winemaker (born 1913) 29 August – Sir James Fletcher, industrialist (born 1914) September 1 September – Sir Roy McKenzie, standardbred horse breeder and trainer, philanthropist (born 1922) 3 September – Syd Jackson, Māori activist and trade unionist (born 1938) 8 September – Graham Condon, athlete, politician and disability advocate (born 1949) 13 September – Whakahuihui Vercoe, Bishop of Aotearoa and Archbishop of New Zealand (born 1928) 19 September – Neil Morrison, politician (born 1938) 25 September – Colin Webster-Watson, sculptor and poet (born 1926) 30 September – Cyril Eastlake, rugby league player (born 1930) October 3 October – John Buxton, rugby union player (born 1933) 18 October – Joe Sellwood, Australian rules football player (born 1911) 24 October – Ian Middleton, novelist (born 1928) 25 October – Johnny Dodd, rugby league player (born 1928) 28 October – Stuart Sidey, politician, mayor of Dunedin (1959–65) (born 1908) November 2 November – Malcolm Harrison, clothing designer, textile artist (born 1941) 9 November – Dennis List, poet, editor and novelist (born 1946) 17 November – Meg Campbell, poet (born 1937) 21 November – Noel McGregor, cricketer (born 1931) 23 November – Pat Walsh, rugby union player and selector (born 1936) December 3 December – John Belgrave, public servant, Ombudsman (born 1940) 15 December – Peter Eastgate, rugby union player (born 1927) 16 December – John Macdonald, forensic psychiatrist (born 1920) 20 December – Ron Horsley, rugby union player (born 1932) 23 December – Kevin Sinclair, journalist and author (born 1942) 25 December – John Hayes, cricketer (born 1927) 26 December – Helen Smith, politician (born 1927) 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 2007 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 2007 References External links New Zealand New Zealand Years of the 21st century in New Zealand 2000s in New Zealand