Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
0	0	1	1

Deaths

Deaths
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

January

1 January – Dick Scott, historian and journalist (born 1923).^[57]
3 January – Ian Smith, archaeologist (University of Otago) (born 1954).^[58]
7 January – Rob Ronayne, lawyer and jurist, District Court judge (since 2013) (born 1955).^[59]
10 January – Tiny White, equestrianism competitor, judge and administrator (born 1924).^[60]
14 January – Bernard Diederich, author, journalist (Time), and historian, Maria Moors Cabot Prize (1976) (born 1926).^[61]
18 January – Piri Sciascia, Māori leader, kapa haka exponent, and university administrator (Victoria University of Wellington), kaumātua to the governor-general (since 2016) (born 1946).^[62]
22 January – John Kasper, cricketer (Auckland, Natal) (born 1946).^[63]
25 January
- Shirley Murray, hymn writer (born 1931).^[64]
- Dame Alison Roxburgh, women's rights advocate and community leader (born 1934).^[65]
26 January – Gordon McLauchlan, author, broadcaster and social historian, GOFTA for television presenter of the year (1987) (born 1931).^[66]
29 January
- Ruth Butterworth, political studies academic (University of Auckland), president of the Association of University Staff (1990–1991) (born 1934).^[67]
- Keith Nelson, association footballer (Hamilton AFC, Mount Wellington, national team) (born 1947).^[68]
31 January
- Tony Ford, lawyer and jurist, judge of the Court of Appeal of Fiji (2005–2007), Chief Justice of Tonga (2006–2010), Employment Court judge (2010–2013) (born 1942).^[69]
- Alison Preston-Thomas, netball player (national team) (born 1927).^[70]

Dick Scott
Piri Sciascia
Tony Ford

February

1 February – Denford McDonald, mechanical engineer and businessman (Todd Motors, Mitsubishi New Zealand) (born 1929).^[71]
2 February – Mike Moore, politician and diplomat, MP (1972–1975, 1978–1999), Minister of Tourism (1984–1987), Minister of Overseas Trade (1984–1990), leader of the Labour Party (1990–1993), Prime Minister (1990), Director-General of the World Trade Organization (1999–2002), ambassador to the United States (2010–2015) (born 1949).^[72]
4 February
- Andrew Brough, Hall of Fame singer, songwriter and guitarist (Straitjacket Fits) (born 1963).^[73]
- Peter Hogg, lawyer and legal scholar (Osgoode Hall Law School), Queen's Counsel (since 1980) (born 1939).^[74]
8 February – Lew Mander, organic chemist (University of Adelaide, Australian National University) (born 1939).^[75]
13 February
- Sir Des Britten, restaurateur, radio broadcaster (2ZB), television chef, and Anglican priest, Wellington City Missioner (1994–2011) (born 1939).^[76]
- Jimmy Thunder, boxer, Commonwealth Games gold medallist (1986), IBO heavyweight world champion (1994–1995) (born 1966).^[77]
15 February – Alan Henderson, television cameraman and puppeteer (Thingee) (born c. 1962).^[78]
16 February – Graeme Allwright, singer and songwriter (born 1926).^[79]
17 February – Terry Lineen, rugby union player (Auckland, national team) (born 1936).^[80]
18 February – James Lobet, aircraft designer (Lobet Ganagobie) (born 1932).^[81]
19 February – Wes Sandle, physicist (University of Otago) (born 1935).^[82]
27 February – Tina Carline, radio announcer (2ZB, 2ZM, 2YA), television continuity announcer and weather presenter (WNTV1, TV One) (born 1948).^[83]

Mike Moore
Sir Des Britten
Graeme Allwright
Terry Lineen

March

2 March – Roger Cooper, paleontologist (GNS Science), Hutton Medal (2017) (born 1939).^[84]
3 March – Kerry Marshall, local politician, Mayor of Richmond (1986–1989), Mayor of Tasman (1989–1998), Mayor of Nelson (2007–2010) (born 1940).^[85]
4 March – Helen Courtney, cartoonist and illustrator (Broadsheet) (born 1952).^[86]
5 March
- Troy Collings, travel executive (born c. 1986).^[87] (death announced on this date)
- Shirley Cowles, cricketer (Canterbury, national team) (born 1939).^[88]
- Jeanette Fitzsimons, politician and environmentalist, co-leader of the Green Party (1995–2009), Alliance list MP (1996–1999), MP for Coromandel (1999–2002), Green list MP (2002–2010) (born 1945).^[89]
11 March – Sir Rob Fenwick, Hall of Fame businessman and environmentalist, leader of the Progressive Green Party (1996–1998), chancellor of St John New Zealand (2006–2008), chair of Antarctica New Zealand (2008–2015) (born 1951).^[90]
14 March – Henry Smith, Olympic discus thrower (1984, 1988), South Pacific Games gold medallist (1983), shot putter (born 1955).^[91]
21 March – Cindy Beavis, radio broadcaster (Radio New Zealand, Access Radio) (born 1934).^[92]
22 March
- Bob McCullough, cricketer (Wellington) (born 1943).^[93]
- Peter Stapleton, musician (The Terminals, Dadamah, Flies Inside The Sun) (born 1954).^[94]
26 March – Colin Graham, cricketer (Otago) (born 1929).^[95]
29 March – Claire Stewart, local politician, New Plymouth District Councillor (1989–1992), Mayor of New Plymouth (1992–2001) (born 1941).^[96]

Kerry Marshall
Troy Collings
Jeanette Fitzsimons
Sir Rob Fenwick

April

3 April – Eric Verdonk, Olympic rower (1988, 1992), Olympic bronze medallist (1988), world championship bronze medallist (1990), Commonwealth Games bronze medallist (1986) (born 1959).^[97]
6 April – Jock Edwards, cricketer (Central Districts, national team) (born 1955).^[98]
8 April – Te Huirangi Waikerepuru, Māori language activist and trade unionist (Tertiary Education Union) (born 1929).^[99]
11 April – Might and Power, Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse, Caulfield Cup (1997), Melbourne Cup (1997), W. S. Cox Plate (1998) (foaled 1993).^[100]
14 April – Dean Parker, screenwriter (Came a Hot Friday, Old Scores), playwright, journalist, and political commentator, GOFTA Award (1986), TV Guide Television Award (1998), New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate (2010) (born 1947).^[101]
22 April – Dennis Copps, cricket umpire (born 1929).^[102]
23 April – Bruce Allpress, actor (Close to Home, The Scarecrow, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers), Feltex Television Awards best actor (1981, 1983) (born 1930).^[103]
24 April – Phil Broadhurst, jazz musician, composer, music educator (Massey University), and radio presenter (Radio New Zealand), New Zealand Music Awards best jazz artist (2016) (born 1949).^[104]

Eric Verdonk
Te Huirangi Waikerepuru
Phil Broadhurst

May

3 May – Geoff Anderson, cricketer (Otago) (born 1939).^[105]
4 May – Alan Sutherland, rugby union player (Marlborough, national team) (born 1944).^[106]
7 May
- Margaret Loutit, microbiologist (University of Otago) (born 1929).^[107]
- George Simpkin, rugby union coach (Waikato, Fiji, Hong Kong) (born 1943).^[108]
8 May – James Hill, Olympic rower (1956, 1960), British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold (1962), silver and bronze (1958) medallist (born 1930).^[109]
14 May – Tony Coll, rugby league player (West Coast, national team), local-body politician, Grey District Councillor (2011–2019) (born c. 1950).^[110]
15 May – Rick Muru, rugby league player (Waikato, New Zealand Māori, national team) (born c. 1950).^[111]
29 May – Susie Simcock, squash player and administrator, president of the World Squash Federation (1996–2002), New Zealand Olympic Committee board member (1996–2008) (born 1938).^[112]

Susie Simcock

June

1 June – Giyannedra Prasad, Fijian lawyer and politician (born 1959)^[113]
2 June
- Leslie Kay, electrical engineer (University of Canterbury), Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (since 1971) (born 1922).^[114]
- Lindsay Townsend, rugby union player (Otago, national team) (born 1934).^[115]
10 June
- Joan Ferner, women's rights advocate and public servant (born 1933).^[116]
- Murray Hill, seed technologist (Massey University, Lincoln University) (born 1939).^[117]
11 June
- Basil Meeking, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Christchurch (1987–1995) (born 1929).^[118]
- Matt Poore, cricketer (Canterbury, national team) (born 1930).^[119]
13 June – Krystyna Tomaszyk, writer and social activist (born 1932).^[120]
16 June – Alistair Soper, rugby union player (Southland, national team) (born 1936).^[121]
17 June – Paul Matete, rugby league player (Auckland, New Zealand Māori, national team) and coach (South Africa) (born 1949).^[122]
18 June - Jim Young, boat builder and designer (born 1925).^[123]
19 June - Matthew Hunt, police officer (born 1991).^[124]
20 June – Aaron Tokona, musician (Weta, Fly My Pretties, Cairo Knife Fight) (born 1975).^[125]
21 June – Dennis Young, rugby union player (Canterbury, national team) (born 1930).^[126]
22 June – Stewart Speed, cricketer (Auckland) (born 1942).^[127]
23 June – Mike McCool, rugby union player (Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa Bush, national team) (born 1951).^[128]
24 June – Toni Waho, Māori language advocate and educationalist (born c. 1961).^[129]
28 June
- John Kneebone, farming leader and local-body politician, president of Federated Farmers (1974–1977), Matamata County Councillor (1959–1967), member of the Waitangi Tribunal (1989–2006) (born 1935).^[130]
- Jim Ross, educationalist and public servant (born 1930).^[131]

Lindsay Townsend
Murray Hill
Basil Meeking
Krystyna Tomaszyk
Jim Young
Dennis Young
John Kneebone

July

1 July – Bill Black, pilot, live deer capture pioneer (born 1943).^[132]
2 July – Bill Massey, Hall of Fame softball player (national team), coach and umpire, world championship bronze medallist (1966) (born 1936).^[133]
10 July – Genevieve Westcott, journalist and television presenter (TV3) (born 1955).^[134]
12 July – Kevin Dwyer, cricketer (Auckland) (born 1929).^[135]
14 July – James Brown, public servant, official secretary to the governor-general (1977–1985) (born 1925).^[136]
20 July – Ross Dallow, police officer and local-body politician, Waitakere City Councillor (1992–2010) (born 1937).^[137]
21 July – Bruce McPhail, rugby union player (Canterbury, Nelson, national team) (born 1937).^[138]
29 July – Andy Haden, rugby union player (Auckland, national team) (born 1950).^[139]

Ross Dallow

August

2 August – Tony Campbell, biblical scholar (United Faculty of Theology) (born 1934).^[140]
4 August – Murray Cheater, Olympic (1976) and Commonwealth Games (1974) hammer thrower (born 1947).^[141]
6 August – Lindsay Brown, accountant and university administrator, chancellor of the University of Otago (2004–2008) (born c. 1944).^[142]
8 August – Jean Stewart, Hall of Fame swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist (1952), British Empire Games silver medallist (1950) and British Empire and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist (1954) (born 1930).^[143]
9 August – Heta Hingston, 82, lawyer and jurist, Māori Land Court judge (1984–1999) (born 1938).^[144]
10 August
- Vinka Lucas, fashion designer and retailer, magazine founder (born 1932).^[145]
- Don Martin, musician (Mi-Sex) (born c. 1954).^[146]
12 August – Jean Anderson, pianist and professor of music (Royal Academy of Music) (born 1923).^[147]
21 August – Sir Bob Elliott, paediatrician (University of Auckland) (born 1934).^[148]
23 August – Jack Tynan, Olympic field hockey player (1956), and cricketer (Wellington) (born 1925).^[149]
25 August – Graham Newdick, cricketer (Wellington) (born 1949).^[150]
26 August
- Keri Kaa, writer, educator (Wellington Teachers' College, Te Wānanga o Raukawa), and Māori language advocate (born 1942).^[151]
- Douglas MacDiarmid, artist (born 1922).^[152]
27 August – Ivan Keats, Olympic marathon runner (1964) (born 1937).^[153]
28 August – Don Bacon, microbiologist (University of Otago, Massey University) (born 1926).^[154]
31 August – Megan Wraight, landscape architect (Waitangi Park, Wynyard Quarter, Pukeahu National War Memorial Park), Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award (2013) (born 1961).^[155]

Lindsay Brown
Jean Stewart
Heta Kingston
Vinka Lucas
Sir Bob Elliott
Keri Kaa
Douglas MacDiarmid
Don Bacon

September

2 September – John Shrapnell, journalist, actor and singer (born 1934).^[156]
4 September – Joe Williams, politician, doctor and health researcher, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999) (born 1934).^[157]
5 September – David Walter, local-body politician and journalist (Taranaki Daily News), Mayor of Stratford (1989–1998), Chair of Taranaki Regional Council (2001–2007) (born 1939).^[158]
6 September – Sir Vaughan Jones, mathematician (Jones polynomial, Aharonov–Jones–Landau algorithm), Fields Medal (1990), Rutherford Medal (1991), Fellow of the Royal Society (since 1990) (born 1952).^[159]
8 September – Jane Soons, geomorphologist (University of Canterbury), president of the International Union for Quaternary Research (1977–1982) (born 1931).^[160]
13 September
- Kirsty Durward, gymnast, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist (1978) (born c. 1959).^[161]
- Dave Halligan, rugby union player (Otago, Auckland) (born 1959).^[162]^[163]
15 September – Nigel Te Hiko, historian, Ngāti Raukawa leader (born c. 1966).^[164]
17 September – Don McGregor, zoologist (University of Otago) and science advisor, Ministry of Research, Science and Technology chief scientist (1992–1997) (born 1938).^[165]
24 September – Max Merritt, Hall of Fame singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Slipping Away", Max Merritt and the Meteors) (born 1941).^[166]
25 September – Matt Ratana, police officer (born 1966).^[167]
29 September – John Whittaker, rugby league player (Wellington, Warrington, national team) (born 1950).^[168]
30 September – Guy Natusch, architect (born 1921).^[169]

John Shrapnell
Joe Williams
Sir Vaughan Jones

October

5 October – John Tanner, rugby union player (Otago, Auckland, national team) (born 1927).^[170]
8 October – Jack Sutherland, athlete, British Empire Games bronze medallist (1950) (born 1927).^[171]
14 October – John Reid, Hall of Fame cricketer (Wellington, Otago, national team) and cricket administrator, international match referee (1993–2002), president of New Zealand Cricket (2004–2006), New Zealand Sportsman of the Year (1955), Wisden Cricketer of the Year (1959) (born 1928).^[172]
18 October – Eddie Tonks, rugby union administrator, chair of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (1990–1995) (born 1934).^[173]
23 October – David Barnes, sailor, 470 world champion (1981, 1983, 1984) and world championship bronze medallist (1982), America's Cup skipper (KZ1, 1988) (born 1958).^[174]

John Tanner
John Reid

November

2 November – Trevor Malloch, cricketer (Wellington) (born 1928).^[175]
7 November – Bones Hillman, musician (Suburban Reptiles, The Swingers, Midnight Oil) (born 1958).^[176]
21 November – Rufus Rehu, musician (Quincy Conserve) (born 1939)^[177]
25 November
- Marion Law, netball player (national team) and tennis player, All India women's singles and doubles champion (1965) (born 1940).^[178]
- Alan Powell, historian (Charles Darwin University) (born 1936).^[179]
30 November – Ross Dykes, cricket player (Auckland), administrator and match referee, national selector (1990–2005), chief executive officer of Otago Cricket (2005–2015) (born 1945).^[180]

Bones Hillman
Alan Powell

December

4 December – Anand Singh, Fijian politician (born 1948).^[181]
5 December – Des Ferrow, cricketer (Northern Districts) (born 1933).^[182]
7 December – Malcolm Simpson, Olympic (1952) and British Empire Games (1950) cyclist (born 1933).^[183]
8 December – Gerard Stokes, rugby league player (Canterbury, national team, Workington Town) and coach (Workington Town, Whitehaven, Serbia national team) (born 1955).^[184]
10 December – Barry Wynks, Commonwealth Games lawn bowls player (2002, 2014, 2018) and silver medallist (2014, 2018) (born 1952).^[185]
11 December – James Flynn, political scientist (University of Otago), intelligence researcher (Flynn effect), and politician (NewLabour, Alliance) (born 1934).^[186]
13 December – Rose Pere, educationalist, Māori language advocate, and conservationist (born 1937).^[187]
16 December – Brian Pickworth, Olympic (1960) and British Empire and Commonwealth Games (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970) fencer, British Empire and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist (1962) (born 1929).^[188]
17 December – Ed Nichols, Paralympic alpine skier (1980) (born 1923).^[189]
20 December – Arthur Campbell, analytical chemist (University of Otago) (born 1925).^[190]
25 December – David Thorns, sociologist (University of Auckland, University of Canterbury), Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (since 1995) (born 1943).^[191]
27 December – Manukura, white North Island brown kiwi (hatched 2011).^[192]
28 December – John Reid, cricketer (Auckland, national team) (born 1956).^[193]

Jim Flynn

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