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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1978 in New Zealand .
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,165,200.
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Change since 31 December 1977: -1,200 (-0.04%).
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Males per 100 females: 99.2.
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This was the first year since 1941 in which New Zealand's population declined (due to emigration, largely to Australia).[
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
Arts and literature
See
1978 in art ,
1978 in literature ,
Category:1978 books
January
Nambassa , three-day music, crafts and alternative lifestyles festival on Phil and Pat Hulses' 400-acre (1.6 km2 ) farm in Golden Valley, north of
Waihi . Attendance 25,000.
October
Music
Winners were as follows:
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ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Hello Sailor – Hello Sailor
SINGLE OF THE YEAR Golden Harvest – I Need Your Love
TOP MALE VOCALIST
John Rowles
TOP GROUP Hello Sailor
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
Sharon O’Neill
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Ian Morris – Hello Sailor
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Rob Aicken – Hello Sailor
MOST PROMISING GROUP Citizen Band
MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST
Kim Hart
MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Dennis O’Brien
See:
1978 in music
Performing arts
Radio and television
See:
1978 in New Zealand television ,
1978 in television ,
List of TVNZ television programming ,
Category:Television in New Zealand ,
Category:New Zealand television shows ,
Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See:
Category:1978 film awards ,
1978 in film ,
List of New Zealand feature films ,
Cinema of New Zealand ,
Category:1978 films
Sport
Athletics
Chess
Commonwealth Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
5
6
9
20
Cricket
15 February: After 48 years of trying, New Zealand beats
England in a Test match for the first time, winning the Test at the
Basin Reserve .
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Horse racing
Harness racing
Soccer
Births
2 January:
Dan Ward-Smith , rugby union player
5 January:
Adi Dick , musician.
21 January (in the United States):
Mike Chappell , basketballer.
3 February:
Keith Cameron , rugby union player.
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26 February:
Rico Gear , rugby union player.
8 April:
Nathan Mauger , rugby union player.
29 April:
Donna Loffhagen , netball and basketball player.
19 May:
Willie Walker , rugby union player.
28 May:
John Dennison , poet.
1 June:
Ben Lummis , singer and winner of
New Zealand Idol (season 1) .
11 June:
Daryl Tuffey , cricketer.
4 July:
Bianca Russell , field hockey player.
6 July:
Kevin Senio , rugby union player.
12 July:
Claire Chitham , actor.
26 July:
David Kosoof , field hockey player.
28 July:
Jacob Oram , cricketer.
14 August (in South Africa):
Greg Rawlinson , rugby union player.
5 September:
10 September:
Nish Selvadurai , comedian.
13 September:
Andrew Hore , rugby union player.
18 September:
Iain Lees-Galloway , politician.
21 September:
Doug Howlett , rugby union player.
10 October:
Caroline and
Georgina Evers-Swindell (twins), rowers, Olympic gold medallists (
2004 Athens and
2008 Beijing )
26 October:
Ricky Cockerill , figure skater.
6 November:
Dean Kent , swimmer.
11 November:
Lou Vincent , cricketer.
19 November (in Australia):
Mahé Drysdale , rower, Olympic gold medallist (
2012 London )
21 November:
Paul Urlovic , soccer player.
William Dwane Bell , convicted murderer.
Mok TzeMing , writer.
Category:1978 births
Deaths
Category:1978 deaths
See also
References
External links
Media related to
1978 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
1978 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand