Henry Gifford 'Giff' Vivian, cricketer. 9 December: Denis Glover, poet and publisher. Rosemary Firth, ethnologist. :Category:1912 births Deaths 5 February: Henry Samuel Fitzherbert, lawyer and politician. 7 April Isaac Wilson, politician and businessman. 7 May James McGowan, politician. 18 May William Lee Rees, politician. 8 July William Gilbert Mair, soldier and judge 27 September: Robert Houston, politician. 10 October: James Mackay, farmer and politician. 30 October: William Steward, politician 9 November: Mahuta Tāwhiao, 3rd Māori King :Category:1912 deaths 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 References External links New Zealand 1910s in New Zealand New Zealand