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Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Year in NZ The following lists events that happened during 2010 in New Zealand.

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 4,373,900.[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 2009: 41,700 (0.96%).[1]
  • Males per 100 Females: 95.7.[1]

Incumbents

Regal and vice-regal

Government

2010 was the second full year of the 49th Parliament.

Other party leaders

Judiciary

Main centre leaders

Events

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The transfer case of Timothy O'Donnell at Bagram Airfield
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Earthquake damage at the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets, Christchurch, on 4 September 2010

January

  • 17–19 January: Prince William of Wales visits New Zealand, and represents The Queen officially for the first time by opening the new Supreme Court building in Wellington.[6]

February

March

April

  • 25 April: Three members of the air force are killed when their Iroquois helicopter crashes on the way to Wellington for Anzac day commemorations.[7]

May

June

July

  • 13 July: Two police officers are injured and police dog Gage is killed after being confronted by an armed offender during a routine drugs search in Phillipstown, Christchurch. Gage would later be posthumously awarded the PDSA Gold Medal after taking a fatal gunshot wound protecting his injured handler.

August

  • 4 August: Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell becomes the first New Zealand fatality of the War in Afghanistan after his convoy is attacked.[8]

September

  • 4 September
    • The 7.1 magnitude 2010 Canterbury earthquake causes widespread damage and several power outages, particularly in Christchurch.
    • All nine passengers on board are killed in a Fletcher FU24 crash, the worst aircraft crash in New Zealand in 17 years.[9]
  • 17 September: MP and Corrections Minister David Garrett resigns from the ACT party caucus after revelations that in 1984 he obtained a false passport using details of a deceased child.[10]
  • 17–22 September: A "storm the size of Australia" passes to the south of New Zealand bringing snow, rain, gales, tornadoes and causing widespread damage – 72,000 homes lose power, and the roof of a stadium collapses under a snow load in Invercargill and numerous roads are closed.[11][12]

October

  • 1 October: The largest reform in the tax system since the 1980s takes effect: GST is raised to 15%, company tax rates drop from 30% to 28%, and the top tax bracket falls from 38% to 33%.[13]
  • 5 October: Breakfast broadcaster Paul Henry is suspended by TVNZ after questioning if New Zealand's ethnic minority Governor-General Anand Satyanand, is a proper New Zealander.[14] On 7 October Henry is embroiled in further controversy as his mockery of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is declared "racist" and "unacceptable" and New Zealand's ambassador to India is summoned for a dressing down.[15] Henry resigns from TVNZ on 10 October.[16]
  • 9 October: Elections held for all of New Zealand's city, district and regional councils, and all District Health Boards.
  • 27 October: After crisis talks with Warner Bros executives, Prime Minister John Key announces the $670 million project to film The Hobbit will go ahead in New Zealand. Acting unions had threatened to boycott the movies, leading Warner Bros and New Line to consider taking the production elsewhere.[17]

November

December

  • 28 December: A storm moves up the country. Two bridges on the Aorere River are swept away, including the historic Salisbury Swing Bridge.[20]

Holidays and observances

Awards

New Zealander of the year

The inaugural awards take place.[21]

Arts and literature

New books

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Music

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Performing arts

Television

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Film

Internet

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Sports

Commonwealth Games

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Cricket

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Horse racing

Harness racing

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Thoroughbred racing

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Motorsport

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Netball

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Olympic Games

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  • New Zealand sends a team of 16 competitors in eight sports.
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Paralympic Games

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  • New Zealand sends a team of two competitors in one sport.
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Rowing

The 2010 World Rowing Championships were held at Lake Karapiro, near Hamilton, New Zealand between 29 October – 7 November.

Rugby league

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Rugby union

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Shooting

  • Ballinger Belt –
    • Jonathan Cload (United Kingdom)
    • Ross Geange (Otorohanga), second, top New Zealander[22]

Soccer

At the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa, New Zealand finish third in their pool after achieving three draws: 1–1 vs Slovakia, 1-1 vs Italy and 0-0 vs Paraguay.

Tennis

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Births

  • 21 August – Suavito, Thoroughbred racehorse
  • 25 September – Puccini, Thoroughbred racehorse
  • 23 October – Tiger Tara, Standardbred racehorse

Deaths

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January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

  • 1 August – Eric Tindill, cricketer and rugby player (born 1910)
  • 11 August – Sir Ron Trotter, businessman (born 1927)
  • 14 August – O. E. Middleton, writer (born 1925)
  • 17 August – Koro Dewes, Ngāti Porou kaumātua and Māori language advocate (born 1930)
  • 24 August – Sir Graham Liggins, medical scientist (born 1926)
  • 28 August – Sir Patrick O'Dea, public servant (born 1918)

September

October

November

December

  • 4 December – Adrienne Simpson, broadcaster, historian, musicologist and writer (born 1943)
  • 14 December – Ruth Park, author (born 1917)
  • 15 December
    • Tom Newnham, political activist and educationalist (born 1926)
    • Sir Ross Jansen, local-body politician (born 1932)
  • 28 December – Denis Dutton, philosophy academic (born 1944)
  • 30 December – Rex Hamilton, sport shooter (born 1928)
  • 31 December – Syd Ward, cricketer (born 1907)

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See also

References

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External links

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