Waynne Williams See: 1971 in New Zealand television, 1971 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:1971 film awards, 1971 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1971 films Sport Athletics David McKenzie wins his third national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:16.4 on 6 March in Invercargill. Chess The 78th National Chess Championship is held in Nelson, and is won by R.J. Sutton of Auckland (his second title). Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup: True Averil Auckland Trotting Cup: Garcon Roux Soccer New Zealand National Soccer League won by Eastern Suburbs AFC The Chatham Cup is won by Western Suburbs FC of Wellington who beat Wellington City 3–2 in the final. Births 23 January: Adam Parore, cricketer. 5 March: Cory Hutchings, surf livesaving and ironman competitor. 29 March: Julie Seymour, netball player. 11 April: Mark Cooksley, rugby union player. 12 April: Greg Russ, field hockey player. 28 April: Hamish Carter, triathlete. 2 June: Dion Gosling, field hockey player. 11 June: Mark Richardson, cricketer 18 June: Blair Pocock, cricketer. 20 June: Josh Kronfeld, rugby union player. 25 June: Paul Gibbons, pole vaulter. 9 August: Jon Toogood, musician, songwriter. 15 August: Umesh Parag, field hockey player. 18 August: Jonathan Winter, swimmer. 24 August: Heremaia Ngata, soccer player. 27 August: Glen Osborne, rugby union player. 15 September: Nathan Astle, cricketer. 18 September: Tom Larkin, musician. 20 September: Todd Blackadder, rugby union player. 8 October: Marc Ellis, rugby union and rugby league player, television personality. 20 October: Rachel House, actress and comedian 25 October: Martin Leslie, rugby union player. 31 October: Phil Tataurangi, golfer. 20 November: Dion Nash, cricketer. 30 November: Heath Davis, cricketer. 13 December: Vaughan Coveny, soccer player. 20 December: Simon O'Neill, opera singer. 24 December: Geoff Allott, cricketer. :Category:1971 births Deaths 16 January: Harold Abbott, rugby union player. 12 March: Robert Laidlaw, businessman. 28 March: Miriam Soljak, feminist and activist 24 June: Jack Dunning, cricketer. 13 July: R. A. K. Mason, poet. 19 September: Ted Badcock, cricketer. 10 October: John Cawte Beaglehole, historian and biographer. 15 December: Air Marshall Roderick Carr 22 December: Mary Grigg, politician. :Category:1971 deaths References See also List of years in New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history History of New Zealand Military history of New Zealand Timeline of the New Zealand environment