2014 in New Zealand

• Head of State – Elizabeth II
• Governor-General – Jerry Mateparae[3]

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  Jerry Mateparae

2014 is the third and last full year of the 50th Parliament, which first sat on 20 December 2011. The general election following the dissolution of parliament was held on 20 September 2014.

The Fifth National Government, first elected in 2008, continues.

• Speaker of the House – David Carter
• Prime Minister – John Key
• Deputy Prime Minister – Bill English
• Leader of the House – Gerry Brownlee
• Minister of Finance – Bill English
• Minister of Foreign Affairs – Murray McCully

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  David Carter
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  John Key
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  Bill English
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  Gerry Brownlee
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  Murray McCully

• Labour – David Cunliffe until 27 September, then from 18 November Andrew Little
• Green – Russel Norman and Metiria Turei
• New Zealand First – Winston Peters
• Māori Party – Tariana Turia until 1 November then Marama Fox, and Te Ururoa Flavell

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  David Cunliffe
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  Andrew Little
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  Russel Norman
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  Metiria Turei
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  Winston Peters
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  Tariana Turia
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  Marama Fox
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  Te Ururoa Flavell

• Chief Justice — Sian Elias

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  Sian Elias

• Mayor of Auckland – Len Brown
• Mayor of Tauranga – Stuart Crosby
• Mayor of Hamilton – Julie Hardaker
• Mayor of Wellington – Celia Wade-Brown
• Mayor of Christchurch – Lianne Dalziel
• Mayor of Dunedin – Dave Cull

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  Len Brown
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  Stuart Crosby
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  Julie Hardaker
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  Celia Wade-Brown
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  Lianne Dalziell
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  Dave Cull

Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Tina Cross.

• 20 January – A 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurs near Eketahuna in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, causing moderate damage in Masterton and Palmerston North.

• 7–16 April – Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George of Cambridge visit New Zealand on an official tour. It is Catherine and George's first visit to New Zealand.[4]

• 11–21 July – Severe flooding damages thousands of properties in the Northland and Auckland regions.

• 13 August – Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics: How attack politics is poisoning New Zealand’s political environment is published.

• 1 September – A gunman shoots dead two people and injures a third at the Work and Income office in Ashburton. The town is locked down for seven hours while police search for and apprehend the suspected gunman.[5]
• 20 September – the 2014 general election is held.

• 16 October – New Zealand is elected to the United Nations Security Council for two years (2015–16) on the first ballot

• 18 November – Andrew Little replaces David Cunliffe as leader of the Labour Party in the 2014 leadership election.

• 6 February – Waitangi Day
• 25 April – Anzac Day
• 2 June – Queen's Birthday Monday
• 27 October – Labour Day

• New Zealand's men's basketball team finished 15th at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup

• New Zealand sends a team of 15 competitors in five sports.

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
0	0	0	0

• New Zealand sends a team of three competitors in one sport.

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
0	1	0	1

• New Zealand Secondary School Championships (Maadi Cup)[6]
  • Maadi Cup (boys U18 coxed eight) – Hamilton Boys' High School
  • Levin 75th Jubilee Cup (girls U18 coxed eight) – Waikato Diocesan School
  • Star Trophy (overall points) – Hamilton Boys' High School

• Ranfurly Shield – Hawke's Bay defeat Counties Manukau 27–21 to become the new holders of the shield.

• Ballinger Belt – Diane Collings (Te Puke)[7]