1 April – The
New Zealand Fire Service is formed, following the nationwide merger of urban fire boards and fire brigades brought about by the Fire Service Act 1975.
9 April –
Upper Hutt becomes the first telephone exchange to implement
subscriber toll dialling, allowing national calls to be made without operator assistance.[5]
7 June – The nation's first
McDonald's restaurant opens in central
Porirua; a
Big Mac initially cost 75c.[6]
17–18 July: A power failure affecting the Blue Duck microwave station near Kaikoura causes both the TV One
[2]Archived 22 February 2006 at the
Wayback Machine and TV Two networks to split into two. Most of the South Island misses the live opening ceremony of the 1976 Summer Olympics as a result.[7]
1 April – The
New Zealand Fire Service is formed, following the nationwide merger of urban fire boards and fire brigades brought about by the Fire Service Act 1975.
9 April –
Upper Hutt becomes the first telephone exchange to implement
subscriber toll dialling, allowing national calls to be made without operator assistance.[5]
7 June – The nation's first
McDonald's restaurant opens in central
Porirua; a
Big Mac initially cost 75c.[6]
17–18 July: A power failure affecting the Blue Duck microwave station near Kaikoura causes both the TV One
[2]Archived 22 February 2006 at the
Wayback Machine and TV Two networks to split into two. Most of the South Island misses the live opening ceremony of the 1976 Summer Olympics as a result.[7]