1999 in New Zealand
See also:1998 in New Zealand,other events of 1999,2000 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: 1999 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government
The 45th New Zealand Parliament continued. until the General election, held 27 November. The governing National Party was defeated. The Labour Party, led by Helen Clark, in coalition with Alliance, led by Jim Anderton, formed the new government.
- Speaker of the House - Doug Kidd then Jonathan Hunt
- Prime Minister - Jenny Shipley then Helen Clark
- Deputy Prime Minister - Wyatt Creech then Jim Anderton
- Minister of Finance - Bill Birch then Bill English then Bill Birch then Michael Cullen
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Don McKinnon then Phil Goff
Opposition Leaders
See: Category:New_Zealand_Parliament , New Zealand elections
- National - TBD (Leader of the Opposition)
- Greens - Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald
- Act - TBD
- New Zealand First - TBD
- United Future - TBD
- Māori Party - TBD
- Labour - TBD
- Progressives - TBD
- United Future - TBD
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Christine Fletcher
- Mayor of Hamilton - Russell Matthew Remmington
- Mayor of Wellington - Mark Blumsky
- Mayor of Christchurch - Garry Moore
- Mayor of Dunedin - Sukhi Turner
Events
See 1999 , 1999 in politics , 1999 in science , Category:1999 in Australia , 1999 in Australia , 1999 in music , 1999 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
January
- 2 January: description
February
March
April
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Arts and literature
- Michael King and Paula Boock win the Robert Burns Fellowship.
- Montana New Zealand Book Awards:
- Montana Medal: Heather Nicholson, The Loving Stitch: A history of knitting and spinning in New Zealand
- Deutz Medal: Elizabeth Knox, The Vintner's Luck
- Reader's Choice: Elizabeth Knox, The Vintner's Luck
- First Book Awards
- Fiction: Willian Brandt, Alpha Male
- Poetry: Kate Camp, Unfamiliar Legends of the Stars
- Non-Fiction: Helen Schamroth, 100 New Zealand Craft Artists
See 1999 in art, 1999 in literature, Category:1999 books
Music
See: 1999 in music
Radio and Television
- TVNZ sells its shareholding in SKY Network Television. [1]
See: 1999 in New Zealand television, 1999 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
- Channelling Baby
- I'll Make You Happy
- Savage Honeymoon
- Scarfies
See: Category:1999 film awards, 1999 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1999 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: 1999 in sports , Category:1999 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
- 2 January: Somebody, description
Deaths
- 22 October: Martin Donnelly, cricketer
See also
Categories
Years in New Zealand | 1999 by country