– Sir Robert Macintosh, anaesthetist (born 1897) 1 September – Mac Cooper, agricultural scientist (born 1910) 4 September – Sir Ronald Syme, historian (born 1903) 11 September Roy Traill, wildlife ranger (born 1892) Freddie Wood, historian (born 1903) 14 September – Eddie McLeod, cricketer (born 1900) 15 September – Harry Cave, cricketer (born 1922) 18 September – Sir Peter Phipps, military leader (born 1908) October–December 1 October – David Penman, Anglican archbishop (born 1936) 2 October – Bert Grenside, rugby union player (born 1899) 7 October Keith Elliott, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (born 1916) Pat Twohill, actor and radio announcer (born 1915) 11 October – Joe Procter, rugby union player (born 1906) 14 October – Rodney Kennedy, artist, art critic, pacifist (born 1909) 23 October – Howard Alloo, cricketer (born 1895) 24 October – Eileen Soper, journalist, writer, Girl Guide commissioner (born 1900) 26 October – Andrew Roberts, cricketer (born 1947) 18 November – Pat Hond, police officer, teacher, Taranaki Māori leader (born 1927) 25 November – Kōhine Pōnika, composer of waiata Māori (born 1920) 28 November Beethoven Algar, rugby union player (born 1894) Stan Cawtheray, association footballer (born 1906) 30 November – Wiremu Heke, rugby union player (born 1894) 2 December – Norman Davis, English language and literature academic (born 1913) 8 December – Jack Rankin, rugby union player and coach (born 1914) 9 December – Brett Austin, swimmer (born 1959) 13 December – Peter de la Mare, physical organic chemist (born 1920) 27 December – Ron Ulmer, track cyclist (born 1913) 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 NZ Internet History New Zealand Years of the 20th century in New Zealand