2004 in New Zealand

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

2004 in New Zealand

Decades:
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:

Population

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

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

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

Judiciary

Main centre leaders

Other

Events

January

April

May

  • 5 May: A hikoi 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

July

August

  • 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.
  • 19 August: Cereal maker Dick Hubbard announces he is running for the position of Mayor of Auckland.

October

  • 6 October: Waikato Hospital doctors complete a 22-hour surgery to separate a pair of conjoined twins.
  • 9 October: 2004 local body and health board elections completed, but not all of the counting; and some results need to wait for special votes. All three West Coast mayors unseated, along with several in more populous centres such as Auckland.
  • 11 October: Disappearance under controversial circumstances of Iraena Asher at Piha, a west Auckland beach.

November

  • 1 November: A reciprocal working holiday agreement between New Zealand and Belgium comes into effect.[3]
  • 18 November: Legislation passed vesting ownership of all land up to the high tide mark in New Zealand with the Crown.
  • 29 November: The Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act comes into force.

December

Arts and literature

Awards

Montana Book Awards 2004

  • 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
  • Environment – Deep New Zealand: Blue Water, Black Abyss by Peter Batson
  • A.W. Reed Award for Contribution to New Zealand Literature – Joy Cowley

New Zealand Music Awards

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.[4]

  • 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

Television

Film

Internet

See: NZ Internet History

Sport

Athletics

  • 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

Cricket

Harness racing

Olympic Games

  • New Zealand sends a team of 148 competitors in 18 sports.
 Gold Silver BronzeTotal
3205

Paralympics

  • New Zealand sends a team of 35 competitors across nine sports.
 Gold Silver BronzeTotal
61310

Rugby league

Rugby union

Shooting

  • Ballinger Belt –
    • Edd Newman (United States)
    • John Whiteman (Upper Hutt), second, top New Zealander[7]

Soccer

Births

Deaths

January

February

March

April

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

May

June

  • 5 June – Jack Foster, athlete (born 1932)
  • 24 June
    • Pat Kelly, trade union leader (born 1929)
    • Ron Sharp, farmer, inventor of the herringbone milking shed (born 1919)[9]
  • 25 June – Morton Coutts, inventor, brewer (born 1904)

July

August

September

  • 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

November

December

  • 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

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

References

  1. "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
  2. The Hon Dame Silvia Cartwright, PCNZM, DBE, QSO gg.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 April 2012
  3. nzembassy.com
  4. "2004 New Zealand Music Awards". Web page. RIANZ. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  6. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "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.
  8. Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Pickmere, Arnold (17 July 2004). "Obituary: Ronald John Sharp". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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