Roy Roper
New Zealand rugby player
Died on Friday September 15th 2023
Famous Dead People from New Zealand
Over 1,000 obituaries for famous people from New Zealand who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Robyn Broughton
New Zealand netball coach
Died on Thursday September 7th 2023
Jonty Farmer
New Zealand Olympic sailor (1968
Died on Wednesday September 6th 2023
Julie Cassidy
Australian–New Zealand law academic
Died on Wednesday September 6th 2023
Arthur Leong
Chinese-born New Zealand footballer
Died on Thursday August 31st 2023
David McGee
New Zealand lawyer and public servant
Died on Tuesday August 29th 2023
Abe Jacobs
New Zealand professional wrestler (NWA)
Died on Wednesday August 23rd 2023
Ron Palenski
New Zealand journalist and cyclist
Died on Wednesday August 23rd 2023
Dun Mihaka
New Zealand Māori activist and author
Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Gillian Bibby
New Zealand composer
Died on Wednesday August 9th 2023
Fritz Eisenhofer
Austrian-born New Zealand architect
Died on Saturday August 5th 2023
Friedrich Eisenhofer
Austrian-born New Zealand architect
Died on Saturday August 5th 2023
Tane Norton
New Zealand rugby union player (national team)
Died on Thursday August 3rd 2023
Pat Hunt
New Zealand politician
Died on Thursday August 3rd 2023
Jane Tehira
New Zealand sportsperson
Died on Friday July 21st 2023
Kara Puketapu
New Zealand rugby union player (New Zealand Māori)
Died on Friday July 7th 2023
Elsu
New Zealand Standardbred racehorse
Died on Wednesday July 5th 2023
Sir David Tompkins
New Zealand lawyer and judge
Died on Tuesday July 4th 2023
Dame Phyllis Guthardt
New Zealand Methodist minister and women's leader
Died on Sunday July 2nd 2023
Roger Boon
New Zealand rugby union player (Taranaki
Died on Tuesday June 20th 2023
Rob Tucker
New Zealand photographer and photojournalist
Died on Sunday June 18th 2023
Michael A. Noonan
Irish-born New Zealand television writer (Close to Home
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2023
Charles Elworthy
New Zealand economist and social scientist
Died on Monday June 12th 2023
Jim Allen
New Zealand visual artist
Died on Monday June 12th 2023
Ethna Rouse
New Zealand cricketer (Canterbury
Died on Sunday June 11th 2023
John Loveday
New Zealand rugby union player (Manawatu
Died on Monday May 22nd 2023
Kevin Ireland
New Zealand poet
Died on Thursday May 18th 2023
Dame Rosie Horton
New Zealand philanthropist
Died on Monday May 15th 2023
Billy Guyton
New Zealand Rugby Union player (Tasman Mako
Died on Monday May 15th 2023
Sue Maroroa
New Zealand-English chess player
Died on Sunday May 14th 2023
Murray Inglis
New Zealand radio broadcaster
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Bruce Robertson
New Zealand rugby union player (Counties
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
Lindsay Crocker
New Zealand cricketer (Northern Districts)
Died on Sunday May 7th 2023
Susan Frykberg
New Zealand electroacoustic composer
Died on Saturday May 6th 2023
John Dunmore
French-born New Zealand academic
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2023
Taini Jamison
New Zealand handball coach
Died on Friday April 28th 2023
Ross Murray
New Zealand amateur golfer
Died on Friday April 21st 2023
Simon France
New Zealand jurist
Died on Tuesday April 11th 2023
Bushwhacker Butch
New Zealand Hall of Fame professional wrestler
Died on Monday April 3rd 2023
Ralph Roberts
New Zealand Olympic rower
Died on Monday March 20th 2023
Mary Ronnie
New Zealand librarian
Died on Saturday March 18th 2023
Russ Hoggard
New Zealand athletics coach
Died on Saturday March 18th 2023
Grant Bridger
New Zealand actor (Merry Christmas
Died on Saturday March 11th 2023
Georgina Beyer
New Zealand politician
Died on Monday March 6th 2023
Frank Dickson
New Zealand banker
Died on Saturday March 4th 2023
Grant Turner
New Zealand footballer (Stop Out
Died on Monday February 27th 2023
Paul East
New Zealand politician
Died on Monday February 27th 2023
Chester Borrows
New Zealand politician
Died on Monday February 27th 2023
Ans Westra
Dutch-born New Zealand photographer (Washday at the Pa)
Died on Sunday February 26th 2023
Jim Savage
New Zealand Paralympic athletics competitor
Died on Tuesday February 21st 2023
Peter Wolfenden dead at age 88
Peter Wolfenden, a New Zealand harness racer and trainer of Standardbred racehorses,
died on February 19, 2023, aged 88. Widely known as Peter Tom Wolfenden and also as Peter Wolfenden…
Nancy Tichborne
New Zealand watercolour artist and gardener
Died on Sunday February 12th 2023
Hilary Alexander
New Zealand-born British journalist (The Daily Telegraph)
Died on Monday February 6th 2023
Ross Gillespie
New Zealand Olympic field hockey player (1960
Died on Tuesday January 31st 2023
Keith Thomson
New Zealand Olympic field hockey player (1968)
Died on Friday January 27th 2023
Titewhai Harawira
New Zealand Māori activist
Died on Tuesday January 24th 2023
Chris Leitch
New Zealand politician
Died on Friday January 20th 2023
Larry Morris
New Zealand singer (Larry's Rebels)
Died on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Stuart McCutcheon
New Zealand academic administrator
Died on Friday January 6th 2023
Sir Patrick Hogan
New Zealand racehorse breeder
Died on Friday January 6th 2023
Frank Cameron
New Zealand cricketer (Otago
Died on Wednesday January 4th 2023
Jeremy Salmond
New Zealand heritage architect
Died on Wednesday January 4th 2023
Terence O’Brien
New Zealand diplomat
Died on Saturday December 31st 2022
Claire McLintock
Scottish-born New Zealand haematologist and obstetric physician
Died on Wednesday December 28th 2022
Ann Stephens
New Zealand squash and badminton player
Died on Monday December 26th 2022
Sandy Edmonds
British-born New Zealand pop singer
Died on Friday December 23rd 2022
Colin Jillings
New Zealand leading trainer in thoroughbred horse racing
Died on Friday December 23rd 2022
Dale Harrop
New Zealand ice hockey player (Canterbury Red Devils
Died on Tuesday December 20th 2022
John Fogarty
New Zealand jurist
Died on Thursday December 15th 2022
Ian Hunter
New Zealand naval officer
Died on Wednesday December 14th 2022
Hamish Kilgour
New Zealand musician (The Clean)
Died on Monday December 5th 2022
Audrey Eagle
New Zealand botanical illustrator
Died on Saturday December 3rd 2022
Murray Halberg
New Zealand Olympic athlete
Died on Thursday December 1st 2022
Jenny McLeod
New Zealand composer and music theorist
Died on Tuesday November 29th 2022
Sir Allan Wright
New Zealand farming leader
Died on Tuesday November 29th 2022
Lesley Elliott
New Zealand domestic violence campaigner
Died on Monday November 21st 2022
John Warrington
New Zealand cricketer
Died on Monday November 21st 2022
Dick Johnstone
New Zealand Olympic cyclist (1964)
Died on Sunday November 20th 2022
Neil MacLean
New Zealand judge
Died on Sunday November 20th 2022
Richard Johnstone
New Zealand Olympic cyclist
Died on Friday November 18th 2022
John Alderson
New Zealand cricketer
Died on Tuesday November 15th 2022
Sir Ian Barker
New Zealand judge
Died on Sunday November 13th 2022
Kevin Hart
New Zealand sports broadcaster
Died on Tuesday November 8th 2022
Sir Roger Bhatnagar
Indian-born New Zealand entrepreneur
Died on Tuesday November 8th 2022
Shane Reed
New Zealand Olympic triathlete (2008)
Died on Sunday October 30th 2022
Farquhar Wilkinson
New Zealand cellist
Died on Friday October 28th 2022
Terry Ryan
New Zealand Māori genealogist and Māori language advocate
Died on Friday October 28th 2022
Ken Fairweather
New Zealand politician
Died on Tuesday October 25th 2022
Margaret Farry-Williams
New Zealand fashion leader and fundraiser
Died on Monday October 17th 2022
Bruce Pairaudeau
Guyanese-New Zealand cricketer
Died on Wednesday October 12th 2022
Mary Ogg
New Zealand politician
Died on Sunday October 9th 2022
Oonah Shannahan
New Zealand netball player (national team)
Died on Wednesday October 5th 2022
Gordon Dryden
New Zealand broadcaster and educationalist
Died on Tuesday September 27th 2022
Dick Littlejohn
New Zealand rugby union administrator
Died on Thursday September 15th 2022
Maanu Paul
New Zealand Māori leader
Died on Thursday September 15th 2022
W. David McIntyre
British-born New Zealand historian
Died on Wednesday September 14th 2022
Ken Douglas
New Zealand trade union leader
Died on Wednesday September 14th 2022
Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan
New Zealand pocket billiards player and board member of the World Pool-Billiard Association
Died on Thursday September 8th 2022
Willie Lose
New Zealand-born Tongan rugby player and broadcaster
Died on Thursday September 8th 2022