocrosser.
6 October:
Valerie Adams , athlete, Olympic gold medallist (
2008 Beijing and
2012 London )
23 November:
Jerome Ropati , rugby league player.
14 December:
Keshia Paulse , singer.
Vicki Lin , television presenter.
Category:1984 births
Deaths
23 January:
Dean Goffin , composer
6 March:
Ian Cromb , cricketer
20 March:
Robin Tait , discus thrower
28 April:
Sylvia Ashton-Warner , writer and educator
13 June:
Ken Armstrong , soccer player
15 June:
Tom Heeney , boxer
21 July:
Adam Adamson , former mayor of Invercargill
13 September:
Lois White , painter
26 November:
Eliot V. Elliott , trade unionist
9 December:
Guthrie Wilson , novelist and teacher (in Sydney)
References
See also
1984 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand