centres" (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin) is now broadcast seven nights a week. Broadcasting now totals 50 hours a week. There are 300,000 television licences. 28 August – Christchurch's CHTV-3 switches to the new Sugarloaf transmitter in the Port Hills. The broadcast relay station at Mount Studholme is commissioned, extending television coverage to South Canterbury. New Zealand Television Workshop awards: Best Factual: Compass Best Light Entertainment: In the Groove Best Children's Series: Junior Magazine with Jasmine See: 1965 in New Zealand television, 1965 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, :Category:Television in New Zealand, :Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film See: :Category:1965 film awards, 1965 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1965 films Sport Athletics Ray Puckett wins his fifth national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:26.8 on 13 March in Dunedin. Chess The 72nd National Chess Championships are held in Wellington. The winner is J.R. Phillips of Wellington Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup – Gary Dillon Auckland Trotting Cup – Robin Dundee Lawn bowls The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland. Men's singles champion – Ron Buchan (Tui Park Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – Norm Lash, C.D. McGarry (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – J. Miller, G. MacRae, A. Cotton, P. Jones (skip) (Otahuhu Railway Bowling Club) Soccer The Chatham Cup is won by Eastern Suburbs of Auckland who beat Saint Kilda 4–1 in the final. Provincial league champions: Bay of Plenty: Rangers Buller: Granity Athletic Canterbury: Christchurch City Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers Manawatu: Kiwi United Marlborough: Woodbourne Nelson: Rangers Otago: St Kilda Poverty Bay: Eastern Union South Canterbury: West End Southland: Invercargill Thistle Taranaki: Moturoa Wairarapa: Masterton Athletic Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic Wellington: Diamond West Coast: Cobden-Kohinoor The Northern League is formed, incorporating top teams from Northland, Auckland, Franklin and Waikato. The first League champions are Eastern Suburbs of Auckland. Births 10 January: John Radovonich, field hockey player. 11 February: Eric Rush, rugby union and rugby sevens player. 14 February: Zinzan Brooke, rugby player. 15 February: Jamie Smith, field hockey player. 15 March: Robyn Malcolm actor 4 April: Gail Jonson, swimmer. 8 April: Michael Jones, rugby player. 22 April: Carmel Clark, swimmer. 28 May (in Britain): Alan Henderson, bobsleigh pilot 28 June: Duane Mann, rugby league player. 29 July: Paresh Patel, field hockey player. 31 August: Willie Watson, cricketer.