into law. The Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve is established Arts and literature William Sewell wins the Robert Burns Fellowship See 1981 in art, 1981 in literature, :Category:1981 books Music New Zealand Music Awards Winners are shown first and in boldface with nominees underneath. ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos – Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos Dennis O'Brien – Still in the same Dream Hammond Gamble – Hammond Gamble Band SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Coup D'État – Doctor, I Like Your Medicine Blam Blam Blam – No Depression in New Zealand Screaming Meemees – See Me Go TOP MALE VOCALIST: Dave McArtney (Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos) Deane Waretinei Hammond Gamble TOP FEMALE VOCALIST: Suzanne Prentice Jenny Morris Tina Cross TOP GROUP: Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos – Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos Newmatics Coup DE'tat MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST: Dave McArtney Paul Schreider David Hollis Richard Eriwata MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST: Anne Dumont Celine Toner Jenny Morris MOST PROMISING GROUP: The Screaming Meemees Blam Blam Blam Pop Mechanix ENGINEER OF THE YEAR: Dave Hurley & Graham Myhre – Dave McArtney & the Pink Flamingos Graham Myhre – Remember the Alamo Gerry Smith – Still in the Same Dream PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Bruce Lynch – Dave McArtney and the Pink Flamingos James Hall – Breaking in Another Day James Hall – Still in the Same Dream BEST COVER DESIGN: David Hollis – Caught Alive Mark Clare – Broadcast O.R Hal Chapman – Dave McArtney and the Pink Flamingos SPECIAL AWARD: Fred Smith – Services to the Recording Industry (particularly with regard to Copyright) See: 1981 in music Performing arts Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Marcus Craig. Radio and television Feltex Television Awards: Best Drama: Mortimer's Patch Best Speciality: Sport on One – Sunday Best Entertainment: Radio Times Best Documentary: Moriori Best Children's: Video Dispatch Best Information: Country Calendar Best Current Affairs: Close Up Best Actor: Terence Cooper Best Actress: Glynis McNicol Best Script: Little Big Man Takes a Shot at the Moon Best Television Entertainer: Hudson and Halls Stan Hosgood Award for Allied Craft: Logan Brewer, Set designer for Hunters Gold, Gather Your Dreams, Children of Fire Mountain, I Pagliacci See: 1981 in New Zealand television, 1981 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, :Category:Television in New Zealand, :Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting