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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