journalist and writer (born 1913) 22 July – Paul Clarkin, polo player (born 1950) 28 July – Dame Janet Paul, publisher, painter and art historian (born 1919) 29 July – Maurice Dixon, rugby union player (born 1929) August 14 August Eric Petrie, cricketer (born 1927) Sir Trevor Skeet, politician (born 1918) 21 August – Amelia Batistich, writer (born 1915) 23 August – Trevor Blake, cricketer (born 1937) 25 August – Roger Broughton, cricketer (born 1958) 26 August – Bill Marsters, Cook Islands religious leader (born 1923) September 1 September – Sir Alan Stewart, university administrator (born 1917) 2 September – Alan Preston, association football player and cricketer (born 1932) 11 September – Ruth Symons, cricketer (born 1913) 20 September – Pat Hanly, painter (born 1932) 29 September – David Jackson, boxer (born 1955) October 5 October – Maurice Wilkins, physicist and molecular biologist (born 1916) 10 October – Maurice Shadbolt, writer and playwright (born 1932) 23 October – George Silk, photojournalist (born 1916) November 1 November – Barry Brown, boxer (born 1931) 7 November – Eddie Charlton, snooker and billiards player (born 1929) 8 November – Frank Houston, religious leader (born 1922) 12 November – Jim Eyles, archaeologist (born 1926) December 8 December – Noel Mills, rower (born 1944) 11 December – Arthur Lydiard, athlete, athletics coach (born 1917) 17 December – Ray Dowker, cricketer and association football player (born 1919) 29 December – Liddy Holloway, actor and television scriptwriter (born 1947) See also List of years in New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history History of New Zealand Military history of New Zealand Timeline of the New Zealand environment Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica For world events and topics in 2004 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 2004 References New Zealand New Zealand Years of the 21st century in New Zealand 2000s in New Zealand