1965 in New Zealand
See also:1964 in New Zealand, other events of 1965, 1966 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.
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Summary
The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.
See: 1965 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government
- Speaker of the House - Ronald Algie
- Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake
- Deputy Prime Minister - Jack Marshall
- Minister of Finance - Harry Lake
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Keith Holyoake
Opposition Leaders
- Labour - Arnold Nordmeyer (Leader of the Opposition) (before 16 December).
- Labour - Norman Kirk (Leader of the Opposition) (from 16 December).
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Dove-Myer Robinson then Roy McElroy
- Mayor of Hamilton - Dennis Rogers
- Mayor of Wellington - Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch - George Manning
- Mayor of Dunedin - Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey then Russell John Calvert
Events
See 1965 , 1965 in politics , 1965 in science , Category:1965 in Australia , 1965 in Australia , 1965 in music , 1965 timelines , History of New Zealand , Category:History of New Zealand , Military history of New Zealand , Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand , Timeline of New Zealand history
January
- 2 January: description
February
March
April
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Arts and literature
- Janet Frame wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1965 in art, 1965 in literature, Category:1965 books
Music
New Zealand Music Awards
LOXENE GOLDEN DISC AWARD Ray Columbus & The Invaders - Till We Kissed
See: 1965 in music
Radio and Television
- Television in the "four main centres" (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin) is now broadcast seven nights a week. Broadcasting now totals 50 hours a week.
- There are 300,000 television licences. [1]
- New Zealand Television Workshop awards:
- Best Factual: Compass
- Best Light Entertainment: In the Groove
- Best Children's Series: Junior Magazine with Jasmine
See: 1965 in New Zealand television, 1965 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1965 film awards , 1965 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1965 films
Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese
Sport
- See: 1965 in sports , Category:1965 in sports , Summer Olympic Games (See Category:New Zealand at the Olympics and Winter Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games (Check name).
- Rugby: 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
- Cricket: Various Tours, New Zealand cricket team , Chappell-Hadlee Trophy , Cricket World Cup
- Gold: New Zealand Open , Check Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tourniments.
- Horse racing: See Category:New Zealand horse races, list winners.
- Rugby league New Zealand Warriors , Bartercard Cup , New Zealand national rugby league team , Rugby League World Cup
- Netball: Silver Ferns , National Bank Cup , Netball World Championships
- Soccer: New Zealand champions (soccer) , New Zealand Football Championship , New Zealand National Soccer League , New Zealand national soccer team , Chatham Cup ,
- Basketball: Tall Blacks , New Zealand Breakers
- Other Sports
Births
- 10 January: John Radovonich, field hockey player
- 14 February: Zinzan Brooke, rugby player
- 15 February: Jamie Smith, field hockey player
- 8 April: Michael Jones, rugby player
- 29 July: Paresh Patel, field hockey player
- Hilary Timmins, television presenter
Deaths
See also
Categories
Years in New Zealand | 1965 by country