List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1965 in New Zealand.
Arts and literature
See 1965 in art, 1965 in literature
Music
Loxene Golden Disc Ray Columbus & The Invaders – Till We Kissed
See: 1965 in music
Radio and television
- Television in the "four main centres" (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin) is now broadcast seven nights a week. Broadcasting now totals 50 hours a week.
- There are 300,000 television licences. [1] Archived 15 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- 28 August – Christchurch's CHTV-3 switches to the new Sugarloaf transmitter in the Port Hills.[13]
- The broadcast relay station at Mount Studholme is commissioned, extending television coverage to South Canterbury.[14]
- New Zealand Television Workshop awards:
- Best Factual: Compass
- Best Light Entertainment: In the Groove
- Best Children's Series: Junior Magazine with Jasmine
See: 1965 in New Zealand television, 1965 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:1965 film awards, 1965 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1965 films
Sport
Athletics
- Ray Puckett wins his fifth national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:24:26.8 on 13 March in Dunedin.
Chess
- The 72nd National Chess Championships are held in Wellington. The winner is J.R. Phillips of Wellington[15]
Horse racing
Harness racing
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[18]
- Men's singles champion – Ron Buchan (Tui Park Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – Norm Lash, C.D. McGarry (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – J. Miller, G. MacRae, A. Cotton, P. Jones (skip) (Otahuhu Railway Bowling Club)
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Eastern Suburbs of Auckland who beat Saint Kilda 4–1 in the final.[19]
- Provincial league champions:[20]
- Bay of Plenty: Rangers
- Buller: Granity Athletic
- Canterbury: Christchurch City
- Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers
- Manawatu: Kiwi United
- Marlborough: Woodbourne
- Nelson: Rangers
- Otago: St Kilda
- Poverty Bay: Eastern Union
- South Canterbury: West End
- Southland: Invercargill Thistle
- Taranaki: Moturoa
- Wairarapa: Masterton Athletic
- Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
- Wellington: Diamond
- West Coast: Cobden-Kohinoor
- The Northern League is formed, incorporating top teams from Northland, Auckland, Franklin and Waikato. The first League champions are Eastern Suburbs of Auckland.[21]