2024 in New Zealand

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2024
in
New Zealand

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that have happened or are expected to happen during 2024 in New Zealand.

Incumbents[edit]

Regal and vice-regal[edit]

Government[edit]

Legislature term: 54th New Zealand Parliament.

The Sixth National Government, elected in 2023, continues.

Other party leaders in parliament[edit]

Judiciary[edit]

Main centre leaders[edit]

Events[edit]

January[edit]

  • 3 January – The Waitangi Treaty Grounds and its museums are evacuated following a bomb threat received in an email.[1]
  • 6 January – Learner license driver tests are changed in order to drop high wait times. Testees must wait 10 days until attempting another test if they fail twice in a day.[2]
  • 9 January – A seven-year legal battle concludes, marking three and a half hectares of Titirangi bush to be removed for a water treatment plant.[3]
  • 10 January – Train lines in Wellington lose power at around 3pm. Power is restored about six hours later.[4]
  • 11 January – 10 hectares of scrub in Tītahi Bay, Porirua is lit on fire, starting at around 11pm. It is contained the following day.[5]
  • 14 January – The Auckland Light Rail project is cancelled by the government. The project oversaw building light rail system in Auckland.[6]
  • 15 January
    • Train stations on Auckland's Eastern Line between Ōrākei and Sylvia Park reopen after being closed for 10 months to allow tracks to be rebuilt.[7]
    • Prime Minister Christopher Luxon meets with the Māori King, Kīngi Tūheitia. Their discussions include the government's plans to remove Māori names from public organisations.[8]
  • 16 January – Golriz Ghahraman announces her resignation as a Green Party Member of Parliament following three accusations of shoplifting in Auckland and Wellington.[9]
  • 17 January
    • Wellington enters level two water restrictions due to its ageing infrastructure during summer demand spikes. Almost half of Wellington's water is lost to over 3,000 pipe leaks. The restrictions enact a ban of residential sprinklers and irrigation sprinklers in Wellington City, Porirua City, Hutt City and Upper Hutt City.[10][11]
    • 2023 NCEA results are revealed, showing a drop in secondary school pass rates for the third year in a row. This is attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
    • MetService issues a heat alert in Auckland due to night temperatures forecasted at 20–21 degrees.[13]
  • 19 January
    • Four separate wildfires break out in Amberley and Loburn, Canterbury, reaching an estimated area of 10 hectares. The fires are contained in the evening by over 100 firefighters.[14][15] Three homes and a church are lost in the fires.[16]
    • Celia Wade-Brown is declared elected a list MP for the Green Party following the resignation of Golriz Ghahraman.[17]
    • Westland declares a state of emergency due to heavy rain.[18]
  • 20 January
  • 21 January – A pod of 40 false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins were euthanised after becoming stranded on a reef near Māhia Peninsula in the Hawke's Bay region.[21]
  • 22 January – The Commerce Commission launches investigations into pricing and promotional practices of the two supermarket chains Woolworths New Zealand and Foodstuffs.[22]
  • 24 January
    • Albert Park in Auckland is evacuated along with surrounding streets after a man made "concerning comments".[23]
    • Waipukurau water supply drops to 26% due to a leak. Level four water restrictions are put in place, banning outdoor water use, and residents are asked not to use dishwashers or washing machines.[24]
  • 26 January
    • Local Government Minister Simeon Brown says that the government does not want to decrease the voting age to 16, after a similar comment was made on 16 January. This ends the previous government's intention to decrease the age.[25][26]
    • Members of the Ngāti Kahu iwi (tribe) block access to Taipa ahead of the Doubtless Bay Fishing Competition to protest the Government's proposed Treaty of Waitangi Principles legislation and overfishing.[27][28] Protesters vowed to continue their blockade over the weekend (27–28 January).[29][30]
  • 30 January
  • 31 January
    • The government announces that the ending of providing free COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits will be extended to 30 June.[33]
    • A heat alert is issued for Auckland, and outdoor fires are banned in Canterbury.[34]

February[edit]

  • 4 February – A wildfire along the banks of the Waimakariri River near Kirwee reaches 80 hectares in size, leading to evacuations and the closure of Old West Coast Road.[35]
  • 5 February – Rangiora High School closes for one day due to a high COVID-19 infection rate among its staff.[36]
  • 6 February – Large crowds gather outside Treaty House in Waitangi, Northland to protest against the Government's Māori language policies and proposed Treaty Principles legislation.[37][38]
  • 7 February – Supreme Court rules that iwi leader and climate activist Mike Smith can sue seven companies for pollution including Fonterra, Z Energy and Genesis Energy Limited.[39]
  • 8 February – Local state of emergency declared in the Southland township of Bluecliffs due to erosion caused by heavy rain and sea swell.[40]
  • 10 February
    • Westpac experiences an outage in which customers are unable to withdraw funds and use eftpos cards for more than 12 hours.[41]
    • A South Dunedin Countdown supermarket closes for at least a week, after suffering a rodent infestation.[42]
  • 11 February – The government announces a $63 million funding increase for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery, to remove sediment and debris.[43]
  • 12 February – The Ministry of Primary Industries starts an investigation at a Christchurch Countdown supermarket, after a mouse is spotted running across uncovered a deli-made salad.[44]
  • 13 February – A memorial service is held at Muriwai to remember the death of two firefighters during Cyclone Gabrielle. A plaque was also unveiled.[45]
  • 14 February
  • 20 February – Labour Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister Grant Robertson announces his resignation from politics to take up the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago commencing July 2024.[49]
  • 21 February – Green MP Efeso Collins collapses and dies during a charity event.[50]
  • 24 February – The new Kaeo Bridge in Northland opens after starting in 2021 and being unveiled in 2015.[51]
  • 25 February – Food labels now must contain potentially life‐threatening allergens bolded in the ingredients list.[52][53]
  • 26 February – State Highway 1 over Brynderwyn Hills closes for repairs until 27 March.
  • 28 February
  • 29 February

March[edit]

April[edit]

  • 1 April
    • The minimum wage is increased from $22.70 to $23.15 an hour.[84]
    • Pharmacies become permitted to vaccinate children under the age of five.[85]

Predicted and scheduled event[edit]

  • Six new marine reserves in the southeast South Island are expected to be gazetted.[86]
  • 1 May – The government will stop funding public transport fares which make trips free for children, and half price for people under 25.[87]
  • 30 May – The 2024 budget will be delivered.[88]
  • 3 June – The 2024 King's Birthday Honours will be announced.
  • July – Elections for the Tauranga City Council will be held.[89]
  • October – King Charles III and Queen Camilla plan to visit New Zealand.[90]
  • 31 December – The 2025 New Year Honours will be announced.

Holidays and observances[edit]

Public holidays in New Zealand in 2024 are as follows:[91]

Sport[edit]

Cricket[edit]

January
February
March
April

Horse racing[edit]

Thoroughbred racing[edit]

Olympics[edit]

New Zealand will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August.

Rowing[edit]

Shooting[edit]

Tennis[edit]

The ASB Classic tournament is held in Auckland from 1 to 13 January:[104]

Winter Youth Olympics[edit]

New Zealand sends a team of 22 competitors across seven sports to the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, held in Gangwon, South Korea, from 19 January to 1 February.[105]

 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
1 2 4 7

Deaths[edit]

Deaths
January · February · March

January[edit]

February[edit]

March[edit]

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