1997 in New Zealand - Events

Events

  • 8 February: Stephen Anderson, 24, shoots 11 people, killing 6 of them (including his wife and parents) at Raurimu.
  • 16 July: List MP Alamein Kopu resigns from the Alliance Party but remains a member of parliament. This causes controversy because Kopu has signed contracts with the party that she would resign from Parliament should she leave the party.
  • 10 September: Parliament's privileges committee finds that Alamein Kopu is entitled to remain an independent MP.
  • Argentina reopens its embassy in Wellington (closed since 1982).

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