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The following events occurred in New Zealand in the year 1988.
Population
[edit]- Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,345,200.[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1987: 3,100 (0.09%).[1]
- Males per 100 females: 97.3.[1]
Incumbents
[edit]Regal and viceregal
[edit]Government
[edit]The 42nd New Zealand Parliament continued. The fourth Labour Party government was in power.
- Speaker of the House – Kerry Burke
- Prime Minister – David Lange
- Deputy Prime Minister – Geoffrey Palmer
- Minister of Finance – Roger Douglas until 14 December, then David Caygill
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Russell Marshall
- Chief Justice — Sir Ronald Davison
Parliamentary opposition
[edit]Main centre leaders
[edit]- Mayor of Auckland – Catherine Tizard
- Mayor of Hamilton – Ross Jansen
- Mayor of Wellington – Jim Belich
- Mayor of Christchurch – Hamish Hay
- Mayor of Dunedin – Cliff Skeggs
Events
[edit]- The number of unemployed reaches 100,000.
- The Federation of Labour and Combined State Unions merge to form the Council of Trade Unions.
- New Zealand Post closed 432 post offices.
- Fisheries quota package announced for Mäori iwi.
- The Hokitika Guardian and Star ceases publication.[4]
- 6 February – Waitangi Day celebrations at Waitangi are suspended.
- 7 March – Cyclone Bola strikes the East Coast of the North Island
- 30 March – The State Sector Act is passed to reform the Public Service.
- April – The Royal Commission on Social Policy issues its report.
- 5 April – Gibbs Report ("Unshackling the Hospitals") released.
- May – Picot Report on educational administration released.
- June – The electrification of the North Island Main Trunk railway between Hamilton and Palmerston North is completed.
- 1 July – The Government announces the return of Bastion Point to its Ngāti Whātua owners.
- 1 July – Commercial TV goes 7 days a week, except Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day.
- 5 September – Telecom extends mobile phone service to Christchurch.[5]
- 17 October – Kmart opens its first store in Henderson, Auckland.[6]
Arts and literature
[edit]- John Dickson wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1988 in art, 1988 in literature, Category:1988 books
Music
[edit]Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.[7]
- ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dave Dobbyn – Loyal
- Shona Laing – South
- The Warratahs – Only game in Town
- SINGLE OF THE YEAR Holidaymakers–Sweet Lovers
- Dave Dobyyn – Love You Like I Should
- Tex Pistol / Rikki Morris – Nobody Else
- BEST MALE VOCALIST Dave Dobbyn
- Herbs
- Barry Saunders
- BEST FEMALE VOCALIST Shona Laing
- Aishah
- Annie Crummer
- BEST GROUP Herbs
- The Chills
- The Warratahs
- MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Peter Marshall
- Rikki Morris
- Thom Nepia
- MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Mara Finau
- Tracey Birnie
- Helen Mulholland
- MOST PROMISING GROUP Holidaymakers
- Straightjacket Fits
- The Tunnellers
- INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Neil Finn
- The Chills
- Shona Laing
- BEST VIDEO Fane Flaws – Sweet Lovers (Holidaymakers)
- Janine Morell – Haere Mai
- Paul Middleditch – Nobody Else
- BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK Dalvanius Prime / Dave Hurley – Poi E
- Dalvanius / Ginane / Smith – Ngati
- BEST PRODUCER Nigel Stone–Holidaymakers (Holidaymakers)
- Tex Pistol – Nobody Else
- Stephen McCurdy/ Shona Laing/ Graeme Myhre – South
- BEST ENGINEER Nigel Stone–Holidaymakers (Holidaymakers)
- Rhys Moody – Brazier'
- Rhys Moody/ Doug Rogers – Sensation
- BEST JAZZ ALBUM Beaver – Live at Ronnie Scott's
- Frank Gibsons Jazz Mobile – Spreading The Word
- Sustenance – Sustenance 3
- BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM NZ Symphony Orchestra – Prodigal Country
- NZ Symphony Orchestra – War and Peace/ Jack Winters Dream
- BEST FOLK ALBUM Mike Harding – From The Edge
- Wayne Gillespie – Hearts For
- David Hollis – With Love
- BEST COUNTRY ALBUM The Warratahs – Only Game in Town
- Patsy Riggir – The Best OF (Plus Four)
- Al Hunter – Jealous Guy
- BEST GOSPEL ALBUM Derek Lind – Strange Logic
- Barry McGuire – Sailing Free
- Stephen Bell Booth – Timeless
- BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM Pātea Māori Club – Poi E
- Kahurangi – Magically Maori
- Dalvanius Prime/ Patea Maori/ Moana/ Dave
DobbynGuinney[8]/ Kara Pewhairangi – Ngoi Ngoi
- BEST SONGWRITER Rikki Morris – Nobody Else
- Hona/ Lundon/ Cassells – Listen
- Dave Dobbyn – Love You Like I Should
- BEST COVER Lesley Maclean – Pagan in a Pagan Land
- John Collie – Bird Dog
- Susan Pryor – You Don't Need Me
See: 1988 in music
Performing arts
[edit]- Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Alma Woods MBE and Ricky May.
Radio and television
[edit]- 1 December: The Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand is split into Radio New Zealand and Television New Zealand. The Avalon studio becomes a separate subsidiary of TVNZ. [1] Archived 22 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
See: 1988 in New Zealand television, 1988 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Programme debuts
[edit]- 25 July – Neighbours (Network 2)
Film
[edit]See: Category:1988 film awards, 1988 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1988 films
Internet
[edit]See: NZ Internet History
Sport
[edit]Athletics
[edit]- Paul Ballinger wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:16:05 on 30 April in Rotorua, while Jillian Costley claims her second in the women's championship (2:39:20).
Horse racing
[edit]Harness racing
[edit]- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Luxury Liner[9]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Luxury Liner – 2nd win[10]
Olympic Games
[edit]Summer Olympics
[edit]- New Zealand sends a team of 83 competitors in 16 sports.
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
Winter Olympics
[edit]- New Zealand sends a team of nine competitors across three sports.
| Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paralympic Games
[edit]Summer Paralympics
[edit]| Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 |
Winter Paralympics
[edit]- New Zealand sends a team of three competitors in one sport.
| Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rugby
[edit]League
[edit]- 17 July – The 1988 Great Britain Lions tour concludes with New Zealand defeating Great Britain in a Test match at Addington Showground, Christchurch before a crowd of 8,525.
- 9 October – In the 1988 Rugby League World Cup final Australia defeats New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland before a crowd of 47,363.
Union
[edit]Shooting
[edit]- Ballinger Belt – John Whiteman (Upper Hutt)[11]
Soccer
[edit]- The Chatham Cup is won by Waikato United who beat Christchurch United on the basis of away goals (2-2 and 1–1 in a two-leg final).[12]
Births
[edit]January
[edit]- 2 January – Joseph Paulo, rugby league player
- 3 January – Steven Kent, swimmer
- 4 January – Peter Saili, rugby union player
- 6 January – Esther Lanser, cricketer
- 11 January – Andre Taylor, rugby union player
- 12 January – Ben Afeaki, rugby union player
- 15 January – Riki Hoeata, rugby union player
- 17 January – Kade Poki, rugby union player
- 18 January – Andrew Wheeler, basketball player
- 20 January – Rushlee Buchanan, cyclist
- 23 January – Shaun Kenny-Dowall, rugby league player
February
[edit]- 1 February – Katie Duncan, association footballer
- 2 February – Kieron Fonotia, rugby union player
- 3 February – Daniel O'Regan, rugby league player
- 7 February – Mataupu Poching, rugby league player
- 8 February
- Graham Oberlin-Brown, rower
- 13 February – Eddy Pettybourne, rugby league player
- 15 February
- Sam Anderson-Heather, rugby union player
- Claire Garrood, cricketer
- 16 February
- James Baker, cricketer
- Sarah Murphy, biathlete
- 20 February – Troy Garton, boxer
- 23 February – Ashley Cooper, singer
- 24 February
- Levi Hanssen, association footballer
- Emma Hayman, tennis player
- 25 February – Lagi Setu, rugby league and rugby union player
March
[edit]- 6 March
- Marina Erakovic, tennis player
- Frank Halai, rugby union player
- 8 March – Hannah Broederlow, netball player
- 9 March – Ash Moeke, rugby union player
- 10 March – Josh Hoffman, rugby league player
- 17 March – Patrick Ah Van, rugby league player
- 18 March – Grace Rasmussen, netball player
- 20 March – Sonny Fai, rugby league player
- 21 March – Anthony Cherrington, rugby league player
- 23 March – Suaia Matagi, rugby league player
- 24 March – Matt Todd, rugby union player
- 30 March – Petrea Webster, field hockey player
- 31 March – Curtis McGrath, canoeist
April
[edit]- 5 April – Quade Cooper, rugby union player
- 14 April
- Francis Mossman, actor
- Dan Pryor, rugby union player
- 16 April – Simon Child, field hockey player
- 18 April
- Sam Belkin, amateur wrestler
- Erin Bermingham, cricketer
- 21 April – Niall Williams, rugby union and touch player
- 24 April – Junior Tia-Kilifi, rugby league player
- 25 April – Liam Foran, rugby league player
May
[edit]- 3 May – Brent Renouf, Australian rules footballer
- 4 May – Westley Gough, cyclist
- 5 May
- Jaimee Lovett, canoeist
- Ant Pedersen, motor racing driver
- 6 May
- Evie, professional wrestler
- Rhys Phillips, cricketer
- 11 May – Stephen Paea, American football player
- 13 May – Trent Renata, rugby union player
- 16 May
- Marty Kain, cricketer
- Daniel Quigley, rowing coxswain
- 17 May – Scott Curry, rugby union player
- 20 May – Nikki Hamblin, athlete
- 29 May – Tom Furniss, comedian
- 30 May – Antonio Winterstein, rugby league player
June
[edit]- 1 June – Natalie Rooney, sports shooter
- 6 June – Israel Dagg, rugby union player
- 8 June – Charlotte Kight, netball player
- 19 June – Grayson Hart, rugby union player
- 23 June – Nick McLennan, rugby union player
- 24 June – Ryan Sissons, triathlete
- 25 June – Eliana Rubashkyn, transgender refugee
- 28 June – Alana Millington, field hockey player
July
[edit]- 1 July – Kendra Cocksedge, cricketer and rugby union player
- 3 July
- Cole Peverley, association footballer
- Winston Reid, association footballer
- 6 July
- Andrew de Boorder, cricketer
- Jesse Sergent, cyclist
- 7 July – Katie Perkins, cricketer
- 8 July – Mike Harris, rugby union player
- 10 July – Sarah Walker, BMX rider
- 11 July – Paula Griffin, netball player
- 13 July – Robbie Fruean, rugby union player
- 16 July – Lyndon Sheehan, freestyle skier
- 18 July – Andrew Horrell, rugby union player
- 20 July – B. J. Anthony, basketball player
- 21 July – Julian Matthews, athlete
- 26 July
- Derek Carpenter, rugby union player
- Tetera Faulkner, rugby union player
- 27 July – John Hardie, rugby union player
- 31 July
- Alex Glenn, rugby league player
- Brackin Karauria-Henry, rugby union player
August
[edit]- 1 August
- Tim Perry, rugby union player
- Bodene Thompson, rugby league player
- 6 August – Kayla McAlister, netball and rugby union player
- 8 August – Brad Cachopa, cricketer
- 12 August – Suliasi Taufalele, rugby union player
- 14 August – Dave Thomas, rugby union player
- 15 August – Nasi Manu, rugby union player
- 18 August – Michael Boxall, association footballer
- 22 August – Sarah Major, actor
- 24 August
- Cathryn Finlayson, field hockey player
- Manu Maʻu, rugby league player
- 28 August – Kane Hames, rugby union player
- 29 August
- Fritz Lee, rugby union player
- Lewis Marshall, rugby union player
September
[edit]- 1 September – Ash Dixon, rugby union player
- 4 September – David Eade, rower
- 5 September – Jackson Willison, rugby union player
- 7 September – Tevita Koloamatangi, rugby union player
- 14 September
- Callum Gibbins, rugby union player
- Sean Maitland, rugby union player
- 16 September – Nathaniel Neale, rugby league player
- 17 September – Michael Fitzgerald, association footballer
- 18 September – Joe Moody, rugby union player
- 19 September – Rebecca Spence, triathlete
- 22 September – Jeet Raval, cricketer
- 23 September
- Hayley Crofts, netball player
- Ryan Crotty, rugby union player
- 25 September
- Quentin MacDonald, rugby union player
- Josh Rowland, rugby union player
- 30 September – Joelle King, squash player
October
[edit]- 3 October – Helen Collins, association footballer
- 4 October – Mitchey Greig, freestyle skier
- 5 October – Luke Braid, rugby union player
- 7 October
- Kurt Baker, rugby union player
- Michael Leitch, rugby union player
- 10 October – Rose McIver, actor
- 12 October – Sam Whitelock, rugby union player
- 14 October – Terefe Ejigu, athlete
- 16 October
- Fiona Bourke, rower
- Karl Filiga, rugby league player
- 18 October – Luuka Jones, slalom canoeist
- 19 October – Naturalism, Thoroughbred racehorse
- 27 October – Rodney Ah You, rugby union player
- 29 October
- Roman Van Uden, cyclist
- Kayne Vincent, association footballer
November
[edit]- 1 November
- Nick Barrett, rugby union player
- Hamish Carson, athlete
- 4 November – Paea Faʻanunu, rugby union player
- 8 November – Shaun Teasdale, archer
- 10 November
- Lord Gyllene, Thoroughbred racehorse
- Jeremy Su'a, rugby union player
- 14 November – Mitchell Crosswell, rugby union player
- 18 November – Lucy Oliver, athlete
- 20 November – Vicky Rodewyk, actor, model and dancer
- 21 November – Aaron Smith, rugby union player
- 22 November – Tu'u Maori, rugby league player
- 23 November – Tony Goodin, cricketer
- 25 November – Mat Luamanu, rugby union player
- 28 November
- Daniel Kirkpatrick, rugby union player
- Nic Mayhew, rugby union player
- Christy Prior, snowboarder
- 29 November – Corey Webster, basketball player
- 30 November – Edward Purcell, rugby league player
December
[edit]- 1 December – Taione Vea, rugby union player
- 7 December – James Marshall, rugby union player
- 8 December – Simon van Velthooven, cyclist
- 11 December – Tim Southee, cricketer
- 12 December – Isaac John, rugby league player
- 13 December – James Tamou, rugby league player
- 16 December – Robin Cheong, taekwando competitor
- 17 December – Steve Rapira, rugby league player
Exact date unknown
[edit]- Eli Kent, playwright and actor
- Sam McCarthy, songwriter and musician
Deaths
[edit]January–February
[edit]- 2 January – Bill Crawford-Compton, World War II air ace, air force commander (born 1915)
- 10 January – Ron King, rugby union player and selector (born 1909)
- 11 January – Arthur Collins, rugby union player (born 1906)
- 9 February – Zelma Roberts, writer (born 1915)
- 17 February – Reginald Uren, architect (born 1906)
- 23 February – Charlie Jackman, cricketer (born 1906)
- 29 February – Sister Mary Gabriel, nun, pharmacist (born 1904)
March–April
[edit]- 16 March – Harold Turbott, medical practitioner, public health administrator, broadcaster and writer (born 1899)
- 23 March – Cyril Walter, cricketer, field hockey player and coach, sports writer (born 1912)
- 30 March – Sir Donald McKay, politician (born 1908)
- 7 April – Christopher Rollinson, boxer (born 1928)
- 16 April – Doug Mudgway, amateur wrestler (born 1924)
- 17 April – Ormond Wilson, politician (born 1907)
May–June
[edit]- 9 May – Robert Alexander, cricketer (born 1911)
- 14 May – Fred Atkins, professional wrestler (born 1910)
- 22 May – Leslie Stephen-Smith, cricketer (born 1904)
- 24 May – Tom Burtt, cricketer (born 1915)
- 26 May – Neta Neale, theatre director, speech and drama teacher (born 1904)
- 27 May – Alwyn Warren, Anglican bishop, university chancellor (born 1900)
- 28 May – Evelyn Page, artist (born 1899)
- 1 June – Ricky May, musician (born 1943)
- 3 June – Christabel Robinson, vocational guidance and community worker (born 1898)
- 4 June – Elizabeth Turnbull, woollen mill worker (born 1885)
- 5 June – Brian Ashby, Roman Catholic bishop (born 1923)
- 17 June – Cyril Crawford, cricketer (born 1902)
- 24 June
- Alexander Astor, rabbi, community leader (born 1900)
- Anthony Rohrs, cricketer (born 1961)
- 25 June – Neville Pickering, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1971–74) (born 1923)
- 30 June – Hubert Ryburn, university administrator (born 1897)
July–August
[edit]- 8 July – Enga Washbourn, artist and writer (born 1908)
- 12 July – Robert Monteith, cricket umpire (born 1937)
- 18 July – Ralph Bulmer, ethnobiologist (born 1928)
- 21 July – Dame Cecily Pickerill, plastic surgeon (born 1903)
- 24 July – May Smith, painter, engraver, textile designer (born 1906)
- 1 August – G. S. Carter, surveyor and road engineer (born 1910)
- 4 August – Brian Brake, photographer (born 1927)
- 5 August – Nora Sipos, humanitarian and welfare worker (born 1900)
- 28 August – Paul Whitelaw, cricketer (born 1910)
- 30 August – Sir Jack Marshall, politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1912)
- 31 August – Ivan Tomašević, political activist (born 1897)
September–October
[edit]- 4 September – Rona Stevenson, politician (born 1911)
- 6 September – Mary Martin, netball player (born 1915)
- 11 September – Bernard Holman, artist (born 1941)
- 13 September – Ron Rangi, rugby union player (born 1941)
- 17 September – Jim Watt, rugby union player, paediatrics academic (born 1914)
- 9 October – Bob Goslin, boxer (born 1927)
- 31 October – Gwen Somerset, teacher, adult education director, educationalist, writer (born 1894)
November–December
[edit]- 1 November – Louis Johnson, poet (born 1924)
- 4 November – Saul Goldsmith, political candidate (born 1911)
- 7 November
- Aubrey Begg, politician (born 1929)
- Sir Douglas Carter, politician (born 1908)
- 12 November – Pat Perrin, potter (born 1921)
- 28 November – Robert Stewart, sailor (born 1906)
- 29 November – Thomas Lemin, cricketer (born 1905)
- 5 December – Monica McKenzie, dietitian (born 1905)
- 8 December
- Airini Grennell, singer, pianist, broadcaster (born 1910)
- Sir Andrew McKee, air force leader (born 1902)
- 10 December – Beau Cottrell, rugby union player, Rotarian (born 1907)
- 16 December – John Cameron, cricketer (born 1898)
- 21 December
- Bruce Ferguson, army officer (born 1917)
- Charlie Peek, child welfare administrator, billiards player (born 1904)
- 27 December – William Fea, rugby union and squash player (born 1898)
See also
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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
- ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "West Coast Times". National Library of New Zealand.
- ^ "Mobile phone in use". The Press. 5 September 1988. p. 6.
- ^ "Kmart celebrates 20 years in New Zealand". Scoop. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Awards 1988". Listing. NZ Music Awards. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "About Us". Poi E. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "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
- ^ "New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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