rabbi, philanthropist (born 1849) 25 January – Pat Hickey, trade union leader (born 1882) 5 February – John Holland Baker, surveyor, public servant (born 1841) 11 February – Anne Wilson, poet, novelist (born 1848) 12 February – Elizabeth Fergusson, nurse, midwife (born 1867) 14 February – Sir Thomas Mackenzie, politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1912) (born 1853) 21 February – Charles Garrard, cricketer, school inspector (born 1868) March–April 4 March – Henry Michel, politician (born 1855) 11 March – George Edgecumbe, newspaper proprietor, businessman (born 1845) 5 April – Wereta Tainui Pitama, Ngāi Tahu leader, politician (born 1881) 10 April – John McCaw, farmer (born 1849) 16 April – Makereti Papakura, tour guide, entertainer, ethnographer (born 1873) May–June 20 May – Adelaide Hicks, midwife (born 1845) 29 May – William Charles Nation, spiritualist, Arbor Day advocate (born 1840) 30 May – William Chatfield, architect (born 1851) 26 June – Frederick Cooke, trade unionist, politician (born 1867) 27 June – Sir Māui Pōmare, doctor, politician (born 1875) July–August 3 July – Tom Cross, rugby union and rugby league player (born 1876) 8 July – Sir Joseph Ward, politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906–12, 1928–30) (born 1856) 19 July – Sir Robert Stout, politician, Premier of New Zealand (1884, 1884–87) (born 1844) 24 July – Alfred Philpott, museum curator, entomologist (born 1870) 30 July – George Hutchison, politician (born 1846) 10 August – Bill Hawkins, cricketer, politician (born 1861) 15 August – Wesley Spragg, butter manufacturer, temperance campaigner, benefactor (born 1848) 18 August – James Flesher, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1923–25) (born 1865) 20 August – George Hunter, politician, racehorse breeder (born 1859) 27 August Emily Hill, schoolteacher, suffragist, temperance worker (born 1847) Robert Neill, cricketer (born 1864) September–October 4 September George Duncan, mining and tramway engineer (born 1852) Thomas Hickman, police officer (born 1848) 9 September – Alexander Bathgate, lawyer, businessman, writer, conservationist (born 1845) 11 September – William Parker, cricketer (born 1862) 24 September – Harry McNish, carpenter, Antarctic explorer (born 1874) 1 October Marjory Nicholls, poet, drama producer (born 1890) Hoeroa Tiopira, rugby union player (born 1871) 5 October – Frederick Fitchett, politician (born 1851) 13 October – Alfred George, newspaper proprietor (born 1854) 14 October – Thomas Fleming, miller (born 1848) 17 October – Amelia Randall, community leader, businesswoman, benefactor (born 1844) 21 October – Frank McNeill, cricketer (born 1877) 27 October – Francis Watson, cricketer