1972 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1972 in New Zealand.
Population[edit]
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,959,700.[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1971: 61,200 (2.11%).[1]
- Males per 100 females: 99.7.[1]
Incumbents[edit]
Regal and viceregal[edit]
- Head of State – Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – Sir Arthur Porritt Bt GCMG GCVO CBE, followed by Sir Denis Blundell GCMG GCVO KBE QSO.[2]
Government[edit]
The 36th Parliament of New Zealand concluded. A general election was held on 25 November and saw the second National government defeated by a large margin, with the Labour Party winning 55 of 87 seats in Parliament.
- Speaker of the House – Roy Jack until 8 December, then Alfred Allen.[3]
- Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake then Jack Marshall then Norman Kirk
- Deputy Prime Minister – Jack Marshall then Robert Muldoon then Hugh Watt.[3]
- Minister of Finance – Robert Muldoon then Bill Rowling.[3]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Keith Holyoake then Jack Marshall then Norman Kirk.[3]
- Attorney-General – Dan Riddiford until 9 February, then Roy Jack until 8 December, then Martyn Finlay.[3]
- Chief Justice — Sir Richard Wild
Parliamentary opposition[edit]
- Leader of the Opposition – Norman Kirk (Labour) until 8 December, then Jack Marshall (National).[4]
Main centre leaders[edit]
- Mayor of Auckland – Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton – Mike Minogue
- Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch – Neville Pickering
- Mayor of Dunedin – Jim Barnes
Events[edit]
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- 7 February – Jack Marshall replaces Keith Holyoake as prime minister.
- 14 September – As a part of the Māori protest movement, activist group Ngā Tamatoa, the Te Reo Māori Society of Victoria University, and Te Huinga Rangatahi (the New Zealand Māori Students’ Association) presented a petition signed by over 33,000 people calling for te Reo Māori to be taught in schools, leading to the creation of te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) in 1975, and a revitalisation of Māori language.[5][6]
- 20 October – Restrictions on the manufacture and sale of margarine in New Zealand are removed.[7]
- 25 November – The 1972 general election is held. The Labour Party, led by Norman Kirk, wins 55 of the 87 seats and forms the third Labour government.
- 3 December – Qantas commences the first Boeing 747 service in New Zealand, between Christchurch and Sydney.[8]
- Chile and New Zealand establish embassies in each other's capitals.[9]
- The Values Party is formed.
- Mount Ngauruhoe erupts.
Arts and literature[edit]
- Ian Wedde wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1972 in art, 1972 in literature
Music[edit]
New Zealand Music Awards[edit]
- Loxene Golden Disc Suzanne – Sunshine Through A Prism
- Loxene Golden Disc Creation – Carolina
See: 1972 in music
Performing arts[edit]
- Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Jon Zealando and Lou Clauson QSM.
Radio and Television[edit]
- The Broadcasting Authority in March grants the right to broadcast a second television channel to the private consortium Independent Television Corporation. After the election of the Labour Government in November, Norman Kirk announces the second channel will be run by NZBC.
- In September, the first live broadcast of an All Black match takes place. The All Blacks played against Australia. [1] Archived 22 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Feltex Television Awards:
- Best Programme: Charlie's Rock – Pukemanu
- Outstanding Performance: Peter Sinclair in Golden Disc Award
- Best Drama: Charlie's Rock – Pukemanu
See: 1972 in New Zealand television, 1972 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film[edit]
See: 1972 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand
Sport[edit]
Athletics[edit]
- Field events within New Zealand switch from imperial to metric measurements. Track events changed earlier in 1969.
- David McKenzie wins his fourth and last national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:14:11.2 on 11 March in Dunedin.
Chess[edit]
- The 79th National Chess Championship is held in Hamilton, and is won by R.J. Sutton of Auckland (his third title).[10]
Horse racing[edit]
Harness racing[edit]
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Globe Bay[11]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Royal Ascot[12]
Olympic Games[edit]
Summer Olympics[edit]
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- New Zealand sends a team of 89 competitors.
Winter Olympics[edit]
| Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- New Zealand sends a team of two alpine skiers.
Paralympic Games[edit]
Summer Paralympics[edit]
- New Zealand sends a team of 10 competitors.
| Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Soccer[edit]
- New Zealand National Soccer League won by Mt. Wellington AFC
- The Chatham Cup is won by Christchurch United who met Mount Wellington.
- Final 4-4 after extra time
- First replay 1-1 after extra time
- Second replay 2-1[13]
Births[edit]
- 3 January: Shaun Longstaff, rugby player
- 9 January: Gary Stead, cricketer
- 3 March: Peter O'Leary, soccer referee
- 27 March: David Bain, originally served 12 years for murder of his family, conviction quashed by Privy Council and subsequently found not guilty at retrial.
- 29 March: Paul Kent, swimmer
- 12 April: Jenny Shepherd, field hockey player
- 17 April: Dylan Mika, All Black (died 20 March 2018)
- 16 May: Matthew Hart, cricketer
- 3 June: Robert Kennedy, cricketer
- 7 June: Karl Urban, actor
- 11 June: Stephen Kearney, rugby league player and coach
- 21 June (in South Africa): Irene van Dyk, netball player
- 3 July: Aleksei Kulashko, chess player
- 4 July: Craig Spearman, cricketer
- 12 August: Tony Marsh, rugby player
- 6 October: Brooke Howard-Smith, broadcaster.
- 27 October: John Steel, swimmer
- 16 December: Angela Bloomfield, actress
- 18 December: Julian Arahanga, actor
- 20 December: Jonathan Wyatt, long-distance runner
- Veeshayne Armstrong, television presenter.
- (in Britain): Warwick Murray, academic.
- (in Hong Kong): Jack Yan, publisher, designer and businessman
Deaths[edit]
March[edit]
- 2 March – Billy Wallace, rugby player and All Black (born 1878)
- 4 March – Major-General Sir Harold Barrowclough, former chief justice (born 1894)
April[edit]
- 14 April – Bert Hawthorne, motor racing driver (born 1943)
July[edit]
- 10 July – Charles Bowden, politician (born 1886)
August[edit]
- 8 August – Agnes Weston, politician (MLC) (born 1879)
September[edit]
- 8 September – Harold Temple White, music teacher, conductor, organist and composer (born 1881)[14]
October[edit]
- 5 October – Jim Barclay, politician (born 1882)
- 8 October – Laurie Brownlie, rugby player and All Black (born 1899)
- 20 October – John Pascoe, photographer and mountaineer (born 1908)
- 22 October – James K. Baxter, poet (born 1926)
December[edit]
- 11 December – John Mills, cricketer (born 1905)
- 26 December – Ronald Hugh Morrieson, writer (born 1922)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ a b c d e Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ Keane, Basil (20 June 2012). "Ngā rōpū tautohetohe – Māori protest movements: Cultural rights". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "History of the Māori language: Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Margarine Amendment Act 1972 No 127
- ^ "No hitches in first jumbo service". The Press. 4 December 1972. p. 1.
- ^ "New Zealand and Chile". New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ White, Judith. "Harold Temple White". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.