1976
in
New Zealand

Decades:
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1976 in New Zealand.

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,163,400.[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 1975: 19,700 (0.63%).[1]
  • Males per 100 females: 99.5.[1]

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events

Arts and literature

See 1976 in art, 1976 in literature

Music

New Zealand Music Awards

  • ALBUM OF THE YEAR NZSO – Symphony No. 2
  • RECORDING ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR Dr Tree
  • BEST NEW ARTIST Dr Tree
  • PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Alan GalbraithTaking It All in Stride
  • ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Peter Hitchcock – Taking It All in Stride
  • ARRANGER OF THE YEAR David Frazer – Taking It All in Stride
  • COMPOSER OF THE YEAR John Hanlon – Night Life

See: 1976 in music

Performing arts

Radio and television

See: 1976 in New Zealand television, 1976 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:1976 film awards, 1976 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1976 films

Sport

Athletics

  • UK-born Jack Foster wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:16:27 on 6 March in Auckland.

Chess

Horse racing

Harness racing

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics

 Gold Silver BronzeTotal
2114
  • New Zealand sends a team of 80 competitors.

Winter Olympics

 Gold Silver BronzeTotal
0000
  • New Zealand sends a team of five alpine skiers.

Paralympic Games

Summer Paralympics

  • New Zealand sends a team of 12 competitors.
 Gold Silver BronzeTotal
71512

Soccer

Births

Category:1976 births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
  2. Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
  4. "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  5. "Direct toll calls in Hutt first". The Press. 25 March 1976. p. 1.
  6. Fallon, Virginia (10 June 2016). "McDonald's NZ was born in Porirua 40 years ago with queues out the door". Stuff. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. "TV link from north cut". The Press. 19 July 1976. p. 1.
  8. List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  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. Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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