29 September – The emergency number
111 for fire, police and ambulance is introduced; initially only in
Masterton and
Carterton.[citation needed]
19 October - A march of over six thousand people is held in
Paraparaumu to mark the construction of the
Our Lady of Lourdes statue.[6]
15 November - The
Wairakei Power Station is commissioned. It is New Zealand's first geothermal power station, and only the second large-scale geothermal power station in the world.[7]
^Roche, Edward H.; Roche, Antony H. G. (1983). Green Lane Saga: A Record of Green Lane Hospital, Auckland in the Development of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Auckland, New Zealand: Ray Richards. p. 67.
ISBN978-0-90859-618-8.
29 September – The emergency number
111 for fire, police and ambulance is introduced; initially only in
Masterton and
Carterton.[citation needed]
19 October - A march of over six thousand people is held in
Paraparaumu to mark the construction of the
Our Lady of Lourdes statue.[6]
15 November - The
Wairakei Power Station is commissioned. It is New Zealand's first geothermal power station, and only the second large-scale geothermal power station in the world.[7]
^Roche, Edward H.; Roche, Antony H. G. (1983). Green Lane Saga: A Record of Green Lane Hospital, Auckland in the Development of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Auckland, New Zealand: Ray Richards. p. 67.
ISBN978-0-90859-618-8.