1998 in New Zealand explained
The following lists events that happened during 1998 in New Zealand.
Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,829,200.[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1997: 26,500 (0.70%).
- Males per 100 Females: 96.8.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 45th New Zealand Parliament continued, with the Fourth National Government in power.
Opposition leaders
See:,
Main centre leaders
Events
Arts and literature
- Montana Medal: Harry Orsman (ed.), Dictionary of New Zealand English
- Deutz Medal: Maurice Gee, Live Bodies
- Reader's Choice: Malcolm McKinnon(ed.), New Zealand Historical Atlas
- First Book Awards
- Fiction: Catherine Chidgey, In a fishbone church
- Poetry: Kapka Kassabova, All Roads Lead to the Sea
- Non-Fiction: Genevieve Noser, Olives: The new passion
See 1998 in art, 1998 in literature,
Music
Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.[7] [8] were:
- Album of the Year: Bic Runga - Drive
- Salmonella Dub - Calming of the Drunken Monkey
- Rob Guest - Standing Ovation
- The Stereobus - Stereobus
- Greg Johnson - Chinese Whispers
- Single of the Year: Bic Runga - Sway
- Shihad - Home Again
- The Feelers - Pressure Man
- Darcy Clay - Jesus I Was Evil
- Moizna - Just Another Day
- Best Male Vocalist: Jon Toogood – (Shihad)
- Greg Johnson (Greg Johnson Set)
- Booga Beazley (Head Like A Hole)
- Best Female Vocalist: Bic Runga
- Best Group: Shihad
- The Mutton Birds
- Dam Native
- Most Promising Male Vocalist: Darcy Clay
- Dave Yetton (The Stereobus)
- James Reid (The Feelers)
- Most Promising Female Vocalist: Alesha Siosiua (Miozna)
- Maisey Rika (St Josephs Maori Girls College)
- Jordan Reyne
- Most Promising Group: Moizna
- The Feelers
- The Stereobus
- International Achievement: OMC
- The Mutton Birds
- Garageland
- Best Video: Mark Hurley - Home Again (Shihad)
- Joe Lonie - Pressure Man (The Feelers)
- Wayne Conway - Suddenly Strange (Bic Runga)
- Best Producer: Malcolm Welsford - Pressure Man (The Feelers)
- Chris Sinclair - Kia Koe (Sulata)
- Debbie Harwood & Stephen Small - So This Is Love
- Best Engineer: Simon Sheridan - Sway (Bic Runga)
- Chris Sinclair - Kia Koe (Sulata)
- Malcolm Welsford - Pressure Man (The Feelers)
- Best Jazz Album: the New Loungehead - Came a Weird Way
- Trip to the Moon - Jazz Hop
- Sustenance - Food For Thought
- Best Classical Album: Daniel Poynton - You Hit Him, He Cry Out
- Alexander Ivashkin - Shostakovich Cello Concertos
- Keith Lewis And NZ Chamber Orchestra - Opera Kings Gods And Mortals
- Best Country Album: Kylie Harris - Fancy
- Best Folk Album: Paul Ubana Jones - Blessings and Burdens
- T&D Bigger Band - Hillingdon
- AJ Bell - Ragwort Touch
- Best Gospel Album: Parachute Band - You Alone
- Best Mana Maori Album: Te Matapihi – Te Matapihi
- Maori Volcanics - Kia Ora
- Dam Native - Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted
- Best Mana Reo Album: St Josephs Maori Girls College - E Hine
- The Willie Matthews Quartet - A Treasury of Maori Songs
- Nga Kura O Hananah - Nga Kura O Hananah
- Best Children's Album: Kids TV - Sing Something Simple
- Tessa Grigg & Brian Ringrose - Where Are You Going Colin
- Jules Riding - Kids Time With Jules Riding
- Best Songwriter: Bic Runga - Sway
- Greg Johnson - Liberty
- Jordan Luck - Change Your Mind
- Best Cover: Wayne Conway - Drive (Bic Runga)
- Crispin Schuberth - Came A Weird Way (The New Loungehead)
- A Penman & Ross (Finnart) - Calming of the Drunken Monkey (Salmonella Dub)
- New Zealand Radio Programmer Award: John Diver - Channel Z (Wellington)
- Melanie Wise - Q92FM (Queenstown)
- Kaye Glamuzina - National Radio
See: 1998 in music
Performing arts
Radio and television
See: 1998 in New Zealand television, 1998 in television, List of TVNZ television programming,, TV3 (New Zealand),, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See:, 1998 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand,
Internet
See: NZ Internet History
Sport
Athletics
- Mark Hutchinson wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:51 on 25 October in Auckland while Bernardine Portenski claims her second in the women's championship (2:44:52)
Basketball
- the NBL was won by the Nelson Giants
Commonwealth Games
See main article: New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
Cricket
Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team
- The Shell Trophy for 1998-99 was won by Canterbury, with Northern Districts runners-up.
Horse racing
Harness racing
Thoroughbred racing
Netball
Olympic Games
See main article: New Zealand at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
- New Zealand sends a team of eight competitors in six sports.
Paralympic Games
See main article: New Zealand at the 1998 Winter Paralympics.
- New Zealand sends a team of five competitors in one sport.
Rugby league
See main article: 1998 New Zealand rugby league season.
- The Auckland Warriors finished 15th out of 20 teams in the first season of the National Rugby League premiership.[11]
- Auckland won the National Provincial Competition by defeating Canterbury 44-8 while Waikato ended the season holding the Rugby League Cup.
- 24 April, New Zealand defeated Australia 22-16
- 9 October, New Zealand lost to Australia 12-30
- 31 October, New Zealand defeated Great Britain 22-16
- 7 November, New Zealand defeated Great Britain 36-16
- 14 November, New Zealand drew with Great Britain 23-all
See also: 1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain.
Rugby union
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Shooting
Soccer
Births
January–March
- 6 January – Eleanor Epke, squash player
- 11 January – Thomas Mikaele, rugby league player
- 25 January – Sione Havili, rugby union player
- 4 February – Tevita Mafileo, rugby union player
- 5 February – Tai Wynyard, basketballer
- 6 February – Hayden Phillips, field hockey player
- 11 February – Ben Sears, cricketer
- 20 February
- 24 February – Will Jordan, rugby union player
- 3 March – Sione Asi, rugby union player
- 4 March – Tom Christie, rugby union player
- 28 March – James Fouché, racing cyclist
April–June
- 2 April – Sam Fischli, rugby union player
- 5 April – Michaela Drummond, racing cyclist
- 9 April – James McGarry, association footballer
- 13 April – Paige Satchell, association footballer
- 17 April – Vilimoni Koroi, rugby union player
- 18 April – Liana Dance, water polo player
- 21 April – Jackson Wells, freestyle skier
- 29 April – Fraser Sheat, cricketer
- 30 April – Liam Wood, association footballer
- 4 May – Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa, rugby union player
- 7 May – Jess Watkin, cricketer
- 12 May – Campbell Stewart, racing cyclist
- 18 May – Brianna Fruean, environmental activist
- 28 May – Logan Rogerson, association footballer
- 16 June – Tanielu Tele’a, rugby union player
- 19 June
July–September
- 4 July – Olivia Ray, racing cyclist
- 6 July – Ma'ava Ave, cricketer
- 9 July – Mikayla Harvey, racing cyclist
- 12 July – Hoskins Sotutu, rugby union player
- 15 July – Nathan Smith, cricketer
- 18 July – Ella Harris, racing cyclist
- 1 August – Rosie Cheng, tennis player
- 2 August – Ricky Jackson, rugby union player
- 7 August – Jesse Arthars, rugby league player
- 22 August
- 28 August
- 30 August – Ngane Punivai, rugby union player
- 3 September – Bailyn Sullivan, rugby union player
- 13 September – Evelina Afoa, swimmer
- 20 September – Isaiah Papali'i, rugby league player
- 23 September – Bradley Slater, rugby union player
October–December
- 20 October – Tasmyn Benny, boxer
- 29 October
- 7 November – Rosemary Mair, cricketer
- 17 November – Courtney McGregor, artistic gymnast
- 19 November – Thomas Sexton, racing cyclist
- 29 November – Xavier Numia, rugby union player
- 4 December – Just An Excuse, Standardbred racehorse
- 11 December – Rakai Tait, snowboarder
- 12 December – Elizabeth Anton, association footballer
- 18 December – Jade Lewis, tennis player
- 22 December – Ben Beecroft, cricketer
- 24 December – Nikita Howarth, swimmer
Undated
Deaths
January–March
- 12 January – Neil Williams, water polo player (born 1918)
- 14 January – Leonard Atkinson, public servant (born 1906)
- 27 January – Gavin Downie, politician (born 1924)
- 14 February – Peter Jacobson, poet (born 1925)
- 20 February – Ces Blazey, rugby union and athletics administrator (born 1909)
- 8 March – Kuini Te Tau, Ngāi Tahu kaumātua, welfare worker, community leader (born 1899)
- 10 March – C. E. Beeby, educationalist (born 1902)
- 15 March – Darcy Clay, singer–songwriter (born 1972)
- 18 March – Vernon Clare, musician, cabaret owner, restaurateur, music teacher (born 1925)
April–June
- 6 April – Sam Chaffey, alpine skier (born 1934)
- 26 April – Sir Alan Boxer, air force officer (born 1916)
- 30 April – William Newland, potter (born 1919)
- 1 May – Brian Kendall, boxer (born 1947)
- 14 May –
- 15 May – Jack Warcup, mycologist (born 1921)
- 20 May – John Trenwith, novelist, marketing academic (born 1951)
- 2 June – Brian Johnston, field hockey player (born 1933)
- 13 June – Henry Tatana, rugby league player (born 1945)
- 21 June – Peter Mander, sailor (born 1928)
- 22 June – Brian Davis, Anglican archbishop (born 1934)
July–September
- 3 July – Elizabeth Riddell, poet and journalist (born 1910)
- 5 July – Frank Creagh, boxer (born 1924)
- 7 July – Maurice Holmes, harness racing driver (born 1908)
- 17 July
- 26 July – Dixie Cockerton, netball player and coach, cricketer, school principal (born 1925)
- 29 July – Alex Griffiths, conservationist (born 1911)
- 31 July – Athol Meyer, politician (born 1940)
- 3 August – Ronnie Boon, rugby union player (born 1909)
- 7 August – Bill Laney, politician (born 1913)
- 27 August – Essie Summers, novelist (born 1912)
- 30 August – Sir Toss Woollaston, painter and writer (born 1910)
- 12 September – Neville Thornton, rugby union player (born 1918)
- 13 September – Sir Frank Renouf, stockbroker, businessman, philanthropist (born 1918)
- 15 September – Amy Harper, photographer (born 1900)
- 18 September – Andy Wiren, cricketer (born 1911)
- 23 September – Trevor Berghan, rugby union player (born 1914)
October–December
- 1 October – Jim Kearney, rugby union player (born 1920)
- 4 October – Tony Shelly, motor racing driver (born 1937)
- 18 October – Ilse von Randow, weaver (born 1901)
- 26 November – Sir Charles Bennett, broadcaster, military leader, public servant, diplomat, politician (born 1913)
- 6 December – Ken Comber, politician (born 1939)
- 8 December – Aaron Hopa, rugby union player (born 1971)
- 12 December – Phillippe Cabot, rugby union player (born 1900)
See also
For world events and topics in 1998 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1998
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.
- http://gg.govt.nz/node/1371 The Rt Hon Sir Michael Hardie Boys, GNZM, GCMG, QSO
- Book: Butterworths Student Companion Contract . 4th . Walker . Campbell . LexisNexis . 0-408-71770-X. 2004 . 57–58.
- Book: Understanding Commercial Law . 5th . Gerbic . Philippa . Lawrence . Martin . LexisNexis . 0-408-71714-9. 2003 .
- Web site: New Zealand and Argentina. NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 26 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100818002835/http://www.nzembassy.com/argentina/relationship-between-nz-and-argentina/nz-and-argentina. 18 August 2010 . live.
- News: Morton . Jamie . Did NZ just have its hottest year? . 15 November 2022 . The New Zealand Herald . 4 January 2022.
- Web site: Awards 1998 . Listing . NZ Music Awards . 29 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613181007/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1998-winners/ . 13 June 2011 .
- Web site: 1998 New Zealand Music Awards. https://archive.today/20121220130033/http://www.rianz.org.nz/awards2008/history1998.asp. dead. 20 December 2012. Web page. RIANZ. 28 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 . dmy-all .
- http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race2.htm Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_1998/ladder.html NRL 1998 Competition Ladder
- 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
