2000 in New Zealand  The following lists events that happened during 2000 in New Zealand. The 46th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was The Labour Party led by Helen Clark, in coalition with Alliance, led by Jim Anderton. See: , :New Zealand elections      See 2000 in art, 2000 in literature,   This year of awards included a new category, ' Best Film Soundtrack/Cast Recording/Compilation': Winners are shown first with nominees underneath. See: 2000 in music, New Zealand Top 50 Albums of 2000    See: 2000 in New Zealand television, 2000 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, , TV3 (New Zealand), , Public broadcasting in New Zealand   See: , 2000 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand,   See: NZ Internet History          , Super 12, National Provincial Championship, , Bledisloe Cup, Tri Nations Series, Ranfurly Shield