1990 in New Zealand explained
The following lists events that happened during 1990 in New Zealand.
New Zealand celebrated its sesquicentennial, 150 years since the signing of The Treaty of Waitangi.
In the general election in October, National was elected in a landside victory.
GDP was $40.2 billion, unemployment was at 7.4% (March) and the exchange rate was 1 NZ$ per US$1.6750. This year New Zealand produced 8,000 million kWh of electricity.
Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,410,400.[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1989: 40,600 (1.20%).
- Males per 100 females: 97.3.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 42nd New Zealand Parliament continued, until the general election, held 27 October. The governing Labour Party was defeated. and The National Party, led by Jim Bolger, formed the new government.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
Unknown
January
February
March
April
- 30 April: One- and two-cent coins are withdrawn from legal tender.
May
July
September
October
November
December
Arts and literature
See 1990 in art, 1990 in literature,
Music
Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.[4]
- Album of the Year: The Chills – Submarine Bells
- Brian Smith – Moonlight Sax
- Straitjacket Fits – Melt
- Single of the Year: The Chills – "Heavenly Pop Hit"
- Margaret Urlich – Number One
- Ngaire – To Sir With Love
- Top Male Vocalist: Barry Saunders
- John Grenell
- Barry Saunders
- Top Female Vocalist: Margaret Urlich
- Top Group: The Chills
- Straitjacket Fits
- Fan Club
- Most Promising Male Vocalist: Guy Wishart
- Most Promising Female Vocalist: Merenia
- Most Promising Group: Strawpeople
- Merenia & Where's Billy
- D-Faction
- International Achievement: Fan Club
- The Chills
- Margaret Urlich
- Best Video: Niki Caro – Bad Note for a Heart (Straitjacket Fits)
- Paul Middleditch – One Good Reason (Strawpeople)
- Lance Kelliher – Don't Let Me Fall Alone (The Fan Club)
- Best Producer: Ian Morris – Heartbroke
- Carl Doy – Moonlight Sax (Brian Smith)
- Murray Grindlay – Welcome To Our World
- Best Engineer: Strawpeople – Hemisphere
- Ian Morris – Heartbroke (Rikki Morris)
- Murray Grindlay – Welcome To Our World
- Best Jazz Album: No Award
- Best Classical Album: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa / Nszo — Kiri's Homecoming
- Dame Malvina Major – Malvina Major
- Kiri Te Kanawa/NZSO – Kiri at Aotea
- Best Country Album: The Warratahs – Wild Card
- John Grenell – Welcome To Our World
- Bartlett/ Duggan/ Vaughn – Together Again
- Best Folk Album: Rua — Commonwealth Suite
- Martha Louise – Changing Tides
- Iain Mitchell/Paul Yielder – Every Man And His Dog
- Best Gospel Album: Cecily Phio — Light in the Darkness
- Sound Ministry – Lead Me to the Rock
- Scripture in Song – We Will Triumph
- Best Polynesian Album: Herbs – Homegrown
- National Maori Choir – Stand Tall
- Te Mokai – Totara Tree
- Best Songwriter: Martin Phillips — Heavenly Pop Hit (The Chills)
- Shayne Carter – Bad Note for a Heart (Straitjacket fits)
- Barry Saunders – Wild Card
- Best Cover: John Collie – Melt (Straitjacket Fits)
- Steve Garden/ Giles Molloy/ Kim Wesney – State of the Harp
- Marc Mateo/ John Pitcairn – Hole
- Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry: Murdoch Riley
Performing arts
Radio and television
See: 1990 in New Zealand television, 1990 in television, List of TVNZ television programming,, TV3 (New Zealand),, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See:, 1990 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand,
Literature
Once Were Warriors published.
Sport
Athletics
- Tom Birnie wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:33 on 3 March in New Plymouth, while Jillian Costley claims her third in the women's championship (2:36:43).
Commonwealth Games
See main article: New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
Cricket
Horse racing
Harness racing
Thoroughbred racing
Miss Stanima
Rugby union
Shooting
- Ballinger Belt – Alistair "Sandy" Marshall (Kaituna/Blenheim)[7]
Squash
Soccer
Waitakere City
- The inaugural Winfield Provincial Championship was held between regional representative teams. The winner was Canterbury, who beat Auckland 2-1 (after extra time) in the final.[9]
Tennis
Births
January
- 3 January – Monikura Tikinau, rugby league player
- 4 January
- 5 January – Larissa Harrison, netball player
- 10 January – Dion Prewster, basketball player
- 11 January – Vaughn Scott, taekwondo practitioner
- 12 January – Neccrom Areaiiti, rugby league player
- 13 January
- 14 January – Tom Scully, road and track cyclist
- 15 January – Kane Morgan, rugby league player
- 16 January
- 17 January – Cameron Leslie, Paralympic swimmer
- 18 January – Taioalo Vaivai, rugby league player
- 19 January – Kerry-Anne Tomlinson, cricketer
- 22 January – Dean Whare, rugby league player
- 24 January – James Fuller, cricketer
- 25 January – Liam Coltman, rugby union player
- 29 January – Kalifa Faifai Loa, rugby league player
February
March
- 1 March – Julianna Naoupu, netball player
- 3 March – Nardia Roselli, netball player
- 8 March – Gemma Dudley, track cyclist
- 9 March
- 11 March – Aroha Savage, rugby union player
- 13 March – Josh Bloxham, basketball player
- 15 March – Rebecca Torr, snowboarder
- 16 March – Moira de Villiers, judoka
- 17 March - Billy Guyton, rugby union player(died 2023)
- 18 March – Lou Guinares, weightlifter
- 19 March – Fraser Colson, cricketer
- 22 March – Angus Ta'avao, rugby union player
- 24 March – Keisha Castle-Hughes, actor
- 26 March – Uini Atonio, rugby union player
- 27 March
- 31 March – Tommy Smith, association footballer
April
May
- 2 May – Gemma Flynn, field hockey player
- 3 May
- 9 May – Daniel Bell, swimmer
- 10 May – Oliver Leydon-Davis, badminton player
- 11 May – Blair Tarrant, field hockey player
- 14 May – William Lloyd, rugby union player
- 16 May – Renee Leota, association footballer
- 17 May
- 18 May – Jossi Wells, freestyle skier
- 23 May – Pippa Hayward, field hockey player
- 28 May
- 30 May – Nigel Ah Wong, rugby union player
- 31 May – Tyler Bleyendaal, rugby union player
June
- 1 June – Frances Mackay, cricketer
- 4 June – Shay Neal, field hockey player
- 5 June – Amber Bellringer, netball player
- 6 June
- 7 June – Stephen Jenness, field hockey player
- 8 June – Todd Barclay, politician
- 15 June – John Gatfield, swimmer
- 17 June – Paul Lasike, American football player
- 21 June – Nafe Seluini, rugby league player
- 22 June – Abigail Guthrie, tennis player
- 24 June – Kalolo Tuiloma, rugby union player
- 26 June – Jake Gleeson, association footballer
- 29 June – Te Rina Keenan, discus thrower
July
- 2 July
- 5 July – Tom Marshall, rugby union player
- 6 July – Willis Halaholo, rugby union player
- 9 July – Earl Bamber, motor racing driver
- 12 July – Simon Berghan, rugby union player
- 13 July – Kieran Foran, rugby league player
- 16 July – Bureta Faraimo, rugby league player
- 18 July – Gerard Beale, rugby league player
- 20 July
- 24 July – Danny Lee, golfer
- 25 July – Ellen Halpenny, netball player
- 30 July - Myron Simpson, road and track cyclist
- 31 July – Orinoco Faamausili-Banse, swimmer
August
- 4 August – Betsy Hassett, association footballer
- 5 August – Anurag Verma, cricketer
- 6 August
- 7 August – Julian Savea, rugby union player
- 8 August – Kane Williamson, cricketer
- 9 August
- 11 August – Tom Franklin, rugby union player
- 15 August – Tawera Kerr-Barlow, rugby union player
- 16 August – Matt Duffie, rugby union and rugby league player
- 17 August – Charlie Ngatai, rugby union player
- 20 August
- Anna Green, association footballer
- Jordan Hunter, basketball player
- 21 August – Rachel Maree Millns, beauty pageant contestant
- 28 August – James Coughlan, field hockey player
September
- 1 September
- 3 September – Paul Snow-Hansen, sailor
- 6 September
- 7 September
- 9 September – Shaun Johnson, rugby league player
- 11 September – Elijah Niko, rugby union player
- 12 September – Anna Peterson, cricketer
- 16 September – Emily Collins, road cyclist
- 17 September
- 21 September – Sam Kasiano, rugby league player
- 23 September – Lea Tahuhu, cricketer
- 24 September
- 25 September – Genevieve Behrent, rower
- 27 September – Finn Tearney, tennis player
- 28 September – Doug Bracewell, cricketer
October
- 1 October – Finn Lowery, water polo player
- 7 October – Popsy, Thoroughbred racehorse
- 12 October – Shannon Francois, netball player
- 15 October – Harry Boam, cricketer
- 18 October – Anthony Gelling, rugby league player
- 23 October – Stan Walker, recording artist, actor, television personality
- 24 October – Tipene Friday, cricketer and basketball player
- 28 October
- 29 October – Craig Millar, rugby union player
November
- 2 November – Kane Radford, swimmer
- 4 November – Zane Tetevano, rugby league player
- 5 November – George Moala, rugby union player
- 8 November – Sacha Jones, tennis player
- 11 November
- 12 November – Simon Evans, motor racing driver
- 17 November – Doriemus, Thoroughbred racehorse
- 18 November – Jackie Thomas, singer
- 19 November
- 21 November - Jackson Ormond, rugby union player
- 22 November – Jason Saunders, sailor
- 26 November – Aaron Gate, track cyclist
- 28 November
December
- 2 December – Glen Fisiiahi, rugby union and rugby league player
- 3 December – Mark Ioane, rugby league player
- 4 December – Blade Thomson, rugby union player
- 5 December – Curtis Rapley, rower
- 7 December – Simon Berghan, rugby union player
- 11 December – Elizabeth Milne, association footballer
- 13 December – Corey Anderson, cricketer
- 15 December
- 20 December – Robert Whittaker, mixed martial artist
- 22 December – Jason Christie, cyclist
- 26 December – Telusa Veainu, rugby union player
- 27 December – Priyani Puketapu, beauty pageant contestant
- 31 December – Marlon Williams, singer-songwriter
Exact date unknown
Deaths
January
February
March
- 6 March
- 8 March – Donald Cameron, cricketer (born 1908)
- 11 March – Francis Ward, rugby union player (born 1900)
- 31 March – Bill Murray, police officer, unionist (born 1896)
April
May
June
- 3 June – Phil Gard, rugby union player (born 1947)
- 9 June – John Holland, athlete (born 1926)
- 11 June – Joan Stevens, English literature academic (born 1908)
- 14 June – Adrian Hayter, soldier, sailor, Antarctic leader, author (born 1914)
- 15 June – Eruera Mānuera, Ngāti Awa leader (born 1895)
- 19 June – Isobel Andrews, writer (born 1905)
- 20 June – Lois Suckling, optician, family planning reformer (born 1893)
July
August
September
October
- 2 October – Eric Giles, cricketer (born 1939)
- 3 October – Esmond de Beer, literary editor, collector, philanthropist (born 1895)
- 9 October – John Holland, Anglican bishop (born 1912)
- 10 October – Nitama Paewai, rugby union player and administrator, doctor, politician (born 1920)
- 12 October – John O'Brien, politician (born 1925)
November
December
Exact date unknown
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Historical population estimates tables . https://web.archive.org/web/20171231000952/http://archive.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/estimates_and_projections/historical-population-tables.aspx . 31 December 2017 . Statistics New Zealand.
- Web site: Former Governors-General. New Zealand Government. 16 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606103825/http://www.gg.govt.nz/the-governor-general/historical/former.htm. 6 June 2011 . live.
- Web site: Elections NZ — Leaders of the Opposition. 6 April 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081017200326/http://www1.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. 17 October 2008. dead.
- Web site: Awards 1990 . Listing . NZ Music Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193503/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1990-winners/ . 18 April 2014 . dead . 29 September 2012 .
- Web site: List of NZ Trotting cup winners . 6 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222233106/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm . 22 February 2012 . dead .
- http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race2.htm Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- Web site: New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners . National Rifle Association of New Zealand . 11 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150125012900/http://www.nranz.com/competitions/ballinger_belt . 25 January 2015 .
- http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/chatham_cup_records.html Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com
- https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nz-varcuphist.html Winfield Provincial Championship