Flavour of New Zealand
NZ popular culture 1960 onward
NZ popular culture 1960 onward
Some key events in New Zealand since 1960.
07-Feb-1964
Keth Hancox becomes second man to swim Cook Strait. 1
21-Feb-1964
Vandals mash test wicket at Basin Reserve before start of first cricket test New Zealand vs South Africa. 1
27-Feb-1964
The two-kilometer Christchurch-Lyttleton tunnel, the country's longest road tunnel, opened after three years' construction at a cost of $6.6 million. 3
02-May-1964
After a spirited fight to save New Zealand's last tram service, the Wellington trams made their final runs. The last tram made a journey from Thorndon to the Newtown depot. 3
21-Jun-1964
The Beatles arrived in Wellington. At the airport they got a screaming welcome from 6,000 fans. 3
27-Jun-1964
First mid-winter flight to Antarctica to pick up injured US seaman. 1
16-Aug-1964
The first Catholic Mass to be said partly in English was held in Auckland. 3
09-Sep-1964
US nuclear task force demonstrates strike power off Kapiti Island. 1
13-Nov-1964
First Cook Strait power cable laid from Otoranga Bay to Fighting Bay. 1
21-Nov-1964
Raoul Island erupted. 2
21-Dec-1964
Trevor Norton became the last to harpoon a whale from a New Zealand ship in New Zealand waters. 3