The following lists events that happened during 1962 in New Zealand. Estimated population as of 31 December: 2,515,800. Increase since 31 December 1961:...

The 1962 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen on the advice...

December 1962 and January 1963. George Alexander Knox (1965). "The Subantarctic Islands: Past, Present and Future". Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological...

New Zealand are oriented chiefly toward developed democratic nations and emerging Pacific Island economies. Until the late 20th century, New Zealand aligned...

of New Zealand encompass the gender, ethnic, religious, geographic, and economic backgrounds of the 5.2 million people living in New Zealand. New Zealanders...

the civil administration of Western Samoa by New Zealand between 1920 and Samoan independence in 1962. In 1914, German Samoa was captured by the Samoa...

Palmerston North Nelson Rotorua New Plymouth Whangārei Invercargill Whanganui Gisborne The word city took on two meanings in New Zealand after the local government...

The 1962 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 6 January 1962. "Ninth New Zealand International Grand Prix 1962". sergent...

In New Zealand, agriculture is the largest sector of the tradable economy. The country exported NZ$46.4 billion worth of agricultural products (raw and...

This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand. Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few...

monarchy of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of New Zealand. The current...

The 1962 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours,...

Niǔxīlán Huárén) or Sino-New Zealanders are New Zealanders of Chinese ancestry. The largest subset of Asian New Zealanders, many of the Chinese immigrants...

enforcement agency in New Zealand and, with few exceptions, has primary jurisdiction over the majority of New Zealand criminal law. The New Zealand Police also...

National) have dominated the New Zealand national political landscape since the 1930s, the introduction of proportional representation in 1996 led to a multi-party...

The human history of New Zealand can be dated back to between 1320 and 1350 CE, when the main settlement period started, after it was discovered and settled...

New Zealand at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 85 competitors and 11 officials. Selection of the team for...

"Many islands" or Maungahuka "Snowy mountains") are an archipelago of New Zealand, lying 465 km (289 mi) south of the South Island. The main Auckland Island...

in 1962 in New Zealand from the Lever Hit Parade. "Lever hit parades: 1962". Flavour of New Zealand. Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music...

The 1962 New Zealand rugby league season was the 55th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. New Zealand defeated Great Britain 2–0...

Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the...

Rail transport in New Zealand is an integral part of New Zealand's transport network, with a nationwide network of 4,375.5 km (2,718.8 mi) of track linking...

New Zealand sent representatives to the constitutional conventions which led to the uniting of the six Australian colonies but opted not to join. In the...

The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side, and Māori and Māori-allied...

flag of New Zealand, also known as the New Zealand Ensign, is based on the British maritime Blue Ensign – a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton...

establishment of the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective. In late 1971, the KG (Kamp Girls) club for lesbians was formed in Auckland. In 1962, the Dorian Society...

The electricity sector in New Zealand uses mainly renewable energy, such as hydropower, geothermal power and increasingly wind energy. As of 2021, the...

Television in New Zealand was introduced in 1960 as a state-run service. The broadcasting sector was deregulated in 1989, when the Government allowed competition...

Defence Force. It was formed initially in 1923 as a branch of the New Zealand Army, being known as the New Zealand Permanent Air Force, becoming an independent...

The 1962 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia was the 20th tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia. The last tour of "All Blacks"...