# 1967 in New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 1967 in New Zealand.

## Population

* Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,745,000.
* Increase since 31 December 1966: 33,700 (1.24%).
* Males per 100 females: 100.2.

## Incumbents
### Regal and viceregal

* Head of State – Elizabeth II
* Governor-General – Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE, followed by Sir Arthur Porritt Bt GCMG GCVO CBE.

### Government

The 35th Parliament of New Zealand commenced, with the second National government in power.
* Speaker of the House – Roy Jack.
* Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake
* Deputy Prime Minister – Jack Marshall.
* Minister of Finance – Harry Lake until 21 February (death), then Robert Muldoon.
* Minister of Foreign Affairs – Keith Holyoake.
* Attorney-General – Ralph Hanan.
* Chief Justice — Sir Richard Wild

### Parliamentary opposition

* Leader of the Opposition – Norman Kirk (Labour).
* Leader of the Social Credit Party – Vernon Cracknell

### Main centre leaders

* Mayor of Auckland – Roy McElroy
* Mayor of Hamilton – Denis Rogers
* Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts
* Mayor of Christchurch – George Manning
* Mayor of Dunedin – Russell John Calvert

## Events

* 19 January – A gas explosion in the Strongman coal mine near Greymouth kills 19 miners.
* 23–26 January – The Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Air Marshall Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, tours New Zealand.
* February – Free milk in schools (a half pint daily for each primary school pupil) was stopped, it had been distributed since 1937. Some schools continued it with parents paying.
* 11 March – 1967 Southern Maori by-election: Whetu Tirikatene (Labour) wins the by-election, replacing her late father, Eruera Tirikatene (Labour).
* 19 March – Two tigers are shot dead in Newtown after escaping an insecure enclosure at Wellington Zoo.
* 5 April – An emperor penguin is found at Oreti Beach, Southland, becoming the first recorded sighting of an emperor penguin in New Zealand. The following day, it is released into Foveaux Strait.
* 15 April
** 1967 Fendalton by-election: Eric Holland (National) wins the by-election, replacing the late Harry Lake (National).
** 1967 Petone by-election: Fraser Colman (Labour) wins the by-election, replacing the late Mick Moohan (Labour).
* 7-17 May – Railway workers strike after failed wage talks with the government, cancelling rail services nationwide for eleven days.
* 10 July – The nation's currency is decimalised, with the New Zealand dollar replacing the New Zealand pound at a rate of two dollars to a pound.
* 23 September – Referendums were held on whether to extend hotel closing hours (passed), and whether to extend the term of Parliament (failed; see referendum).
* 9 October – Three weeks after the referendum, bar closing times were extended to 10pm; ending the six o'clock swill.
* 1 November – Northlands Shopping Centre in Christchurch opens to shoppers.
* December – The report of the Royal Commission on Compensation for Personal Injury in New Zealand (the "Woodhouse Report") is released, recommending the establishment of a universal no-fault compensation scheme for injuries. The scheme was later realised in 1974 as the Accident Compensation Commission (ACC).

## Arts and literature

* James K. Baxter wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1967 in art, 1967 in literature, Category:1967 books

### Music
#### New Zealand Music Awards

Loxene Golden Disc Lee Grant – Thanks To You
See: 1967 in music

### Radio and television

See: 1967 in New Zealand television, 1967 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

### Film

See: Category:1967 film awards, 1967 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1967 films

## Sport
### Athletics

* David McKenzie wins his second national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:21:50 in Lower Hutt.

### Chess

* The 74th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland (his 9th title).

### Horse racing
#### Harness racing

* New Zealand Trotting Cup: Great Adios
* Auckland Trotting Cup: Allakasam

### Soccer

* The Chatham Cup is won by North Shore United who beat Christchurch City 2–1 in the final.
* Northern League champions: Ponsonby AFC
* Disagreement over the inclusion of a Gisborne team in the Western League caused its dissolution and the establishment of a Central Districts League, with Wanganui omitted but Poverty Bay and Wairarapa included. The premier division was won by Eastern Union
* Provincial league champions:
** Canterbury: Christchurch City
** Marlborough: Grosvenor Rovers
** Nelson: Thistle
** Otago: Northern AFC
** South Canterbury: West End
** Southland: Invercargill United
** Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
** Wellington: Hungaria
** West Coast: no competition

## Births

* 6 January: Craig Perks, golfer.
* 17 March: Andrew Bird, rowing cox.
* 27 March: Anthony Thornton, field hockey player.
* 7 April: Scott Hobson, field hockey player.
* 17 April: Ian Jones, rugby player.
* 5 May: Paul Martin SM (born 5 May 1967) (Bishop-elect) appointed in December 2017 as the 10th Bishop of Christchurch.
* 10 May: Eion Crossan, rugby player
* 23 May: Craig Monk, yachtsman.
* 31 May: Phil Keoghan, television presenter.
* 11 June: Graeme Bachop, rugby player
* 15 June: Paul Kingsman, swimmer.
* 12 July: Anthony Beks, swimmer.
* 1 August: Cameron Rhodes, actor.
* 20 August Robert Ironside soccer
* 30 August (in England): Justin Vaughan, cricketer.
* 4 September: Darrin Murray, cricketer.
* 18 September (in England): Gary Anderson, cyclist.
* 21 October: Gavin Lovegrove, javelin thrower.
* 26 October: Keith Urban, country singer.
* Bernard Beckett, writer.
* Niki Caro, filmmaker.
* Megan Gay, actress.
* Katherine Rich, politician.
Category:1967 births

## Deaths

* 11 January: Sir Eruera Tirikatene, politician
* 17 January: George Yerex, wildlife conservator
* 4 February: James Roberts trade unionist, former president of Labour Party
* 21 February: Harry Lake, politician, minister of finance
* 7 April: Louis Daly Irving Austin, pianist, music teacher, conductor, composer and critical gadfly
* 23 May: Robert Macalister, Mayor of Wellington.
* 25 September: P. H. Matthews, politician
* 22 October: Leonard Morton Wright, Mayor of Dunedin
* 3 November: Alexander Aitken, mathematician
* December: Edwin Thoms Cox (in Adelaide), Mayor of Dunedin
* Rehutai Maihi, tribal leader, journalist, newspaper publisher and editor, political candidate and community leader
Category:1967 deaths