Events
- 2 March: Edgecumbe earthquake in the Bay of Plenty.
- 22 May–20 June: Inaugural Rugby World Cup hosted by both New Zealand and Australia, and won by New Zealand.
- June: The New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act is passed.
- 19 June: 6 year old Teresa Cormack murdered.
- July: The Māori Language Act makes Māori an official language.
- 1 August: The first Lotto draw.
- 15 August: The 1987 election is held.
- 20 October: The New Zealand stock market crashes following Black Monday on Wall Street. Share prices fell by 59 percent over four months.
- December: New Zealand's first heart transplant takes place at Greenlane Hospital, for Brian Lindsay.
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