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Information about 2000 In New Zealand

See also: 1999 in New Zealand, other events of 2000, 2001 in New Zealand, and the Timeline of New Zealand history.

Summary

The section should contain a paragraph or two about the year.

See: 2000 and Timeline of New Zealand history plus data below.

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

Government

The 46th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The Labour Party led by Helen Clark, in coalition with Alliance, led by Jim Anderton.

Opposition Leaders

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Main centre leaders

Events

See 2000 , 2000 in science , , 2000 in Australia , 2000 in music , History of New Zealand , , Military history of New Zealand , Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand , Timeline of New Zealand history

Arts and literature

  • James Norcliffe wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
  • Montana New Zealand Book Awards:
  • Montana Medal: Grahame Sydney, The Art of Grahame Sydney
  • Deutz Medal: Owen Marshall, Harlequin Rex
  • Reader's Choice: Grahame Sydney, The Art of Grahame Sydney
  • First Book Awards
  • Fiction: Duncan Sarkies, Stray Thoughts And Nosebleeds
  • Poetry: Glenn Colquhoun, The Art of Walking Upright
  • Non-Fiction: Pether Thomson, Kava In The Blood
  • Jewels made by Foxton artist, John Z. Robinson showcased at Beads International festival in Athens, Ohio.
See 2000 in art, 2000 in literature,

Music

See: 2000 in music, New Zealand Top 50 Albums of 2000

Radio and Television

See: 2000 in New Zealand television, 2000 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, , TV3 (New Zealand), , Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: , 2000 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand,

Internet

See: NZ Internet History

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

Sport

Athletics

  • Mark Hutchinson wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:58 on October 29 in Auckland, while Melissa Moon claims her first in the women's championship (2:45:42).

Basketball

  • The NBL was won by the Auckland Stars who beat the Nelson Giants, 95-78 in the final. [1]
  • The Women’s NBL was won by the Otago Breakers, who beat Waikato in the final, 75-69
  • The Tall Blacks lost all five pool games at the Olympic Men's tournament, then beat Angola in the classification game to finish 11th out of 12 teams.
  • The Tall Ferns lost all five pool games at the Olympic Women's tournament, then beat Senegal in the classification game to finish 11th out of 12 teams.

Cricket

Golf

Horse racing

See

Netball

Summer Olympic Games

  • New Zealand sent 151 athletes to the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia. The medal tally of 1 gold and 3 bronze medals was considered very disappointing and sparked a review of high-performance sports training programmes.

Rugby league

Rugby Union

, Super 12, National Provincial Championship , , Bledisloe Cup , Tri Nations Series , Ranfurly Shield

Soccer

Births

Deaths

References

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    Maisy McLeod-Riera, actress.

Deaths

  • 29 April: Barbara Bevege, cricketer
  • 8 May: Jeff Whittington, murder victim.
  • 24 July: Rona McKenzie, cricketer.
  • 22 October: Martin Donnelly, cricketer.
  • Freda Stark, dancer.

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News by month
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Sir David Beattie, Governor-General of New Zealand 1980-1985.
  • March: Dr Herb Green, medical specialist.
  • 10 April: Nyree Dawn Porter, actor.
  • 11 April: Thaddeus McCarthy, judge.
  • 20 April: Bert Sutcliffe, cricketer.
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    • This is a timeline of the History of New Zealand.

    Pre-Colonial Timeline (to 1839)

    Before 1600

    • 180: Lake Taupo erupts violently.
    • 1000-1300: Archaeological evidence (such as the cabbage tree ovens on the Otago Peninsula) indicates that Polynesian

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    This is a timeline of the History of New Zealand.

    Pre-Colonial Timeline (to 1839)

    Before 1600

    • 180: Lake Taupo erupts violently.
    • 1000-1300: Archaeological evidence (such as the cabbage tree ovens on the Otago Peninsula) indicates that Polynesian

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