1968 in New Zealand
See also:1967 in New Zealand, other events of 1968, 1969 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: 1968 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.
Incumbents
Regal and Vice Regal
Government
- Speaker of the House - Roy Jack
- Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake
- Deputy Prime Minister - Jack Marshall
- Minister of Finance - Robert Muldoon
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Keith Holyoake
Opposition Leaders
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Roy McElroy then Dove-Myer Robinson
- Mayor of Hamilton - Dennis Rogers then Mike Minogue
- Mayor of Wellington - Frank Kitts
- Mayor of Christchurch - George Manning then A. R. (Ron) Guthrey
- Mayor of Dunedin - Russell John Calvert then James George Barnes
Events
See 1968 , 1968 in politics , 1968 in science , Category:1968 in Australia , 1968 in Australia , 1968 in music , 1968 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
- 10 April Inter-Island ferry Wahine founders off Wellington with a loss of 51 people. See Wahine disaster.
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Arts and literature
- Ruth Dallas wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1968 in art, 1968 in literature, Category:1968 books
Music
New Zealand Music Awards
LOXENE GOLDEN DISC AWARD Allison Durbin - I Have Loved Me A Man
See: 1968 in music
Radio and Television
- Wellington television crews win the World Newsfilm Award for their coverage of the Wahine disaster.
See: 1968 in New Zealand television, 1968 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:New Zealand television, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1968 film awards , 1968 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1968 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: 1968 in sports , Category:1968 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
- 29 March: Lucy Lawless, actress and singer
- 10 May: Craig Russ, field hockey player
- 26 June: Scott Anderson, field hockey goalkeeper
- 8 July: Shane Howarth, rugby player
- 27 July: Cliff Curtis, actor
- 31 July: Jenny Duck, field hockey player
- 4 November: Lee Germon, cricketer
Deaths
- 4 June: Walter Nash 27th Prime Minister of New Zealand
See also
Categories
Years in New Zealand | 1968 by country