1996 in New Zealand

1996 in New Zealand
Decades:
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
See also:

Population

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 44th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The National Party, led by Jim Bolger. In the New Zealand general election, 1996 National was returned to power, but had to form a coalition with the New Zealand First.

Opposition leaders

See: Category:Parliament of New Zealand, New Zealand elections

Main centre leaders

Events

Arts and literature

See 1996 in art, 1996 in literature, Category:1996 books

Music

New Zealand Music Awards

Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.[4][5]

See: 1996 in music

Performing arts

Radio and television

See: 1996 in New Zealand television, 1996 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

See: Category:1996 film awards, 1996 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1996 films

Internet

See: NZ Internet History

Sport

Athletics

Basketball

Cricket

Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team, Chappell–Hadlee Trophy, Cricket World Cup

Golf

Horse racing

Harness racing

Netball

Olympic Games

Rugby league

The 1996 Great Britain Lions tour saw the three Tet matches played in New Zealand:

Rugby union

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

Shooting

Soccer

Births

Deaths

January–March

April–June

July–September

  • 3 July – Barry Crump, author (born 1935)
  • 11 July – Robert Whaitiri, community leader (born 1916)
  • 17 July – Nell Rose, nurse (born 1996)
  • 25 July – Andy Keyworth, master mariner (born 1923)
  • 10 August – Les George, rugby union player and administrator (born 1908)
  • 16 August – Lena Manuel, community leader (born 1915)
  • 10 September – Patrick Rhind, rugby union player (born 1915)
  • 13 September – Dot Simons, sports journalist and writer (born 1912)
  • 23 September – Sir Jack Newman, cricketer, businessman (born 1902)
  • 26 September – Athol Rafter, nuclear chemist (born 1913)

October–December

References

See also

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