2015 in New Zealand

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2015
in
New Zealand

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 2015 in New Zealand.

Population

National

Estimated populations as at 30 June.[1]

Main urban areas

Estimated populations as at 30 June.[1]

Incumbents

Regal and vice-regal

  • Elizabeth II
    Elizabeth II
  • Jerry Mateparae
    Jerry Mateparae

Government

2015 is the first full year of the 51st Parliament, which first sat on 21 October 2014.

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

  • David Carter
    David Carter
  • John Key
    John Key
  • Bill English
    Bill English
  • Gerry Brownlee
    Gerry Brownlee
  • Murray McCully
    Murray McCully

Other party leaders

  • Andrew Little
    Andrew Little
  • Russel Norman
    Russel Norman
  • James Shaw
    James Shaw
  • Metiria Turei
    Metiria Turei
  • Winston Peters
    Winston Peters
  • Te Ururoa Flavell
    Te Ururoa Flavell
  • Marama Fox
    Marama Fox
  • David Seymour
    David Seymour
  • Peter Dunne
    Peter Dunne

Judiciary

  • Sian Elias
    Sian Elias

Main centre leaders

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

Arts and literature

Performing arts

Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Johnny Devlin.

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

The Lockwood silver fern flag selected in the first referendum on the New Zealand flag.

Holidays and observances

Sport

Awards

Basketball

Cricket

  • New Zealand, in conjunction with Australia, will host the 2015 Cricket World Cup between 14 February and 29 March.

Football

Rowing

Shooting

Births

  • 12 September – Tofane, Thoroughbred racehorse
  • 12 October – Verry Elleegant, Thoroughbred racehorse
  • 26 October – Self Assured, Standardbred racehorse
  • 3 November – Kolding, Thoroughbred racehorse

Deaths

January

  • 10 January – John Angus, children's rights advocate (born 1948)
  • 11 January
  • 13 January – Tony Ciprian, television sports news presenter and producer (born 1932)
  • 15 January – Harvey Sweetman, air force pilot (born 1921)
  • 16 January – Sir Ian Athfield, architect (born 1940)
  • 20 January – Lawrence Hogben, World War II naval officer, meteorologist (born 1916)
  • 29 January – Len Wyatt, cricketer (born 1919)

February

March

April

May

June

July

  • 2 July – Sir Ronald Davison, jurist, Chief Justice (1978–89) (born 1920)
  • 7 July – Craig Norgate, accountant and business leader (born 1965)
  • 13 July
  • 18 July
    • Tim Beaglehole, historian and university administrator (born 1933)
    • Lou Gardiner, military officer, Chief of Army (2006–09) (born 1952)
  • 20 July – Stuart Jones, cricketer (born 1929)
  • 23 July – Doug Rowe, musician and singer (born 1945)
  • 27 July – Joan Mattingley, clinical chemist (born 1926)
  • 29 July – Sir John Todd, businessman and philanthropist (born 1927)
  • 30 July – Jimmy Edwards, rugby league player (born 1926)

August

September

October

November

December

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Cyclone Pam: 'Never seen anything like it'". New Zealand Herald. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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  8. ^ "Ex-All Black Jerry Collins killed in car accident in France". The New Zealand Herald. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  9. ^ Savage, Jared; Weekes, John (5 June 2015). "Euthanasia case: Lecretia Seales dies hours after family received judge's decision". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Former New Zealand spinner Peter Petherick dies at 72". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  11. ^ Norman Berryman dies of heart attack aged 42
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  14. ^ "Colin Andrew Nielsen BEYER". The New Zealand Herald. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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