March – John Butcher, mathematician April 1 April – Margaret Austin, politician 2 April – Maunga Emery, rugby union and rugby league player 5 April – Brian Elwood, lawyer, politician, public servant 6 April – Gerard Francis Loft, Roman Catholic bishop 10 April – Gay Eaton, textile artist 11 April – Lance Payne, cyclist 16 April – Bill Dillon, politician 21 April Bob McDonald, lawn bowls player Cleone Rivett-Carnac, javelin thrower 24 April – Rowley Habib, writer 28 April – Tim Beaglehole, historian May 5 May – Colin Maiden, mechanical engineer, university administrator 10 May – Barry Smith, evangelist 15 May Michael Dean, television broadcaster Ronald Hemi, rugby union player, cricketer 31 May – Peter Bromhead, cartoonist June 1 June – Ian Sinclair, cricketer 8 June – Peter Lucas, rower 13 June – Brian Johnston, field hockey player 17 June – George Griffiths, journalist, historian, writer 20 June – Duncan Laing, swimming coach 21 June – Jack Fagan, rugby league player 29 June – June Blackburn, long jumper July 4 July – Pam Williams, businesswoman, philanthropist 7 July Murray Halberg, athlete, philanthropist Peter Gresham, politician 9 July – Gordon Vette, airline pilot 13 July – John Lithgow, politician 15 July – Tom McNab, association footballer 18 July – Kevin Ireland, writer 20 July – David Donald, cricketer 22 July – Robin M. Startup, philatelist 27 July – Roger Harris, cricketer August 10 August – Paratene Matchitt, artist 17 August – Jules Le Lievre, rugby union player 21 August – Don McLaren, businessman, horseracing administrator 25 August – Johnny Halafihi, professional boxer September 2 September – Patricia Prain, alpine skier 4 September – Greg Aim, cricketer, sports and arts administrator 5 September – George Petersen, biochemist 17 September – Patrick O'Farrell, historian 26 September – Malcolm Simpson, cyclist 30 September – Niel Wright, writer October 8 October – Dick Haggie, rugby league player 9 October – Alby Duckmanton, cricket player and administrator 13 October – Philip Sherry, broadcaster, politician 17 October – Trevor H. Howard-Hill, English literature academic 18 October – Dave Crowe, cricketer 21 October – Neil Ritchie, cyclist 27 October – Earle Wells, sailor 30 October – Col Campbell, gardening broadcaster 31 October – John Buxton, rugby union player November 1 November – Denis Hanrahan, Roman Catholic bishop 10 November – Don Clarke, rugby union player 11 November – Pamela Barham, netball player and coach 29 November – Wilf