The following lists events that happened during 2000 in New Zealand.
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- Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,873,100.[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1999: 21,900 (0.57%).[1]
- Males per 100 Females: 96.3.[1]
January
- 1 January: Broadcasts from the Chatham Islands and the New Zealand mainland are watched worldwide as New Zealand, by virtue of time zone, kicks off the worldwide millennium celebrations.
November
- 1 November: A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes north-west of Te Anau, Southland.[3]
- James Norcliffe wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
- Montana New Zealand Book Awards:
- Montana Medal: Grahame Sydney, The Art of Grahame Sydney
- Deutz Medal: Owen Marshall, Harlequin Rex
- Reader's Choice: Grahame Sydney, The Art of Grahame Sydney
- First Book Awards
- Fiction: Duncan Sarkies, Stray Thoughts And Nosebleeds
- Poetry: Glenn Colquhoun, The Art of Walking Upright
- Non-Fiction: Pether Thomson, Kava in the Blood
See 2000 in art, 2000 in literature, Category:2000 books
Music
This year of awards included a new category, ' Best Film Soundtrack/Cast Recording/Compilation':[4]
Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.[5]
- Album of the Year: Stellar* – Mix
- Shihad – The General Electric
- Ardijah – Time
- Salmonella Dub – Killervision
- The Mutton Birds – Rain, Steam and Speed
- Single of the Year: Stellar* – Violent
- AKA Brown – Something I Need
- Shihad – My Minds Sedate
- The Mutton Birds – Pulled Along By Love
- Breathe – Landslide
- Top Male Vocalist: Jon Toogood – The General Electric (Shihad)
- Dave Dobbyn
- Don McGlashan (The Mutton Birds)
- Top Female Vocalist: Boh Runga – Mix (Stellar*)
- Betty-Anne Monga (Ardijah)
- Zara Clark (Deep Obsession)
- Top Group: Stellar* – Mix
- Shihad – The General Electric
- Deep Obsession – Infinity
- Most Promising Male Vocalist: Aaron Tokona (Weta)
- Sama Feo (AKA Brown)
- Conan Wilcox (Salmonella Dub)
- Most Promising Female Vocalist: Vanessa Kelly – Infinity (Deep Obsession)
- Most Promising Group: Weta
- International Achievement: Bic Runga
- Best Video: Reuben Sutherland – My Mind's Sedate (Shihad)
- Marc Swadel – Birthday (The Stereo Bus)
- Jonathan King – Violent (Stellar*)
- Best Producer: Tom Bailey & Stellar* – Mix
- Anthony Ioasa – Dream (TrueBliss)
- Malcolm Welsford – Landslide (Breathe)
- Best Engineer: Luke Tomes – Mix (Stellar*)
- Sam Gibson – Rain Steam & Speed (The Mutton Birds)
- Paddy Free & Tiki Taane – Killervision (Salmonella Dub)
- Best Jazz Album: Jason Jones – Subspace
- Mark De Clive-Lowe – Six Degrees
- Steve Sherriff – See What Happens
- Best Classical Album: John Psathas – Rhythm Spike
- NZ National Youth Choir – Winds That Whisper
- Gareth Farr / NZSO – Te Papa
- Best Country Album: The Warratahs – One of Two Things
- The Minstrel – Blaaack
- Rosy Parsons – Pride of Place
- Best Film Soundtrack/Cast Recording/Compilation (new category): Dave Dobbyn – Overnight Success: The Definitive Dave Dobbyn Collection
- Various – World Famous in New Zealand
- The Exponents – Hello, Love You, Goodbye
- Best Folk Album: –
- Best Gospel Album: The Lads – Lost at Sea
- The Invasion Band – Everything
- The Parachute Band – Adore
- Best Mana Maori Album: Southside of Bombay – Live in Aotearoa
- Maisey Rika – 20 Favourite Maori Songs
- Hato Paora College – Hato Paora – 50 Years On
- Best Mana Reo Album: Iwi – Iwi
- Maisey Rika – 20 Favourite Maori Songs
- Hato Paora College – Hato Paora – 50 Years On
- He Taonga Reo – Tahi/Rua'
- Best Children's Album: Jennifer Moss – Jennifer's House
- Janet Channon & Wendy Jensen – You've Got to Clap
- Janet Grierson and Kidz Choice Singers – Singing Is Fun
- Tessarose Productions – Sing A Song About The Body
- Best Songwriter: Boh Runga – Violent (Stellar*)
- Salmonella Dub – For The Love of It (Salmonella Dub)
- Christopher Bands and Zara Clark – Cold (Deep Obsession)
- Best Cover: Shihad & Karl Kippenberger – The General Electric
- Kimberley Renwick – Second Nature (Margaret Urlich)
- Gideon Keith and Seven – Infinity (Deep Obsession)
- New Zealand Radio Programmer Award: Grant Hislop – (ZM / Hauraki Auckland)
- Martin Good (Hits 89FM)
- Rodger Clamp (More FM Auckland)
See: 2000 in music, New Zealand Top 50 Albums of 2000
Athletics
- Mark Hutchinson wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:58 on 29 October in Auckland, while Melissa Moon claims her first in the women's championship (2:45:42).
Olympic Games
- New Zealand sends a team of 151 competitors.
- The medal tally is considered very disappointing and sparks a review of high-performance sports training programmes.
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Paralympics
- New Zealand sends a team of 43 competitors.
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6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
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Shooting
- Ballinger Belt – John Whiteman (Upper Hutt)[9]
January–June
- 4 January – Veronica Wall, rower
- 9 January – Olivia McTaggart, pole vaulter
- 28 January – Zac Reid, swimmer
- 30 January – Benee, singer-songwriter
- 1 February – Llew Johnson, cricketer
- 7 February – Nadia Olla, association footballer
- 16 February – Matthew Palmer, association footballer
- 21 March – Max Chu, cricketer
- 24 March – Ben Lockrose, cricketer
- 1 May – Elijah Just, association footballer
- 5 May – Hannah Blake, association footballer
- 28 May – Risi Pouri-Lane, rugby sevens player[11]
- 29 May – Chloe McMillan, freestyle skier
- 8 June – Jarrod McKay, cricketer
- 21 June – Dylan Brown, rugby league player
- 23 June – Starford To'a, rugby league player
July–December
- 10 July – Max Mata, association footballer
- 26 July – Thomasin McKenzie, actor
- 29 July – Marcus Armstrong, motor racing driver
- 2 August – Madeline Stewart, motor racing driver
- 27 August – Shylah Waikai, boxer
- 8 September – Spencer Leniu, rugby league player
- 21 September – Vengeance of Rain. Thoroughbred racehorse
- 27 September – Liberato Cacace, association footballer
- 5 October – Glamour Puss, Thoroughbred racehorse
- 13 October – Amelia Kerr, cricketer
- 21 October – Starcraft, Thoroughbred racehorse
- 26 October – Cut The Cake, Thoroughbred racehorse
- 7 November – Jesse Tashkoff, cricketer
- 12 December – Imogen Ayris, pole vaulter
- 20 December – Kyle Chen, boxer
- 29 December – Bernadette Doyle, water polo player
- 30 December – Tayla Alexander, singer
January–March
- 23 January
- 28 January – Lauris Edmond, poet and writer (born 1924)
- 12 February – Ray Hrstich, professional wrestler (born 1920)
- 16 February – Ian Lythgoe, public servant (born 1914)
- 19 February – Friedensreich Hundertwasser, artist, and architect (born 1928)
- 2 March – Roger Capey, field hockey player (born 1945)
- 4 March – Michael Noonan, novelist and scriptwriter (born 1921)
- 16 March – Connie Purdue, trade unionist, anti-abortion activist (born 1912)
- 18 March – Tom Ah Chee, businessman (born 1928)
- 19 March – Alison Duff, sculptor (born 1914)
- 20 March – Dame Ruth Kirk, anti-abortion campaigner, wife of Norman Kirk (born 1922)
- 24 March – Rod MacKenzie, rugby union player (born 1909)
April–June
- 1 April – Dorothy Freed, author, composer and music historian (born 1919)
- 8 April – A. K. Grant, writer, satirist (born 1941)
- 12 April – Ronald Lockley, ornithologist, naturalist, author (born 1903)
- 17 April – Beau Zam, Throroughbred racehorse and sire (foaled 1984)
- 24 April
- 30 April – Gwen Rix, diver (born 1918)
- 11 May – Gwyn Evans, association footballer (born 1935)
- 12 May – Dave Crowe, cricketer (born 1933)
- 14 May – Graeme Nesbitt, music, arts and radio promoter (born 1950)
- 30 May – Maurie Robertson, rugby league player and coach (born 1925)
- 31 May – Jock Barnes, trade unionist (born 1907)
- 1 June – Angela Annabell, musicologist (born 1929)
- 8 June – Lucy Cranwell, botanist (born 1907)
- 10 June – Archibald Graham, cricketer (born 1917)
- 11 June – Guy Bowers, rugby union player (born 1932)
- 17 June – Alex Moir, cricketer (born 1919)
July–September
- 1 July – Ray Forster, arachnologist, museum administrator (born 1922)
- 7 July – Dame Stella Casey, social issues campaigner (born 1924)
- 10 July – Norma Wilson, athlete (born 1909)
- 12 July – Peter Langloh Donkin, air force officer (born 1913)
- 24 July – Basil Dowling, poet (born 1910)
- 27 July – John Stoke, occupational health pioneer (born 1928)
- 3 September – Gordon Burgess, cricket player and administrator (born 1918)
- 13 September – Ronald Hemi, rugby union and cricket player (born 1933)
- 19 September – Humphrey Gould, rower, businessman (born 1927)
- 26 September – Maurice Heenan, lawyer, public servant (born 1912)
October–December
- 3 October – Herbert Moyle, cricketer (born 1922)
- 8 October – Harold Cameron, cricketer (born 1912)
- 10 October – Ken Bloxham, rugby union player (born 1954)
- 18 October – Bruce Biggs, Māori language academic (born 1921)
- 20 October – Ken Deas, cricketer (born 1927)
- 21 October – Alan Rowe, actor (born 1926)
- 22 October
- 30 October – Norman Henderson, cricketer (born 1913)
- 8 November – Patricia Bartlett, pro-censorship activist (born 1928)
- 9 November – Bos Murphy, boxer (born 1924)
- 19 November – Pearl Savin, cricketer (born 1914)
- 21 November – Frank Dennis, cricketer (born 1907)
- 26 November – James Austin, meteorology academic (born 1915)
- 18 December – Stan Fox, motor racing driver (born 1952)
- 28 December – Douglas Bagnall, air force officer (born 1918)
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