Gillespie, field hockey player and coach 3 June – Raoul Franklin, physicist 11 June – Alan Ward, historian 14 June – Mervyn Thompson, playwright, theatre director 17 June – Ron Carter, businessman 22 June – Koro Wētere, politician 25 June – Margaret Sparrow, physician, reproductive rights advocate, author 29 June – Manu Maniapoto, rugby union player 30 June – John Turnbull, cricketer July 10 July – Wilson Whineray, rugby union player, businessman 11 July – Bruce Bricknell, cricket umpire 14 July – Leon Phillips, physical chemist 22 July – Tuppy Diack, rugby union player 28 July – Tom Delahunty, association football referee 29 July – Iain Gillies, association footballer 31 July – Peter Siddell, artist August 9 August – Des Connor, rugby union player 18 August – Howard Morrison, entertainer September 1 September – Graeme Lee, politician 4 September – John Kneebone, farming leader 7 September – Douglas Sturkey, diplomat 11 September – Jim Williams, Pentacostal pastor 24 September – Vincent Orange, historian 26 September – Ralph Roberts, sailor, sports administrator October 3 October – Judy Bailey, pianist, composer 4 October – Lyndsey Leask, softball administrator 6 October – John Anslow, field hockey player 7 October – Barrie Devenport, marathon swimmer 9 October Paul Barton, cricketer Jeff Julian, athlete 10 October – Michael Henderson, fencer 16 October David Hoskin, cricket player and administrator Brian Maunsell, field hockey player 18 October – Margaret Beames, children's author 19 October – Jimmy O'Dea, trade unionist and activist 26 October – Barry Brickell, potter 28 October – Moana Manley, swimmer, beauty queen November 10 Nomember – Marilyn Duckworth, writer 15 November – Ken Douglas, trade unionist 22 November – Don Selwyn, actor, filmmaker 24 November – Bruce Palmer, jurist 28 November – Bob Binning, fencer December 4 December – Gerald Hensley, public servant, diplomat 5 December Marise Chamberlain, athlete Max Gimblett, artist 7 December – Robin Dudding, journalist, literary editor 10 December – Max Cryer, entertainer, broadcaster, writer 13 December – Richard Sylvan, philosopher, logician, environmentalist 17 December – Ray Puckett, athlete, croquet player 20 December – Billy Ibadulla, cricket player, coach and commentator 21 December – Don Neely, cricket player, selector and writer 23 December – Warren Johnston, cyclist 29 December – Russell Watt, rugby union player 31 December – Billy Apple, pop artist Undated Ken Blackburn, actor Edmund Bohan, historian, singer, author Arthur Everard, filmmaker, journalist, chief censor Joseph Musaphia, actor Howard