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The following lists events that happened during 1965 in New Zealand.

## Population

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* Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,663,800.[1]
* Increase since 31 December 1964: 46,800 (1.79%).[1]
* Males per 100 females: 100.7.[1]

## Incumbents

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### Regal and viceregal

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* Head of State – Elizabeth II
* Governor-General – Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE.[2]

### Government

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The 34th Parliament of New Zealand continued, with the 2nd National government in power.

* Speaker of the House – Ronald Algie.[3]
* Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake.[3]
* Deputy Prime Minister – Jack Marshall.[3]
* Minister of Finance – Harry Lake.[3]
* Minister of Foreign Affairs – Keith Holyoake.[3]
* Attorney-General – Ralph Hanan.[3]
* Chief Justice — Sir Harold Barrowclough

### Parliamentary opposition

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* Leader of the Opposition – Arnold Nordmeyer (Labour) until 16 December, then Norman Kirk (Labour).[4]

### Main centre leaders

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* Mayor of Auckland – Dove-Myer Robinson then Roy McElroy
* Mayor of Hamilton – Denis Rogers
* Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts
* Mayor of Christchurch – George Manning
* Mayor of Dunedin – Stuart Sidey then Russell Calvert

## Events

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* 27 March – A Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) Lockheed L-188 Electra on a training flight crashes and catches fire on landing at Whenuapai Airport. All occupants escape with only one minor injury.[5]
* 1 April – TEAL is renamed Air New Zealand.
* 11 April – Qantas launches the first trans-Tasman jet service, between Christchurch and Sydney using Boeing 707 aircraft.[6]
* 13 April – An explosion and fire at the General Plastics factory in Masterton kills four people and injures four others.[7]
* April – The HVDC Inter-Island link is completed, connecting the North Island's electricity network and the South Island's electricity network together.
* 15 May – Benmore Dam is officially opened by Prime Minister Keith Holyoake.[8]
* 27 May – Vietnam War: Prime Minister Keith Holyoake announces New Zealand will send its first combat forces, an artillery battery, to South Vietnam.[9][10]
* 20 July – A 33-hour prison riot breaks out at Mount Eden Prison, Auckland, with inmates setting fire to large parts of the prison.[11]
* 10 August – New Zealand recognises Singapore as an independent sovereign state, one day after Singapore's expulsion from the Malaysian Federation.[12]
* 31 August – New Zealand Australia Free Trade Agreement signed.
* 3 November – Riccarton Mall, the South Island's first indoor shopping mall, opens to shoppers.[13]

## Arts and literature

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* Janet Frame wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1965 in art, 1965 in literature

### Music

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#### New Zealand Music Awards

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Loxene Golden Disc Ray Columbus & The Invaders – Till We Kissed

See: 1965 in music

### Radio and television

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* Television in the "four main centres" (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin) is now broadcast seven nights a week. Broadcasting now totals 50 hours a week.
* There are 300,000 television licences. [1] Archived 15 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
* 28 August – Christchurch's CHTV-3 switches to the new Sugarloaf transmitter in the Port Hills.[14]
* The broadcast relay station at Mount Studholme is commissioned, extending television coverage to South Canterbury.[15]
* New Zealand Television Workshop awards:
* Best Factual: Compass
* Best Light Entertainment: In the Groove
* Best Children's Series: Junior Magazine with Jasmine

See: 1965 in New Zealand television, 1965 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

### Film

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See: Category:1965 film awards, 1965 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1965 films

## Sport

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### Athletics

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Ray Puckett wins his fifth national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:26.8 on 13 March in Dunedin.

### Chess

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* The 72nd National Chess Championships are held in Wellington. The winner is J.R. Phillips of Wellington[16]

### Horse racing

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#### Harness racing

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* New Zealand Trotting Cup – Gary Dillon[17]
* Auckland Trotting Cup – Robin Dundee[18]

### Lawn bowls

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The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[19]

* Men's singles champion – Ron Buchan (Tui Park Bowling Club)
* Men's pair champions – Norm Lash, C.D. McGarry (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)
* Men's fours champions – J. Miller, G. MacRae, A. Cotton, P. Jones (skip) (Otahuhu Railway Bowling Club)

### Soccer

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* The Chatham Cup is won by Eastern Suburbs of Auckland who beat Saint Kilda 4–1 in the final.[20]
* Provincial league champions:[21]
* Bay of Plenty: Rangers
* Buller: Granity Athletic
* Canterbury: Christchurch City
* Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers
* Manawatu: Kiwi United
* Marlborough: Woodbourne
* Nelson: Rangers
* Otago: St Kilda
* Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
* South Canterbury: West End
* Southland: Invercargill Thistle
* Taranaki: Moturoa
* Wairarapa: Masterton Athletic
* Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
* Wellington: Diamond
* West Coast: Cobden-Kohinoor
* The Northern League is formed, incorporating top teams from Northland, Auckland, Franklin and Waikato. The first League champions are Eastern Suburbs of Auckland.[22]

## Births

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* 10 January: John Radovonich, field hockey player.
* 11 February: Eric Rush, rugby union and rugby sevens player.
* 14 February: Zinzan Brooke, rugby player.
* 15 February: Jamie Smith, field hockey player.
* 15 March: Robyn Malcolm actor
* 4 April: Gail Jonson, swimmer.
* 8 April: Michael Jones, rugby player.
* 22 April: Carmel Clark, swimmer.
* 28 May (in Britain): Alan Henderson, bobsleigh pilot
* 28 June: Duane Mann, rugby league player.
* 29 July: Paresh Patel, field hockey player.
* 31 August: Willie Watson, cricketer.
* 1 September: Tania Roxborogh, writer.
* 7 September: Tea Ropati, rugby league player.
* 21 September: Belinda Cordwell, tennis player.
* 26 October: Ken Rutherford, cricketer.
* 5 November: Fred Beyeler, cricketer
* 24 November: Nyla Carroll, long-distance runner.
* 18 December: Anna Doig, freestyle and butterfly swimmer.
* John Leigh, actor.
* Se'e Solomona, rugby league player.
* Hilary Timmins, television presenter.

## Deaths

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* 21 June: Thomas Hislop, Jr., Mayor of Wellington 1931-45 (in Montreal, Canada).
* 10 September: John Weeks, painter.
* 10 September: Walter Broadfoot, politician.

## See also

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* 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

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1. ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
2. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
3. ^ a b c d e f Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
4. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
5. ^ "ELECTRA CRASHES AND BURNS - T.E.A.L. Crew Escape From Wreck Unhurt". The Press. 29 March 1965. p. 1.
6. ^ "CHRISTCHURCH-SYDNEY JET SERVICE - Thousands Watch Qantas Boeing". The Press. 12 April 1965. p. 1.
7. ^ "FOUR DIE IN FIERCE BLAZE - Explosion Before Factory Gutted". The Press. 14 April 1965. p. 1.
8. ^ Bruce, David (30 October 2008). "Benmore gets more with first full rebuild". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
9. ^ "1965 - key events". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
10. ^ "TROOPS TO FIGHT IN VIETNAM - One Artillery Battery". The Press. 28 May 1965. p. 1.
11. ^ "Riots rock Mt Eden prison". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
12. ^ "N.Z. Recognises Singapore". The Press. 11 August 1965. p. 1.
13. ^ "Grand Carnival Opening - Riccarton Mall". The Press. 2 November 1965. pp. 23–30.
14. ^ "Sugarloaf To Open Tomorrow". The Press. 27 August 1965. p. 1.
15. ^ "Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)". Vol. 351\. New Zealand Parliament. 28 June 1967. p. 1394.
16. ^ list of NZ Chess champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
17. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
18. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
19. ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
20. ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
21. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
22. ^ Regional Champions 1965-1970

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