Pickerill, plastic surgeon (born 1903) 24 July – May Smith, painter, engraver, textile designer (born 1906) 1 August – G. S. Carter, surveyor and road engineer (born 1910) 4 August – Brian Brake, photographer (born 1927) 5 August – Nora Sipos, humanitarian and welfare worker (born 1900) 28 August – Paul Whitelaw, cricketer (born 1910) 30 August – Sir Jack Marshall, politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1912) 31 August – Ivan Tomašević, political activist (born 1897) September–October 4 September – Rona Stevenson, politician (born 1911) 6 September – Mary Martin, netball player (born 1915) 11 September – Bernard Holman, artist (born 1941) 13 September – Ron Rangi, rugby union player (born 1941) 17 September – Jim Watt, rugby union player, paediatrics academic (born 1914) 9 October – Bob Goslin, boxer (born 1927) 31 October – Gwen Somerset, teacher, adult education director, educationalist, writer (born 1894) November–December 1 November – Louis Johnson, poet (born 1924) 4 November – Saul Goldsmith, political candidate (born 1911) 7 November Aubrey Begg, politician (born 1929) Sir Douglas Carter, politician (born 1908) 12 November – Pat Perrin, potter (born 1921) 28 November – Robert Stewart, sailor (born 1906) 29 November – Thomas Lemin, cricketer (born 1905) 5 December – Monica McKenzie, dietitian (born 1905) 8 December Airini Grennell, singer, pianist, broadcaster (born 1910) Sir Andrew McKee, air force leader (born 1902) 10 December – Beau Cottrell, rugby union player, Rotarian (born 1907) 16 December – John Cameron, cricketer (born 1898) 21 December Bruce Ferguson, army officer (born 1917) Charlie Peek, child welfare administrator, billiards player (born 1904) 27 December – William Fea, rugby union and squash player (born 1898) 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 References External links New Zealand Years of the 20th century in New Zealand