Jack, rugby union player. 10 September: Nish Selvadurai, comedian. 13 September: Andrew Hore, rugby union player. 18 September: Iain Lees-Galloway, politician. 21 September: Doug Howlett, rugby union player. 10 October: Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell (twins), rowers, Olympic gold medallists (2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing) 26 October: Ricky Cockerill, figure skater. 6 November: Dean Kent, swimmer. 11 November: Lou Vincent, cricketer. 19 November (in Australia): Mahé Drysdale, rower, Olympic gold medallist (2012 London) 21 November: Paul Urlovic, soccer player. William Dwane Bell, convicted murderer. Mok TzeMing, writer. :Category:1978 births Deaths 6 January: Burt Munro, record-setting motorcyclist 30 March: Sir Charles William Hamilton (Bill Hamilton), inventor of the jetboat. 13 May: Alby Roberts, cricketer. 22 May: Sir Richard Wild, 9th Chief Justice of New Zealand. 23 July: Sir Ronald Algie, politician and former Speaker of the House of Representatives. 18 August: Ronald L. Meek, economist. John Hutton, glass engraver :Category:1978 deaths 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 Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica References External links New Zealand Years of the 20th century in New Zealand