Deaths From New Zealand
Rodger Fox
New Zealand trombonist and jazz musician · 26 May 2024 · May 2024 · May 26
Janis Paterson
New Zealand psychologist and academic · 25 May 2024 · May 2024 · May 25 · Jānis
David Penny
New Zealand evolutionary biologist · 23 May 2024 · May 2024 · May 23
Sid Going
New Zealand rugby union player (North Auckland · 16 May 2024 · May 2024 · May 16
Dene O’Kane
New Zealand snooker player · 14 May 2024 · May 2024 · May 14 · O'Kane
Richard Bolton
New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland · 13 May 2024 · May 2024 · May 13
Judith Medlicott
New Zealand lawyer and advocate · 06 May 2024 · May 2024 · May 6
Willie Hona
New Zealand musician (Herbs) · 05 May 2024 · May 2024 · May 5
Dave O’Sullivan
New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse trainer · 25 April 2024 · April 2024 · O'Sullivan · April 25 · Other
Sir Colin Giltrap
New Zealand Hall of Fame businessman and philanthropist · 16 April 2024 · April 2024 · April 16 · Giltrap · Other
Jack Alabaster
New Zealand cricketer (Otago · 09 April 2024 · April 2024 · April 9
Jonathan Bennett
New Zealand-born British philosopher of language and metaphysics · 03 April 2024 · April 2024 · April 3
Clare Elliott
New Zealand singer (Suburban Reptiles) · 31 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 31
Neil Thimbleby
New Zealand rugby union player (Hawke's Bay · 19 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 19
Rod Oram
British-born New Zealand journalist and commentator · 18 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 18
Charlie Crofts
New Zealand Māori leader · 26 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 26 · Other
Bill Alington
New Zealand architect · 25 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 25 · Other
Efeso Collins
New Zealand politiican · 19 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 19 · Other
Muru Walters
New Zealand rugby union player (North Auckland · 16 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 16
Ray Watters
New Zealand geographer · 04 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 4 · Other
Honor McKellar
New Zealand operatic mezzo-soprano · 03 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 3
Jimmy Choux
New Zealand racehorse · 31 January 2024 · January 2024 · January 31 · Other
Peg Moorhouse
New Zealand weaver · 28 January 2024 · January 2024 · January 28 · Other
Louise Petherbridge
New Zealand theatre actor · 21 January 2024 · January 2024 · January 21
Duncan Hales
New Zealand rugby union player (Canterbury · 09 January 2024 · January 2024 · January 9
Richard Wallace
New Zealand Māori Anglican bishop · 05 January 2024 · January 2024 · January 5 · Other
Bruce Gilberd
New Zealand Anglican clergyman · 21 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 21 · Other
Thomas Williams
New Zealand Roman Catholic cardinal · 20 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 20 · Other
Levi Holley
New Zealand actor (Shortland Street) and arm wrestler · 19 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 19
J. G. A. Pocock
New Zealand historian of political thought · 13 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 13 · Pocock
Des White
New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland · 12 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 12
Derek Stirling
New Zealand cricketer (national team) · 12 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 12
Renée
New Zealand feminist writer and playwright · 10 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 10
Arthur Parkin
New Zealand field hockey player (national team) · 16 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 16
Bob Duckworth
New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider · 16 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 16 · Other
Jim Traue
New Zealand librarian · 16 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 16 · Other
Ewan Fordyce
New Zealand palaeontologist · 15 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 15 · Other
Patrick Brownsey
British-born New Zealand botanist and philatelist · 09 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 9 · Other
Bill Milbank
New Zealand art curator · 08 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 8 · Other
Sir Jon Trimmer
New Zealand ballet dancer · 25 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 25 · Trimmer · Other
Sir Tim Wallis
New Zealand aviation entrepreneur · 16 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 16 · Wallis · Other
Phyllis Latour
South African-born New Zealand intelligence officer (SOE) · 10 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 10 · Other
Bruce Ross
New Zealand agricultural economist and university administrator · 06 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 6
Jason Wynyard
New Zealand woodchopper · 02 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 2 · Other
Dame Alison Quentin-Baxter
New Zealand public and international lawyer · 01 October 2023 · Quentin-Baxter · October 2023 · October 1
Donal Smith
New Zealand Olympic athlete (1960) and academic of English literature · 29 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 29
Marshall Cook
New Zealand architect · 28 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 28 · Other
Robyn Broughton
New Zealand netball coach · 06 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 6 · Other
Jonty Farmer
New Zealand Olympic sailor (1968 · 05 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 5 · Other
Abe Jacobs
New Zealand professional wrestler (NWA) · 22 August 2023 · August 2023 · August 22
Dun Mihaka
New Zealand Māori activist and author · 21 August 2023 · August 2023 · August 21
Fritz Eisenhofer
Austrian-born New Zealand architect · 04 August 2023 · August 2023 · August 4 · Other
Friedrich Eisenhofer
Austrian-born New Zealand architect · 04 August 2023 · August 2023 · August 4 · Other
Tane Norton
New Zealand rugby union player (national team) · 02 August 2023 · August 2023 · August 2
Jane Tehira
New Zealand sportsperson · 20 July 2023 · July 2023 · July 20 · Other
Kara Puketapu
New Zealand rugby union player (New Zealand Māori) · 06 July 2023 · July 2023 · July 6
Elsu
New Zealand Standardbred racehorse · 04 July 2023 · July 2023 · July 4 · Other
Sir David Tompkins
New Zealand lawyer and judge · 03 July 2023 · July 2023 · Tompkins · July 3
Dame Phyllis Guthardt
New Zealand Methodist minister and women's leader · 01 July 2023 · July 2023 · Guthardt · July 1
Roger Boon
New Zealand rugby union player (Taranaki · 19 June 2023 · June 2023 · June 19
Rob Tucker
New Zealand photographer and photojournalist · 17 June 2023 · June 2023 · June 17
Michael A. Noonan
Irish-born New Zealand television writer (Close to Home · 12 June 2023 · June 2023 · June 12 · Noonan
Charles Elworthy
New Zealand economist and social scientist · 11 June 2023 · June 2023 · June 11
Ethna Rouse
New Zealand cricketer (Canterbury · 10 June 2023 · June 2023 · June 10
John Loveday
New Zealand rugby union player (Manawatu · 21 May 2023 · May 2023 · May 21
Dame Rosie Horton
New Zealand philanthropist · 14 May 2023 · May 2023 · Horton · May 14 · Other
Billy Guyton
New Zealand Rugby Union player (Tasman Mako · 14 May 2023 · May 2023 · May 14
Sue Maroroa
New Zealand-English chess player · 13 May 2023 · May 2023 · May 13