Hymie Gill, field hockey player 5 August: Justin Marshall, rugby player 13 August: Martin Moana, rugby league footballer 19 August: Carl Bulfin, cricketer 23 August: Kerry Walmsley, cricketer 5 September: Lesley Nicol, netball player 1 September: Trent Bray, freestyle swimmer 14 November: Darren Smith, field hockey player 15 November: Shayne O'Connor, cricketer 16 November: Brendan Laney, rugby player 29 December: Garth da Silva, boxer Kirsten Cameron, swimmer :Category:1973 births Deaths 5 February – John Stewart, politician (born 1902) 11 April – Rongowhakaata Pere Halbert, Māori leader, interpreter, historian, genealogist (born 1894) 20 May – Charles Brasch, poet and literary editor (born 1909) 18 November – Peter McKeefry, Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal (born 1899) 19 November – Cyril Allcott, cricketer (born 1896) 15 December – Keith Buttle, mayor of Auckland (born 1900) Full date unknown Edith Louisa Niederer, farmer and community leader (born 1890) :Category:1973 deaths References 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 1973 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1973 New Zealand Years of the 20th century in New Zealand