– Thomas Mahoney, architect (born 1854) 23 September – Sarah Higgins, midwife, writer (born 1830) 26 September – Hoani Te Whatahoro Jury, Ngāti Kahungunu scholar, recorder, interpreter (born 1841) October–December 8 October – Angus Stuart, rugby union player (born 1858) 15 October – Thomas Frederic Cheeseman, botanist (born 1846) 17 October – William Meares, cricketer (born 1848) 10 November – John Stallworthy, politician (born 1854) 11 November – Robert Murdoch, malacologist (born 1861) 25 November – Sydney Callaway, cricketer (born 1868) 29 November – Gilbert Mair, soldier, interpreter, public servant (born 1843) 11 December – Joseph Maddison, architect (born 1850) 14 December – Michael Godby, cricketer (born 1850) 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 Events of the Past Year as compiled by The New Zealand Herald