26 May – James Bradney, politician, shipping proprietor (born 1853) 3 June – Cedric Carr, botanist (born 1892) 16 June – Alexander Cairns, cricketer (born 1850) 24 June – Sir Frederick Chapman, judge (born 1849) July–September 8 July – Ernest Sutherland, field athlete (born 1894) 9 July – Frances Haselden, headmistress (born ) 30 July – Sir James Mills, businessman, politician (born 1847) 9 August – George Butler, artist (born 1872) 12 August – Oscar Michelsen, missionary (born 1844) 17 August – Francis Henry Smith, politician (born 1868) 12 September – Richard Moore, politician (born 1849) 17 September – Ettie Rout, campaigner for safe sex (born 1877) 18 September – Emily White, gardener, writer (born 1839) 27 September – Archibald Hawke, businessman, sports administrator, politician (born 1862) October–December 7 October – Frank Hockly, politician 15 October – Allen Bell, politician (born 1870) 18 October – James Hay, cricketer (born 1885) 19 October – William Chapple, politician (born 1864) 5 November – Tahupōtiki Haddon, Methodist minister (born 1866) 9 November – Edward McCausland, rugby union player (born 1865) 13 November – Charles Miles (born 1850) 25 November – John MacGregor, politician (born ) 23 December – Alf Hadden, cricketer (born 1877) 27 December – William Morris, public servant (born 1853) 31 December – John Dumbell, rugby union player (born 1859) See also History of New Zealand List of years in New Zealand Military history of New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica Timeline of the New Zealand environment References External links Years of the 20th century in New Zealand