: Par liament ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁: New ▁Zealand ▁elections ▁ ▁Gre ens ▁- ▁Jean ette ▁Fitz sim ons ▁and ▁Rod ▁Donald ▁Act ▁- ▁Roger ▁Douglas ▁New ▁Zealand ▁First ▁- ▁W inst on ▁Peters ▁Labour ▁- ▁Helen ▁Clark ▁( L ead er ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition ) ▁ ▁Main ▁centre ▁leaders ▁Mayor ▁of ▁A uck land ▁- ▁Les ▁M ills ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Hamilton ▁- ▁Margaret ▁Evans ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Well ington ▁- ▁Fran ▁Wil de ▁then ▁Mark ▁Bl um sky ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Christ ch urch ▁- ▁V icki ▁Buck ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Dun ed in ▁- ▁Richard ▁W alls ▁then ▁Su k hi ▁Turner ▁ ▁Events ▁ ▁April : ▁The ▁Cambridge ▁Independent ▁clos es . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁began ▁as ▁the ▁Wa ik ato ▁Independent ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁▁ 2 8 ▁April : ▁ 1 3 ▁poly tech ▁students ▁and ▁a ▁Department ▁of ▁Conserv ation ▁Work er ▁die ▁when ▁a ▁view ing ▁platform ▁col laps es ▁into ▁a ▁ 4 0 - met re ▁deep ▁g orge ▁at ▁C ave ▁Creek ▁in ▁the ▁Pap aro a ▁National ▁Park . ▁▁▁ 9 ▁June : ▁An sett ▁Fl ight ▁ 7 0 3 ▁crashes ▁on ▁approach ▁to ▁Pal mer ston ▁North , ▁killing ▁ 4 ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁on ▁board . ▁Pass enger ▁Regin ald ▁John ▁D ixon ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Cross ▁post hum ously . ▁The ▁Long ▁Bay - Ok ura ▁and ▁Mot u ▁Man awa ▁( Pol len ▁Island ) ▁Marine ▁Res erves ▁are ▁established ▁ ▁Arts