2008 in New Zealand

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Other years in New Zealand

2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011

Contents 1 Summary 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government 2.3 Other Party Leaders 2.4 Main centre leaders 3 Events 3.1 Holidays and Observances 4 Arts and literature 4.1 New Books 4.2 Awards 4.3 Music 4.4 Television 4.5 Film 4.6 Internet 5 Sport 5.1 Cricket 5.2 Netball 5.3 Motorsport 5.4 Olympic Games 5.5 Rugby league 5.6 Rugby union 5.7 Rowing 5.8 Soccer 5.9 Tennis 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 See also

[edit] Summary

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, since February 6, 1952
• Governor-General - Anand Satyanand since August 23, 2006

[edit] Government

2008 will be the third full year since the election of the current (48th) Parliament. The current government is a Labour-Progressive coalition with supply and confidence from United Future and New Zealand First in exchange for two ministerial spots outside Cabinet.

• Speaker of the House - Margaret Wilson (Labour) since March 3, 2005
• Prime Minister - Helen Clark (Labour) since December 5, 1999
• Deputy Prime Minister - Michael Cullen (Labour) since August 15, 2002
• Minister of Finance - Michael Cullen (Labour) since December 5, 1999
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Winston Peters (NZ First) since October 2005

Non-Labour Ministers

• Jim Anderton (Progressives) - Minister of Agriculture (within Cabinet)
• Peter Dunne (United Future), Minister of Revenue and Associate Minister of Health (outside Cabinet)

[edit] Other Party Leaders

• National - John Key (Leader of the Opposition) since November 27, 2006
• Act - Rodney Hide, since June 13, 2004
• Greens - Jeanette Fitzsimons (since 1995) and Russel Norman (since 2006)
• Māori Party - Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples, both since July 7, 2004

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - John Banks, since October 2007
• Mayor of Hamilton - Bob Simcock, since May 2007
• Mayor of Wellington - Kerry Prendergast, since October 2001
• Mayor of Christchurch - Bob Parker, since October 2007
• Mayor of Dunedin - Peter Chin, since October 2004

[edit] Events

November 15 - a General Election must be held on or before this day.

[edit] Holidays and Observances

February 6 - Waitangi Day
April 25 - ANZAC Day
June 2 - Queen's Birthday Monday
June 5 - Matariki
October 27 - Labour Day

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] New Books

[edit] Awards

[edit] Music

• May - New Zealand Music Month

[edit] Television

[edit] Film

[edit] Internet

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Netball

[edit] Motorsport

[edit] Olympic Games

[edit] Rugby league

[edit] Rugby union

[edit] Rowing

[edit] Soccer

• 30 October - 16 November — New Zealand hosts the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Matches will be held in Albany, Christchurch, Hamilton and Wellington.

[edit] Tennis

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 2008 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 2008