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1966 in New Zealand:
Other years in New Zealand
1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969


Contents

Population

  • Estimated Population as of 31 December: 2,711,300 1
  • Increase since 31/12/1965: 47,500 (1.78%)
  • Males per 100 Females: 100.7

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

Government

The 34th Parliament of New Zealand concluded and a general election was held on 26 November. The National Party was returned with a majority of eight seats, having lost one seat to the Social Credit Party who entered parliament for the first time.

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events

Arts and literature

See 1966 in art, 1966 in literature, Category:1966 books

Music

New Zealand Music Awards

LOXENE GOLDEN DISC AWARD Maria Dallas - Tumbling Down

See: 1966 in music

Radio and Television

  • The program Country Calendar first appears on television.
  • The C'mon music program, hosted by Peter Sinclair, begins.
  • First broadcast of Radio Hauraki from a boat called the TIRI in the Hauraki Gulf outside of New Zealand waters in an attempt to break the Government Monopoly on the New Zealand radio airwaves.

See: 1966 in New Zealand television, 1966 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

  • Don't Let It Get You

See: Category:1966 film awards, 1966 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1966 films

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

Sport

See: 1966 in sports , Category:1966 in sports , Summer Olympic Games (See Category:New Zealand at the Olympics and Winter Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games (Check name).
  • Athletics
David McKenzie wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:16:59 on March 12 in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Births

Category:1966 births

Deaths

Category:1966 deaths

References

  1. ^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls
  2. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. ^ a b c d e Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0908570554
  4. ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  5. ^ "About Us". The Greymouth Star.

See also

For world events and topics in 1966 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1966
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