The following lists events that happened during 1965 in New Zealand.
Population Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,663,800. Increase since 31 December 1964: 46,800 (1.79%). Males per 100 females: 100.7.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal Head of State – Elizabeth II Governor-General – Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE.Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
Government The 34th Parliament of New Zealand continued, with the 2nd National government in power. Speaker of the House – Ronald Algie.Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake. Deputy Prime Minister – Jack Marshall. Minister of Finance – Harry Lake. Minister of Foreign Affairs – Keith Holyoake. Attorney-General – Ralph Hanan. Chief Justice — Sir Harold Barrowclough
Parliamentary opposition Leader of the Opposition – Arnold Nordmeyer (Labour) until 16 December, then Norman Kirk (Labour).
Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland – Dove-Myer Robinson then Roy McElroy Mayor of Hamilton – Denis Rogers Mayor of Wellington – Frank Kitts Mayor of Christchurch – George Manning Mayor of Dunedin – Stuart Sidey then Russell Calvert
Events 27 March – A Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) Lockheed L-188 Electra on a training flight crashes and catches fire on landing at Whenuapai Airport. All occupants escape with only one minor injury. 1 April – TEAL is renamed Air New Zealand. 11 April – Qantas launches the first trans-Tasman jet service, between Christchurch and Sydney using Boeing 707 aircraft. 13 April – An explosion and fire at the General Plastics factory in Masterton kills four people and injures four others. April – The HVDC Inter-Island link is completed, connecting the North Island's electricity network and the South Island's electricity network together. 15 May – Benmore Dam is officially opened by Prime Minister Keith Holyoake. 27 May – Vietnam War: Prime Minister Keith Holyoake announces New Zealand will send its first combat forces, an artillery battery, to South Vietnam. 20 July – A 33-hour prison riot breaks out at Mount Eden Prison, Auckland, with inmates setting fire to large parts of the prison. 10 August – New Zealand recognises Singapore as an independent sovereign state, one day after Singapore's expulsion from the Malaysian Federation. 31 August – New Zealand Australia Free Trade Agreement signed. 3 November – Riccarton Mall, the South Island's first indoor shopping mall, opens to shoppers.
Arts and literature Janet Frame wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
See 1965 in art, 1965 in literature
Music
New Zealand Music Awards Loxene Golden Disc 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. 28 August – Christchurch's CHTV-3 switches to the new Sugarloaf transmitter in the Port Hills. The broadcast relay station at Mount Studholme is commissioned, extending television coverage to South Canterbury. 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:Television in New Zealand, :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
Sport
Athletics Ray Puckett wins his fifth national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:26.8 on 13 March in Dunedin.
Chess The 72nd National Chess Championships are held in Wellington. The winner is J.R. Phillips of Wellingtonlist of NZ Chess champions
Horse racing
Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup – Gary Dillon Auckland Trotting Cup – Robin DundeeAuckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
Lawn bowls The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland. Men's singles champion – Ron Buchan (Tui Park Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – Norm Lash, C.D. McGarry (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – J. Miller, G. MacRae, A. Cotton, P. Jones (skip) (Otahuhu Railway Bowling Club)
Soccer The Chatham Cup is won by Eastern Suburbs of Auckland who beat Saint Kilda 4–1 in the final.Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Provincial league champions: Bay of Plenty: Rangers Buller: Granity Athletic Canterbury: Christchurch City Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers Manawatu: Kiwi United Marlborough: Woodbourne Nelson: Rangers Otago: St Kilda Poverty Bay: Eastern Union South Canterbury: West End Southland: Invercargill Thistle Taranaki: Moturoa Wairarapa: Masterton Athletic Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic Wellington: Diamond West Coast: Cobden-Kohinoor The Northern League is formed, incorporating top teams from Northland, Auckland, Franklin and Waikato. The first League champions are Eastern Suburbs of Auckland.Regional Champions 1965-1970
Births 10 January: John Radovonich, field hockey player. 11 February: Eric Rush, rugby union and rugby sevens player. 14 February: Zinzan Brooke, rugby player. 15 February: Jamie Smith, field hockey player. 15 March: Robyn Malcolm actor 4 April: Gail Jonson, swimmer. 8 April: Michael Jones, rugby player. 22 April: Carmel Clark, swimmer. 28 May (in Britain): Alan Henderson, bobsleigh pilot 28 June: Duane Mann, rugby league player. 29 July: Paresh Patel, field hockey player. 31 August: Willie Watson, cricketer. 1 September: Tania Roxborogh, writer. 7 September: Tea Ropati, rugby league player. 21 September: Belinda Cordwell, tennis player. 26 October: Ken Rutherford, cricketer. 5 November: Fred Beyeler, cricketer 24 November: Nyla Carroll, long-distance runner. 18 December: Anna Doig, freestyle and butterfly swimmer. John Leigh, actor. Se'e Solomona, rugby league player. Hilary Timmins, television presenter.
Deaths 21 June: Thomas Hislop, Jr., Mayor of Wellington 1931-45 (in Montreal, Canada). 10 September: John Weeks, painter. 10 September: Walter Broadfoot, politician.
See also List of years in New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history History of New Zealand Military history of New Zealand Timeline of the New Zealand environment Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
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