Bill Sevesi
Tongan-born New Zealand musician
Died on Saturday April 23rd 2016
Famous Dead People from New Zealand
Over 1,000 obituaries for famous people from New Zealand who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Peter Sellers
New Zealand sports broadcaster
Died on Friday April 22nd 2016
Rex Fell
New Zealand Thoroughbred breeder
Died on Friday April 22nd 2016
Colin Knight
New Zealand educationalist
Died on Thursday April 14th 2016
Ruth Gilbert
New Zealand poet
Died on Thursday April 14th 2016
Kurtis Haiu
New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland)
Died on Wednesday April 13th 2016
Matiu Dickson
New Zealand Māori academic (University of Waikato) and lawyer
Died on Thursday April 7th 2016
Rowley Habib
New Zealand writer
Died on Sunday April 3rd 2016
Whai Ngata
New Zealand Māori broadcaster
Died on Sunday April 3rd 2016
Frank Torley
New Zealand television presenter and producer (Country Calendar
Died on Sunday March 27th 2016
Ross Jennings
New Zealand television producer (Police Ten 7
Died on Friday March 25th 2016
Harry O’Rourke
New Zealand judo administrator
Died on Monday March 21st 2016
Sel Belsham
New Zealand rugby league player (Richmond Rovers)
Died on Friday March 11th 2016
Graham Fortune
New Zealand diplomat and public servant
Died on Saturday March 19th 2016
George Menzies
New Zealand rugby player
Died on Thursday March 17th 2016
Harry Turbott
New Zealand architect and landscape architect
Died on Friday March 4th 2016
Ken English
New Zealand rugby league player (Wellington
Died on Wednesday February 24th 2016
Jack Forrest
New Zealand rugby league player (West Coast
Died on Friday February 26th 2016
Martin Crowe
New Zealand cricketer (national
Died on Thursday March 3rd 2016
Bill Anderson
New Zealand rugby union and cricket commentator
Died on Sunday February 28th 2016
Ranginui Walker
New Zealand Māori academic
Died on Monday February 29th 2016
Sophia Hawthorne
New Zealand actress
Died on Thursday February 18th 2016
Murray Philpott
New Zealand sailor
Died on Saturday February 6th 2016
Barry Jones
New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Saturday February 13th 2016
John Spencer
New Zealand businessman
Died on Wednesday February 10th 2016
Mere Broughton
New Zealand Māori language activist and unionist
Died on Sunday January 31st 2016
Peter Robinson
New Zealand musician (The Tin Syndrome)
Died on Thursday January 28th 2016
Chris Kenny
Irish-born New Zealand boxing coach
Died on Tuesday February 2nd 2016
Kelly McGarry
New Zealand mountain biker
Died on Monday February 1st 2016
Shirley Tonkin
New Zealand paediatrician and sudden infant death syndrome researcher
Died on Wednesday January 27th 2016
Robert Courtney
New Zealand Paralympic athlete
Died on Thursday January 28th 2016
Bob Tizard
New Zealand politician
Died on Thursday January 28th 2016
Neville Black
New Zealand rugby union (Auckland
Died on Sunday January 24th 2016
Barry Brickell
New Zealand ceramic artist
Died on Sunday January 24th 2016
Alec Wishart
British-born New Zealand musician (Hogsnort Rupert)
Died on Friday January 22nd 2016
Jules Le Lievre
New Zealand rugby union player (Canterbury
Died on Sunday January 17th 2016
Melvin Day
New Zealand artist
Died on Sunday January 17th 2016
Keith Thiele
New Zealand WW2 pilot
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Ida Gaskin
Welsh-born New Zealand schoolteacher and quiz show contestant
Died on Friday January 8th 2016
Tim Francis
New Zealand diplomat
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2016
Gordon Stephenson
New Zealand environmentalist
Died on Saturday December 26th 2015
Bill Subritzky
New Zealand property developer and evangelist
Died on Wednesday December 23rd 2015
Stephen Jelicich
Croatian-born New Zealand architect
Died on Saturday December 19th 2015
Lincoln Holdzkom
American baseball player (New Zealand national team)
Died on Sunday December 13th 2015
Jon Gadsby
British-born New Zealand writer and comedian (A Week of It)
Died on Saturday December 12th 2015
Betty Bourke
New Zealand health administrator
Died on Monday December 7th 2015
David Simmons
New Zealand ethnologist and historian
Died on Monday November 30th 2015
Jack Fagan
New Zealand rugby league player
Died on Monday November 30th 2015
Rex Cunningham
New Zealand rugby league player
Died on Monday November 30th 2015
John Gray
New Zealand Anglican clergyman
Died on Friday November 13th 2015
Peter McLeavey
New Zealand art dealer
Died on Friday November 13th 2015
Misiluni Moananu
New Zealand rugby union player
Died on Monday November 9th 2015
Jack Allan
New Zealand educationalist
Died on Wednesday November 4th 2015
Colin Nicholson
New Zealand lawyer and jurist
Died on Saturday October 31st 2015
Bill Ballantine
British-born New Zealand marine biologist
Died on Sunday November 1st 2015
Gifford Jackson
New Zealand industrial designer
Died on Friday October 30th 2015
Michael Dean
New Zealand-born broadcaster
Died on Monday October 5th 2015
Sir John Scott
New Zealand medical researcher
Died on Tuesday October 20th 2015
Arthur Woods
New Zealand rugby union player (Southland
Died on Wednesday October 7th 2015
William Taylor
New Zealand children's writer and politician
Died on Saturday October 3rd 2015
Neil Graham
New Zealand businessman
Died on Wednesday September 30th 2015
Zabeel
New Zealand racehorse
Died on Saturday September 26th 2015
W. H. Oliver
New Zealand historian and poet
Died on Wednesday September 16th 2015
Dorothy Butler
New Zealand children's author
Died on Sunday September 20th 2015
Daniel Keighley
New Zealand music festival promoter (Sweetwaters) and band manager (The Mutton Birds
Died on Thursday September 17th 2015
Ian Uttley
New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland
Died on Tuesday September 15th 2015
Colleen Waata-Urlich
New Zealand ceramicist
Died on Thursday September 10th 2015
James Belich
New Zealand politician
Died on Sunday September 13th 2015
Avinash Deobhakta
Indian-born New Zealand jurist
Died on Wednesday September 2nd 2015
Graham Brazier
New Zealand musician and songwriter (Hello Sailor)
Died on Friday September 4th 2015
Manos Nathan
New Zealand artist
Died on Wednesday September 2nd 2015
Peter Nola
New Zealand fashion entrepreneur
Died on Monday August 24th 2015
Colin Beyer
New Zealand lawyer and businessman
Died on Friday August 21st 2015
Paul Kibblewhite
New Zealand pulp and paper scientist
Died on Thursday August 20th 2015
George Gair
New Zealand politician
Died on Monday August 17th 2015
Jon Craig
New Zealand architect
Died on Sunday August 16th 2015
Geoff Mardon
New Zealand speedway rider
Died on Thursday August 6th 2015
Gordon Vette
New Zealand pilot and author
Died on Sunday August 9th 2015
Trevor Barber
New Zealand Test cricketer.
Died on Friday August 7th 2015
Les Munro
New Zealand pilot
Died on Tuesday August 4th 2015
Sir John Todd
New Zealand businessman (Todd Corporation) and philanthropist
Died on Wednesday July 29th 2015
Garth George
New Zealand conservative Christian columnist and anti-gay activist
Died on Sunday July 26th 2015
Anzac Pikia
New Zealand journalist and broadcaster (Te Karere
Died on Sunday July 26th 2015
Tim Beaglehole
New Zealand historian and educator
Died on Saturday July 18th 2015
Campbell Smith
New Zealand artist
Died on Monday July 13th 2015
Sir John Buchanan
New Zealand oil executive
Died on Tuesday July 14th 2015
Craig Norgate
New Zealand businessman
Died on Tuesday July 7th 2015
Sir Ronald Davison
New Zealand judge
Died on Thursday July 2nd 2015
Ron Bisman
New Zealand harness racing journalist and author
Died on Friday June 26th 2015
Ian Bradley
British-born New Zealand naval officer and politician
Died on Saturday June 20th 2015
Norm Berryman
New Zealand rugby union player (national team)
Died on Tuesday June 23rd 2015
Te Uruhina McGarvey-Tiakiwai
New Zealand Māori elder
Died on Friday June 5th 2015
Sir Patrick Eisdell Moore
New Zealand surgeon
Died on Thursday June 18th 2015
Mike Shrimpton
New Zealand cricketer and coach
Died on Saturday June 13th 2015
Bonecrusher
New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse
Died on Wednesday June 10th 2015
Peter Conway
New Zealand economist
Died on Tuesday June 9th 2015
Sir Peter Williams
New Zealand lawyer
Died on Tuesday June 9th 2015
Peter Petherick
New Zealand cricketer.
Died on Monday June 8th 2015
Gary Thain
Best known for his work with British band, Uriah Heep. Was part of the rock trio The New Nadir, and with the drummer Peter Dawkins, he travelled from New Zealand…