1992 in New Zealand explained
The following lists events that happened during 1992 in New Zealand.
Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,552,200.[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1991: 37,200 (1.06%).
- Males per 100 females: 97.0.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 43rd New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The National Party, led by Jim Bolger. National controlled nearly seventy percent of the seats in Parliament.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
Arts and literature
See 1992 in art, 1992 in literature,
Music
Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.[4] [5]
- Album of the Year: Headless Chickens – Body Blow
- Midge Marsden – Burning Rain
- MC OJ & The Rhythm Slave – What Can We Say
- Single of the Year: The Exponents – Why Does Love Do This To Me
- Best Male Vocalist: Jordan Luck – (The Exponents)
- Mikey Havoc (Push Push)
- Shayne Carter (Straitjacket Fits)
- Best Female Vocalist: Fiona McDonald – (Headless Chickens)
- Best Group: Push Push
- The Exponents
- Headless Chickens
- Most Promising Male Vocalist: David Parker – (Parker Project)
- Jon Toogood (Shihad)
- James Gaylyn
- Most Promising Female Vocalist: Teremoana Rapley – (Moana & the Moahunters)
- Christina Fuemana (House Party)
- Lorina Harding
- Most Promising Group: Shihad
- The Exponents
- These Wilding Ways
- International Achievement: Crowded House
- Jenny Morris
- Straitjacket Fits
- Best Video: Mauger Bros – Trippin' (Push Push)
- Moana & The Moahunters – AEIOU
- Headless Chickens – Cruise Control
- Best Producer: Steve Garden – Burning Rain (Midge Marsden)
- Rex Visible/ Headless Chickens – Body Blow
- Carl Doy – Standing Ovation
- Best Engineer: Nick Morgan – Burning Rain (Midge Marsden)
- Tony Moan /Steve Smith – World Gone Wild
- Ian Morris/ Tim Farrant – What's The Time Mr Wolf
- Best Jazz Album: Various / Broadbent / Chisholm / Gibson / Brown – Fine & Dandy
- Nairobi Trio – Nairobi Trio
- Liz Braggins – Liz Braggins
- Best Classical Album: Mcintyre / Doig / Marc – Wagner
- Dorian Choir – Images of Light
- Viva Voce – Sounds & Sweet Airs
- Best Folk Album: Lorina Harding – Lucky Damn Woman
- Angela Dixon – Takin A Chance
- Martin Curtis – The Daisy Patch
- Best Country Album: John Grenell – Windstar
- Barbie Davidson – Borderline
- Renderers – Trail of Tears
- Best Gospel Album: Pacific Island Choir – O Mai Ia Ia Iesu
- Congregational Christian Church – Oe Le Faitoaga Moi
- Ambassador Gospel Singers – Hear The Call
- Best Polynesian Album: Charles & Andre – CÉst Toi Ma Vie
- The Five Stars – Children of Polynesia
- Tumuenua Dance Group – Drums, Songs And Chants
- Best Māori Album: Moana & The Moahunters – AEIOU
- John Rowles – E Te Tamaiti
- The Whanau Funksters – Funky Whanau Feeling
- Best Songwriter: Neil Finn – Fall at Your Feet (Crowded House)
- Jordan Luck – Why Does Love Do This To Me
- Neil & Tim Finn – It's Only Natural
- Best Cover: Hamish Kilgour – Pink Flying Saucers Over The Southern Alps (Various Artists)
- Richard Gourley -'Hold Onto Your Face
- Dick Frizzell -What Can We Say?
See: 1992 in music
Performing arts
Radio and television
- 25 May: Shortland Street first airs.
See: 1992 in New Zealand television, 1992 in television, List of TVNZ television programming,, TV3 (New Zealand),, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See:, 1992 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand,
Internet
See: NZ Internet History
Sport
Athletics
- Mark Hutchinson wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:16:32 on 25 October in Auckland, while Lee-Ann McPhillips claims her second in the women's championship (2:40:00).
Horse racing
Harness racing
Thoroughbred racing
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics
See main article: New Zealand at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
- New Zealand sends a team of 134 competitors in 17 sports.
Winter Olympics
See main article: New Zealand at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
- New Zealand sends a team of nine competitors across three sports.
- Annelise Coberger wins New Zealand's first Winter Olympics medal.
Paralympic Games
Summer Paralympics
See main article: New Zealand at the 1992 Summer Paralympics.
- New Zealand sends a team of 13 competitors.
Winter Paralympics
See main article: New Zealand at the 1992 Winter Paralympics.
- New Zealand sends a team of seven competitors in one sport.
Shooting
Soccer
Births
January
- 1 January
- 3 January
- 5 January
- 6 January – James McDonald, jockey
- 7 January – Tohu Harris, rugby league player
- 9 January – Joseph Parker, boxer
- 10 January – Carlos Tuimavave, rugby league player
- 12 January – Cole McConchie, cricketer
- 13 January – Sam Cane, rugby union player
- 14 January – Te Paea Selby-Rickit, netball player
- 15 January
- 16 January – Ihaia West, rugby union player
- 17 January – Craig Cachopa, cricketer
- 21 January – Gafatasi Su'a, rugby union player
- 23 January – TJ Perenara, rugby union player
- 24 January – Christian Lloyd, rugby union player
- 29 January – Jordan Taufua, rugby union player
February
- 1 February
- 3 February – Bryn Hall, rugby union player
- 4 February – Kayla Imrie, canoeist
- 5 February – Mitchell Santner, cricketer
- 9 February – Caitlin Ryan, canoeist
- 11 February – Ope Peleseuma, rugby union player
- 13 February – Kayla Cullen, netball player
- 14 February – Paterika Vaivai, rugby league player
- 15 February – Leigh Kasperek, cricketer
- 18 February – Matt Taylor, cricketer
- 23 February – Jamison Gibson-Park, rugby union player
- 24 February – Bevan Small, cricketer
- 25 February – Rose Matafeo, comedian, television presenter
- 26 February – Michael Chee Kam, rugby league player
March
April
May
June
July
- 3 July – Ryan Cocker, rugby union player
- 4 July – Brooke Neal, field hockey player
- 5 July – Felicity Milovanovich, actor
- 8 July – James Lowe, rugby union player
- 16 July – Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, rugby union player
- 23 July – Seta Tamanivalu, rugby union player
- 24 July – Shaun Kirkham, rower
- 26 July – Samantha Lucie-Smith, swimmer
- 30 July – Adam Barwood, alpine skier
- 31 July – John Palavi, rugby league player
August
September
October
- 7 October – Hayley Jensen, cricketer
- 8 October – Octagonal, thoroughbred racehorse
- 9 October – Jay White, professional wrestler
- 11 October – Ligi Sao, rugby league player
- 12 October – Rhys Marshall, rugby union player
- 13 October – Alex Kennedy, rower
- 19 October – Scott Eade, rugby union player
- 20 October – Maddy Green, cricketer
- 21 October – Aaron Barclay, triathlete
- 22 October – Nathan Flannery, rower
- 24 October – Roysyn, thoroughbred racehorse
- 26 October
- 29 October – Eric Sione, rugby union player
- 31 October – Ish Sodhi, cricketer
November
December
Exact date unknown
Deaths
January–March
- 6 January – Steve Gilpin, musician (born 1949)
- 18 January – Desmond O'Donnell, rugby union player (born 1921)
- 20 January – Snow Bowman, rugby union player (born 1915)
- 3 February – Merv Corner, rugby union player, soldier, sports administrator (born 1908)
- 19 February – Sir Gordon Minhinnick, cartoonist (born 1902)
- 25 February – F. Russell Miller, politician (born 1914)
- 9 March – Ethel Gould, politician, MLC (born 1895)
- 15 March – Allan Dick, politician (born 1915)
April–June
July–September
- 4 July – Jimmy James, dancer, dance teacher, cabaret proprietor (born 1915)
- 10 July – Laurie Haig, rugby union player (born 1922)
- 11 July – Douglas St John, cricketer (born 1928)
- 17 July – Frank Haigh, lawyer, social reformer (born 1898)
- 27 July – Audrey Gale, lawyer, politician (born 1909)
- 30 July – John Scott, architect (born 1924)
- July (date unknown) – Mervyn Thompson, playwright, theatre director, drama academic (born 1936)
- 2 August –
- 5 August – Sir Robert Muldoon, politician (born 1921)
- 6 August – Jack Brooke, yachtsman, yacht designer, research engineer (born 1907)
- 14 August – Bill Hamilton, agricultural scientist, scientific administrator (born 1909)
- 15 August – Ronald Moore, soldier (born 1915)
- 29 August - Ian Hamilton, cricketer (born 1906)
- 19 September – Percy Allen, politician (born 1913)
October–December
- 1 October – Samantha Dubois, radio presenter (born 1955)
- 4 October – Denny Hulme, motor racing driver (born 1936)
- 13 October – Ruth Page, political activist (born 1905)
- 24 October – Oswald Sanders, Christian teacher, missionary and writer (born 1902)
- 6 November – Gordon Innes, rugby union and rugby league player (born 1910)
- 18 November – Ken Gray, rugby union player, politician (born 1938)
- 22 November –
- 12 December – Sir Robert Rex, Niuean politician (born 1909)
- 19 December – Eve Sutton, children's author (born 1906)
- 26 December – Eve Poole, Mayor of Invercargill (born 1924)
- 28 December – Paul Beadle, sculptor and medallist (born 1917)
- 29 December – Avice Bowbyes, home science academic (born 1901)
- 31 December – Sir Denis Barnett, air force officer (born 1906)
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 | the Governor-General of New Zealand te Kawana o Tianara o Aotearoa . 2011-05-23 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606103825/http://www.gg.govt.nz/the-governor-general/historical/former.htm . 6 June 2011 . dmy .
- 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. dmy-all.
- Web site: Awards 1992. Listing. NZ Music Awards. 29 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403015256/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1992-winners/. 3 April 2013. dmy-all.
- Web site: 1992 New Zealand Music Awards . https://archive.today/20121220082525/http://www.rianz.org.nz/awards2008/history1992.asp . dead . 20 December 2012 . Web page . RIANZ . 28 September 2012 .
- http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- 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 .
- Web site: New Zealand - List of Chatham Cup Finals . 2011-06-21 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622105334/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzcuphist.html . 22 June 2011 . dmy .
