August: Sidney Holland, 25th Prime Minister of New Zealand. 8 November: Frederick Vincent Ellis, artist. 14 December: William Duncan, rugby union player. :Category:1961 deaths References See also List of years in New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history History of New Zealand Military history of New Zealand Timeline of the New Zealand environment Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica 1960s in New Zealand Years of the 20th century in New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand