– Mitchell Brown, rugby union player 20 August – Anjali Mulari, ice hockey and inline hockey player 23 August – Jaime Ridge, socialite 25 August – Georgia Williams, racing cyclist 27 August – Joe Webber, rugby union player 31 August – Great Command, thoroughbred racehorse September 5 September – Sione Molia, rugby union player 21 September Joe Edwards, rugby union player Jason Emery, rugby union player 27 September Massad Barakat-Devine, musician Liam Higgins, association footballer October 2 October – Daniel Franks, BMX rider 5 October – Olivia Chance, association footballer 6 October – Might and Power, thoroughbred racehorse 13 October – Blair Tickner, cricketer 14 October – Ardie Savea, rugby union player 27 October – Denny Solomona, rugby league player November 6 November – Carina Doyle, swimmer 12 November – Kurtis Rowe, rugby league player 14 November Jackson Hemopo, rugby union player Hymel Hunt, rugby league player 15 November – Allan Fa'alava'au, rugby union player 16 November – Devy Dyson, gymnast 17 November – Chris Feauai-Sautia, rugby union player 20 November Scott Barrett, rugby union player Junior Paulo, rugby league player 24 November – Tayler Adams, rugby union player 26 November – Georgia Guy, cricketer 27 November – Toa Halafihi, rugby union player 30 November – Lyell Creek, standardbred racehorse December 18 December – Kerri Gowler, rower 26 December – Taleni Seu, rugby union player Full date unknown Jessica Clarke, fashion model Daniel McBride, musician Deaths January–March 1 January – Sir Kingi Ihaka, Anglican priest, broadcaster, Māori leader (born 1921) 6 January – Cole Wilson, musician (born 1922) 7 January – John Crichton, furniture and interior designer (born 1917) 10 January – Bill Gray, rugby union player (born 1932) 13 January – Bob Smith, rower (born 1909) 14 January – Venn Young, politician (born 1929) 27 January Alan Geddes, athlete (born 1912) Mary Rouse, cricketer (born 1926) 30 January – James LuValle, athlete, scientist (born 1912) 5 February – Tommy Adderley, singer (born 1940) 10 February Fred Hollows, ophthalmologist (born 1929) Nancy Russell, speech teacher (born 1909) 17 February – Leslie Townsend, cricketer (born 1903) 27 February – John Hippolite, activist (born 1929) 5 March – Sir Colin Allan, colonial official, diplomat, author (born 1921) 8 March – Tui Mayo, nurse, politician (born 1905) 11 March – Tibor Donner, architect (born 1907) 12 March Lewis Johnston, cricket umpire (born 1917) Robin Morrison, photographer (born 1944) 26 March – Edwin Norton,