1965 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1965 in New Zealand.
Population
[edit]- 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
[edit]Regal and viceregal
[edit]- Head of State – Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE.[2]
Government
[edit]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
[edit]- Leader of the Opposition – Arnold Nordmeyer (Labour) until 16 December, then Norman Kirk (Labour).[4]
Main centre leaders
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Janet Frame wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1965 in art, 1965 in literature
Music
[edit]Loxene Golden Disc Ray Columbus & The Invaders – Till We Kissed
See: 1965 in music
Radio and television
[edit]- 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
[edit]See: Category:1965 film awards, 1965 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1965 films
Sport
[edit]Athletics
[edit]- Ray Puckett wins his fifth national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:26.8 on 13 March in Dunedin.
Chess
[edit]- The 72nd National Chess Championships are held in Wellington. The winner is J.R. Phillips of Wellington[16]
Horse racing
[edit]Harness racing
[edit]- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Gary Dillon[17]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Robin Dundee[18]
Lawn bowls
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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.
- 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
[edit]- 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
[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
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ "ELECTRA CRASHES AND BURNS - T.E.A.L. Crew Escape From Wreck Unhurt". The Press. 29 March 1965. p. 1.
- ^ "CHRISTCHURCH-SYDNEY JET SERVICE - Thousands Watch Qantas Boeing". The Press. 12 April 1965. p. 1.
- ^ "FOUR DIE IN FIERCE BLAZE - Explosion Before Factory Gutted". The Press. 14 April 1965. p. 1.
- ^ Bruce, David (30 October 2008). "Benmore gets more with first full rebuild". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- ^ "1965 - key events". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "TROOPS TO FIGHT IN VIETNAM - One Artillery Battery". The Press. 28 May 1965. p. 1.
- ^ "Riots rock Mt Eden prison". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "N.Z. Recognises Singapore". The Press. 11 August 1965. p. 1.
- ^ "Grand Carnival Opening - Riccarton Mall". The Press. 2 November 1965. pp. 23–30.
- ^ "Sugarloaf To Open Tomorrow". The Press. 27 August 1965. p. 1.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)". Vol. 351. New Zealand Parliament. 28 June 1967. p. 1394.
- ^ list of NZ 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.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ^ Regional Champions 1965-1970
External links
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Media related to 1965 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons