1987 in New Zealand - Events

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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