1986 in New Zealand - Events

Events

  • 16 February: Mikhail Lermontov sinks in the Marlborough Sounds.
  • 26 March: Jim Bolger replaces Jim McLay as leader of the National Party.
  • 21 June: The Wanganui Herald publishes its last issue. The paper started in 1865 as The Evening Herald.
  • 9 July: Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 49 votes to 44.
  • 8 August: The Homosexual Law Reform Act comes into force.
  • 1 October: GST is introduced at a rate of 10%.
  • 22 November: Pope John Paul II visits New Zealand for two days.
  • December: The Royal Commission on the Electoral System produces a report recommending the adoption of a mixed member proportional electoral system.
  • 13 December: The Constitution Act is passed, ending the right of the British Parliament to pass laws on behalf of New Zealand.

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