The following lists events that happened during 1994 in New Zealand.

Population

* Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,648,300 * Increase since 31 December 1993: 50,400 (1.40%) * Males per 100 Females: 97.2

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Head of State A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and l ...

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Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...

* Governor-General – The Hon Dame Catherine Tizard,

GCMG The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III. It is named in honour ...

GCVO The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, or ...

, DBE, QSO

Government

The 44th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The National Party, led by

Jim Bolger James Brendan Bolger ( ; born 31 May 1935) is a New Zealand retired politician of the National Party who was the 35th prime minister of New Zealand, serving from 1990 to 1997. Bolger was born to an Irish immigrant family in Ōpunake, Taran ...

. * Speaker of the House – Peter Tapsell *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

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Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president ...

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Don McKinnon Sir Donald Charles McKinnon (born 27 February 1939) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 12th deputy prime minister of New Zealand and the minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the secretary-general of the Commonwealth of ...

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

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Bill Birch Sir William Francis Birch (born 9 April 1934), usually known as Bill Birch, is a New Zealand retired politician. He served as Minister of Finance from 1993 to 1999 in the fourth National Government. Early life Birch was born in Hastings on 9 ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...

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* Chief Justice — Sir

Thomas Eichelbaum Sir Johann Thomas Eichelbaum (17 May 1931 – 31 October 2018) was a New Zealand jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of New Zealand. Early life and family Eichelbaum was born in Königsberg, Germany, and his family emigrated to Wellin ...

Opposition leaders

See: :Parliament of New Zealand, :New Zealand elections * Act –

Roger Douglas Sir Roger Owen Douglas (born 5 December 1937) is a retired New Zealand politician who served as a minister in two Labour governments. He became arguably best known for his prominent role in New Zealand's radical economic restructuring in the 19 ...

* New Zealand First –

Winston Peters Winston Raymond Peters (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand politician serving as the leader of New Zealand First since its foundation in 1993. Peters served as the 13th deputy prime minister of New Zealand from 1996 to 1998 and 2017 to 2020, ...

United Future United Future New Zealand, usually known as United Future, was a centrist political party in New Zealand. The party was in government between 2005 and 2017, first alongside Labour (2005–2008) and then supporting National (2008–2017). U ...

– TBD * Labour –

Helen Clark Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 37th prime minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008, and was the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017. She was ...

( Leader of the Opposition) *

Progressives Progressivism holds that it is possible to improve human societies through political action. As a political movement, progressivism seeks to advance the human condition through social reform based on purported advancements in science, techno ...

– TBD

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland Region in New Zealand, which it controls as a unitary authority. The position exists since October 2010 after the amal ...

– Les Mills * Mayor of Hamilton – Margaret Evans *

Mayor of Wellington The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of the City of Wellington. The mayor presides over the Wellington City Council. The mayor is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representat ...

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Fran Wilde Dame Frances Helen Wilde (née Kitching, born 11 November 1948) is a New Zealand politician, and former Wellington Labour member of parliament, Minister of Tourism and Mayor of Wellington. She was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Welling ...

Mayor of Christchurch The Mayor of Christchurch is the head of the municipal government of Christchurch, New Zealand, and presides over the Christchurch City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system. The current mayor, Ph ...

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Vicki Buck Vicki Susan Buck (born 16 July 1955) is a New Zealand politician. She was Mayor of Christchurch for nine years from 1989 to 1998. She retired after three terms, having been very popular. She made a political comeback, standing in the 2013 loc ...

Mayor of Dunedin The Mayor of Dunedin is the head of the local government, the city council of Dunedin, New Zealand. The Mayor's role is "to provide leadership to the other elected members of the territorial authority, be a leader in the community and perform c ...

– Richard Walls

Events

*13 August: By-election in Selwyn after the

National National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

Ruth Richardson Ruth Margaret Richardson (born 13 December 1950) is a New Zealand retired politician of the National Party who served as Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1993. Her 1991 budget, which she dubbed the "Mother of all Budgets", formed the catalyst ...

retired from politics. David Carter retained the seat for National.

Arts and literature

* Christine Johnston wins the

Robert Burns Fellowship The Robert Burns Fellowship is a New Zealand literary residency. Established in 1958 to coincide with bicentennial celebrations of the birth of Robert Burns, it is often claimed to be New Zealand's premier literary residency. The list of past ...

See

1994 in art Events from the year 1994 in art. Events *February 12 – Edvard Munch's painting ''The Scream'' is stolen, in Oslo (recovered on May 7). *April 8 – Restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes: Michelangelo's ''The Last Judgment (Michelangelo), ...

1994 in literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1994. Events * October 11 – The choice of James Kelman's book '' How Late It Was, How Late'' as the year's Booker Prize winner proves controversial. One of the ju ...

, :1994 books

Music

New Zealand Music Awards The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards), conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ, honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry. The awards are among the most significant that ...

Winners are shown first with nominees underneath. *Album of the Year:

Straitjacket Fits Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin sound. Biography Like many of their Flying Nun stable-mates, the band hailed from the southern city of Dun ...

– Blow **Strawpeople – World Service **The 3Ds – Venus Trail *Single of the Year:

Headless Chickens The Headless Chickens was a New Zealand band. Going against the grain of the Dunedin sound that dominated the Flying Nun Records roster at the time, the Headless Chickens made extensive use of electronic instruments in their music. History ...

– Juice / Chopper **Strawpeople – Love Explodes **Straitjacket Fits – Cat Inna Can *Best Male Vocalist: Shayne Carter (Straitjacket Fits) **Jon Toogood (Shihad) **Chris Matthews *Best Female Vocalist:

Fiona McDonald Fiona Maude McDonald (born 1965) is a New Zealand pop singer and television personality. Singer McDonald's first involvement with music came through singing jingles for Auckland student radio station bFM. From that work she was asked to joi ...

(Headless Chickens) **Annie Crummer **Shona Laing *Best Group: Headless Chickens **Strawpeople **Straitjacket Fits *Most Promising Male Vocalist: Matty J (Matty J and the Soul Syndicate) **Michael Gregg & Brendan Gregg **Jason Ioasa *Most Promising Female Vocalist: Emma Paki **Jan Preston **Rima Te Wiata *Most Promising Group: Urban Disturbance **Holy Toledos **3Ds *International Achievement: Crowded House **Straitjacket Fits **Headless Chickens *Best Video: Matt Noonan / Josh Frizzell – System Virtue (Emma Paki) **Fane Flaws – The Beautiful Things (Front Lawn) **Johnny Ogilvie – Mr Moon (Headless Chickens) *Best Producer: Strawpeople – World Service **Stuart Pearce – Pacifico (Kantuta) **Jaz Coleman – Churn (Shihad) *Best Engineer:

Malcolm Welsford Malcolm Welsford is a New Zealand Record Producer and is best known for his work with Shihad, The Feelers and Supergroove. Early career Welsford's professional recording career began in 1984 at a small largely unknown Studio called Frontier Stud ...

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Churn Churn may refer to: * Churn drill, large-diameter drilling machine large holes appropriate for holes in the ground Dairy-product terms * Butter churn, device for churning butter * Churning (butter), the process of creating butter out of mil ...

(

Shihad Shihad are a rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1988. The band consists of founders Tom Larkin (drums, backing vocals, samplers), Phil Knight (lead guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals) and Jon Toogood (lead vocals, rhythm guitar ...

) **Malcolm Wellsford – You Gotta Know (Supergroove) **Graeme Myhre – Travellin' On (Midge Marsden) *Best Jazz Album: Freebass – Raw **Bluespeak – Late Last Night **Nairobi Trio – Through The Clouds *Best Classical Album: Dame

Malvina Major Dame Malvina Lorraine Major (born 28 January 1943) is a New Zealand opera soprano. Early life Major was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, into a large musical family. As a child she performed at various concerts, singing mainly country and wester ...

– Casta Diva **NZ Symphony Orchestra – The Three Symphonies/ Douglas Lilburn **Tamas Vesmas – Eastern European Piano Music *Best Country Album: Al Hunter – The Singer **The Warratahs – Big Sky **Patsy Riggir – My Little Corner of the World *Best Folk Album: Steve McDonald – Sons of Somerled **Adam Bell – Summerland **Beverly Young – It's Then I Wish *Best Gospel Album: Stephen Bell-Booth – Undivided **Woodford House Chapel Choir – Celebration **Monica O'Hagan – His Love **Andrew & Saskia Smith – The Gemcutter *Polynesian Album of the Year: Pasifik MX – Manuiri **Andre Tapena – It's Raro **Mana – Mana *Best Songwriter: Emma Paki – System Virtue **Stephen Bell-Booth – Undivided **Greg Johnson – Winter Song *Best Cover: Brett Graham – Te Rangatahi **Johnny Pain & Jonathan King – Drinking With Judas (Hallelujah Picassos) **Chris Knox – Duck Shaped Pain and Gum See:

1994 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. Specific locations *1994 in British music *1994 in Norwegian music Specific genres *1994 in country music *1994 in heavy metal music *1994 in hip hop music *1994 ...

Radio and television

*4 March: Australian police drama ''

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian Police procedural, police drama series that was produced by Endemol Australia, Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, ...

'' comes to New Zealand when the series begins screening on TV One. *4 April: US children's television series ''

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series targeted at young children aged 2–7, created by Sheryl Leach. The series premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomo ...

'' first airs on TV2. *27 April: US science fiction drama ''

The X-Files ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who ...

'' makes its New Zealand television debut on TV2. *19 July: Australian children's cartoon series ''

The Adventures of Blinky Bill ''The Adventures of Blinky Bill'' is an Australian animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about Blinky Bill, and is a sequel series to the 1992 film '' Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala''. The series is produced by the Yora ...

'' begins airing on TV2 in New Zealand (the same country where the author of the books Dorothy Wall was born). *4 September: British children's animation based on the books by Sarah Ferguson ''

Budgie the Little Helicopter ''Budgie the Little Helicopter'' is a British animated television series, relating to a fictional helicopter and his friends, based on a series of children's books. The characters were based on the books by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. The s ...

'' appears on New Zealand television screens for the very first time on TV3. It was also the very first British cartoon to air on TV3 as well as making the New Zealand the very first country outside of the UK to broadcast it. *8 September: Acclaimed British children's television series '' Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'' screens on TV2 as a stand alone for the very last time. *3 December:

Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...

, a brand new general entertainment channel is launched by

Sky The sky is an unobstructed view upward from the surface of the Earth. It includes the atmosphere and outer space. It may also be considered a place between the ground and outer space, thus distinct from outer space. In the field of astronomy, ...

. *3 December: Long running children's Saturday morning series '' What Now'' has its final broadcast for 1994 on TV2. * TV 2 begins 24-hour/7-day programming. * Newstalk ZB begins broadcasting nationwide. *The

Classic Hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980 ...

brand is rolled out nationwide when heritage stations operated by Radio New Zealand are rebranded as Classic Hits originally retaining local programming. See:

List of TVNZ television programming This is an incomplete list of television programmes, past and present, screened on TVNZ, Television New Zealand that were made in New Zealand. Programmes Regular shows (screened throughout the year) Seasonal shows One-off series Shows tha ...

TV3 (New Zealand) Three ( mi, Toru), stylized as +HR=E, is a New Zealand nationwide television channel. Launched on 26 November 1989 as TV3, it was New Zealand's first private broadcasting, privately owned television channel. The channel currently broadcasts nat ...

, Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

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Bread and Roses "Bread and Roses" is a political slogan as well as the name of an associated poem and song. It originated from a speech given by American women's suffrage activist Helen Todd; a line in that speech about "bread for all, and roses too" inspired ...

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Heavenly Creatures ''Heavenly Creatures'' is a 1994 New Zealand biographical psychological drama film directed by Peter Jackson, from a screenplay he co-wrote with his partner, Fran Walsh, and starring Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey in their feature film debu ...

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Once Were Warriors ''Once Were Warriors'' is New Zealand author Alan Duff's bestselling first novel, published in 1990. It tells the story of an urban Māori family, the Hekes, and portrays the reality of domestic violence in New Zealand. It was the basis of a 1 ...

'' See: :1994 film awards, 1994 in film, List of New Zealand feature films,

Cinema of New Zealand Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking ...

, :1994 films

Internet

See
NZ Internet History

Sport

Athletics

* Paul Smith wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:19:12 on 30 April in Rotorua, while

Nyla Carroll Nyla Jane Carroll (born 24 November 1965 in New Plymouth, Taranaki) is a retired long-distance runner from New Zealand, who represented her native country in the women's 10,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Carro ...

claims her first in the women's championship (2:37:37).

Basketball

* The NBL was won by Nelson

Commonwealth Games

Cricket

Various Tours,

New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Named the Black Caps, they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 ...

Chappell–Hadlee Trophy The Chappell–Hadlee Trophy in cricket is a One Day International cricket series between Australia and New Zealand. It is named after legendary cricketing families from the two countries: the Chappell brothers ( Ian, Gregory, and Trevor) of ...

, Cricket World Cup

Golf

New Zealand Open The New Zealand Open is the premier men's golf tournament in New Zealand. It has been a regular fixture on the PGA Tour of Australasia tournament schedule since the 1970s. The 2019 event was the 100th edition of the tournament. Since 2014 it has ...

, Check :New Zealand golfers in overseas tournaments.

Horse racing

Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Chri ...

: Bee Bee Cee *

Auckland Trotting Cup The Auckland Pacing Cup which is sometimes referred to as the Auckland Trotting Cup or merely the Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses. It is one of the two major harness races, along with ...

: Chokin – 2nd win

Thoroughbred racing

*Netball:

Silver Ferns The New Zealand national netball team, commonly known as the Silver Ferns, represent New Zealand in international netball. The team take their nickname from the Silver Tree Fern ('' Cyathea dealbata''), which is an emblem for many New Zealand ...

National Bank Cup The National Bank Cup was the pre-eminent national netball competition in New Zealand between 1998 and 2007. From 2008, it was replaced by the ANZ Championship. Format In the rounds, each team played every other team once, then the top four teams ...

Netball World Championships The Netball World Cup is a quadrennial international netball world championship organised by the World Netball, inaugurated in 1963. Since its inception the competition has been dominated primarily by the Australia national netball team and th ...

Olympic Games

* New Zealand sends a team of seven competitors in two sports.

Paralympic Games

* New Zealand sends a team of seven competitors in one sport.

Rugby league

* The

Lion Red Cup The Lion Red Cup was a New Zealand domestic rugby league competition that ran from 1994 to 1996 sponsored by brewers Lion Nathan. It was created due to the increase in public awareness of domestic rugby league due to the Auckland Warriors being a ...

competition was introduced, with 12 teams participating. The Counties Manukau Heroes were the Minor Premiers, but were beaten 24–16 in the Grand Final by the North Harbour Sea Eagles. * Canterbury rugby league team retained the

Rugby League Cup The Rugby League Cup is a New Zealand rugby league trophy that is contested between districts on a challenge basis. The trophy used to be known as the Northern Union Challenge Cup. It is the oldest rugby league competition in New Zealand. Histo ...

throughout the season. *16 October, New Zealand defeated Papua New Guinea 28-12 *27 October, New Zealand defeated Papua New Guinea 30-16

Rugby union

:Rugby union in New Zealand,

Rugby Union World Cup The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb E ...

National Provincial Championship The National Provincial Championship may refer to: * National Provincial Championship (1976–2005), original competition before reform into 14 sides * National Provincial Championship (2006–present) The National Provincial Championship, o ...

, :All Blacks,

Bledisloe Cup The Bledisloe Cup is an annual rugby union competition originally staged between the national teams of Australia's Wallabies and New Zealand's All Blacks that has been contested since the 1930s. The frequency that the competition is held has va ...

Tri Nations Series The Rugby Championship is an international rugby union competition contested annually by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. These are the four highest ranked national teams in the Southern Hemisphere; the Six Nations is a ...

Ranfurly Shield The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Shield is based on a challenge system. The holding union must defend the shield in challeng ...

Shooting

*Ballinger Belt – ** Andy Luckman (United Kingdom) **John Whiteman (Upper Hutt), sixth, top New Zealander

Soccer

* The Superclub competition was won by

North Shore United North Shore United Association Football Club is an amateur football club based in the North Shore, Auckland. They compete in the Northern League, where they last won the competition in 2019. Their home ground is Allen Hill Stadium, which is l ...

* The

Chatham Cup The Chatham Cup is New Zealand's premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout tournament in men's association football. It is held annually, with the final contested in September. The current champions of the Chatham Cup are 2022 winners Auck ...

is won by

Waitakere City Waitākere City was a territorial authority in West Auckland, New Zealand; it was governed by the Waitākere City Council from 1989 to 2010. It was New Zealand's fifth-largest city, with an annual growth of about 2%. In 2010 the council was ...

who beat Wellington Olympic 1–0 in the final.Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com

Births

January

* 1 January – Hayden McCormick, cyclist * 6 January –

Samantha McClung Samantha McClung is a New Zealand model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2015 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2015 Miss Universe 2015 was the 64th Miss Universe pageant, held at Th ...

, beauty pageant contestant * 7 January –

Gemma Jones Jennifer "Gemma" Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English actress. Appearing on both stage and screen, her film appearances include ''Sense and Sensibility (film), Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), the Bridget Jones (film series), ''Bridget Jo ...

, sailor * 10 January – Tim Payne, association football player * 12 January – Simon Hickey, rugby union player * 17 January – Chance Peni, rugby league player * 20 January – Caitlin Lopes Da Silva, water polo player * 23 January –

Hamish Schreurs Hamish Schreurs (born 23 January 1994) is a New Zealand cyclist, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team . Major results ;2015 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2016 : National Road Championships ::1st Unde ...

, cyclist * 31 January ** Georgia Fabish, actor **

Rose Keddell Elizabeth Rose Keddell (born 31 January 1994) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the Black Sticks Women) since 2012, including at the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup and th ...

, field hockey player

February

* 5 February ** Lewis Ormond, rugby union player ** Tom Sanders, rugby union player * 15 February – Mitchell Drummond, rugby union player * 18 February – Patrick Kaufusi, rugby league player * 19 February ** Sam Lisone, rugby league player ** Brook Robertson, rower * 23 February – Patrice Siolo, rugby league player

March

* 1 March –

Siositina Hakeai Siositina Hakeai (born 1 March 1994) is a New Zealand athlete. She was New Zealand women's discus champion for three years from 2012 to 2014. Hakeai placed fourth in the women's discus throw at both the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 Comm ...

, discus thrower * 4 March –

Max O'Dowd Maxwell Patrick O'Dowd (born 4 March 1994) is a Dutch international cricketer who made his debut for the Netherlands national cricket team in June 2015. He is a right-handed opening batsman and has played for the Netherlands in three editions of ...

, cricketer * 7 March –

Ruby Tew Ruby Tew (born 7 March 1994) is a New Zealand Olympic rower. Personal life Born in Wellington, she is the daughter of New Zealand Rugby CEO Steve Tew. She received her secondary education at Queen Margaret College. She is studying towards a B ...

, rower * 15 March –

Kip Colvey Kip Warren Colvey II (born 15 March 1994) is a New Zealand former professional footballer. He last played for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. Early life Colvey was born in Hawaii, but grew up in the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand. ...

, association footballer

April

* 3 April – Kodi Nikorima, rugby league player * 5 April **

Sam Bosworth Sam Bosworth (born 5 April 1994) is a New Zealand coxswain. He is an Olympic champion and was the first male coxswain to win an international elite rowing event in a female crew. Private life Bosworth was born on 5 April 1994 and is from Waipar ...

, coxswain ** Tom Murray, rower * 12 April – Holly Moon, gymnast * 14 April – Beau Monga, singer and beatboxer * 15 April – Katie Bowen, association footballer * 16 April – Holly Patterson, association footballer * 20 April – Tyrell Baringer-Tahiri, association footballer

May

* 4 May –

Joseph Tapine Joseph Tapine pronounced () (born 4 May 1994) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL, and for New Zealand and the New Zealand Māori at international level. Tapine prev ...

, rugby league player * 8 May – Luke Adams, association footballer * 9 May – Epalahame Faiva, rugby union player * 24 May – Joseph Dan-Tyrell, association footballer * 25 May **

Richie Mo'unga Richard Fou'a Mo'unga (born 25 May 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a first five-eighth for in the Bunnings NPC, the in Super Rugby, and the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. Early life Mo'unga was bo ...

, rugby union player ** Josh Renton, rugby union player * 29 May –

Tai Webster Tai Jack Webster (born 29 May 1995) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). Prior to playing college basketball in the United States, Webster won a New Zealand NBL champio ...

, basketball player

June

* 7 June – Miranda Chase, water polo player * 13 June – Liam Dudding, cricketer * 22 June – Felicity Leydon-Davis, cricketer * 24 June – Mitch Evans, motor racing driver

July

* 1 July – Tyla Nathan-Wong, rugby sevens and touch player * 16 July –

Ken Maumalo Ken Maumalo (born 16 July 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the West Tigers in the NRL and has played for Samoa and New Zealand at international level. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in th ...

, rugby league player * 23 July ** Selina Goddard, lawn bowler ** Thomas Kingsmill, water polo player * 25 July –

Sophie Cocks Sophie Cocks (born 25 July 1994) is a New Zealand field hockey player, and a member of the women's national team, the Black Sticks. She competed for New Zealand at the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup and the women's hockey tournament at the , wi ...

, field hockey player

August

* 2 August **

Manaia Cherrington Manaia Cherrington (born 2 August 1994) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Wests Magpies in the New South Wales Cup. He plays at and previously played for the New Zealand Warriors, Wests Tigers and the Cro ...

, rugby league player **

Jacob Duffy Jacob Duffy (born 2 August 1994) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Otago. Duffy made his senior debut in an HRV Cup match against Northern Districts in January 2012. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in Dece ...

, cricketer * 5 August – James Tucker, rugby union player * 7 August –

Regan Ware Regan Edward Ware (born 7 August 1994) is a New Zealand rugby sevens and rugby union player. He debuted for New Zealand at the 2015 Dubai Sevens tournament. Ware was selected for the New Zealand squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Jan ...

, rugby union player * 11 August ** Anton Cooper, cross-country cyclist ** Kelsey Smith, field hockey player * 12 August – Trent Jones, BMX cyclist * 18 August – Ashleigh Ward, association footballer * 19 August –

Nick Cassidy Nick Cassidy (born 19 August 1994) is a New Zealand racing driver, currently competing in Formula E for Envision Racing, and in the World Endurance Championship and Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with AF Corse. He has won the 2017 championship in ...

, motor racing driver

September

* 3 September – Francis Molo, rugby league player * 7 September ** Herman Ese'ese, rugby league player ** Matt Vaega, rugby union player * 8 September –

Leon Fukofuka Leon Fukofuka (born 8 September 1994) is a rugby union player who currently plays as a halfback for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and is a international. Early career The son of former Auckland and Prop, Kalau Fukofuka, Leon was ...

, rugby union player * 12 September – Robert O'Donnell, cricketer * 14 September – Jamie Booth, rugby union player * 19 September – Matthew Hutchins, swimmer * 23 September – Malia Paseka, netball player * 26 September – Emma Robinson, swimmer

October

* 1 October – Harshae Raniga, association footballer * 2 October – Trinity Spooner-Neera, rugby union player * 8 October – Jahrome Hughes, rugby league player * 10 October – Anna Tempero, gymnast * 16 October – David Fusitu'a, rugby league player * 22 October – Michael Brake, rower * 25 October – Ken McClure, cricketer * 27 October – Stephanie Skilton, association footballer * 31 October – Matthew Lewis, water polo player

November

* 6 November –

Christian Cullen Christian Mathias Cullen (born 12 February 1976) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player. He played most of his rugby at fullback for New Zealand (the All Blacks), for the Hurricanes in the Super 12, and for Manawatu, Wellington and later ...

, standardbred racehorse * 18 November – Anna-Lisa Christiane, beauty pageant contestant * 22 November – Tautalatasi Tasi, rugby league player * 23 November – Evie Millynn, association footballer * 24 November – Brew, Thoroughbred racehorse * 27 November –

Racquel Sheath Racquel Sheath (born 27 November 1994) is a retired New Zealand track and road cyclist. She represented her nation at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Sheath competed for the New Zealand team in the women's team pursuit at the ...

, cyclist

December

* 2 December – Rachel Schmidt, trampolinist * 5 December – Zonda, Thoroughbred racehorse * 8 December ** Helena Gasson, swimmer ** Dylan Kennett, cyclist **

Elizabeth Thompson Elizabeth Southerden Thompson (3 November 1846 – 2 October 1933), later known as Lady Butler, was a British painter who specialised in painting scenes from British military campaigns and battles, including the Crimean War and the Napoleonic ...

, field hockey player * 10 December ** Leo Carter, cricketer ** Holly Robinson, athlete * 14 December –

Tim Seifert Tim Seifert (born 14 December 1994) is a New Zealand international cricketer. He was part of New Zealand's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in February 2018. ...

, cricketer * 16 December – Jordan Rae, gymnast * 17 December –

Lloyd Perrett Lloyd Perrett (born 17 December 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Ormeau Shearers DMC side. He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rug ...

, rugby league player * 20 December ** Jacko Gill, shot putter **

Ryan Thomas Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an electo ...

, association football player * 22 December ** Lalakai Foketi, rugby union player ** Cameron Howieson, association football player * 23 December – David Havili, rugby union player * 24 December – Fa'amanu Brown, rugby league player * 30 December ** Tyler Boyd, association football player **

Kyle Jamieson Kyle Jamieson (born 30 December 1994) is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in February 2020 against India. In May 2020, New Zealand Cricket awarded him with a central contract, ahead of the ...

, cricketer

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* Rafe Custance, actor * Kylie Price, singer-songwriter

Deaths

January–March

* 1 January –

Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt Colonel Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt, (10 August 1900 – 1 January 1994) was a New Zealand physician, military surgeon, statesman and athlete. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the 100 m sprint. He served as the ...

, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (born 1900) * 2 January –

Godfrey Bowen Walter Godfrey Bowen (13 February 1922 – 2 January 1994) was a New Zealand farmer and world acclaimed sheep shearer. With his brother Ivan, he developed the Bowen Technique, which involved the shearer using his spare hand to stretch the sheep ...

, sheep shearer (born 1922) * 4 January – Dame

Eileen Mayo Dame Eileen Rosemary Mayo (11 September 1906 – 4 January 1994) was an English artist and designer who worked in England, Australia and New Zealand in almost every available medium – drawings, woodcuts, lithographs on stone and tempera, tapes ...

, artist and designer (born 1906) * 7 January – Dame Dorothea Horsman, women's rights advocate (born 1918) * 18 January – Hēmi Pōtatau, Presbyterian minister, soldier, writer (born 1904) * 25 January – Bertha Rawlinson, operatic singer, actor, composer (born 1910) * 16 February – Graeme Caughley, population ecologist and conservation biologist (born 1937) * 4 March – George Hughes, philosopher and logician (born 1918) * 10 March – D. J. M. Mackenzie, colonial medical officer (born 1905) * 20 March – John Kennedy, Roman Catholic journalist and editor (born 1926) * 26 March – Dame

Whina Cooper Dame Whina Cooper (9 December 1895 – 26 March 1994) was a respected (Māori elder), who worked for many years for the rights of her people, and particularly to improve the lot of Māori women. She is remembered for leading the 1975 Māori l ...

, Māori leader (born 1895)

April–June

* 17 April – Bill Dillon, politician (born 1933) * 30 April – Ina Lamason, cricketer and field hockey player (born 1911) * 2 May – Roderick Syme, agricultural instructor, mountaineer, local-body politician (born 1900) * 3 May –

Francis Bell Francis Bell may refer to: * Arthur Bell (martyr) (1590–1643), also known as Francis Bell, Franciscan and English martyr *Dillon Bell (Francis Dillon Bell; 1822–1898), New Zealand politician, father of the New Zealand Prime Minister * Francis B ...

, actor (born 1944) * 5 May – Charles Diver, confectioner (born 1910) * 7 May – Nassipour, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1980) * 9 May – Connie Birchfield, political activist (born 1898) * 16 May – Roy McElroy, politician, mayor of Auckland (1965–68) (born 1907) * 18 May ** Sir Harry Barker, newspaper journalist, politician (born 1898) ** Charles Turner, mechanical and civil engineer (born 1901) * 22 May –

Norman Read Norman Richard Read (13 August 1931 – 22 May 1994) was a New Zealand racewalker. Born in Portsmouth, England, Read emigrated to New Zealand in 1953. The self-proclaimed "Pommie-Kiwi" competed for New Zealand at the 1956 Olympics in the 50&n ...

, racewalker (born 1931) * 25 May – Jack Best, rugby union player (born 1914) * 27 May ** James McHaffie, cricketer (born 1910) **

Bert Roth Herbert Otto Roth (7 December 1917 – 27 May 1994) was a notable New Zealand socialist, labourer, librarian and historian. He was born in Vienna, Austria in 1917. In Austria, he was known as "Otti" but in New Zealand he was known as "Bert". Ro ...

, librarian, historian (born 1917) * 31 May **

Philip Blakeley Philip William Blakeley (3 April 1915 – 31 May 1994) was a New Zealand electrical engineer and engineering administrator. He was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, on 3 April 1915. He married Ida Rogers, the daughter of Bill Rogers (New Zealan ...

, electrical engineer (born 1915) ** Cedric Firth, architect, writer (born 1908) **

Doug Freeman Douglas Linford Freeman (8 September 1914 – 31 May 1994) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests in 1933. He was born in Australia in the Sydney suburb of Randwick, and also died in Sydney. Cricket career Freeman attended Nelson ...

, cricketer (born 1914) * 1 June – Bramwell Cook, Salvation Army leader, doctor (born 1903) * 3 June –

Jack Cowie John Cowie (30 March 1912 – 3 June 1994) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in nine Tests from 1937 to 1949. His Test opportunities were restricted by New Zealand's limited programme, and his cricket career was interrupted by World War I ...

, cricketer (born 1912) * 7 June – Peter Jones, rugby union player (born 1932) * 16 June – Stephen Scott, rugby union player (born 1955) * 19 June – Florence Harsant, temperance worker, writer (born 1891) * 27 June – Dame Louise Henderson, painter (born 1902)

July–September

* 3 July – Felix Kelly, designer, painter and illustrator (born 1914) * 13 July – Richard B. Sibson, ornithologist (born 1911) * 19 July –

Jim Bellwood James Charles Bellwood (10 July 1912 – 19 July 1994) was a New Zealand labourer, physical education instructor and sports coach. He was born in Hastings, New Zealand, as James Charles Robertson, but was fostered by Arthur and Ada Bellwood ...

, physical education teacher, sports coach (born 1912) * 25 July – Jay Epae, singer and songwriter (born 1933) * 29 July – Wiremu Te Āwhitu, Roman Catholic priest (born 1914) * 9 August – Charles Saunders, rower (born 1902) * 17 August ** Len Newell, swimmer (born 1913) **

Dick Shortt Richard William Robert Shortt (22 March 1922 – 17 August 1994) was a New Zealand cricket umpire. He stood in nine Test matches between 1959 and 1973. References 1922 births 1994 deaths New Zealand Test cricket umpires English em ...

, cricket umpire (born 1922) ** Sir Fred White, physicist, ornithologist, science administrator (born 1905) * 19 August – Harry Jacks, soldier, plant pathologist, forester (born 1908) * 22 August – Sir Ralph Love, public servant, politician, Te Āti Awa leader (born 1907) * 24 August – Cecil Holmes, film director (born 1921) * 5 September ** Kathleen Curtis, Lady Rigg, mycologist (born 1892) ** Mick Williment, rugby union player (born 1940) * 6 September –

Edward Gaines Edward Russell Gaines (3 November 1926 – 6 September 1994) was the Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland (1976–1981) and was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand (1980–94). Born in Whanganui in 1926, Ga ...

, Roman Catholic bishop (born 1926) * 12 September – John Chewings, politician (born 1920)

October–December

* 9 October – Bill Fox, politician (born 1899) * 10 October – Nola Luxford, Hollywood actress (born 1895) * 15 October –

Avis Acres Thyra Avis Mary Acres (née McNeill, 26 March 1910 – 15 October 1994) was a New Zealand artist, writer, illustrator and conservationist. She is best known for her comic strip about two pohutukawa fairies, ''Hutu and Kawa''. Biography Av ...

, artist, writer, illustrator, conservationist (born 1910) * 24 October – Sir

Guy Powles Sir Guy Richardson Powles (5 April 1905 – 24 October 1994) was a New Zealand diplomat, the last Governor of Western Samoa and architect of Samoan independence, and New Zealand's first Ombudsman. Early life Powles was born in Otaki, north of W ...

, diplomat, Ombudsman (born 1905) * 26 October ** Ronald Dobson, rugby union player (born 1923) ** Pavel Tichý, logician, philosopher and mathematician (born 1936) * 28 October – Jock Richardson, rugby union player (born 1899) * 29 October – Gordon Cochrane, pilot (born 1916) * 2 November – John Nimmo, cricketer (born 1910) * 16 November – Ponty Reid, rugby union player (born 1929) * 22 November –

Charles Upham Charles Hazlitt Upham, (21 September 1908 – 22 November 1994) was a New Zealand soldier who was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) twice during the Second World War - for gallantry in Crete in May 1941, and in Egypt, in July 1942. He was the mo ...

, soldier (born 1908) * 6 December – Laura Ingram, community leader, local-body politician (born 1912) * 10 December – James Healy, geologist (born 1910) * 12 December –

Frederick Turnovsky Frederick Turnovsky (28 December 1916 – 12 December 1994) was a notable New Zealand manufacturer, entrepreneur, advocate for the arts and community leader. He was born in Prague, Bohemia in 1916. Early life Turnovsky was the second son of ...

, manufacturer, entrepreneur, arts advocate (born 1916) * 16 December – Les Gandar, politician, diplomat (born 1919) * 24 December – Louise Sutherland, cyclist (born 1926) * 26 December –

Sybil Lupp Sybil Audrey Marie Lupp (née Colley; 1 August 1916 – 26 December 1994) was a New Zealand mechanic, motor-racing driver, garage proprietor and motor vehicle dealer. She was born in Clive, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand on 1 August 1916. Lupp was awa ...

, mechanic, motor racing driving, garage proprietor (born 1916) * 27 December –

Jimmy Kemp James Paul Kemp (born June 27, 1971) is the president of the Jack Kemp Foundation, the executive vice president of Group 47 and a former CFL quarterback. He is the brother of former NFL quarterback Jeff Kemp and the son of American Football L ...

, cricketer (born 1918)