2001 in New Zealand
See also:2000 in New Zealand,other events of 2001,2002 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: 2001 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor-General - The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys followed by Dame Silvia Cartwright
Government
The 46th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The Labour Party led by Helen Clark, in coalition with Alliance, led by Jim Anderton.
- Speaker of the House - Jonathan Hunt
- Prime Minister - Helen Clark
- Deputy Prime Minister - Jim Anderton
- Minister of Finance - Michael Cullen
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - 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 then John Banks
- Mayor of Hamilton - Russell Matthew Remmington then David Braithwaite
- Mayor of Wellington - Mark Blumsky then Kerry Prendergast
- Mayor of Christchurch - Garry Moore
- Mayor of Dunedin - Sukhi Turner
Events
See 2001 , 2001 in politics , 2001 in science , Category:2001 in Australia , 2001 in Australia , 2001 in music , 2001 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
- Jo Randerson wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
- Montana New Zealand Book Awards:
- Montana Medal: Michael King, Wrestling With The Angel: A Life of Janet Frame
- Deutz Medal: Lloyd Jones, The Book of Fame
- Reader's Choice: Michael King, Wrestling With The Angel: A Life of Janet Frame
- First Book Awards
- Fiction: Karyn Hay, Emerald Budgies
- Poetry: Stephanie de Montalk, Animals Indoors
- Non-Fiction: Paul Tapsell, Pukaki: A Comet Returns
See 2001 in art, 2001 in literature, Category:2001 books
Music
See: 2001 in music, New Zealand Top 50 Albums of 2001
Radio and Television
See: 2001 in New Zealand television, 2001 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
- Crooked Earth
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
See: Category:2001 film awards, 2001 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:2001 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: 2001 in sports , Category:2001 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.
- 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
Rugby league
- Bartercard Cup won by the Hibiscus Coast Raiders
Births
Deaths
- 4 February: David Beattie, Governor-General of New Zealand 1980-1985
- 10 April: Nyree Dawn Porter, actor
- 11 April: Thaddeus McCarthy, judge
- 20 April: Bert Sutcliffe, cricketer
- 2 June: Kenneth Hayr, air marshal
- 6 June: Douglas Lilburn, composer
- 8 July: John O'Shea, director
- 25 July: Alan Kirton, agricultural scientist
- 27 July: Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper, auto racing driver
- 8 August: Peter Sinclair, Radio and television host
- 21 September: Andrew Bradfield, computer programmer
- 6 December: Peter Blake, yachtsman
- Allen Curnow, poet and journalist
- Selwyn Toogood, radio and television personality
See also
Categories
Years in New Zealand | 2001 by country