1988 in New Zealand
See also:1987 in New Zealand, other events of 1988, 1989 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.
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Summary
The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.
See: 1988 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government
The 42nd New Zealand Parliament continued. The fourth Labour Party government was in power.
- Speaker of the House - Kerry Burke
- Prime Minister - David Lange
- Deputy Prime Minister - Geoffrey Palmer
- Minister of Finance - Roger Douglas
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Russell Marshall
Opposition Leaders
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Catherine Tizard
- Mayor of Hamilton - Ross Jansen
- Mayor of Wellington - James Belich
- Mayor of Christchurch - Hamish Hay
- Mayor of Dunedin - Cliff Skeggs
Events
See 1988 , 1988 in politics , 1988 in science , Category:1988 in Australia , 1988 in Australia , 1988 in music , 1988 timelines , History of New Zealand , Category:History of New Zealand , Military history of New Zealand , Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand , Timeline of New Zealand history
- The number of unemployed reaches 100,000.
- The Federation of Labour and Combined State Unions merge to form the Council of Trade Unions.
- New Zealand Post closed 432 post offices.
- Fisheries quota package announced for Mäori iwi.
- 6 February: Waitangi Day celebrations at Waitangi are suspended.
- 7 March: Cyclone Bola strikes the East Coast of the North Island
- 30 March: The State Sector Act is passed to reform the Public Service.
- April: The Royal Commission on Social Policy issues its report.
- 5 April: Gibbs Report ("Unshackling the Hospitals") released.
- May: Picot Report on educational administration released.
- June: The electrification of the North Island Main Trunk Railway is complete.
- 1 July: The Government announces the return of Bastion Point to its Ngāti Whātua owners.
Arts and literature
- John Dickson wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1988 in art, 1988 in literature, Category:1988 books
Music
New Zealand Music Awards
- ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dave Dobbyn - Loyal
- SINGLE OF THE YEAR Holidaymakers – Sweet Lovers
- BEST MALE VOCALIST Dave Dobbyn
- BEST FEMALE VOCALIST Shona Laing
- BEST GROUP Herbs
- MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Peter Marshall
- MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Mara Finau
- MOST PROMISING GROUP Holidaymakers
- INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Neil Finn
- BEST VIDEO Fane Flaws - Sweet Lovers (Holidaymakers)
- BEST FILM SOUNDTRACK Dalvanius Prime / Dave Hurley - Poi E
- BEST PRODUCER Nigel Stone – Holidaymakers (Holidaymakers)
- BEST ENGINEER Nigel Stone – Holidaymakers (Holidaymakers)
- BEST JAZZ ALBUM Beaver - Live At Ronnie Scott's
- BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM NZ Symphony Orchestra - Prodigal Country
- BEST FOLK ALBUM Mike Harding - From The Edge
- BEST COUNTRY ALBUM The Warratahs - Only Game In Town
- BEST GOSPEL ALBUM Derek Lind - Strange Logic
- BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM Patea Maori Club - Poi E
- BEST SONGWRITER Rikki Morris - Nobody Else
- BEST COVER Lesley Maclean - Pagan in a Pagan Land
See: 1988 in music
Radio and Television
- December 1: The Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand is split into Radio New Zealand and Television New Zealand. The Avalon studio becomes a separate subsidiary of TVNZ. [1]
See: 1988 in New Zealand television, 1988 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
- Illustrious Energy
- Mauri
- Send a Gorilla
- The Grasscutter
- The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey
See: Category:1988 film awards, 1988 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1988 films
Internet
See: NZ Internet History
Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese
Sport
- See: 1988 in sports , Category:1988 in sports , Summer Olympic Games (See Category:New Zealand at the Olympics and Winter Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games (Check name).
- Rugby: Category:Rugby union in New Zealand , Super 14, Rugby Union World Cup, National Provincial Championship , Category:All Blacks , Bledisloe Cup , Tri Nations Series , Ranfurly Shield
- Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team , Chappell-Hadlee Trophy , Cricket World Cup
- Gold: New Zealand Open , Check Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
- Horse racing: See Category:New Zealand horse races, list winners.
- Rugby league New Zealand Warriors , Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team , Rugby League World Cup
- Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships
- Soccer: New Zealand champions (soccer) , New Zealand Football Championship , New Zealand National Soccer League , New Zealand national soccer team , Chatham Cup ,
- Basketball: Tall Blacks , New Zealand Breakers
- Other Sports
Births
- 23 February: Ashley Cooper, singer
- April 16: Simon Child, field hockey striker
- 31 July: Brackin Karauria-Henry, rugby player
Deaths
- 11 January: Arthur Collins, rugby player
- 24 May: Tom Burtt, cricketer
- 1 June: Ricky May, musician
- 28 August: Paul Whitelaw, cricketer
- 30 August: Jack Marshall, Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1972
See also
Categories
Years in New Zealand | 1988 by country