2016 in New Zealand
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Incumbents
Regal and vice-regal
- Head of State – Elizabeth II
- Governor-General – The Rt Hon. Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM QSO[1] until 31 August, then Dame Patsy Reddy from 28 September.
Government
2016 is the second full year of the 51st Parliament, which first sat on 21 October 2014.
The Fifth National Government, first elected in 2008, continues.
- Speaker of the House – David Carter
- Prime Minister – John Key
- Deputy Prime Minister – Bill English
- Leader of the House – Gerry Brownlee
- Minister of Finance – Bill English
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Murray McCully
Other party leaders
- Labour – Andrew Little
- Green – James Shaw and Metiria Turei
- New Zealand First – Winston Peters
- Māori Party – Te Ururoa Flavell and Marama Fox
- ACT New Zealand – David Seymour
- United Future – Peter Dunne
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – Len Brown, then from 1 November Phil Goff
- Mayor of Tauranga – Stuart Crosby, then from 31 October Greg Brownless
- Mayor of Hamilton – Julie Hardaker, then from 9 November Andrew King
- Mayor of Wellington – Celia Wade-Brown, then from 26 October Justin Lester
- Mayor of Christchurch – Lianne Dalziel
- Mayor of Dunedin – Dave Cull
Events
February
- 8 February - Operation Neptune (New Zealand) begins
- 14 February – significant aftershock in Christchurch causing some cliffs to collapse
March
- 3–24 March – Second referendum on changing the country's flag – existing flag retained
August
- 5–21 August – 132 athletes from New Zealand will compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
October
- 8 October – New Zealand local elections
November
- 22 November - Operation Neptune (New Zealand) ends
Arts and literature
Performing arts
Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Suzanne Prentice OBE.
Sport
Olympics
Main article: New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
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| 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
Paralympics
Main article: New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
Rowing
- Summer Olympics
- Hamish Bond and Eric Murray won the gold medal in the men's coxless pair
- Mahé Drysdale won the gold medal in the men's single sculls
- Genevieve Behrent and Rebecca Scown won the silver medal in the women's coxless pair
- New Zealand Secondary School Championships (Maadi Cup)
- Maadi Cup (boys U18 coxed eight) – Christ's College
- Levin 75th Jubilee Cup (girls U18 coxed eight) – Diocesan School for Girls
- Star Trophy (overall points) – St Peter's School (Cambridge)
Shooting
- Ballinger Belt – Malcolm Dodson (Kaituna/Blenheim)[2]
- Summer Olympics – Natalie Rooney won the silver medal in the women's trap shooting
Deaths
January
- 2 January – Tim Francis, diplomat (born 1928)
- 5 January – Keith Thiele, World War II pilot (born 1921)
- 8 January – Ida Gaskin, schoolteacher, quiz show contestant, politician (born 1919)
- 17 January
- Melvin Day, artist (born 1923)
- Jules Le Lievre, rugby union player (born 1933)
- 22 January – Alec Wishart, musician (born 1939)
- 23 January – Barry Brickell, potter (born 1935)
- 24 January – Neville Black, rugby union and rugby league player (born 1925)
- 27 January – Shirley Tonkin, sudden infant death syndrome researcher (born 1921)
- 28 January
- Rob Courtney, Paralympic athlete (born 1959)
- Peter Robinson, musician (born 1958)
- Bob Tizard, politician, deputy prime minister (1974–75) (born 1924)
- 31 January – Mere Broughton, Māori language activist, unionist (born c.1935)
February
- 1 February – Kelly McGarry, mountain biker (born 1982)
- 2 February
- Chris Kenny, boxing trainer (born c.1938)
- Marcus Turner, singer-songwriter, folk musician, television presenter (born 1956)
- 7 February – Andrew Hintz, cricketer (born 1963)
- 10 February – John Spencer, businessman (born c.1934)
- 13 February – Barry Jones, Catholic Bishop of Christchurch (born 1941)
- 17 February – Sophia Hawthorne, actress (born 1976)
- 24 February – Ken English, rugby league player (born 1927)
- 26 February – Jack Forrest, rugby league player (born 1924)
- 29 February – Ranginui Walker, Māori academic (born 1932)
March
- 3 March – Martin Crowe, cricketer (born 1962)
- 4 March – Harry Turbott, architect, landscape architect, environmentalist (born 1930)
- 5 March – David Abbott, cricket umpire (born 1934)
- 11 March – Sel Belsham, rugby league player, cricketer (born 1930)
- 16 March – George Menzies, rugby league player and coach (born 1930)
- 19 March – Graham Fortune, diplomat and public servant (born 1941)
- 25 March – Ross Jennings, television producer and director (born 1944)
- 27 March – Frank Torley, television reporter, director and producer (born c.1940)
April
- 3 April
- Rowley Habib, poet, playwright, short-story writer (born 1933)
- Whai Ngata, broadcaster, journalist, lexicographer (born c.1942)
- 11 April – Ruth Gilbert, poet (born 1917)
- 12 April – Alan Loveday, violinist (born 1928)
- 13 April – Kurtis Haiu, rugby union player (born 1984)
- 14 April – Colin Knight, educationalist (born 1934)
- 22 April
- Rex Fell, Thoroughbred racehorse breeder (born c.1945)
- Peter Sellers, sports broadcaster (born 1921)
- 23 April – Bill Sevesi, musician (born 1923)
- 24 April – Paul Annear, jeweller (born 1947)
- 27 April – Chris Parkinson, broadcaster (born 1941)
May
- 3 May – Ian Quigley, politician (born 1931)
- 13 May – David Garner, physical oceanographer (born 1928)
- 18 May – Ian Watkin, actor (born 1940)
- 21 May – Tony Kriletich, rugby league player (born 1944)
June
- 1 June – Leonard Boyle, bishop (born 1930)
- 2 June
- Keith Lawrence, World War II fighter pilot (born 1919)
- Brian Reidy, rugby league player (born c.1939)
- 4 June – Bill Snowden, rugby league player (born 1935)
- 6 June – Keith Smith, cricketer (born 1929)
- 7 June – Sir Graham Latimer, Māori leader (born 1926)
- 10 June – Derek Wilson, architect and environmentalist (born 1922)
- 15 June – David Hall, chemistry academic (born 1928)
- 16 June – Pat Suggate, geologist (born 1922)
- 25 June – Jack Cropp, yachtsman (born 1927)
- 27 June – Dame Grace Hollander, community leader (born 1922)
July
- 5 July – Rex Pickering, rugby union player (born 1936)
- 14 July – Hallard "Snow" White, rugby union player, coach and administrator (born 1929)
- 19 July – Ray Bell, rugby union player (born 1925)
- 20 July
- Dick Corballis, English literature academic (born 1946)
- Ray Moreton, rugby union player (born 1942)
- 21 July – Sid Hurst, farmer (born 1918)
- 22 July – Lee Grant, actor, singer, choreographer (born 1931)
- 25 July – Tony Lentino, motor racing team owner (born c.1974)
- 26 July – Henry Connor, botanist (born 1922)
August
- 3 August – Chris Amon, motor racing driver (born 1943)
- 5 August – Don Donnithorne, architect (born 1926)
- 7 August – Sir Ron Scott, sports administrator (born 1928)
- 11 August – Sir Ian Turbott, diplomat, university administrator (born 1922)
- 19 August – Bob Skelton, jockey (born 1934)
- 22 August – Don McIver, military leader, public servant (born 1936)
- 29 August – Edward Latter, military officer, politician, diplomat (born 1928)
- 30 August – Brian Robinson, inorganic chemist (born 1940)
September
- 1 September – Sir Graeme Douglas, businessman, pharmacist, philanthropist (born 1929)
- 7 September – Don "D. J." Cameron, sports journalist (born 1933)
- 11 September – Let's Elope, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1987)
- 16 September – Reese Griffiths, rugby league player (born c.1938)
- 23 September – Arnold Green, rugby league player (born c.1933)
October
- 1 October
- Brian Bell, ornithologist (born 1930)
- Toni Williams, singer (born c.1939)
- 14 October
- Avis Higgs, textile designer, painter (born 1918)
- Helen Kelly, trade unionist (born 1964)
- 15 October
- Doug Anderson, rugby league player (born 1926)
- Octagonal, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1992)
- 21 October – Wally Argus, rugby union player (born 1921)
- 29 October - Tom Weal, politician (born 1929)
- 30 October – Reg Boorman, politician (born 1935)
November
- 11 November – Sir James McNeish, writer (born 1931)
- 14 November – Marti Friedlander, photographer (born 1928)
- 15 November – Rod Bieleski, plant physiologist (born 1931)
- 16 November – Jean Wishart, magazine editor (born 1920)
- 20 November – Mita Mohi, rugby league player, mau rākau and kapa haka exponent, youth worker (born 1938)
- 22 November – Mike Burgoyne, rugby union player (born 1951)
- 25 November – Bill Skelton, jockey (born 1931)
- 29 November – Ray Columbus, entertainer (born 1942)
References
- ↑ "Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae". Governor-General of New Zealand. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ "Ballinger Belt". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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