List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1964 in New Zealand.
Arts and literature
See 1964 in art, 1964 in literature
New books
See Category:1964 books
Music
Radio and television
- Coronation Street was shown for the first time on New Zealand television on AKTV2 in the Auckland region on Thursday 14 May, running from 8.25 pm to 8.52 pm. As television was not then networked throughout New Zealand, Wellington (WNTV1), Christchurch (CHTV3) and Dunedin (DNTV2) followed in June and July; on Tuesday in Wellington and Christchurch and Thursday in Dunedin.
- Television licences reach 168,000.
- Broadcast relay stations at Mount Erin, Kuriwao Hill and Mount Hedgehope are commissioned, extending television coverage to Hawke's Bay, South Otago and Southland.[12]
- A Māori broadcasting section of NZBC is established.
- NZBC begins plans for the Avalon studios. [1] Archived 15 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- New Zealand Television Workshop awards:
- Best Factual: Focus
- Best Light Entertainment: Music Hall
- Best Documentary: The Distant Shore
See: 1964 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:1964 film awards, 1964 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1964 films