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2018 in New Zealand

2018
in
New Zealand

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 2018 in New Zealand.

Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December 2018 – 4,886,100[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 2017 – 80,700 (1.68%)[1]
  • Males per 100 females – 96.8[1]

Incumbents

Regal and vice-regal

Government

2018 is the first full year of the 52nd Parliament, which first sat on 7 November 2017.

The Sixth Labour Government, elected in 2017, continues.

Other party leaders in parliament

Judiciary

Main centre leaders

Events

January

  • 31 January – Christchurch's Re:START container mall closes.[2]

February

March

May

  • 2 May – Australian-based video rental chain Video Ezy pulls out of New Zealand, citing competition from online streaming services and video piracy.[4]
  • 11 May – A wave of about 24 metres (79 ft) height, the highest ever recorded, is observed near Campbell Island south of New Zealand; the previous record wave in 2012 was about 22 metres (72 ft).[5]
  • 17 May – The 2018 New Zealand budget is presented to Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Grant Robertson.[6]
  • 19 May – A yellow bow is placed on the Big Lemon & Paeroa bottle to celebrate its 50th birthday.[7]
  • 29 May – A state of emergency is declared in Ngongotaha and Rotorua District due to extreme weather and flooding.[8]

June

July

August

October

  • 30 October – Parliament is suspended after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes south-west of Taumarunui.[17][18]

December

Sports

Commonwealth Games

  • New Zealand sends a team of 253 competitors in 17 sports.
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
15 16 15 46

Olympic Games

  • New Zealand sends a team of 21 competitors in five sports.
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
0 0 2 2

Paralympic Games

  • New Zealand sends a team of three competitors in two sports.
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
1 0 2 3

Sailing

Shooting

Youth Olympics

  • New Zealand sends a team of 61 competitors.
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
3 1 0 4

Births

  • 10 November – Asterix, Thoroughbred racehorse

Deaths

Deaths
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