1993 in New Zealand

Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 3,597,800
• Increase since 31 December 1992: 45,600
• Males per 100 Females: 97.1

  Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State – Elizabeth II
• Governor-General – The Hon Dame Catherine Tizard, GCMG, GCVO, DBE, QSO

  Government

• 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
• Chief Justice — Sir Thomas Eichelbaum

  Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition – Mike Moore until 1 December, then Helen Clark.
• NewLabour Party – Jim Anderton until
• Alliance – Jim Anderton.
• New Zealand First: Winston Peters'''

  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

• 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.
• 26 May – Disappearance from Karangahape Road in Auckland of 17-year-old Jayne Furlong.
• 25 August – A concrete mixer truck fails to stop at a railway level crossing in Rolleston and hits the side of a southbound Southerner passenger train, killing three people on board and seriously injuring seven others.
• 6 November
• * The 1993 general election is held, with National losing its large majority to retain power by one seat.
• * The 1993 voting method referendum is held, with a 53.9% majority voting to change to the Mixed Member Proportional voting system.
• 26 November – Auckland mid-air collision of police Eagle helicopter and a traffic spotting Piper Archer over Auckland City, killing all occupants of both aircraft – two police and two civilians; debris falls on motorway.
• The Tonga Island Marine Reserve is established.

  Arts and literature

• Stuart Hoare wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.

Music

[New Zealand Music Awards]

• Album of the Year: The Mutton Birds – The Mutton Birds
• *Jan Hellriegel – It's My Sin
• *Shona Laing – New on Earth
• Single of the Year: The Mutton Birds – Nature
• *Annie Crummer – See What Love Can Do
• *Greg Johnson Set – Isabelle
• Best Male Vocalist: Greg Johnson
• *Jordan Luck
• *Paul Ubana Jones
• Best Female Vocalist: Annie Crummer
• *Patsy Riggir
• *Shona Laing
• Best Group: The Mutton Birds
• *Greg Johnson Set
• *The Exponents
• Most Promising Male Vocalist: Ted Brown
• *Jay Rei
• *Kevin Greaves
• Most Promising Female Vocalist: Jan Hellriegel
• *Jules Issa
• *Maree Sheehan
• Most Promising Group: Head Like a Hole
• *Dead Flowers
• *Kantuta
• Best Producer: Nigel Stone / Annie Crummer – See What Love Can Do
• *Angus McNaughton – Donde Esta La Pollo
• *Nick Morgan – It's My Sin
• Best Engineer: Nigel Stone – See What Love Can Do
• *Graeme Myhre – New on Earth
• *Nick Morgan/ Graeme Myhre/ John Harvey – It's My Sin
• Best Video: Kerry Brown / Bruce Sheridan – Four Seasons in One Day
• *Fane Flaws & The Mutton Birds/ Sycorax Films – Nature
• *Nigel Streeter – Fish Across Face
• Best International Performer: Jenny Morris
• *Dame Malvina Major
• *Shona Laing
• Best Songwriter: Jan Hellriegel – It's My Sin
• *David Kilgour – You Forget
• *Jordan Luck – Something Beginning With C
• Best Māori Album: Southside of Bombay – All Across The World
• *Hinewehi Mohe – Kia U
• *Te Hei O Tahoka – Ahorangi Genesis
• Best Cover: Shaun Pettigrew – Kantuta
• *David Mitchell – Hellzapoppin
• *Jan Hellriegel – It's My Sin
• Best Country Album: Barry Saunders – Long Shadows
• *Brendan Dugan – All This Time
• *Patsy Riggir – Moonlight & Roses
• Best Gospel Album: Wanganui Collegiate & South Wairarapa Singers – Faure Requiem
• *Steve Apirana – No Turning Back
• *St Paul's Collegiate – School Music
• Best Classical Album: Dame Malvina Major – Dame Malvina in Concert
• *Dame Malvina Major – I Remember
• *NZ National Youth Choir – NZ National Youth Choir
• Best Folk Album: Claddagh – Continental Drift
• *Paul Ubana Jones – The Things Which Touch Me So
• *Rua – Live in the Cathedral
• Best Jazz Album: Broadhurst / Hopkins / Haines – Live at the London Bar
• *The Inner City Jazz Workshop – Live in Concert
• *Malcolm McNeill – Skylark
• Best Polynesian Album: Annie Crummer – Language
• *Harbour Light Express – Ua Ou Misia Oe
• *Mere Darling – Rarotonga Waits For Me
• *Samoan AOG – Foi Maia I Le Alii

Performing arts

• Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Mary Throll and Rob Guest OBE.

  Radio and television

Film

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

Internet

Sport

Athletics

• Paul Herlihy wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:15:50 in Invercargill, while Gabrielle O'Rourke claims her first in the women's championship.

  Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Chokin
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Chokin

  Thoroughbred racing

Rugby league

• Canterbury retained the Rugby League Cup throughout the season.
• Canterbury defeated Auckland 36–12 in the National Provincial Competition final.
• 20 June, New Zealand drew with Australia 14-all
• 25 June, New Zealand lost to Australia 8–16
• 30 June, New Zealand lost to Australia 4–16
• 4 October, New Zealand defeated Wales 24-19
• 16 October, New Zealand lost to Great Britain 0–17
• 30 October, New Zealand lost to Great Britain 12–29
• 6 November, New Zealand lost to Great Britain 10–29
• 21 November, New Zealand defeated France 36-11

  Shooting

• Ballinger Belt – Ross Collings

  Soccer

• The Chatham Cup is won by Napier City Rovers who beat Christchurch Rangers 6–0 in the final.

  Births

January

• 1 January – Randa, rapper
• 8 January – Sophie Pascoe, Paralympic swimmer
• 10 January – David Bhana, rugby league player
• 13 January – Storm Roux, association footballer
• 15 January – Justin Gulley, association footballer
• 16 January – Mary Fisher, Paralympic swimmer
• 17 January – Lolagi Visinia, rugby union player
• 20 January – Tom Biss, association footballer
• 23 January – Patrick Tuipulotu, rugby union player
• 24 January – Albert Vete, rugby league player

  February

• 9 February – Daniel Lienert-Brown, rugby union player
• 10 February – Melody Tan, singer
• 11 February – Chris Vui, rugby union player
• 15 February – Stephanie McKenzie, racing cyclist
• 18 February – Siliva Havili, rugby league player
• 23 February – Mitch Renwick, cricketer
• 25 February
• * Edwin Maka, rugby union player
• * Nesiasi Mataitonga, rugby league player
• 28 February – Matthew Quinn, cricketer

  March

• 1 March – Cam Fletcher, cricketer
• 2 March – Pieter Bulling, racing cyclist
• 3 March – Dion Smith, road cyclist
• 12 March – Ruby Livingstone, racing cyclist
• 14 March
• * Michael Little, rugby union player
• * Katherine Westbury, tennis player
• 20 March – Cameron Clark, rugby union player
• 25 March – Jordan Payne, rugby union player
• 30 March – Mitch Clark, rugby league player
• 31 March – Molly Meech, sailor

  April

• 2 April – Matthew Small, water polo player
• 3 April – Louis Fenton, association football player
• 7 April – Jacob Skeen, rugby union player
• 13 April
• * Matthew Bacon, cricketer
• * Reid McGowan, gymnast
• 14 April – Sione Mafileo, rugby union player
• 17 April – Portia Bing, heptathlete
• 18 April – Siliva Havili, rugby league player
• 3 April – Louis Fenton, footballer
• 5 April – Hikule'o Malu, rugby league player
• 14 April – Rhiannon Dennison, field hockey player
• 17 April – Hamish Watson, association footballer
• 18 April – Scott Scrafton, rugby union player
• 20 April – Storm Purvis, netball player
• 22 April – Ngani Laumape, rugby league player
• 29 April
• * Jamie Gibson, cricketer
• * Stephen Jones, rower

  May

• 5 May – Briana Mitchell, artistic gymnast
• 8 May – Jordan Manihera, rugby union player
• 15 May – Jeremy Hawkins, rugby league player
• 16 May – Michael Sio, rugby league player
• 25 May – Teihorangi Walden, rugby union player
• 31 May – Jason Taumalolo, rugby league player

  June

• 3 June – Michael Collins, rugby union player
• 5 June – Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, rugby league player
• 6 June
• * Jack Debreczeni, rugby union player
• * Rosie White, association footballer
• 8 June – Lausii Taliauli, rugby union player
• 10 June – Scott McLaughlin, motor racing driver
• 16 June – Samuel Blakely, cricketer
• 17 June
• * James Oram, cyclist
• * Rebekah Stott, association footballer
• 18 June
• * Alex Frame, racing cyclist
• * Jamie-Jerry Taulagi, rugby union player
• * Jade Te Rure, rugby union player
• 20 June – Abraham Papalii, rugby league player
• 29 June – Caleb Shepherd, rowing coxswain

  July

• 2 July – Tayla Ford, amateur wrestler
• 14 July – Julia Ratcliffe, hammer thrower
• 15 July – Edward Nuttall, cricketer
• 16 July – Alex Hodgman, rugby union player
• 20 July – Steven Adams, basketball player
• 26 July
• * Raymond Faitala-Mariner, rugby league player
• * Sarah Landry, water polo player
• * Theo van Woerkom, cricketer

  August

• 6 August – Alexandra Rout, figure skater
• 12 August – Max Crocombe, association footballer
• 15 August – Mitchell Brown, rugby union player
• 20 August – Anjali Thakker, ice hockey and inline hockey player
• 23 August – Jaime Ridge, socialite
• 25 August – Georgia Williams, racing cyclist
• 27 August – Joe Webber, rugby union player
• 31 August – Great Command, thoroughbred racehorse

  September

• 5 September – Sione Molia, rugby union player
• 21 September
• * Joe Edwards, rugby union player
• * Jason Emery, rugby union player
• 27 September
• * Massad Barakat-Devine, musician
• * Liam Higgins, association footballer

  October

• 2 October – Daniel Franks, BMX rider
• 5 October – Olivia Chance, association footballer
• 6 October – Might and Power, thoroughbred racehorse
• 13 October – Blair Tickner, cricketer
• 14 October – Ardie Savea, rugby union player
• 27 October – Denny Solomona, rugby league player

  November

• 6 November – Carina Doyle, swimmer
• 12 November – Kurtis Rowe, rugby league player
• 14 November
• * Jackson Hemopo, rugby union player
• * Hymel Hunt, rugby league player
• 15 November – Allan Fa'alava'au, rugby union player
• 16 November – Devy Dyson, gymnast
• 17 November – Chris Feauai-Sautia, rugby union player
• 20 November
• * Scott Barrett, rugby union player
• * Junior Paulo, rugby league player
• 24 November – Tayler Adams, rugby union player
• 26 November – Georgia Guy, cricketer
• 27 November – Toa Halafihi, rugby union player
• 30 November – Lyell Creek, standardbred racehorse

  December

• 18 December – Kerri Gowler, rower
• 26 December – Taleni Seu, rugby union player

  Full date unknown

• Jessica Clarke, fashion model
• Daniel McBride, musician

  Deaths

January–March

• 1 January – Sir Kingi Ihaka, Anglican priest, broadcaster, Māori leader
• 6 January – Cole Wilson, musician
• 7 January – John Crichton, furniture and interior designer
• 13 January – Bob Smith, rower
• 14 January – Venn Young, politician
• 27 January
• * Alan Geddes, athlete
• * Mary Rouse, cricketer
• 30 January – James LuValle, athlete, scientist
• 5 February – Tommy Adderley, singer
• 10 February
• * Fred Hollows, ophthalmologist
• * Nancy Russell, speech teacher
• 17 February – Leslie Townsend, cricketer
• 27 February – John Hippolite, activist
• 5 March – Sir Colin Allan, colonial official, diplomat, author
• 8 March – Tui Mayo, nurse, politician
• 11 March – Tibor Donner, architect
• 12 March
• * Lewis Johnston, cricket umpire
• * Robin Morrison, photographer
• 26 March – Edwin Norton, weightlifter
• 28 March – Jelal Natali, community leader, anti-racism activist
• 31 March – Wharetutu Stirling, Ngāi Tahu leader, conservationist

  April–June

• 2 April – Ted Chamberlain, plant pathologist
• 4 April – Sir Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy, air force officer
• 15 April – Herbert Dudley Purves, medical researcher
• 17 April – Doris Palmer, political activist, welfare worker
• 21 April – Lincoln Hurring, swimmer
• 28 April – Sir Monita Delamere, rugby union player, Māori leader
• 29 April – Cyril Kay, aviator, military leader
• 22 May – Colleen Dewe, politician
• 24 May – Eric Lee-Johnson, artist and photographer
• 30 May – Frank Robson, marine conservationist
• 3 June – Lester Harvey, rugby union player
• 7 June – Rita Smith, communist, political activist
• 10 June – Nellie Schroder, community leader
• 20 June – Sir Keith Sinclair, historian

  July–September

• 7 July – Sir Alexander Turner, lawyer and jurist
• 20 July – Harata Solomon, community leader
• 26 July – Phyllis Williams, singer
• 28 July – Vincent McCarten, cricketer
• 3 August – Sir Laurie Francis, diplomat, lawyer
• 4 August – Sir Harcourt Caughey, rugby union player, businessman
• 7 August – Paul Little, rugby union player
• 9 August – Jack Parker, boxer
• 10 August – Mike Bungay, lawyer
• 24 August – James Bertram, journalist, writer, university academic
• 25 August – Florence James, author and literary agent
• 7 September – Guy Overton, cricketer
• 17 September – Jack Robson, public servant, penal reformer
• 18 September – Rodger Freeth, motorsport competitor
• 24 September – Monte Holcroft, essayist and novelist

  October–December

• 1 October
• * Mabel Corby, cricketer
• * Tom Marshall, Christian writer
• 4 October – Fred Lucas, military and commercial pilot, farmer, tourist operator
• 8 October – Gu Cheng, writer
• 17 October – Gordon Grieve, politician
• 19 October – Ring the Bell, thoroughbred racehorse
• 1 November – Sir Arthur Ward, dairy researcher, university administrator
• 3 November – Redmond Phillips, actor, writer
• 6 November – Zena Abbott, weaver
• 19 November – Sir John Stallworthy, obstetrician
• 20 November – Eve van Grafhorst, HIV/AIDS sufferer and community figure
• 11 December – Bill Mumm, rugby union player, politician
• 12 December – Ned Barry, rugby union player
• 24 December – Dorrie Parker, athlete
• 28 December – John Kemp, association footballer