1915) 13 March – John McMillan, economic theorist and applied microeconomist (born 1951) 23 March – Super Impose, thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1984) 26 March – Mary Mitchell, athlete (born 1912) 27 March – Nancy Adams, botanist, botanical artist and museum curator (born 1926) April 2 April – Jeannie Ferris, politician (born 1941) 10 April – Florence Finch, supercentenarian, New Zealand longevity record holder (born 1893) 13 April Don Selwyn, actor and film director (born 1935) Dame Marie Clay, educational literacy researcher (born 1926) 15 April – Ted Meuli, cricketer (born 1926) 16 April – Frank Bateson, astronomer (born 1909) 26 April – Harry Lapwood, soldier and politician (born 1915) 29 April George, Jack Russell terrier (born 1997) Dick Motz, cricketer (born 1940) May 2 May Brad McGann, film director and screenwriter (born 1964) Henare te Ua, radio broadcaster and oral historian (born 1933) 8 May – David Farquhar, composer and music academic (born 1928) 13 May – Kate Webb, journalist (born 1943) 15 May – Brian Nordgren, rugby league player (born 1925) 19 May – Dean Eyre, politician and diplomat (born 1914) 20 May – Dame Jean Herbison, educationalist (born 1923) 25 May – Arwon, thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1973) 27 May – Jack Kerr, cricket player and administrator (born 1910) 29 May – Folole Muliaga, schoolteacher (born 1963) June 3 June – Gordon Gostelow, actor (born 1925) 8 June – Phil Amos, politician (born 1925) 10 June Augie Auer, meteorologist (born 1940) Witarina Harris, actor, entertainer, Māori language advocate (born 1906) 14 June – Haydn Sherley, radio personality (born 1924) 20 June Sir Trevor Henry, jurist (born 1902) Reginald Johansson, field hockey player (born 1925) 23 June – Brian Blacktop, lawyer (born 1937) 24 June – Joey Sadler, rugby union player (born 1914) 30 June – Bruce Greensill, rugby union player (born 1942) July 7 July – Keith Gudsell, rugby union player (born 1924) 8 July – Jimmy Ell, cricketer (born 1915) 21 July – Bill McLennan, rugby league player (born 1927) 22 July – Jarrod Cunningham, rugby union player (born 1968) August 7 August – Sir Angus Tait, electronics innovator and businessman (born 1919) 13 August – Sir Robertson Stewart, industrialist (born 1913) 15 August – Geoffrey Orbell, rediscoverer of the takahē (born 1908) 20 August – Chas Poynter, politician, mayor of Wanganui (1986–2004) (born 1939) 22 August – Graeme Hansen, equestrian (born 1934) 28 August – Nikola Nobilo,