← → The following lists events that happened during 1978 in New Zealand.

See 1978 in art, 1978 in literature, Category:1978 books Winners were as follows:[6] See: 1978 in music See: 1978 in New Zealand television, 1978 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand See: Category:1978 film awards, 1978 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1978 films Category:1978 births Category:1978 deaths Media related to 1978 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons