target delivery date for colour television for all New Zealanders was when the country hosted the 1974 Commonwealth Games. Feltex Television Awards: Best Programme: Richard John Seddon – Premier Best Performer: Bill McCarthy Best Actor: Tony Currie as Seddon Writing: Alexander Guyan in Lunch with Richard Burton Allied Crafts: Janice Wharekawa – Vision Mixer for Happen Inn and others Special Award: Television team for the 1974 Commonwealth Games See: 1974 in New Zealand television, 1974 in television, :Category:Television in New Zealand, List of TVNZ television programming, :Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film See: :Category:1974 film awards, 1974 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1974 films Sport Athletics British Commonwealth Games Chess The 81st National Chess Championship is held in Christchurch. The title is shared by P.A. Garbett and Ortvin Sarapu, both of Auckland. Horse racing Harness racing Robalan defeats hot favorite Young Quinn to win the New Zealand Trotting Cup Auckland Trotting Cup: Young Quinn Soccer New Zealand National Soccer League won by, Mount Wellington The Chatham Cup is won by Christchurch United who beat Wellington Diamond United 2–0 in the final. Births 6 January: Dion Waller, rugby player 10 January: Jemaine Clement, comedian 28 February: Moana Mackey, politician 21 March: Rhys Darby, actor and comedian 27 April (in Australia): Richard Johnson, soccer player 6 May: Sean Pero Cameron, basketball player 2 June: Andy Booth, motor racing driver 15 June: Andrew Timlin, field hockey player 10 July: Chris Drum, cricketer 14 July (in Bulgaria): Pavlina Nola, tennis player 26 July: Kees Meeuws, rugby player 1 August: Michelle Turner, field hockey player 27 August: Michael Mason, cricketer 15 September: Emily Drumm, cricketer 11 October: Liz Couch, skeleton racer 23 October: Beatrice Faumuina, discus thrower 5 November: Taine Randell, rugby player 13 November: Carl Hoeft, rugby player 2 December: Robbie Hart, cricketer 7 December: Jason Spice, rugby and cricket player 10 December: Chris Martin, cricketer Kate Duignan, novelist Tim Selwyn, activist :Category:1974 births Deaths 12 February: Alice Bush, doctor and medical activist. 13 February: Murray Hudson GC, soldier. 13 February: Sir Leslie Munro, diplomat and politician. 14 February: Charles 'Stewie' Dempster, cricketer. 5 August: Robert McKeen, politician – 12th Speaker of the House of Representatives. 12 August: James Fletcher, industrialist. 30 August: Professor George Jobberns, academic. 31 August: Norman Kirk, Prime Minister. 7 September: Paddy Kearins, politician. 12 September: Hector Bolitho, writer