1988 in New Zealand - Events

Events

  • The number of unemployed reaches 100,000.
  • The Federation of Labour and Combined State Unions merge to form the Council of Trade Unions.
  • New Zealand Post closed 432 post offices.
  • Fisheries quota package announced for Mäori iwi.
  • The Hokitika Guardian and Star ceases publication.
  • 6 February: Waitangi Day celebrations at Waitangi are suspended.
  • 7 March: Cyclone Bola strikes the East Coast of the North Island
  • 30 March: The State Sector Act is passed to reform the Public Service.
  • April: The Royal Commission on Social Policy issues its report.
  • 5 April: Gibbs Report ("Unshackling the Hospitals") released.
  • May: Picot Report on educational administration released.
  • June: The electrification of the North Island Main Trunk Railway between Hamilton and Palmerston North is completed.
  • 1 July: The Government announces the return of Bastion Point to its Ngāti Whātua owners.
  • 1 July: Commercial TV goes 7 days a week, except Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day.

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