2009 in New Zealand
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
- Governor-General - The Hon. Anand Satyanand, PCNZM, QSO[1]
[edit] Government
2009 will be the first full year of the election of the current (49th) Parliament.
- Speaker of the House - Lockwood Smith
- Prime Minister - John Key
- Deputy Prime Minister - Bill English
- Minister of Finance - Bill English
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Murray McCully
[edit] Other Party Leaders
- Labour - Phil Goff (Leader of the Opposition since 11 November 2008)
- Act - Rodney Hide, since 13 June 2004
- Greens - Metiria Turei (since 30 May 2009) and Russel Norman (since 3 June 2006)
- Māori Party - Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples, both since 7 July 2004
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - John Banks, since October 2007
- Mayor of Tauranga - Stuart Crosby, since October 2004
- Mayor of Hamilton - Bob Simcock, since May 2007
- Mayor of Wellington - Kerry Prendergast, since October 2001
- Mayor of Christchurch - Bob Parker, since October 2007
- Mayor of Dunedin - Peter Chin, since October 2004
[edit] Events
[edit] January
[edit] February
- 27 February: Prime Minister John Key proposes a nine-day working fortnight, to counter the late-2000s recession.[2]
[edit] March
- 6 March: Retrial of David Bain begins in the Christchurch High Court
- 25 March: Former Prime Minister Helen Clark is appointed Head of the United Nations Development Program;[3] her resignation necessitates the 2009 Mount Albert by-election
- 26 March: the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance recommends eight Auckland Region local government bodies merge to form a "supercity".[4]
[edit] April
- 25 April: First indication of potential for Flu infection with return of students from Mexico, see 2009 flu pandemic in New Zealand
[edit] May
- 7 May: Gunman Jan Molenaar shoots three police officers executing a routine cannabis search warrant, and a neighbour who tried to assist them. He killed Senior Constable Leonard Snee and seriously injured the others, and after a two day siege was found dead.[5]
- 30 May: Metiria Turei elected as co-leader of the Green Party at the AGM in Dunedin.
[edit] June
- 3 June: A police investigation leads to MP Richard Worth resigning ministerial portfolios including Minister of Internal Affairs "for personal reasons", with Prime Minister John Key saying, "If he hadn't resigned I would have sacked him".[6]
- 5 June: David Bain is found not guilty of the murder of five family members.
- 12 June: Five members of the family of Janet Moses were found guilty of manslaughter after performing a fatal exorcism.[7]
[edit] July
- 4 July: The Ministry of Health confirms the first three deaths in New Zealand from the 2009 flu pandemic.[8]
- 15 July: The magnitude 7.8 2009 Fiordland earthquake strikes at 9:22 pm, 90 km north-west of Tuatapere.[9]
[edit] August
- 4 August: Former MP Phillip Field found guilty on bribery, corruption and obstruction of justice charges.[10]
- 8–9 August: New Zealand's first Telethon for 16 years raises $2 million for the KidsCan Stand Tall Trust.[11]
[edit] October
[edit] November
- 30 November: Atea-1, the first New Zealand rocket into space, is launched from Great Mercury Island.[12]
[edit] Holidays and observances
- 6 February - Waitangi Day (Friday)
- 10 April/13 April Good Friday/Easter Monday
- 25 April - ANZAC Day (Saturday)
- 1 June - Queen's Birthday Monday
- 24 June - Matariki (Wednesday)
- 26 October - Labour Day Monday
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Awards
[edit] Music
- May - New Zealand Music Month
- Vodafone Album of the year: Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke
- Vodafone Single of the year: Ladyhawke - My Delerium
- Best group: Midnight Youth
- Best male solo artist: Savage
- Best female solo artist: Ladyhawke
- Breakthrough artist of the year: Ladyhawke
- Best Music Video: Chris Graham – Brother (Smashproof)
- Best Rock Album: Midnight Youth – "The Brave Don't Run"
- Best Urban/Hip Hop Album: Ladi 6 – "Time Is Not Much"
- Best Aotearoa Roots Album: Fat Freddy's Drop – "Dr Boondigga and the Big BW"
- Best dance/electronica album: Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke
- Best gospel/Christian album: Mumsdollar - Ruins
- Best classical album: David Bremner – "Gung Ho"
- The Vodafone People's Choice Award, voted by New Zealand music fans: Smashproof
- Highest Selling NZ Single: Smashproof feat. Gin - Brother
- Highest Selling NZ Album: The Feelers - The Best: 1998 - 2008"
- Radio Airplay Record of the Year: Tiki Taane- "Always on my mind"
[edit] Television
[edit] Film
- Earth Whisperers/Papatuanuku[13]
[edit] Internet
[edit] Sport
[edit] Cricket
[edit] Horse racing
[edit] Harness racing
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Auckland Reactor[14]
[edit] Thoroughbred racing
- Katie Lee becomes the first racehorse to win both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and the New Zealand 1000 Guineas.
[edit] Netball
[edit] Motorsport
[edit] Rowing
[edit] Rugby League
[edit] Rugby Union
[edit] Soccer
The 2009 Chatham Cup is won by Wellington Olympic, who beat Three Kings United 2-1 in the final.
[edit] Tennis
[edit] Births
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[edit] Deaths
- 4 January: Sonny Fai, rugby league player, presumed drowned
- 4 February: Antonie Dixon, convicted murderer.
- 1 March: Robert Bruce, professional wrestler and talent agent, illness
- 2 May: Percy Marunui Murphy, New Zealand's first Maori mayor
- 12 May: Heather Begg, opera singer, leukemia
- 13 July: Bill Young, politician and diplomat
- 26 August: Sir Jack Harris, 2nd Baronet, businessman
- 20 September: Ken Hough, dual international cricketer and footballer
- 24 September: Sir Howard Morrison, entertainer
[edit] 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 2009 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 2009
[edit] References
- ^ Governor-General of New Zealand
- ^ Gower, Patrick (2 March 2009). "Nine-day plan must protect pay: unions". New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10559448. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- ^ stuff.co.nz (1 April 2009). "Clark won't linger on 'gee, golly, gosh'". Dominion Post. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/politics/2306717/Clark-won-t-linger-on-gee-golly-gosh. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- ^ Thompson, Wayne (28 March 2009). "Super-city tipped to save $113m a year". New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10563984. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ Francis, Clio (9 May 2009). "Napier siege: Gunman found dead". stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2393477/Napier-siege-Gunman-found-dead. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ^ Gower, Patrick (3 June 2009). "Complaint against Worth made two weeks ago - police". New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10576151. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "Five guilty in exorcism case". New Zealand Herald. 13 June 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10578192. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ "Three New Zealand deaths linked to swine flu". stuff.co.nz. 4 July 2009. http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/swine-flu/2565629/Three-New-Zealand-deaths-linked-to-swine-flu. Retrieved 4 July 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Dye, Stuart and Davison, Isaac (16 Jul y 2009). "Checks for damage after big quake rocks south". New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10584761. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ Field, Michael and NZPA (4 August 2009). "Taito Phillip Field found guilty". stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2717543/Taito-Phillip-Field-found-guilty. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ "Telethon's $2m 'enough to feed hungry kids'". NZ Herald. 10 August 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10589971.
- ^ "NZ rocket launches into space". The New Zealand Herald. 30 November 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10612583. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ http://www.wickcandle.co.nz/index.html Official website for Earth Whisperer; accessed 4 January 2010
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
[edit] External links
Media related to 2009 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
