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2004 in New Zealand

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2004
in
New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 2004 in New Zealand.

Population

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  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 4,114,300.[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 2003: 52,800 (1.30%).[1]
  • Males per 100 Females: 96.1.[1]

Incumbents

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Regal and viceregal

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Government

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The 47th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was a coalition between Labour and the small Progressive party with United Future supporting confidence and supply votes.

Opposition leaders

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Judiciary

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Main centre leaders

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Other

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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  • 5 May: A hīkoi against the foreshore and seabed legislation arrives in Wellington.
  • 7 May: The government's foreshore and seabed Bill passes its first vote in Parliament.
  • 11 May: The Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act is passed. The Act allows people who have not reoffended for seven years to not declare minor criminal convictions in most circumstances.

June

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  • 16 June: A meteorite crashes into an Auckland house, becoming the ninth recovered meteorite in New Zealand.[4]
  • 30 June: Statistics New Zealand estimates for this date put the Cities of Lower Hutt and Tauranga at over 100,000 residents for the first time and Waimakariri District at over 40,000

July

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August

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  • 2 August: Around 7,500 Destiny Church members march on Parliament in black shirts to protest liberal social policies.
  • 15 August: Tornado in Waitara. Two fatalities when a farmhouse is destroyed. [1]
  • 19 August: Cereal maker Dick Hubbard announces he is running for the position of Mayor of Auckland.

September

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October

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November

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  • 1 November: A reciprocal working holiday agreement between New Zealand and Belgium comes into effect.[5]
  • 18 November: Legislation passed vesting ownership of all land up to the high tide mark in New Zealand with the Crown.
  • 23 November: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes south-west of the South Island.[6]
  • 29 November: The Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act comes into force.

December

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Undated

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Arts and literature

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Awards

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Montana Book Awards 2004

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  • Deutz Medal for Fiction – Slow Water by Annamarie Jagose
  • Montana Medal for Non-fiction – The Trial of the Cannibal Dog by Anne Salmond
  • Readers' Choice – Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael King
  • Poetry – Sing-song by Anne Kennedy
  • History – The Trial of the Cannibal Dog by Anne Salmond
  • Lifestyle and contemporary culture – Classic fly fishing in New Zealand Rivers by David Hallett and John Kent
  • Biography – Mason by Rachael Barrowman
  • Illustrative – Central by Arno Gasteiger
  • Reference & Anthology – Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poetry in English[7]
  • Environment – Deep New Zealand: Blue Water, Black Abyss by Peter Batson
  • A.W. Reed Award for Contribution to New Zealand Literature – Joy Cowley

Music

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New categories introduced were 'Best Rock Album', 'People's Choice Award' and 'Airplay Record of the Year'. 'New Zealand Radio Programmer of the Year' was retired.[8]

  • Album of the Year: Scribe (rapper) – The Crusader
  • Single of the Year: Scribe – Stand Up
  • Best Group: Dimmer – You've Got To Hear The Music
  • Breakthrough Artist of the Year: Brooke Fraser – What To Do With Daylight
  • Best Male Solo Artist: Scribe – The Crusader
  • Best Female Solo Artist: Brooke Fraser – What To Do With Daylight
  • Highest Selling Nz Album: Hayley Westenra – Pure
  • Highest Selling Nz Single: Ben Lummis – They Can't Take That Away
  • Songwriter of the Year: Scribe, P-Money, Con Psy & Savage (rapper) – Not Many : The Remix!
  • Best Music Video: Chris Graham – Stand Up (Scribe)
  • Best Rock Album (new category): Dimmer – You've Got To Hear The Music
  • Best Urban/Hip Hop Album: Scribe – The Crusader
  • Best Dance/Electronica Album: Salmonella DubOne Drop East
  • Best Maori Album: Ruia – Hawaiki
  • Best Pacific Music Album: Te Vaka – Tutuki
  • Best Jazz Album: The Rodger Fox Big Band – A Rare Connection
  • Best Classical Album: John Psathas – Psathas : Fragments
  • Best Gospel / Christian Album: Magnify – In Wonder
  • International Achievement: Hayley Westenra
  • People's Choice Award (new category): Scribe
  • Best Producer: P-Money – The Crusader (Scribe)
  • Best Engineer: Chris Van De Geer – Passenger – (Carly Binding)
  • Best Album Cover: Ben Sciascia – Postage (Supergroove)
  • Airplay Record of the Year (new category): Goldenhorse – Maybe Tomorrow
  • Best Country Music Album: Donna Dean – Money
  • Best Country Music Song: Donna Dean – Work It Out
  • Best Folk Album: Brendyn Montgomery And Mike Considine – Mountain Air
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Shaun Joyce

Performing arts

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Television

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Film

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Internet

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See: NZ Internet History

Sport

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Athletics

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  • Dale Warrender wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:23:40 on 1 May in Rotorua, while Nyla Carroll claims her second in the women's championship (2:46:44).

Basketball

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Cricket

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Horse racing

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Harness racing

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Olympic Games

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  • New Zealand sends a team of 148 competitors in 18 sports.
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
3 2 0 5

Paralympics

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  • New Zealand sends a team of 35 competitors across nine sports.
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
6 1 3 10

Rugby league

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Rugby union

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Shooting

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  • Ballinger Belt –
    • Edd Newman (United States)
    • John Whiteman (Upper Hutt), second, top New Zealander[11]

Soccer

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Births

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Exact date unlisted

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Deaths

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January

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February

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March

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April

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  • 6 April – Joan Monahan (née Hastings), swimmer, botanist and schoolteacher (born 1925)
  • 16 April – John Caselberg, writer and poet (born 1927)

May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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  • 1 September – Sir Alan Stewart, university administrator (born 1917)
  • 2 September – Alan Preston, association football player and cricketer (born 1932)
  • 11 September – Ruth Symons, cricketer (born 1913)
  • 20 September – Pat Hanly, painter (born 1932)
  • 29 September – David Jackson, boxer (born 1955)

October

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November

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December

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  • 8 December – Noel Mills, rower (born 1944)
  • 11 December – Arthur Lydiard, athlete, athletics coach (born 1917)
  • 17 December – Ray Dowker, cricketer and association football player (born 1919)
  • 29 December – Liddy Holloway, actor and television scriptwriter (born 1947)

See also

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For world events and topics in 2004 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 2004

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ The Hon Dame Silvia Cartwright, PCNZM, DBE, QSO gg.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 April 2012
  3. ^ a b "Declared States of Emergency". www.civildefence.govt.nz. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Meteorite crashes through roof of Auckland house". The New Zealand Herald. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ nzembassy.com
  6. ^ "A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred 180 km north-west of Snares Islands, New Zealand on Tue Nov 23 2004 9:26 AM. The quake was 12 kilometres deep and the shaking was moderate close to the quake". GeoNet. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  7. ^ Wendt, Albert; Whaitiri, Reina; Sullivan, Robert, eds. (December 2002). Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Auckland Univ Press. ISBN 9781869402730.
  8. ^ "2004 New Zealand Music Awards". Web page. RIANZ. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  9. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  10. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  12. ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Pickmere, Arnold (17 July 2004). "Obituary: Ronald John Sharp". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2014.