O'Neill SINGLE OF THE YEAR Jon Stevens – Montego Bay TOP MALE VOCALIST Jon Stevens TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Sharon O'Neill TOP GROUP The Crocodiles MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Jon Stevens MOST PROMISING GROUP Crocodiles PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Dave MaCrae & Kevin Oliff – Pacific Eardrum (Pacific Eardrum) ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Tony Burns – Pacific Eardrum (Pacific Eardrum) BEST COVER Peter Burt – Pacific Eardrum (Pacific Eardrum) OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION Terence O’Neill-Joyce See: 1980 in music Performing arts Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Peter Evans. Radio and television Television One and South Pacific Television are merged into Television New Zealand. The national newsroom is moved from Avalon in Lower Hutt to Auckland. Feltex Television Awards: Best Information: Country Calendar Best Documentary: From the Ocean to the Sky Best Drama: Children of Fire Mountain Best Speciality: 1979 SPT International Track Series Best Children's: Spot On Best Script: Episode five of Children of Fire Mountain Best Actor: Terence Cooper in Children of Fire Mountain Best Actress: Ginette McDonald as Sandra Allenby in It's Your Child Best Television Entertainer: David McPhail See: 1980 in New Zealand television, 1980 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, :Category:Television in New Zealand, :Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film Beyond Reasonable Doubt Goodbye Pork Pie Lincoln County Incident Squeeze See: :Category:1980 film awards, 1980 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1980 films Sport Athletics Don Greig wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:08 on 15 March in Christchurch, while the first women's championship is won by Beverley Shingles in 2:44:48. Chess The 87th New Zealand Chess Championship is held in Upper Hutt. There is a three-way tie between Ewen McGowen Green, Ortvin Sarapu, and Vernon A. Small. Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup: Hands Down Auckland Trotting Cup: Delightful Lady Olympic Games Summer Olympics Only four of the 98 New Zealand competitors originally selected go to the Summer Olympics because of the Western boycott. Winter Olympics New Zealand sends a team of five alpine skiers. Paralympic Games Summer Paralympics Winter Paralympics New Zealand sends its first team to a Winter Paralympics, consisting of three competitors in one sport. Rugby union In the 1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia in June / July Australia won two of the three tests, retaining the Bledisloe