Events
- 27 January: A state of emergency is declared in Southland as record rainfall causes flooding which forces the evacuation of 4000 people and leaves damage totalling $55 million.
- 6 February: Te Hikoi ki Waitangi march disrupts Waitangi Day celebrations.
- 27 March: A suitcase bomb explodes at the Wellington Trades Hall, killing the caretaker, Ernie Abbott. No arrest has been made, see Terrorism in New Zealand.
- 14 July: Election of the Fourth Labour Government
- 18 July: Government devalues New Zealand dollar by 20 percent. See New Zealand constitutional crisis, 1984.
- 20 August: New Zealand reestablishes diplomatic relations with Argentina at a consular level.
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