← → The following events occurred in New Zealand in the year 1988.

The 42nd New Zealand Parliament continued.

The fourth Labour Party government was in power.

See 1988 in art, 1988 in literature, Category:1988 books Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.

[7] See: 1988 in music See: 1988 in New Zealand television, 1988 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand See: Category:1988 film awards, 1988 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1988 films See: NZ Internet History Media related to 1988 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons