2012 in New Zealand

2012 in New Zealand
Decades:
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
See also:

Incumbents

Regal and vice-regal

Government

2012 is the first full year of the 50th Parliament, which first sat on 20 December 2011 and will dissolve on 17 December 2014 if not dissolved prior. The Fifth National Government, first elected in 2008, continues.

Other Party leaders

Main centre leaders

Events

January

February

March

April

May

July

August

September

November

December

Holidays and observances

Arts and literature

Performing Arts

Television

Films

Sport

Events

Shooting

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

  • 1 July – Alister McLellan, mathematician and physicist (born 1919)
  • 18 July – Aston Greathead, painter (born 1921)
  • 21 July – Vida Stout, limnographer and academic administrator (born 1930)
  • 23 July – Margaret Mahy, children's author (born 1936)
  • 28 July – Colin Horsley, classical pianist and music teacher (born 1920)
  • 30 July – Jonathan Hardy, actor, screenwriter and movie director (born 1940)

August

  • 6 August – Gregor Yeates, soil zoologist and ecologist (born 1944)
  • 11 August – Roger Sandall, anthropologist (born 1933)
  • 29 August – Jeremy Pope, lawyer and activist (born 1938)
  • 30 August – Bill Kini, boxer, Commonwealth Games gold medallist (1966) (born 1937)

September

October

November

December

See also

References

  1. Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae. Governor-General of New Zealand. Retrieved 8 June 2012
  2. "11 dead in hot air balloon tragedy". The New Zealand Herald. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. "Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills 11 in New Zealand". Fox News. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  4. Kirsty Johnston; Karla Akuhata; Angela Cuming; Michael Daly (10 January 2012). "Split Rena Sinking". Waikato Times (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  5. Kirsty Johnston; Paloma Migone (20 January 2012). "NZ residents on piracy charges denied bail". Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  6. Williams, David (9 February 2012). "Company claims CTV building report 'inadequate'". Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  7. Whiteman, Hilary (21 February 2012). "Christchurch marks quake anniversary". CNN. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  8. Gates, Charlie; Moore, Christopher (2 March 2012). "Christ Church Cathedral to be demolished". The Press (Christchurch). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  9. "Marmite shortage spurs 'Marmageddon' fears". The New Zealand Herald. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  10. "New give way rules introduced today". Television New Zealand. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  11. "Nelson-Tasman council merger voted down". Television New Zealand. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  12. "'Zero' 2012 Budget aims for surplus". The New Zealand Herald. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  13. Migone, Paloma; Levy, Danya (24 May 2012). "Budget 2012: English's nickel and dime Budget". Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  14. "Tongariro eruption: 1km ash radius". The New Zealand Herald. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  15. Hartevelt, John (31 August 2012). "Status quo: Drinking age stays at 18". Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  16. "Alcohol Reform Bill – In Committee". New Zealand Parliament. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  17. "When is my area going digital?". Going Digital. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  18. "Prince Charles and Camilla to visit NZ on jubilee tour". Television New Zealand. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  19. "Three dead after Auckland storm and tornadoes". The New Zealand Herald. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  20. "IOC withdraws gold medal from shot put athlete Nadzeya Ostapchuk". International Olympics Committee. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  21. "New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

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