wrestler (born 1914) 5 September – Robert Arthur Owens, Mayor of Tauranga (born 1921) October–December 5 October – Jack Somerville, Presbyterian leader (born 1910) 17 October – Ralph Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton, diplomat (born 1910) 22 October – Martin Donnelly, cricketer (born 1917) 23 October – Rosalie Gascoigne, sculptor (born 1917) 25 October – David Thomson, politician (born 1915) 11 November – Bob Walls, artist (born 1927) 14 November – Garth Harris, taxation law academic (born 1942) 25 November – Sua Sulu'ape Paulo II, Samoan master tattooist (born 1950) 1 December – Frank Newhook, plant pathology academic (born 1918) 6 December – Sheikh Khalid Hafiz, Muslim cleric (born 1938) 13 December – Peter Adams, actor (born 1938) 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 For world events and topics in 1999 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1999 References External links 1999 in Oceania 1990s in New Zealand New Zealand Years of the 20th century in New Zealand