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- Population
- Incumbents Regal and viceregal Government Parliamentary opposition Main centre leaders
- Events
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- Sport Athletics Chess Horse racing Harness racing Soccer
- Births
- Deaths
- See also
- References
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}{{Year_in_NZ|1967}}The following lists events that happened during 1967 in New Zealand. Population- Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,745,000[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1966: 33,700 (1.24%)
- Males per 100 females: 100.2
IncumbentsRegal and viceregal- Head of State – Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE, followed by Sir Arthur Porritt Bt GCMG GCVO CBE.[2]
GovernmentThe 35th Parliament of New Zealand commenced, with the second National government in power. - Speaker of the House – Roy Jack.[3]
- Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake
- Deputy Prime Minister – Jack Marshall.[3]
- Minister of Finance – Harry Lake then Robert Muldoon.[3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Keith Holyoake.[3]
- Attorney-General – Ralph Hanan.[3]
- Chief Justice — Sir Richard Wild
Parliamentary opposition - Leader of the Opposition – Norman Kirk (Labour).[4]
- Leader of the Social Credit Party – Vernon Cracknell
Main centre leaders- Mayor of Auckland – Roy McElroy
- Mayor of Hamilton – Denis Rogers
- Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch – George Manning
- Mayor of Dunedin – Russell John Calvert
Events - 19 January: A gas explosion in the Strongman coal mine near Greymouth kills 19 miners.
- February: Free milk in schools (a half pint daily for each primary school pupil) was stopped, it had been distributed since 1937. Some schools continued it with parents paying.[5]
- 10 July: The nation's currency is decimalised, with the New Zealand dollar replacing the New Zealand pound at a rate of two dollars to a pound.
- 23 September: Referendums were held on whether to extend hotel closing hours (passed), and whether to extend the term of Parliament (failed; see referendum).
- 9 October: Three weeks after the referendum, bar closing times were extended to 10pm; ending the six o'clock swill.
Arts and literature- James K. Baxter wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1967 in art, 1967 in literature, Category:1967 books MusicNew Zealand Music AwardsLoxene Golden Disc Lee Grant – Thanks To You See: 1967 in music Radio and televisionSee: 1967 in New Zealand television, 1967 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand FilmSee: Category:1967 film awards, 1967 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1967 films SportAthletics- David McKenzie wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:21:50 in Lower Hutt.
Chess- The 74th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland (his 9th title).[6]
Horse racingHarness racing- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Great Adios[7]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Allakasam[8]
Soccer- The Chatham Cup is won by North Shore United who beat Christchurch City 2—1 in the final.[9]
- Northern League champions: Ponsonby AFC
- Disagreement over the inclusion of a Gisborne team in the Western League caused its dissolution and the establishment of a Central Districts League, with Wanganui omitted but Poverty Bay and Wairarapa included. The premier division was won by Eastern Union[10]
- Provincial league champions:[11]
- Canterbury: Christchurch City
- Marlborough: Grosvenor Rovers
- Nelson: Thistle
- Otago: Northern AFC
- South Canterbury: West End
- Southland: Invercargill United
- Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
- Wellington: Hungaria
- West Coast: no competition
Births- 6 January: Craig Perks, golfer.
- 17 March: Andrew Bird, rowing cox.
- 27 March: Anthony Thornton, field hockey player.
- 7 April: Scott Hobson, field hockey player.
- 17 April: Ian Jones, rugby player.
- 5 May: Paul Martin SM (born 5 May 1967) (Bishop-elect) appointed in December 2017 as the 10th Bishop of Christchurch.[12]
- 10 May: Eion Crossan, rugby player
- 23 May: Craig Monk, yachtsman.
- 31 May: Phil Keoghan, television presenter.
- 11 June: Graeme Bachop, rugby player
- 15 June: Paul Kingsman, swimmer.
- 12 July: Anthony Beks, swimmer.
- 1 August: Cameron Rhodes, actor.
- 20 August Robert Ironside soccer
- 30 August (in England): Justin Vaughan, cricketer.
- 4 September: Darrin Murray, cricketer.
- 18 September (in England): Gary Anderson, cyclist.
- 21 October: Gavin Lovegrove, javelin thrower.
- 26 October: Keith Urban, country singer.
- Bernard Beckett, writer.
- Niki Caro, filmmaker.
- Megan Gay, actress.
- Katherine Rich, politician.
Category:1967 birthsDeaths- 11 January: Sir Eruera Tirikatene, politician
- 17 January: George Yerex, wildlife conservator
- 4 February : James Roberts trade unionist, former president of Labour Party
- 21 February : Harry Lake, politician, minister of finance
- 23 May: Robert Macalister, Mayor of Wellington.
- 25 September: P. H. Matthews, politician
- 22 October: Leonard Morton Wright, Mayor of Dunedin
- 3 November: Alexander Aitken, mathematician
- December: Edwin Thoms Cox (in Adelaide), Mayor of Dunedin
Category:1967 deathsSee also- 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
For world events and topics in 1967 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1967 References1. ^Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 2. ^Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52 3. ^1 2 3 4 Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. {{ISBN|0-908570-55-4}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|title=Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition|accessdate=6 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017200326/http://www1.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html|archive-date=17 October 2008|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}} 5. ^nzhistory.net.nz 6. ^List of New Zealand Chess Champions {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014052518/http://www.poisonpawn.co.nz/nzcftitles.htm |date=14 October 2008 }} 7. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm |title=List of NZ Trotting cup winners |access-date=6 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222233106/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm |archive-date=22 February 2012 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }} 8. ^Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617211531/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race2.htm |date=17 June 2009 }} 9. ^Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234154/http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/chatham_cup_records.html |date=14 March 2009 }} 10. ^1967 soccer 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html|title=New Zealand: List of champions|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|year=1999}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=We have a new bishop!|url=https://chchcatholic.nz/2017/12/we-have-a-new-bishop/|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch|accessdate=6 December 2017|date=6 December 2017}}
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