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2017 in New Zealand

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2017
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New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 2017 in New Zealand.

Population

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National

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Estimated populations as at 30 June.[1]

Main urban areas

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Estimated populations as at 30 June.[1]

Incumbents

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Regal and vice-regal

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Government

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2017 is the third and final full year of the 51st Parliament, which first sat on 21 October 2014 and was dissolved on 17 August 2017. A general election was held on 23 September to elect the 52nd Parliament.

The Fifth National Government, first elected in 2008, ends. The Sixth Labour Government begins.

Other party leaders

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Judiciary

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Main centre leaders

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Events

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February

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March

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April

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  • 6 April – A state of emergency is declared as the town of Edgecumbe is evacuated due to flooding caused by the remnants of Cyclone Debbie[5]
  • 13–14 April – Cyclone Cook, now an extratropical cyclone, moves across the North Island[6]
  • 24 April – Gerry Brownlee resigns from his portfolio of Minister for Supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration.[7]

May

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  • 4 May – State of emergencies are declares in the Whanganui and Rangitikei districts in anticipation of ex tropical Cyclone Debbie.[8]

June

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July

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  • 19–21 July – Severe flooding hits the east coast of the South Island between Christchurch and Balclutha
  • 21 July – Mycoplasma bovis disease found in a South Island herd of cows

August

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September

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October

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December

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Sport

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Rugby union

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Shooting

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  • Ballinger Belt –
    • Jim Bailey (Australia)
    • Brian Carter (Te Puke), third, top New Zealander[14]

Births

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Deaths

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Deaths
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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  • 2 October – Peter Burke, rugby union player, coach and administrator (born 1927)
  • 3 October – Norma Williams, swimmer, swimming administrator (born 1928)
  • 12 October – Derek Steward, athlete (born 1928)
  • 15 October – Francis Pound, art historian, curator and writer (born 1948)
  • 19 October – Edmund Cotter, mountaineer (born 1927)
  • 21 October – Dave Leech, hammer thrower (born 1927)
  • 22 October – Sandy Thomas, military leader (born 1919)
  • 23 October – Gordon Ogilvie, historian, biographer (born 1934)
  • 29 October – Roly Green, rugby union player (born 1927)
  • 30 October – James Beard, architect, town planner, landscape architect (born 1924)
  • 31 October

November

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December

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Exact date unknown

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2016 (provisional)". Statistics New Zealand. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006–16 (2017 boundary)". Statistics New Zealand. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Declared States of Emergency". www.civildefence.govt.nz. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Houses destroyed as large fires blaze across Hawke's Bay". RNZ. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ Winter, Chloe (9 March 2017). "Pumpkin Patch put into liquidation after failure to find buyer". Stuff. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ Bilby, Lynley (7 April 2017). "Stopping flooding is just the beginning following ex-cyclone Debbie's wrath, says Whakatane District mayor". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. ^ MetService (2018). Review of the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 Cyclone Seasons by TCWC Wellington (PDF). RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee for the South Pacific and South-East Indian Ocean Seventeenth Session. World Meteorological Organisation. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Brownlee bows out of Christchurch rebuild". RNZ. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Declared States of Emergency". www.civildefence.govt.nz. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Budget 2017". New Zealand Government. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2017". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Andrew Little resigns as leader of the Labour party". Radionz.co.nz. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  12. ^ George, Damian (3 October 2017). "Wellington's electric trolley bus wires to start coming down in a week". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  13. ^ "New Year honours list 2018". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Ballinger Belt". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  15. ^ Gee, Samantha (12 January 2017). "Nelson business pioneer Elspeth Kennedy leaves legacy". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Dame Laurie Salas death notice". The Press. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Frank Ryan, long-time Auckland mayor and father of Lucy Lawless, dies". Stuff. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2023.