1993 in New Zealand

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See also: 1992 in New Zealand, other events of 1993, 1994 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government 2.3 Opposition Leaders 2.4 Main centre leaders 3 Events 3.1 April 4 Arts and literature 4.1 Music 4.2 Radio and Television 4.3 Film 4.4 Internet 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

Summary

The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.

See: 1993 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
• Governor-General - Dame Catherine Tizard

Government

The 43rd New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The National Party, led by Jim Bolger. National controlled nearly seventy percent of the seats in Parliament. In the New Zealand general election 1993 National was returned to power with a reduced majority.

• Speaker of the House - Robin Gray then Peter Tapsell
• Prime Minister - Jim Bolger
• Deputy Prime Minister - Don McKinnon
• Minister of Finance - Ruth Richardson then Bill Birch
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Don McKinnon

Opposition Leaders

• Leader of the Opposition: Mike Moore (Labour) then Helen Clark (Labour) (after the general election)
• NewLabour - Jim Anderton (before the general election)
• Alliance - Jim Anderton. (after the general election)
• New Zealand First: Winston Peters (after the general election)

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - Les Mills
• Mayor of Hamilton - Margaret Evans
• Mayor of Wellington - Fran Wilde
• Mayor of Christchurch - Vicki Buck
• Mayor of Dunedin - Richard Walls

Events

See also 1993, 1993 in politics, 1993 in science, Category:1993 in Australia, 1993 in Australia, 1993 in music, 1993 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

• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

April

• 17 April: By-election in Tauranga after the National MP Winston Peters resigned from both his party and from Parliament. He recontested the seat as an independent and won it after no major political party stood a candidate.

Arts and literature

• Stuart Hoare wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

See 1993 in art, 1993 in literature, Category:1993 books

Music

• New Zealand Music Awards
  • Album of the Year: The Mutton Birds - The Mutton Birds
  • Single of the Year: The Mutton Birds - Nature
  • Best Male Vocalist: Greg Johnson
  • Best Female Vocalist: Annie Crummer
  • Best Group: The Mutton Birds
  • Most Promising Male Vocalist: Ted Brown
  • Most Promising Female Vocalist: Jan Hellreigel
  • Most Promising Group: Head Like a Hole
  • Best Producer: Nigel Stone / Annie Crummer - See What Love Can Do
  • Best Engineer: Nigel Stone - See What Love Can Do (Annie Crummer)
  • Best Video: Kerry Brown / Bruce Sheridan - Four Seasons In One Day (Crowded House)
  • Best International Performer: Jenny Morris
  • Best Songwriter: Jan Helleriegel - It's My Sin
  • Best Māori Album: Southside Of Bombay - All Across The World
  • Best Cover: Shaun Pettigrew - Kantuta
  • Best Country Album: Barry Saunders - Long Shadows
  • Best Gospel Album: Wanganui Collegiate & South Wairarapa Singers - Faure Requiem
  • Best Classical Album: Dame Malvina Major - Dame Malvina In Concert
  • Best Folk Album: Claddagh - Continental Drift
  • Best Jazz Album: Broadhurst / Hopkins / Haines - Live At The London Bar
  • Best Polynesian Album: Annie Crummer – Language

See: 1993 in music

Radio and Television

See: 1993 in New Zealand television, 1993 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

• Desperate Remedies
• Map of the Human Heart
• The Piano

See: Category:1993 film awards, 1993 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1993 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: 1993 in sports , Category:1993 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

Category:1993 births

Deaths

• 14 January: Venn Young, politician
• 10 February: Fred Hollows, eye surgeon
• 15 April: Herbert Dudley Purves, medical researcher
• 20 June: Keith Sinclair, historian

Category:1993 deaths

See also

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