2021 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 2021 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and vice-regal
- Head of State – Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – Patsy Reddy until 28 September, and then Cindy Kiro from 21 October[1]
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Elizabeth II
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Patsy Reddy
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Cindy Kiro
Government
Legislature term: 53rd New Zealand Parliament
The Sixth Labour Government, elected in 2020, continues.
- Speaker of the House – Trevor Mallard
- Prime Minister – Jacinda Ardern
- Deputy Prime Minister – Grant Robertson
- Leader of the House – Chris Hipkins
- Minister of Finance – Grant Robertson
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Nanaia Mahuta
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Trevor Mallard
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Jacinda Ardern
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Grant Robertson
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Chris Hipkins
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Nanaia Mahuta
Other party leaders in parliament
- National – Judith Collins until 25 November, then Christopher Luxon from 30 November (leader of the Opposition)
- Green – James Shaw and Marama Davidson
- ACT – David Seymour
- Māori Party – Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
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Judith Collins
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Christopher Luxon
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James Shaw
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Marama Davidson
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David Seymour
Judiciary
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Helen Winkelmann
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – Phil Goff
- Mayor of Tauranga – Tina Salisbury (acting), then Anne Tolley (as chair of commissioners) from 9 February[2]
- Mayor of Hamilton – Paula Southgate
- Mayor of Wellington – Andy Foster
- Mayor of Christchurch – Lianne Dalziel
- Mayor of Dunedin – Aaron Hawkins
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Phil Goff
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Anne Tolley
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Paula Southgate
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Andy Foster
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Lianne Dalziell
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Aaron Hawkins
Events
January
- 29 December 2020 to 3 January – Riots between inmates and prison guards at Waikeria Prison, causing major fire damage to the complex.[3]
- 1 January – A bomb threat closes Gisborne Airport, causing evacuations and delayed flights.[4]
February
- 2 February – Lead is found in water of two Otago towns, Waikouaiti and Karitāne.
- 9 February – Māori Party co-leader and Member of Parliament Rawiri Waititi is not allowed to speak because he was wearing a traditional pendant rather than a tie.[5]
- 15 February – COVID-19 in New Zealand: Auckland moves to Alert Level 3, while the rest of New Zealand moves to Alert Level 2.[6]
- 17 February – COVID-19 in New Zealand: Auckland moves to Alert Level 2 from midnight while the rest of New Zealand reverts to Alert Level 1 from midnight.[7]
- 21 February – COVID-19 in New Zealand: Auckland moves to Alert Level 1 at midnight.[8]
- 27 February – COVID-19 in New Zealand: Auckland moves back into an Alert Level 3 lockdown for the next seven days while the rest of New Zealand moves back to an Alert Level 2.[9]
March
- 5 March
- A tsunami warning is issued following a 7.1M at 2.27am near East Cape and Gisborne.[10]
- A 7.4M at 6.40am hits the Kermadec Islands.[11]
- A tsunami threat and warning is issued for New Zealand after a 8.1M earthquake in the Kermadec Islands.[12] The Beehive Bunker has been activated. Tsunami land threat was dropped at 1.20pm by GNS to a beach and marine threat. The national tsunami advisory was later dropped at 3.43pm.[13]
- COVID-19 in New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern announces that Auckland will move to Alert Level 2 lockdown from Alert Level 3, with the rest of New Zealand moving down to Alert Level 1, at 6am, on 7 March.[14][15][16] The Ardern ministry will review the alert level of Auckland at the start of the weekend following the alert downgrade.[15]
- 7 March – COVID-19 in New Zealand: Auckland moves to Alert Level 2, with the rest of New Zealand moving to Alert Level 1.[17]
- 12 March – COVID-19 in New Zealand: Auckland moves to Alert Level 1 at midday.[17]
April
May
- 10 May – Four people are injured during a stabbing attack at a Countdown supermarket in central Dunedin[19]
- 17 May – COVID-19 in New Zealand: Quarantine-free travel with the Cook Islands begins.[20]
- 20 May – The 2021 Budget is delivered.[21]
- 24 May – Dame Cindy Kiro is announced as the next Governor-General.[22]
- 30 May – A state of emergency is announced in Ashburton, Selwyn and Timaru districts as torrential rain hits the Canterbury region.[23]
June
- 7 June – The 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours are announced.[24]
- 19 June – A tornado hit the southern Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe, killing one man and injuring two others.[25]
- 22 June – COVID-19 in New Zealand: New Zealand pauses the travel bubble with New South Wales as cases of COVID-19 surge in Sydney.[26]
- 23 June – COVID-19 in New Zealand: The Wellington Region moves to Alert Level 2, following a positive case of the delta variant who flew to Wellington from Sydney.[27] No outbreak occurred.
July
- 2 July – The government releases the dates of the Matariki public holiday for the next thirty years.[28]
- 23 July – New Zealand athletes begin competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[29]
August
- 8 August – New Zealand athletes finish competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[30]
- 17 August – COVID-19 in New Zealand: New Zealand enters Alert Level 4, following a positive case of the Delta Variant of COVID-19 in Auckland.[31]
- 24 August to 5 September 2021 – Athletes compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
September
- 1 September - COVID-19 in New Zealand: New Zealand except for Auckland and Northland moved to Alert Level 3.
- 3 September – Seven people are injured during a stabbing attack at a Countdown supermarket in LynnMall, West Auckland. The attacker was shot and killed by police.[32]
- 14 September – The Māori Party (Māori: Te Pāti Māori) launch a petition to rename the official name of the nation to Aotearoa and restore Māori placenames by 2026.[33] [34]
October
- 21 October
- Dame Cindy Kiro is sworn in as the 22nd Governor-General of New Zealand.[35]
- Prime Minister Ardern announces an agreement on a New Zealand–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement, promising zero-tariffs and a $970m economic boost.[36]
November
- 25 November – Judith Collins loses a confidence vote as leader of the National Party after her handling over a historic allegation regarding Simon Bridges. Shane Reti becomes interim leader.[37]
- 30 November – Christopher Luxon is elected leader of the National Party.[38]
December
- 2 December - COVID-19 in New Zealand: The alert level system is dropped in favour of the new traffic light system at 11:59 pm. Northland, Auckland, Taupō, Rotorua, Kawerau, Whakatane, Ōpōtiki, Gisborne, Wairoa, Whanganui and Ruapehu regions initially moved to ‘Red’ while the rest of the country was moved into ‘Orange.’
- 16 December – The 2021 New Zealand bravery awards are announced.[39]
- 31 December – The 2022 New Year Honours are announced.[40]
Holidays and observances
Public holidays in New Zealand in 2021 are as follows:[41]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 2 January – Day after New Year's Day
- 4 January – Day after New Year's Day observed[a]
- 6 February – Waitangi Day
- 8 February – Waitangi Day observed[a]
- 2 April – Good Friday
- 5 April – Easter Monday
- 25 April – Anzac Day
- 26 April – Anzac Day observed[a]
- 7 June – Queen's Birthday
- 25 October – Labour Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
- 27 December – Christmas Day observed[a]
- 28 December – Boxing Day observed[a]
Sports
Olympics
- New Zealand sends a team of 225 competitors across 21 sports.
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total 7 6 7 20
Paralympics
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total 6 3 3 12
Rowing
- New Zealand Secondary School Championships (Maadi Cup)[42]
- Maadi Cup (boys' U18 coxed eight) – Christ's College
- Levin Jubilee Cup (girls' U18 coxed eight) – Rangi Ruru Girls' School
- Star Trophy (overall points) – Rangi Ruru Girls' School
Shooting
- Ballinger Belt – Mike Collings (Te Puke)[43]
Deaths
January
- 6 January – Alan Burgess, cricketer (born 1920)[44]
- 8 January – Stewart McKnight, cricketer, curler (born 1935)[45]
- 12 January – John Ward, cricketer (born 1937)[46]
- 17 January – Tom Prebble, educationalist, university administrator (born 1945)[47]
- 18 January – Ash Gardiner, rugby union player (born 1946)[48]
- 20 January
- Doug Bowden, cricketer (born 1927)[49]
- Bill Sheat, lawyer, arts advocate (born 1930)[50]
- 26 January
- Ben Te Haara, Māori Anglican bishop (born 1932)[51]
- Peter Thorburn, rugby union player and coach (born 1939)[52]
- Peter Vere-Jones, actor (born 1939)[53]
- 30 January – Bill Hammond, artist (born 1947)[54]
February
- 3 February – Peter Nicholls, sculptor (born 1936)[55]
- 4 February – Solomon Faine, microbiologist (born 1926)[56]
- 6 February – Bruce Taylor, cricketer (born 1943)[57]
- 22 February – Peter Rattray, cricketer (born 1958)[58]
March
- 3 March – Jonathan Temm, lawyer (born 1962)[59]
- 5 March – Francis Small, civil engineer, scouting leader (born 1946)[60]
- 12 March – Avenal McKinnon, art historian, writer (born 1949)[61]
- 15 March – Miriama Rauhihi Ness, Māori activist, social worker (born 1951)[62]
- 18 March – David Braithwaite, politician (born 1937)[63]
April
- 3 April – John Edgar, sculptor and medallist (born 1950)[64]
- 8 April – John da Silva, boxer and wrestler (born 1934)[65]
- 15 April – Leon van den Eijkel, artist (born 1940)[66]
- 17 April – John Ogilvie, cricketer (born 1931)[67]
- 18 April
- Mary Earle, food technologist (born 1929)[68]
- Iain Gallaway, cricketer and broadcaster (born 1922)[69]
- 19 April – Mike Dormer, cricketer (born 1937)[70]
- 27 April – Dave Cull, television presenter, writer, politician (born 1950)[71]
May
- 3 May – Steve McKean, basketball coach (born c. 1944)[72]
- 4 May – Margaret Forsyth, netball player and coach, politician (born 1961)[73]
- 8 May
- George Skudder, rugby union player (born 1948)[74]
- Rana Waitai, politician (born 1942)[75]
- 10 May – Jenny King, librarian (born 1929)[76]
- 14 May – David McPhail, comedian, actor, writer (born 1945)[77]
- 15 May – Emily Mair, opera singer, pianist, vocal coach (born 1928)[78]
- 17 May
- Nan Kinross, nurse and nursing academic (born 1926)[79]
- Janet Shackleton, hurdler (born 1928)[80]
- 21 May – Merv Norrish, diplomat, public servant (born 1926)[81]
- 23 May – Ross Taylor, geochemist (born 1925)[82]
June
- 1 June – Ian Shearer, politician (born 1941)[83]
- 2 June – Les Rackley, boxing trainer (born 1929)[84]
- 4 June – Tilly Hirst, netball player (born 1941)[85]
- 7 June – Richard Nunns, traditional Māori instrumentalist (born 1945)[86]
- 9 June – Steve Mrkusic, architect (born 1928)[87]
- 11 June
- Dame Georgina Kirby, Māori leader and women's advocate (born 1936)[88]
- Ron Sang, architect, art collector (born 1938)[89]
- 12 June – Robert Edgcumbe, 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, peer (born 1939)[90]
- 14 June
- Sir Eion Edgar, businessman and philanthropist (born 1945)[91]
- Sir Ian Hassall, paediatrician and children's advocate (born 1941)[92]
- 16 June – John Osmers, anti-apartheid activist, Anglican bishop (born 1935)[93]
- 17 June – Fane Flaws, musician, songwriter, artist (born 1951)[94]
- 19 June – Colin Loader, rugby union player (born 1931)[95]
- 24 June – Tom Flaws, cricketer (born 1932)[96]
- 25 June – John Sigley, cricketer (born 1931)[97]
July
- 5 July – Vivienne Cassie Cooper, planktologist, botanist (born 1926)[98]
- 6 July – Mary Fama, applied mathematician (born 1938)[99]
- 9 July
- Betty Gilderdale, children's author (born 1923)[100]
- Ngaire Lane, swimmer (born 1925)[101]
- 11 July – George Petersen, biochemist (born 1933)[102]
- 15 July – Bruce Watt, rugby union player and coach (born 1939)[103]
- 17 July – Jonathan White, landscape artist (born 1938)[104]
- 18 July – Philip Sherry, newsreader and local-body politician (born 1933)[105]
- 19 July – Paratene Matchitt, artist (born 1933)[106]
- 28 July – Malcolm McCaw, cricketer, accountant (born 1930)[107]
August
- 1 August – Kihi Ngatai, Ngāi Te Rangi leader, horticulturalist (born 1930)[108]
- 3 August – Brian Maunsell, Olympic boxer (born 1937)[109]
- 4 August – Graham McRae, motor racing driving (born 1940)[110]
- 5 August
- Brian Henderson, broadcaster (born 1931)[111]
- Murray Rose, politician (born 1939)[112]
- 7 August – Mark Weedon, rugby union player (born 1968)[113]
- 8 August – Perry Harris, rugby union player (born 1946)[114]
- 9 August – Olivia Podmore, cyclist (born 1997)[115]
- 10 August
- Don McKechnie, cricket player and umpire (born 1944)[116]
- John Riordan, jockey (born 1936)[117]
- Peter Whittle, mathematician (born 1927)[118]
- 11 August – Sir David Levene, businessman, philanthropist (born 1929)[119]
- 14 August – Francis Mossman, actor (born 1988)[120]
- 15 August
- Greg Rowlands, rugby union player (born 1947)[121]
- Gary Woollard, rugby league player (born 1942)[122]
- 16 August – Marilynn Webb, artist and educator (born 1937)[123]
- 17 August – Tom Larkin, public servant, diplomat (born 1917)[124]
- 18 August – Austin Mitchell, academic, broadcaster, politician, writer (born 1934)[125]
- 19 August
- Sir Michael Cullen, politician (born 1945)[126]
- Lyn Hartley, local-body politician (born 1941)[127]
- 23 August – Gary Tricker, painter and printmaker (born 1938)[128]
- 24 August
- Bruce Culpan, rower (born 1930)[129]
- Harry Kent, cyclist (born 1947)[130]
- 25 August – Max Cryer, broadcaster, entertainer, writer (born 1935)[131]
- 28 August – Joye Evans, guiding leader (born 1929)[132]
September
- 1 September
- Noel Dellow, cricketer (born 1929)[133]
- Alison Gray, writer, social researcher (born 1943)[134]
- 4 September
- Martin Thompson, artist (born 1956)[135]
- Lydia Wevers, literary academic, editor and critic (born 1950)[136]
- 5 September – Viv Stephens, cricket player and administrator (born 1953)[137]
- 6 September
- Billy Apple, artist (born 1935)[138]
- Peter Arnold, cricket player and administrator (born 1926)[139]
- 17 September – Angela Ballara, historian (born 1944)[140]
- 19 September – Dame Jocelyn Fish, women's rights advocate (born 1930)[141]
- 23 September
- Taito Phillip Field, politician (born 1952)[142]
- John Mitchell, historian (born 1941)[143]
- 24 September – Waka Nathan, rugby union player, coach and administrator (born 1940)[144]
- 30 September
- Dorothea Brown, librarian (born 1938)[145]
- Jenny Kirk, politician (born 1945)[146]
October
- 1 October – Earle Wells, sailor, rower (born 1933)[147]
- 4 October
- Laurie Davidson, yacht designer (born 1926)[148]
- John Hastie, sport shooter and gunsmith (born 1938)[149]
- Joy Watson, children's author (born 1938)[150]
- 5 October – Pam Williams, businesswoman, philanthropist (born 1933)[151]
- 6 October – Sir Noel Anderson, jurist (born 1944)[152]
- 8 October
- Jack Manning, architect (born 1928)[153]
- Ian Ormond, association footballer (born 1949)[154]
- 11 October – Barry Mora, opera singer (born 1940)[155]
- 13 October – Ray Cranch, rugby league player and administrator (born 1923)[156]
- 18 October
- Fred Goodall, cricket umpire (born 1938)[157]
- Sean Wainui, rugby union player (born 1995)[158]
- 19 October – Bob Graham, rugby union player and coach (born 1936)[159]
- 31 October – Dame Catherine Tizard, politician, governor-general (1990–1996) (born 1931)[160]
November
- 13 November
- Michael Corballis, psychologist, author (born 1936)[161]
- Jack Kiddey, cricketer (born 1929)[162]
- Keith Mann, fencer, sports administrator (born 1932)[163]
- 15 November – Sir Rod Weir, businessman (born 1927)[164]
- 16 November – John Luxton, politician (born 1946)[165]
- 23 November – Robert Ellis, artist (born 1929)[166]
- 27 November – Jimmy O'Dea, trade unionist and activist (born 1935)[167]
December
- 2 December – Lyndsey Leask, softball administrator (born 1935)[168]
- 6 December – Tom Horton, air force pilot (born 1919)[169]
- 9 December
- Brian Aldridge, cricket umpire (born 1940)[170]
- Julie Brougham, equestrian (born 1954)[171]
- 12 December – Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi, Tongan noble (born c. 1955)[172]
- 24 December – Terry Morrison, rugby union player, sprinter (born 1951)[173]
- 26 December – George Johnson, artist (born 1926)[174]
- 27 December – Keri Hulme, writer (born 1947)[175]
- 30 December – Billy Harrison, rugby league player (born 1938)[176]
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