(born 1878) 27 April – William Rhodes-Moorhouse, pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1887) 7 May – James Livingston, soldier, community leader (born 1840) 8 May – Charles Savory, rugby league player, boxer (born 1889) 9 May – Anthony Wilding, tennis player (born 1883) 17 May – Alexander McNeill, politician (born 1833) 21 May – William Henry Skinner, architect (born 1838) 2 June – Te Hapimana Tauke, Ngāti Ruanui leader, mission teacher, historian (born 1810) 6 June – Edward Cephas John Stevens, land agent, cricketer, politician (born 1837) 11 June – James Williams, runholder, orchardist (born 1837) July–September 15 July – Wiremu Kerei Nikora, politician (born 1853) 30 July – William Burn, military pilot (born 1891) 8 August – William Malone, soldier (born 1859) 9 August – Norman Hastings, soldier (born 1879) 11 August – Alfred Shout, soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1882) 20 August – George Beetham, politician, alpinist (born 1840) 2 September – Richard Twopeny, journalist, newspaper editor (born 1857) 11 September – John McLachlan, politician (born 1840) 25 September – Hugh Butterworth, cricketer, schoolteacher (born 1885) October–December 8 October – Thomas Cawthron, businessman, philanthropist (born 1833) 14 October – John Duthie, politician, mayor of Wellington (1889–90) (born 1841) 15 October – John A. Millar, politician (born 1855) 27 October – Leonard Harper, politician (born 1832) 29 October – Mrs Chippy, cat 3 November – Thomas Kempthorne, manufacturing chemist, philanthropist (born 1834) 12 November – James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield, nobleman (born 1876) 13 November – Alfred Dillon, politician (born 1841) 9 December – Wi Pere, politician (born 1837) 13 December – David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, Governor of New Zealand (1892–97) (born 1833) 15 December – William Crawford, brewer, politician, photographer (born 1844) 18 December – Matilda Lo Keong, storekeeper, first known Chinese female immigrant to New Zealand (born 1855) 22 December – Sir Joshua Williams, politician, jurist (born 1837) 27 December – Charles Christie Graham, politician (born 1835) 29 December – Frank Buckland, politician (born 1847) 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