Bright, activist (born 1954) Barrie Frost, psychologist, neuroscientist (born ) 6 October – Wilf Malcolm, mathematician, university administrator (born 1933) 13 October – Bob Doran, computer scientist (born 1944) 14 October – Tom Delahunty, association football referee (born 1935) 17 October Denis Adam, arts patron (born 1924) Sir Ngātata Love, academic, Te Āti Awa leader (born 1937) Sir Thomas Thorp, jurist (born 1925) 19 October – Sir John McGrath, jurist (born 1945) 24 October – Keith Hunter, marine and freshwater chemist (born 1951) 27 October – Murray Khouri, clarinetist (born 1941) 29 October Peter Hawes, playwright, novelist, and scriptwriter (born 1947) June Kerr, ballerina (born 1932) 31 October Sir Thomas Eichelbaum, jurist (born 1931) Maurice Mahoney, architect (born 1929) November 4 November – Tama Renata, musician 6 November – Gordon Whiting, jurist (born 1942) 13 November – Sir John Anderson, businessman, sports administrator (born 1945) 14 November – Douglas Wright, dancer, choreographer (born 1956) 18 November – Peter Peryer, photographer (born 1941) 19 November – Neil Collins, broadcaster, local-body politician (born 1941) 20 November – Cyril Belshaw, anthropologist (born 1921) 24 November – Gordon Copeland, politician (born 1943) 28 November – Georgie Salter, netball player and coach (born ) December 1 December – Vivian Lynn, artist (born 1931) 2 December – William Smith, naval officer (born 1922) 3 December – Geoff Murphy, film director and screenwriter (born 1938) 5 December – John Armstrong, politician (born 1935) 6 December – Robin Clark, chemist (born 1935) 11 December Winifred Griffin, swimmer (born 1932) Hiwi Tauroa, rugby union player and coach, Race Relations Conciliator (born 1927) 20 December Randall Carrington, cricketer (born 1934) Trevor Chinn, glaciologist (born 1937) 21 December – Fay Gock, horticulturalist (born 1933) 25 December – Bill Baillie, athlete (born 1934) 30 December – Harry Atkinson, physicist, science administrator (born 1929) References 2010s in New Zealand Years of the 21st century in New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand