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title="1965 in New Zealand">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_New_Zealand" title="1964 in New Zealand">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_New_Zealand" title="1963 in New Zealand">1963</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </div> </td><td style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"><figure class="mw-halign-right mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/90px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/135px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/180px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td class="summary" style="text-align:center; width:50%; font-size:125%; font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:110%"><a href="/wiki/AD_1966" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1966">1966</a></span><br /> in<br /> <span class="adr"><span class="country-name location"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:right; font-size:88%; background:#f3f3f3"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <p><span style="font-size:120%">→</span> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_New_Zealand" title="1967 in New Zealand">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_New_Zealand" title="1968 in New Zealand">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_New_Zealand" title="1969 in New Zealand">1969</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">Decades:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1940s_in_New_Zealand" title="Category:1940s in New Zealand">1940s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1950s_in_New_Zealand" title="Category:1950s in New Zealand">1950s</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Category:1960s_in_New_Zealand" title="Category:1960s in New Zealand">1960s</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1970s_in_New_Zealand" title="Category:1970s in New Zealand">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1980s_in_New_Zealand" title="Category:1980s in New Zealand">1980s</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">See also:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_Zealand" title="History of New Zealand">History of New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_New_Zealand" title="List of years in New Zealand">List of years in New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_New_Zealand_history" title="Timeline of New Zealand history">Timeline of New Zealand history</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The following lists events that happened during <b>1966 in New Zealand</b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,711,300.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Increase since 31 December 1965: 47,500 (1.78%).<sup id="cite_ref-:02_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Males per 100 females: 100.7.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incumbents">Incumbents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Incumbents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regal_and_viceregal">Regal and viceregal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Regal and viceregal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Head_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Head of State">Head of State</a> – <b><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">Governor-General</a> – <b><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Fergusson,_Baron_Ballantrae" title="Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae">Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson</a></b> <small><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">GCMG</a> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order" title="Royal Victorian Order">GCVO</a> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">OBE</a></small>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Government">Government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/34th_Parliament_of_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="34th Parliament of New Zealand">34th Parliament of New Zealand</a> concluded and a <a href="/wiki/1966_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1966 New Zealand general election">general election</a> was held on 26 November. The <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> was returned with a majority of eight seats, having lost one seat to the <a href="/wiki/Social_Credit_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Social Credit Party (New Zealand)">Social Credit Party</a> who entered parliament for the first time. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a> – <b><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Algie" title="Ronald Algie">Ronald Algie</a></b>.<sup id="cite_ref-almanac_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-almanac-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">Prime Minister</a> – <b><a href="/wiki/Keith_Holyoake" title="Keith Holyoake">Keith Holyoake</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand">Deputy Prime Minister</a> – <b><a href="/wiki/Jack_Marshall" title="Jack Marshall">Jack Marshall</a></b>.<sup id="cite_ref-almanac_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-almanac-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Finance (New Zealand)">Minister of Finance</a> – <b><a href="/wiki/Harry_Lake" title="Harry Lake">Harry Lake</a></b>.<sup id="cite_ref-almanac_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-almanac-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand)">Minister of Foreign Affairs</a> – <b><a href="/wiki/Keith_Holyoake" title="Keith Holyoake">Keith Holyoake</a></b>.<sup id="cite_ref-almanac_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-almanac-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attorney-General_(New_Zealand)" title="Attorney-General (New Zealand)">Attorney-General</a> – <b><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Hanan" title="Ralph Hanan">Ralph Hanan</a></b>.<sup id="cite_ref-almanac_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-almanac-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_New_Zealand" title="Chief Justice of New Zealand">Chief Justice</a> — Sir <b><a href="/wiki/Harold_Barrowclough" title="Harold Barrowclough">Harold Barrowclough</a></b> (until 17 January), Sir <b><a href="/wiki/Richard_Wild_(judge)" title="Richard Wild (judge)">Richard Wild</a></b> (starting 17 January)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parliamentary_opposition">Parliamentary opposition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Parliamentary opposition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(New_Zealand)" title="Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)">Leader of the Opposition</a> – <b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Kirk" title="Norman Kirk">Norman Kirk</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Leader of <a href="/wiki/Social_Credit_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Social Credit Party (New Zealand)">Social Credit Party</a> – <b><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Cracknell" title="Vernon Cracknell">Vernon Cracknell</a></b> (after 26 November <a href="/wiki/1966_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1966 New Zealand general election">general election</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Main_centre_leaders">Main centre leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Main centre leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Auckland" title="Mayor of Auckland">Mayor of Auckland</a> – <a href="/wiki/Roy_McElroy" title="Roy McElroy">Roy McElroy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Hamilton,_New_Zealand" title="Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand">Mayor of Hamilton</a> – <a href="/wiki/Denis_Rogers" title="Denis Rogers">Denis Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Wellington" title="Mayor of Wellington">Mayor of Wellington</a> – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Kitts" title="Frank Kitts">Frank Kitts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Christchurch" title="Mayor of Christchurch">Mayor of Christchurch</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_Manning_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="George Manning (New Zealand politician)">George Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Dunedin" title="Mayor of Dunedin">Mayor of Dunedin</a> – <a href="/wiki/Russell_Calvert" title="Russell Calvert">Russell John Calvert</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1 January – <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Australia_Free_Trade_Agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Australia Free Trade Agreement">New Zealand Australia Free Trade Agreement</a> comes into force.</li> <li>4 July – An Air New Zealand Douglas DC-8 on a training flight <a href="/wiki/1966_Air_New_Zealand_DC-8_crash" title="1966 Air New Zealand DC-8 crash">crashes on takeoff</a> from Auckland Airport, killing two of the five crew members.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>19–20 October – <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the United States of America">President of the United States of America</a> <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> visits New Zealand, becoming the first serving US president to visit the country (see <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_visits_to_Australia_and_New_Zealand#New_Zealand" title="United States presidential visits to Australia and New Zealand">Visit</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November – The <i><a href="/wiki/Grey_River_Argus" title="Grey River Argus">Grey River Argus</a></i> ceases publication. The newspaper had been founded in 1865.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>New Zealand appoints an ambassador to <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> and establishes an embassy in Rome.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arts_and_literature">Arts and literature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Arts and literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_K._Baxter" title="James K. Baxter">James K. Baxter</a> wins the <a href="/wiki/Robert_Burns_Fellowship" title="Robert Burns Fellowship">Robert Burns Fellowship</a>.</li></ul> <p>See <a href="/wiki/1966_in_art" title="1966 in art">1966 in art</a>, <a href="/wiki/1966_in_literature" title="1966 in literature">1966 in literature</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_Zealand_Music_Awards"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Music_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Music Awards">New Zealand Music Awards</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: New Zealand Music Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Loxene_Golden_Disc" title="Loxene Golden Disc">Loxene Golden Disc</a></b> Maria Dallas – Tumbling Down </p><p>See: <a href="/wiki/1966_in_music" title="1966 in music">1966 in music</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio_and_television">Radio and television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Radio and television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Broadcast relay station at Hikurangi, Horokaka, Parahaki Hill and <a href="/wiki/Mount_Egmont" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Egmont">Mount Egmont</a> are commissioned, extending television coverage to central Northland and Taranaki.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The program <a href="/wiki/Country_Calendar" title="Country Calendar">Country Calendar</a> first appears on television.</li> <li>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=C%27mon_(TV_series)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C'mon (TV series) (page does not exist)">C'mon</a> music program, hosted by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Sinclair_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Sinclair (New Zealand)">Peter Sinclair</a>, begins.</li> <li>First broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Radio_Hauraki" title="Radio Hauraki">Radio Hauraki</a> from a boat called the TIRI in the <a href="/wiki/Hauraki_Gulf" title="Hauraki Gulf">Hauraki Gulf</a> outside of New Zealand waters in an attempt to break the Government Monopoly on the New Zealand radio airwaves.</li></ul> <p>See: <a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand_television&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 in New Zealand television (page does not exist)">1966 in New Zealand television</a>, <a href="/wiki/1966_in_television" title="1966 in television">1966 in television</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_TVNZ_television_programming" class="mw-redirect" title="List of TVNZ television programming">List of TVNZ television programming</a>, <a href="/wiki/Category:Television_in_New_Zealand" title="Category:Television in New Zealand">Category:Television in New Zealand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Category:New_Zealand_television_shows" title="Category:New Zealand television shows">Category:New Zealand television shows</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_broadcasting_in_New_Zealand" title="Public broadcasting in New Zealand">Public broadcasting in New Zealand</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Don't Let It Get You</li></ul> <p>See: <a href="/wiki/Category:1966_film_awards" title="Category:1966 film awards">Category:1966 film awards</a>, <a href="/wiki/1966_in_film" title="1966 in film">1966 in film</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_feature_films" class="mw-redirect" title="List of New Zealand feature films">List of New Zealand feature films</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_New_Zealand" title="Cinema of New Zealand">Cinema of New Zealand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Category:1966_films" title="Category:1966 films">Category:1966 films</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Athletics">Athletics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_McKenzie_(runner)" class="mw-redirect" title="David McKenzie (runner)">David McKenzie</a> wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:16:59 on 12 March in <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_New_Zealand" title="Hamilton, New Zealand">Hamilton, New Zealand</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games">British Empire and Commonwealth Games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: British Empire and Commonwealth Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_at_the_1966_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games" title="New Zealand at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games">New Zealand at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><span data-sort-value="01 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span> Bronze</span></th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td>13</td> <td>26 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chess">Chess</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Chess"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The 73rd National Chess Championship was held in Hamilton, and was won by <a href="/wiki/Ortvin_Sarapu" title="Ortvin Sarapu">Ortvin Sarapu</a> of Auckland (his 8th title).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Horse_racing">Horse racing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Horse racing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Harness_racing">Harness racing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Harness racing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Trotting_Cup" title="New Zealand Trotting Cup">New Zealand Trotting Cup</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lordship_(horse)" title="Lordship (horse)">Lordship</a> – 2nd win<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auckland_Trotting_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Auckland Trotting Cup">Auckland Trotting Cup</a>: Waitaki Hanover<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Soccer">Soccer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Soccer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/1966_Chatham_Cup" title="1966 Chatham Cup">Chatham Cup</a> is won by <a href="/wiki/Miramar_Rangers" class="mw-redirect" title="Miramar Rangers">Miramar Rangers</a> who beat Western (Christchurch) 1–0 in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Northern League</b> champions: <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Suburbs_AFC" title="Eastern Suburbs AFC">Eastern Suburbs AFC</a>. Teams from Bay of Plenty join the league in its second year.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <b>Western League</b> (a forerunner of the Central League) is formed, incorporating Wanganui Athletic, Wanganui United from Wanganui, Kiwi United, Massey University, St. Andrew's and Thistle from Manawatu, Napier Rovers from Hawke's Bay and <a href="/wiki/Moturoa_AFC" title="Moturoa AFC">Moturoa</a> from Taranaki. The first champion is Kiwi United of Palmerston North.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Provincial league champions:</b><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Buller: no competition</li> <li>Canterbury: Christchurch City</li> <li>Marlborough: Grosvenor Rovers</li> <li>Nelson: Rangers</li> <li>Otago: <a href="/wiki/Northern_AFC" title="Northern AFC">Northern AFC</a></li> <li>Poverty Bay: <a href="/wiki/Gisborne_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Gisborne City">Eastern Union</a></li> <li>South Canterbury: West End</li> <li>Southland: Invercargill Thistle</li> <li>Wairarapa: Masterton Athletic</li> <li>Wanganui: Western Suburbs</li> <li>Wellington: <a href="/wiki/Miramar_Rangers" class="mw-redirect" title="Miramar Rangers">Miramar Rangers</a></li> <li>West Coast: Grey United</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>8 January: <b><a href="/wiki/Laila_Harr%C3%A9" title="Laila Harré">Laila Harré</a></b>, politician and trade unionist.</li> <li>13 January (in Florida, USA): <b><a href="/wiki/Campbell_Cooley" title="Campbell Cooley">Campbell Cooley</a></b>, actor.</li> <li>2 February: <b><a href="/wiki/Sean_Wade" title="Sean Wade">Sean Wade</a></b>, long-distance runner.</li> <li>3 February: <b><a href="/wiki/Danny_Morrison_(cricketer)" title="Danny Morrison (cricketer)">Danny Morrison</a></b>, cricketer.</li> <li>22 March: <b><a href="/wiki/Glen_Denham" title="Glen Denham">Glen Denham</a></b>, basketballer.</li> <li>20 April: <b><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Bradley" title="Sarah Bradley">Sarah Bradley</a></b>, television presenter.</li> <li>26 May: <b><a href="/wiki/Grant_Bradburn" title="Grant Bradburn">Grant Bradburn</a></b>, cricketer.</li> <li>29 May: <b><a href="/wiki/N%C3%A1ndor_T%C3%A1nczos" title="Nándor Tánczos">Nándor Tánczos</a></b>, politician.</li> <li>30 June: <b><a href="/wiki/Marton_Csokas" title="Marton Csokas">Marton Csokas</a></b>, actor.</li> <li>26 July: <b><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Payne_(rower)" title="Nikki Payne (rower)">Nikki Payne</a></b>, rower.</li> <li>30 July: <b><a href="/wiki/Kerry_Fox" title="Kerry Fox">Kerry Fox</a></b>, actor.</li> <li>30 August: <b><a href="/wiki/Teddy_Tahu_Rhodes" title="Teddy Tahu Rhodes">Teddy Tahu Rhodes</a></b>, operatic bass-baritone.</li> <li>26 September: <b><a href="/wiki/Shane_Dye" title="Shane Dye">Shane Dye</a></b>, jockey.</li> <li>22 October: <b><a href="/wiki/Blair_Hartland" title="Blair Hartland">Blair Hartland</a></b>, cricketer.</li> <li>7 November: <b><a href="/wiki/Murphy_Su%27a" title="Murphy Su'a">Murphy Su'a</a></b>, cricketer.</li> <li>1 December: <b><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Adamson" title="Andrew Adamson">Andrew Adamson</a></b>, film director.</li> <li>(in Sydney): <b><a href="/wiki/Mick_Watson" title="Mick Watson">Mick Watson</a></b>, sports entrepreneur.</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Category:1966_births" title="Category:1966 births">Category:1966 births</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>14 January: <b><a href="/wiki/Beatrice_Barth" title="Beatrice Barth">Beatrice Barth</a></b>, piano teacher.<sup id="cite_ref-DNZB_Barth_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DNZB_Barth-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>20 January: <b><a href="/wiki/Bill_Anderton" title="Bill Anderton">Bill Anderton</a></b>, politician.</li> <li>18 February: <b><a href="/wiki/Mary_Patricia_Anderson" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary Patricia Anderson">Mary Patricia Anderson</a>,</b> politician (MLC).</li> <li>25 May: <b><a href="/wiki/Fred_Jones_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Fred Jones (New Zealand politician)">Fred Jones</a></b>, politician.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_New_Zealand" title="List of years in New Zealand">List of years in New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_New_Zealand_history" title="Timeline of New Zealand history">Timeline of New Zealand history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_Zealand" title="History of New Zealand">History of New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_New_Zealand" title="Military history of New Zealand">Military history of New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_New_Zealand_environment" title="Timeline of the New Zealand environment">Timeline of the New Zealand environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_New_Zealand%27s_links_with_Antarctica" title="Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica">Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_in_New_Zealand&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Zealand">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1819_in_New_Zealand" title="1819 in New Zealand">1819</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_in_New_Zealand" title="1820 in New Zealand">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1821_in_New_Zealand" title="1821 in New Zealand">1821</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_in_New_Zealand" title="1822 in New Zealand">1822</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1823_in_New_Zealand" title="1823 in New Zealand">1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_in_New_Zealand" title="1824 in New Zealand">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1825_in_New_Zealand" title="1825 in New Zealand">1825</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_in_New_Zealand" title="1826 in New Zealand">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1827_in_New_Zealand" title="1827 in New Zealand">1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_in_New_Zealand" title="1828 in New Zealand">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_in_New_Zealand" title="1829 in New Zealand">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_in_New_Zealand" title="1830 in New Zealand">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_in_New_Zealand" title="1831 in New Zealand">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_in_New_Zealand" title="1832 in New Zealand">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833_in_New_Zealand" title="1833 in New Zealand">1833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_in_New_Zealand" title="1834 in New Zealand">1834</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_in_New_Zealand" title="1835 in New Zealand">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_in_New_Zealand" title="1836 in New Zealand">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_in_New_Zealand" title="1837 in New Zealand">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_in_New_Zealand" title="1838 in New Zealand">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_in_New_Zealand" title="1839 in New Zealand">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_in_New_Zealand" title="1840 in New Zealand">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_in_New_Zealand" title="1841 in New Zealand">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_in_New_Zealand" title="1842 in New Zealand">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_in_New_Zealand" title="1843 in New Zealand">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_in_New_Zealand" title="1844 in New Zealand">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_in_New_Zealand" title="1845 in New Zealand">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_in_New_Zealand" title="1846 in New Zealand">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_in_New_Zealand" title="1847 in New Zealand">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_in_New_Zealand" title="1848 in New Zealand">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_in_New_Zealand" title="1849 in New Zealand">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_in_New_Zealand" title="1850 in New Zealand">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_in_New_Zealand" title="1851 in New Zealand">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_in_New_Zealand" title="1852 in New Zealand">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_in_New_Zealand" title="1853 in New Zealand">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_in_New_Zealand" title="1854 in New Zealand">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_in_New_Zealand" title="1855 in New Zealand">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_in_New_Zealand" title="1856 in New Zealand">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_in_New_Zealand" title="1857 in New Zealand">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_in_New_Zealand" title="1858 in New Zealand">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_in_New_Zealand" title="1859 in New Zealand">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_in_New_Zealand" title="1860 in New Zealand">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_in_New_Zealand" title="1861 in New Zealand">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_in_New_Zealand" title="1862 in New Zealand">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_in_New_Zealand" title="1863 in New Zealand">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_in_New_Zealand" title="1864 in New Zealand">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_in_New_Zealand" title="1865 in New Zealand">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_in_New_Zealand" title="1866 in New Zealand">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_in_New_Zealand" title="1867 in New Zealand">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_in_New_Zealand" title="1868 in New Zealand">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_in_New_Zealand" title="1869 in New Zealand">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_in_New_Zealand" title="1870 in New Zealand">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_in_New_Zealand" title="1871 in New Zealand">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_in_New_Zealand" title="1872 in New Zealand">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_in_New_Zealand" title="1873 in New Zealand">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_in_New_Zealand" title="1874 in New Zealand">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_in_New_Zealand" title="1875 in New Zealand">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_in_New_Zealand" title="1876 in New Zealand">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_in_New_Zealand" title="1877 in New Zealand">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_in_New_Zealand" title="1878 in New Zealand">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_in_New_Zealand" title="1879 in New Zealand">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_in_New_Zealand" title="1880 in New Zealand">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_in_New_Zealand" title="1881 in New Zealand">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_in_New_Zealand" title="1882 in New Zealand">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_in_New_Zealand" title="1883 in New Zealand">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_in_New_Zealand" title="1884 in New Zealand">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_in_New_Zealand" title="1885 in New Zealand">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_in_New_Zealand" title="1886 in New Zealand">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_in_New_Zealand" title="1887 in New Zealand">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_in_New_Zealand" title="1888 in New Zealand">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_in_New_Zealand" title="1889 in New Zealand">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_in_New_Zealand" title="1890 in New Zealand">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_in_New_Zealand" title="1891 in New Zealand">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_in_New_Zealand" title="1892 in New Zealand">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_in_New_Zealand" title="1893 in New Zealand">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_in_New_Zealand" title="1894 in New Zealand">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_in_New_Zealand" title="1895 in New Zealand">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_in_New_Zealand" title="1896 in New Zealand">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_in_New_Zealand" title="1897 in New Zealand">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_in_New_Zealand" title="1898 in New Zealand">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_in_New_Zealand" title="1899 in New Zealand">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_in_New_Zealand" title="1900 in New Zealand">1900</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible uncollapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="20th_century" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">20th century</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1901_in_New_Zealand" title="1901 in New Zealand">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_in_New_Zealand" title="1902 in New Zealand">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_in_New_Zealand" title="1903 in New Zealand">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_in_New_Zealand" title="1904 in New Zealand">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_in_New_Zealand" title="1905 in New Zealand">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_in_New_Zealand" title="1906 in New Zealand">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_in_New_Zealand" title="1907 in New Zealand">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_in_New_Zealand" title="1908 in New Zealand">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_in_New_Zealand" title="1909 in New Zealand">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_in_New_Zealand" title="1910 in New Zealand">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_in_New_Zealand" title="1911 in New Zealand">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_in_New_Zealand" title="1912 in New Zealand">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_in_New_Zealand" title="1913 in New Zealand">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_in_New_Zealand" title="1914 in New Zealand">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_in_New_Zealand" title="1915 in New Zealand">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_in_New_Zealand" title="1916 in New Zealand">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_in_New_Zealand" title="1917 in New Zealand">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_in_New_Zealand" title="1918 in New Zealand">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_in_New_Zealand" title="1919 in New Zealand">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_in_New_Zealand" title="1920 in New Zealand">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_in_New_Zealand" title="1921 in New Zealand">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_in_New_Zealand" title="1922 in New Zealand">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_in_New_Zealand" title="1923 in New Zealand">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_in_New_Zealand" title="1924 in New Zealand">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_New_Zealand" title="1925 in New Zealand">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_New_Zealand" title="1926 in New Zealand">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_New_Zealand" title="1927 in New Zealand">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_New_Zealand" title="1928 in New Zealand">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_New_Zealand" title="1929 in New Zealand">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_New_Zealand" title="1930 in New Zealand">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_New_Zealand" title="1931 in New Zealand">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_New_Zealand" title="1932 in New Zealand">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_New_Zealand" title="1933 in New Zealand">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_New_Zealand" title="1934 in New Zealand">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_New_Zealand" title="1935 in New Zealand">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_New_Zealand" title="1936 in New Zealand">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_New_Zealand" title="1937 in New Zealand">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_New_Zealand" title="1938 in New Zealand">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_New_Zealand" title="1939 in New Zealand">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_New_Zealand" title="1940 in New Zealand">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_New_Zealand" title="1941 in New Zealand">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_New_Zealand" title="1942 in New Zealand">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_New_Zealand" title="1943 in New Zealand">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_New_Zealand" title="1944 in New Zealand">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_New_Zealand" title="1945 in New Zealand">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_New_Zealand" title="1946 in New Zealand">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_New_Zealand" title="1947 in New Zealand">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_New_Zealand" title="1948 in New Zealand">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_New_Zealand" title="1949 in New Zealand">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_New_Zealand" title="1950 in New Zealand">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_New_Zealand" title="1951 in New Zealand">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_New_Zealand" title="1952 in New Zealand">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_New_Zealand" title="1953 in New Zealand">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_New_Zealand" title="1954 in New Zealand">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_New_Zealand" title="1955 in New Zealand">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_New_Zealand" title="1956 in New Zealand">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_New_Zealand" title="1957 in New Zealand">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_New_Zealand" title="1958 in New Zealand">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_New_Zealand" title="1959 in New Zealand">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_New_Zealand" title="1960 in New Zealand">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_New_Zealand" title="1961 in New Zealand">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_New_Zealand" title="1962 in New Zealand">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_New_Zealand" title="1963 in New Zealand">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_New_Zealand" title="1964 in New Zealand">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_New_Zealand" title="1965 in New Zealand">1965</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_New_Zealand" title="1967 in New Zealand">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_New_Zealand" title="1968 in New Zealand">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_New_Zealand" title="1969 in New Zealand">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_New_Zealand" title="1970 in New Zealand">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_New_Zealand" title="1971 in New Zealand">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_New_Zealand" title="1972 in New Zealand">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_New_Zealand" title="1973 in New Zealand">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_New_Zealand" title="1974 in New Zealand">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_New_Zealand" title="1975 in New Zealand">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_New_Zealand" title="1976 in New Zealand">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_New_Zealand" title="1977 in New Zealand">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_New_Zealand" title="1978 in New Zealand">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_New_Zealand" title="1979 in New Zealand">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_New_Zealand" title="1980 in New Zealand">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_New_Zealand" title="1981 in New Zealand">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_New_Zealand" title="1982 in New Zealand">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_in_New_Zealand" title="1983 in New Zealand">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_in_New_Zealand" title="1984 in New Zealand">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_New_Zealand" title="1985 in New Zealand">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_New_Zealand" title="1986 in New Zealand">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_New_Zealand" title="1987 in New Zealand">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_New_Zealand" title="1988 in New Zealand">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_New_Zealand" title="1989 in New Zealand">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_New_Zealand" title="1990 in New Zealand">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_New_Zealand" title="1991 in New Zealand">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_New_Zealand" title="1992 in New Zealand">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_in_New_Zealand" title="1993 in New Zealand">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_in_New_Zealand" title="1994 in New Zealand">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_in_New_Zealand" title="1995 in New Zealand">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_in_New_Zealand" title="1996 in New Zealand">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_in_New_Zealand" title="1997 in New Zealand">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_in_New_Zealand" title="1998 in New Zealand">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_in_New_Zealand" title="1999 in New Zealand">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_in_New_Zealand" title="2000 in New Zealand">2000</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="21st_century" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">21st century</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_New_Zealand" title="2001 in New Zealand">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_New_Zealand" title="2002 in New Zealand">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_New_Zealand" title="2003 in New Zealand">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_New_Zealand" title="2004 in New Zealand">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_New_Zealand" title="2005 in New Zealand">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_New_Zealand" title="2006 in New Zealand">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_New_Zealand" title="2007 in New Zealand">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_New_Zealand" title="2008 in New Zealand">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_New_Zealand" title="2009 in New Zealand">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_New_Zealand" title="2010 in New Zealand">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_New_Zealand" title="2011 in New Zealand">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_New_Zealand" title="2012 in New Zealand">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_New_Zealand" title="2013 in New Zealand">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_New_Zealand" title="2014 in New Zealand">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_New_Zealand" title="2015 in New Zealand">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_New_Zealand" title="2016 in New Zealand">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_New_Zealand" title="2017 in New Zealand">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_New_Zealand" title="2018 in New Zealand">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_in_New_Zealand" title="2019 in New Zealand">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_in_New_Zealand" title="2020 in New Zealand">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_in_New_Zealand" title="2021 in New Zealand">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_in_New_Zealand" title="2022 in New Zealand">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_in_New_Zealand" title="2023 in New Zealand">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_in_New_Zealand" title="2024 in New Zealand">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_in_New_Zealand" title="2025 in New Zealand">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_New_Zealand_history" title="Timeline of New Zealand history">Timeline of New Zealand history</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="1966_in_Oceania" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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