1972 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1972 in New Zealand.
Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,959,700[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1971: 61,200 (2.11%)
- Males per 100 females: 99.7
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State - Elizabeth II
- Governor-General - Sir Arthur Porritt Bt GCMG GCVO CBE, followed by Sir Denis Blundell GCMG GCVO KBE QSO.[2]
Government
The 36th Parliament of New Zealand concluded. A general election was held on 8 December and saw the second National government defeated by a large margin, with the Labour Party winning 55 of 87 seats in Parliament.
- Speaker of the House - Roy Jack until 8 December, then Alfred Allen.[3]
- Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake then Jack Marshall then Norman Kirk
- Deputy Prime Minister - Jack Marshall then Robert Muldoon then Hugh Watt.[3]
- Minister of Finance - Robert Muldoon then Bill Rowling.[3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Keith Holyoake then Jack Marshall then Norman Kirk.[3]
- Attorney-General - Dan Riddiford until 9 February, then Roy Jack until 8 December, then Martyn Finlay.[3]
- Chief Justice — Sir Richard Wild
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - Norman Kirk (Labour) until 8 December, then Jack Marshall (National).[4]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton - Mike Minogue
- Mayor of Wellington - Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch - Neville Pickering
- Mayor of Dunedin - Jim Barnes
Events
- Chile and New Zealand establish embassies in each other's capitals.[5]
- The Values Party is formed.
Arts and literature
- Ian Wedde wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1972 in art, 1972 in literature, Category:1972 books
Music
New Zealand Music Awards
- Loxene Golden Disc Suzanne - Sunshine Through A Prism
- Loxene Golden Disc Creation - Carolina
See: 1972 in music
Performing arts
- Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Jon Zealando and Lou Clauson QSM.
Radio and Television
- The Broadcasting Authority in March grants the right to broadcast a second television channel to the private consortium Independent Television Corporation. After the election of the Labour Government in November, Norman Kirk announces the second channel will be run by NZBC.
- In September, the first live broadcast of an All Black match takes place. The All Blacks played against Australia. [1]
- Feltex Television Awards:
- Best Programme: Charlie's Rock - Pukemanu
- Outstanding Performance: Peter Sinclair in Golden Disc Award
- Best Drama: Charlie's Rock - Pukemanu
See: 1972 in New Zealand television, 1972 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:1972 film awards, 1972 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1972 films
Sport
Athletics
- Field events within New Zealand switch from imperial to metric measurements. Track events changed earlier in 1969.
- David McKenzie wins his fourth and last national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:14:11.2 on 11 March in Dunedin.
Chess
- The 79th National Chess Championship is held in Hamilton, and is won by R.J. Sutton of Auckland (his third title).[6]
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Globe Bay[7]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Royal Ascot[8]
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- New Zealand sends a team of 89 competitors.
Winter Olympics
| Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- New Zealand sends a team of two alpine skiers.
Paralympic Games
Summer Paralympics
- New Zealand sends a team of 10 competitors.
| Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Soccer
- New Zealand National Soccer League won by Mt. Wellington AFC
- The Chatham Cup is won by Christchurch United who met Mount Wellington.
- Final 4-4 after extra time
- First replay 1-1 after extra time
- Second replay 2-1[9]
Births
- 3 January: Shaun Longstaff, rugby player
- 9 January: Gary Stead, cricketer
- 3 March: Peter O'Leary, soccer referee
- 27 March: David Bain, originally served 12 years for murder of his family, conviction quashed by Privy Council and subsequently found not guilty at retrial.
- 29 March: Paul Kent, swimmer
- 12 April: Jenny Shepherd, field hockey player
- 17 April: Dylan Mika, All Black (died 20 March 2018)
- 16 May: Matthew Hart, cricketer
- 3 June: Robert Kennedy, cricketer
- 7 June: Karl Urban, actor
- 21 June (in South Africa): Irene van Dyk, netball player
- 4 July: Craig Spearman, cricketer
- 12 August: Tony Marsh, rugby player
- 27 October: John Steel, swimmer
- 20 December: Jonathan Wyatt, long-distance runner
- Veeshayne Armstrong, television presenter.
- Brooke Howard-Smith, broadcaster.
- (in Britain): Warwick Murray, academic.
- (in Hong Kong): Jack Yan, publisher, designer and businessman.
Deaths
- 2 March Billy Wallace, rugby player and All Black
- 4 March: Major-General Sir Harold Eric Barrowclough, former Chief Justice
- 14 April: Bert Hawthorne, motor racing driver
- 10 July: Charles Bowden, politician
- 8 August: Agnes Louisa Weston, politician (MLC).
- 5 October: James Gillespie Barclay, politician
- 8 October: Laurie Brownlie, rugby player and All Black
- 20 October: John Pascoe, photographer and mountaineer
- 22 October: James Keir Baxter, poet
- 11 December: John Mills, cricketer
- 26 December Ronald Hugh Morrieson, writer
References
- ^ Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates[permanent dead link]
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ a b c d e 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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "New Zealand and Chile". New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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