1994 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1994 in New Zealand.

1994 in New Zealand

Decades:
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
See also:

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,648,300[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 1993: 50,400 (1.40%)
  • Males per 100 Females: 97.2

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 44th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The National Party, led by Jim Bolger.

Opposition leaders

See: Category:Parliament of New Zealand, New Zealand elections

Main centre leaders

Events

Arts and literature

See 1994 in art, 1994 in literature, Category:1994 books

New Zealand Music Awards

Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.[3][4]

  • Album of the Year: Straitjacket Fits – Blow
    • Strawpeople – World Service
    • The 3Ds – Venus Trail
  • Single of the Year: Headless Chickens – Juice / Chopper
    • Strawpeople – Love Explodes
    • Straitjacket Fits – Cat Inna Can
  • Best Male Vocalist: Shayne Carter (Straitjacket Fits)
    • Jon Toogood (Shihad)
    • Chris Matthews
  • Best Female Vocalist: Fiona McDonald (Headless Chickens)
    • Annie Crummer
    • Shona Laing
  • Best Group: Headless Chickens
    • Strawpeople
    • Straitjacket Fits
  • Most Promising Male Vocalist: Matty J (Matty J and the Soul Syndicate)
    • Michael Gregg & Brendan Gregg
    • Jason Ioasa
  • Most Promising Female Vocalist: Emma Paki
    • Jan Preston
    • Rima Te Wiata
  • Most Promising Group: Urban Disturbance
    • Holy Toledos
    • 3Ds
  • International Achievement: Crowded House
    • Straitjacket Fits
    • Headless Chickens
  • Best Video: Matt Noonan / Josh Frizzell – System Virtue (Emma Paki)
    • Fane Flaws – The Beautiful Things (Front Lawn)
    • Johnny Ogilvie – Mr Moon (Headless Chickens)
  • Best Producer: Strawpeople – World Service
    • Stuart Pearce – Pacifico (Kantuta)
    • Jaz Coleman – Churn (Shihad)
  • Best Engineer: Malcolm WelsfordChurn (Shihad)
    • Malcolm Wellsford – You Gotta Know (Supergroove)
    • Graeme Myhre – Travellin' On (Midge Marsden)
  • Best Jazz Album: Freebass – Raw
    • Bluespeak – Late Last Night
    • Nairobi Trio – Through The Clouds
  • Best Classical Album: Dame Malvina Major – Casta Diva
    • NZ Symphony Orchestra – The Three Symphonies/ Douglas Lilburn
    • Tamas Vesmas – Eastern European Piano Music
  • Best Country Album: Al Hunter – The Singer
    • The Warratahs – Big Sky
    • Patsy Riggir – My Little Corner of the World
  • Best Folk Album: Steve McDonald – Sons of Somerled
    • Adam Bell – Summerland
    • Beverly Young – It's Then I Wish
  • Best Gospel Album: Stephen Bell-Booth – Undivided
    • Woodford House Chapel Choir – Celebration
    • Monica O'Hagan – His Love
    • Andrew & Saskia Smith – The Gemcutter
  • Polynesian Album of the Year: Pasifik MX – Manuiri
    • Andre Tapena – It's Raro
    • Mana – Mana
  • Best Songwriter: Emma Paki – System Virtue
    • Stephen Bell-Booth – Undivided
    • Greg Johnson – Winter Song
  • Best Cover: Brett Graham – Te Rangatahi
    • Johnny Pain & Jonathan King – Drinking With Judas (Hallelujah Picassos)
    • Chris Knox – Duck Shaped Pain and Gum

See: 1994 in music

Radio and Television

  • 4 September: British children's animation based on the books by Sarah Ferguson Budgie the Little Helicopter appears on New Zealand television screens for the very first time on TV3. It was also the very first British cartoon to air on TV3 as well as making the New Zealand the very country outside of the UK to broadcast it.
  • TV 2 begins 24-hour/7-day programming.[5]
  • Newstalk ZB begins broadcasting nationwide.
  • The Classic Hits brand is rolled out nationwide when heritage stations operated by Radio New Zealand are rebranded as Classic Hits originally retaining local programming.

See: List of TVNZ television programming, TV3 (New Zealand), Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: Category:1994 film awards, 1994 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1994 films

Internet

See: NZ Internet History

Sport

Athletics

  • Paul Smith wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:19:12 on 30 April in Rotorua, while Nyla Carroll claims her first in the women's championship (2:37:37).

Basketball

  • The NBL was won by Nelson

Commonwealth Games

 Gold Silver BronzeTotal
5162041

Cricket

Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team, Chappell–Hadlee Trophy, Cricket World Cup

Golf

New Zealand Open, Check Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tournaments.

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Olympic Games

  • New Zealand sends a team of seven competitors in two sports.
 Gold Silver BronzeTotal
0000

Paralympic Games

  • New Zealand sends a team of seven competitors in one sport.
 Gold Silver BronzeTotal
3036

Rugby league

Rugby union

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Rugby Union World Cup, National Provincial Championship, Category:All Blacks, Bledisloe Cup, Tri Nations Series, Ranfurly Shield

Shooting

  • Ballinger Belt –
    • Andy Luckman (United Kingdom)
    • John Whiteman (Upper Hutt), sixth, top New Zealander[8]

Soccer

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Full date unknown

Deaths

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

  • 9 October – Bill Fox, politician (born 1899)
  • 10 October – Nola Luxford, Hollywood actress (born 1895)
  • 15 October – Avis Acres, artist, writer, illustrator, conservationist (born 1910)
  • 24 October – Sir Guy Powles, diplomat, Ombudsman (born 1905)
  • 26 October
  • 28 October – Jock Richardson, rugby union player (born 1899)
  • 29 October – Gordon Cochrane, pilot (born 1916)
  • 2 November – John Nimmo, cricketer (born 1910)
  • 22 November – Charles Upham, soldier (born 1908)
  • 6 December – Laura Ingram, community leader, local-body politician (born 1912)
  • 10 December – James Healy, geologist (born 1910)
  • 12 December – Frederick Turnovsky, manufacturer, entrepreneur, arts advocate (born 1916)
  • 16 December – Les Gandar, politician, diplomat (born 1919)
  • 24 December – Louise Sutherland, cyclist (born 1926)
  • 26 December – Sybil Lupp, mechanic, motor racing driving, garage proprietor (born 1916)
  • 27 December – Jimmy Kemp, cricketer (born 1918)

References

  1. "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Awards 1994". Listing. NZ Music Awards. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. "1994 New Zealand Music Awards". Web page. RIANZ. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. http://images.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz/pdf/tvnz_timeline.pdf
  6. "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  7. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  9. Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine

See also

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