player Johnny McNicholl, rugby union player Namatahi Waa, rugby union player 25 September – Genevieve Behrent, rower 27 September – Finn Tearney, tennis player 28 September – Doug Bracewell, cricketer October 1 October – Finn Lowery, water polo player 7 October – Popsy, Thoroughbred racehorse 12 October – Shannon Francois, netball player 15 October – Harry Boam, cricketer 18 October – Anthony Gelling, rugby league player 23 October – Stan Walker, recording artist, actor, television personality 24 October – Tipene Friday, cricketer and basketball player 28 October Sarah Gray, rower Tim Johnston, cricketer 29 October – Craig Millar, rugby union player November 2 November – Kane Radford, swimmer 4 November – Zane Tetevano, rugby league player 5 November – George Moala, rugby union player 8 November – Sacha Jones, tennis player 11 November Sir Vancelot, standardbred racehorse Merissa Smith, association footballer 12 November – Simon Evans, motor racing driver 17 November – Doriemus, Thoroughbred racehorse 18 November – Jackie Thomas, singer 19 November Hayden Parker, rugby union player Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, rugby union player 21 November - Jackson Ormond, rugby union player 22 November – Jason Saunders, sailor 26 November – Aaron Gate, track cyclist 28 November Declan O'Donnell, rugby union player Brendon Edmonds, rugby union player December 2 December – Glen Fisiiahi, rugby union and rugby league player 3 December – Mark Ioane, rugby league player 4 December – Blade Thomson, rugby union player 5 December – Curtis Rapley, rower 7 December – Simon Berghan, rugby union player 11 December – Elizabeth Milne, association footballer 13 December – Corey Anderson, cricketer 15 December Nehe Milner-Skudder, rugby union player Ella Nicholas, slalom canoeist Skye Lourie, actress 20 December – Robert Whittaker, mixed martial artist 22 December – Jason Christie, cyclist 26 December – Telusa Veainu, rugby union player 27 December – Priyani Puketapu, beauty pageant contestant 31 December – Marlon Williams, singer-songwriter Exact date unknown Avianca Böhm, beauty pageant contestant Catherine Irving, beauty pageant contestant Jamie Love, softball player Deaths January 1 January – Bill Pullar, athlete (born 1913) 7 January – Esther James, fashion model (born 1900) 20 January – Freda Cook, social and peace campaigner (born 1896) 22 January – William Stodart, rower (born 1904) February 7 February – Tony Fomison, artist (born 1939) 12 February – Hilcote Pitts-Brown, politician (born 1905) 17 February – Rusty Robertson, rowing coach (born 1927) 27 February – Torchy Atkinson, horticultural scientist, science