alternative lifestyle festival on Phil and Pat Hulses' farm in Golden Valley, north of Waihi. Attendance 75,000 plus. Summer '79, outdoor arts festival in the parks of Wellington – including the Botanical Gardens, the Newtown Zoo, the Town Belt and several suburban parks. See 1979 in art, 1979 in literature, :Category:1979 books Music New Zealand Music Awards ALBUM OF THE YEAR Street Talk – Street Talk SINGLE OF THE YEAR Th' Dudes – Be Mine Tonight TOP MALE VOCALIST Rob Guest TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Sharon O'Neill TOP GROUP Th' Dudes MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Jon Stevens MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Tina Cross MOST PROMISING GROUP Street Talk PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Steve Robinson – This Heart This Song ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Gerry Smith – This Heart This Song BEST COVER DESIGN Geoff Chunn, Peter Burt & Dale Wrightson – Just Drove Through Town See: 1979 in music Performing arts Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Eddie Hegan and Chic Littlewood. Radio and television Feltex Television Awards: Best Current Affairs: Dateline Monday Best Documentary: Okarito Best Drama: The Mad Dog Gang Meets Rotten Fred and Ratsguts Best Speciality: Spot On Best Information: Fair Go Best Actor: David McPhail in A Week of It Best Actress: Barbara Ewing Entertainer of the Year: David McPhail Special Committee Award: Selwyn Toogood for pioneering work in Radio and Television See: 1979 in New Zealand television, 1979 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, :Category:Television in New Zealand, :Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film Middle Age Spread Sons for the Return Home See: :Category:1979 film awards, 1979 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1979 films Sport Athletics Tony Good wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:18:47.3. Chess The 86th New Zealand Chess Championship is held in North Shore, and is won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland (his 16th title). Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup: Lord Module Auckland Trotting Cup: Sapling Motorsport A New Zealand team consisting of Larry Ross, Mitch Shirra, Ivan Mauger and Bruce Cribb win the motorcycle Speedway World Team Cup held at White City Stadium in London. Netball 5th Netball World Championships held in Trinidad and Tobago. Australia, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago all tied for first place. Soccer New Zealand National Soccer League won by Mt. Wellington