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Information about 2003 In New Zealand

See also: 2002 in New Zealand, other events of 2003, 2004 in New Zealand and the Timeline of New Zealand history.

Summary

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

Government

The 47th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was a coalition between Labour and the small Progressive party with United Future supporting supply votes.

Opposition Leaders

Main centre leaders

Events

Arts and literature

New Books

Awards

New Zealand Book Awards

  • Readers' Choice: Playing God Glenn Colquhoun
  • Non-fiction: Wine Atlas of New Zealand Michael Cooper
  • Fiction: The Shag Incident Stephanie Johnson
  • Poetry: Playing God Glenn Colquhoun
  • History: No idle rich: The Wealthy in Canterbury & Otago 1840-1914 Jim McAloon
  • Lifestyle and contemporary culture: Wine Atlas of New Zealand Michael Cooper
  • Biography: A sort of conscience: The Wakefields Philip Temple
  • Illustrative: Len Castle: Potter Nancy Pel and Len Castle
  • Reference & Anthology: Spirit in a strange land: A Selection of New Zealand spiritual verse edited by Paul Morris, Harry Ricketts and Mike Grimshaw
  • Environment* Te Araroa: The New Zealand Trail Geoff Chapple

Music

  • New Zealand Music Awards
  • Album Of The Year: The Datsuns – The Datsuns
  • Single Of The Year: Goodshirt – Sophie
  • Best Group: The Datsuns – The Datsuns
  • Breakthrough Artist Of The Year: The Datsuns – The Datsuns
  • Best Male Vocalist: Che Fu – Misty Frequencies
  • Best Female Vocalist: Bic Runga – Beautiful Collision
  • Best Solo Artist: Bic Runga – Beautiful Collision
  • Best Urban Album: Nesian Mystik – Polysaturated
  • Best Music Video: Joe Lonie – Sophie (Goodshirt)
  • Outstanding International Achievement: The Datsuns
  • Best Mana Reo Album: Ngahiwi Apanui – E Tau Nei
  • Best Mana Maori Album: Upper Hutt Posse – Te Reo Maori Remixes
  • Highest Selling Nz Album: Bic Runga – Beautiful Collision
  • Highest Selling Nz Single: Katchafire – Giddy Up
  • Producer Of The Year: Bic Runga – Beautiful Collision
  • Engineer Of The Year: Clint Murphy And Dave Rhodes – Blindspott
  • Best Dance Album: Salmonella Dub – Outside The Dubplates
  • Best Jazz Album: Kevin Clark – Once Upon A Song I Flew
  • Best Pacific Island Album: Pacific Soul – Pacific Soul
  • Best Roots Music Album: Trinity Roots – True
  • Best Classical Album: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra – Douglas Lilburn: The Three Symphonies
  • Songwriter Of The Year: Goodshirt – Sophie
  • Best Cover Design: Campbell Hooper-Johnson – 'Flock: The Best Of The Mutton Birds'
  • New Zealand Music Radio Programmer Of The Year: Andi Dawkins – More FM Christchurch
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Dylan Taite

Television

Film

Internet

See: NZ Internet History

Sport

Athletics

  • Todd Stevens wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:30:09 on May 3 in Rotorua, while Maree Turner claims her first in the women's championship (2:55:40).

Basketball

  • The NBL won by the Wellington Saints who beat the Waikato Titans 97-88 in the final.
  • The Women's NBL was won by the Wellington Swish who beat the Waikato Lady Titans 86-82 in the final

Motor Racing

Netball

Rugby union

Rugby league

Soccer

Yachting

Births

Deaths

Kevin Smith, actor.
  • 22 February: Sir Raymond Firth, ethnologist.
  • 14 March: Cherry Barbara Grimm, fantasy and science-fiction writer under the pseudonym Cherry Wilder.
  • 28 May: Norman King, politician.
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    2000 2001 2002 - 2003 - 2004 2005 2006

    2003 by topic:
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    Sir Peter Elworthy, farmer, politician, businessman.
  • 25 January: Sonny Schmidt, bodybuilder.
  • 29 January: Janet Frame, writer.
  • 16 February: Don Cleverley, cricketer.
  • March: Frank Mooney, 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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