two prior tournaments in 1975 and 1979. Glenn Turner retired from international cricket after New Zealand's exit. Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup: Steel Jaw Auckland Trotting Cup: Armalight Thoroughbred racing Kiwi wins a memorable 1983 Melbourne Cup at Flemington in a last-to-first finish in the home straight. Netball The 6th Netball World Championships were held in Singapore. New Zealand lost to Australia in the final. Shooting Ballinger Belt – Rex Chilcott (Clevedon) Soccer New Zealand National Soccer League won by Manurewa The Chatham Cup is won by Mount Wellington who beat Gisborne City 2–0 in the final. Births 18 January: George Bridgewater, rower 19 January: Glen Moss, association football player 24 January: Wyatt Crockett, rugby union player 27 January: Dene Halatau, rugby league player 8 February James Ryan, (rugby player) Cory Jane, rugby union player 13 February: Bradley Shaw, field hockey player 1 March: James Mortimer, (athlete) hurdler 2 March: Dan Wootton, journalist and broadcaster 16 March: Melody Cooper, field hockey player 1 April: Tamati Ellison, rugby union player 1 April: Lance Hohaia, rugby league player 7 April: Allan Pearce, association football player 15 April: Anna Scarlett, netballer 25 April: Nick Willis, athlete 30 April: David Faiumu, rugby league player 5 May: Ben Atiga, rugby union player 22 May: Jeremy Christie, association football player 6 June: Joe Rokocoko, rugby union player 10 June: Gavin Williams, rugby union player 17 June: James Dolphin, athlete 29 June: Jimmy Gopperth, rugby union player 6 July: Brent Fisher, association football player 10 August: Rebecca Scown, rower 19 August: Tania Nolan, actress 28 August: Luke McAlister, rugby union player 7 September: Piri Weepu, rugby union player 8 September: Toni Street, television presenter and sports commentator 15 September: Richard Sherlock, cricketer 28 September: John Schwalger, rugby union player 17 October: Michelle Ang, actor 18 October: Jonny Reid, motor racing driver 8 November: Chris Rankin, actor 29 November: Jeremy Mayall, composer 2 December: Michael Wesley-Smith, actor 15 December: Brooke Fraser, singer-songwriter 20 December: Aaradhna, hip-hop artist :Category:1983 births Deaths 7 January: Eliza Amy Hodgson, botanist 15 June: Sir William Liley, pioneering surgeon. 23 July (in Sydney): Tex Morton, musician. 12 August: Giff Vivian, cricketer. 26 October: Edward Blaiklock, academic. 29 November: Sir William Stevenson, industrialist and philanthropist. 8 December: Sir Keith Holyoake, former Prime Minister. 19 December: Lancelot Eric Richdale''', ornithologist. See also List of years in New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history