The following lists events that happened during 2014 in New Zealand.

Population

;National Estimated populations as at 30 June. Also * New Zealand total – 4,509,900 *

North Island The North Island ( , 'the fish of Māui', historically New Ulster) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait. With an area of , it is the List ...

– 3,450,800 *

South Island The South Island ( , 'the waters of Pounamu, Greenstone') is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand by surface area, the others being the smaller but more populous North Island and Stewart Island. It is bordered to the north by ...

– 1,058,500 ;Main urban areas Following the 2013 census, Statistics New Zealand added Blenheim to the list of main urban areas, increasing the total number to 17. Estimated populations as at 30 June. *

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

– 1,413,500 * Blenheim – 30,200 *

Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal ...

– 375,200 *

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; ) is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from ("fort of Edin"), the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of S ...

– 116,200 * Gisborne – 35,400 *

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: * Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States * ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda ** ''Hamilton'' (al ...

– 218,800 *

Invercargill Invercargill ( , ) is the southernmost and westernmost list of cities in New Zealand, city in New Zealand, and one of the Southernmost settlements, southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland Region, Southlan ...

– 49,800 * Kapiti – 41,000 * Napier-Hastings – 128,800 *

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

– 64,100 *

New Plymouth New Plymouth () is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, in Devon, from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. The New Pl ...

– 55,600 *

Palmerston North Palmerston North (; , colloquially known as Palmerston or Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatū Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Manaw ...

– 82,400 *

Rotorua Rotorua () is a city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is sited on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authorities of New Zea ...

– 56,200 *

Tauranga Tauranga (, Māori language for "resting place," or "safe anchorage") is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty Region and the List of cities in New Zealand, fifth-most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of or roughly 3% of t ...

– 127,700 *

Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

– 393,600 *

Whanganui Whanganui, also spelt Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whanganui is ...

– 39,200 *

Whangārei Whangārei () is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the largest settlement of the Northland Region. It is part of the Whangarei District, created in 1989 from the former Whangarei City, Whangarei County and Hikurangi Town councils to admi ...

– 54,400

Incumbents

Regal and vice-regal

Head of State A head of state is the public persona of a sovereign state.#Foakes, Foakes, pp. 110–11 "

he head of state He or HE may refer to: Language * He (letter), the fifth letter of the Semitic abjads * He (pronoun), a pronoun in Modern English * He (kana), one of the Japanese kana (へ in hiragana and ヘ in katakana) * Ge (Cyrillic), a Cyrillic letter cal ...

being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...

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Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

Governor-General Governor-general (plural governors-general), or governor general (plural governors general), is the title of an official, most prominently associated with the British Empire. In the context of the governors-general and former British colonies, ...

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Jerry Mateparae Lieutenant General Sir Jeremiah Mateparae (born 14 November 1954) is a former New Zealand soldier who served as the 20th governor-general of New Zealand between 2011 and 2016, the second Māori person to hold the office, after Sir Paul Reeves ...

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Government

2014 is the third and last full year of the 50th Parliament, which first sat on 20 December 2011. The general election following the dissolution of parliament was held on 20 September 2014. The Fifth National Government, first elected in 2008, continues. *

Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hung ...

– David Carter *

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

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John Key Sir John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961) is a New Zealand retired politician who served as the 38th prime minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016 and as leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2016. Following his father's death when ...

Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a Minister (government), government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to th ...

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Bill English Sir Simon William English (born 30 December 1961) is a New Zealand former politician who served as the 39th prime minister of New Zealand from 2016 to 2017 and Leader of the New Zealand National Party, leader of the New Zealand National Party, ...

*Leader of the House –

Gerry Brownlee Gerard Anthony Brownlee (born 4 February 1956) is a New Zealand politician and the 32nd speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He was first elected as a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Ilam (New Zealand elec ...

Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...

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Minister of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...

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Murray McCully Murray Stuart McCully (born 19 February 1953) is a New Zealand former politician. He is a member of the National Party, and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2017. Early life Born in Whangārei, McCully was educated at Arap ...

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Other party leaders

* Labour –

David Cunliffe David Richard Cunliffe (born 30 April 1963) is a New Zealand management consultant and former politician who was Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand), Leader of the Opposition from September 2013 to ...

until 27 September, then from 18 November Andrew Little *

Green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a com ...

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Russel Norman Russel William Norman (born 2 June 1967) is a New Zealand politician and environmentalist. He was a Member of Parliament and co-leader of the Green Party. Norman resigned as an MP in October 2015 to work as Executive Director of Greenpeace A ...

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Metiria Turei Metiria Leanne Agnes Stanton Turei (born 1970) is a New Zealand academic and former politician. She was a Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2017 and the female co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand from 2009 to 2017. Turei resig ...

New Zealand First New Zealand First (), commonly abbreviated to NZ First or NZF, is a political party in New Zealand, founded and led by Winston Peters, who has served three times as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, deputy prime minister. The party has form ...

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Winston Peters Winston Raymond Peters (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand politician. He has led the political party New Zealand First since he founded it in 1993, and since November 2023 has served as the 25th Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand), ...

Māori Party Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...

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Tariana Turia Dame Tariana Turia (née Woon; 8 April 1944 – 3 January 2025) was a New Zealand Māori protest movement, Māori rights activist and politician. She was first elected to New Zealand Parliament, Parliament in 1996 as a representative of the Ne ...

until 1 November then Marama Fox, and

Te Ururoa Flavell Te Ururoa James William Ben Flavell (born 7 December 1955), also known as Hemi Flavell, is a New Zealand politician. Born in Tokoroa, Flavell was a teacher, principal, and education executive before beginning a political career. He won the Wai ...

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Judiciary

* Chief Justice –

Sian Elias Dame Sian Seerpoohi Elias (born 13 March 1949) was the 12th chief justice of New Zealand, and was therefore the most senior member of the country's judiciary. She was the presiding judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and on several occas ...

* President of the Court of Appeal – Mark O'Regan, and then

Ellen France Dame Ellen Dolour France (née Larkin; born 1956) is a New Zealand jurist. She is currently a justice of the Supreme Court, and was previously the president of the Court of Appeal. Biography Ellen Dolour Larkin was born to parents who were ...

from 1 September * Chief High Court judge – Helen Winkelmann * Chief District Court judge – Jan-Marie Doogue File:Sian Elias.jpg, Sian Elias File:Mark O'Regan (cropped).jpg, Mark O'Regan File:Ellen France DNZM (cropped).jpg, Ellen France File:Helen Winkelmann 2014 (cropped).jpg, Helen Winkelmann

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland The mayor of Auckland is the elected head of local government in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island; one of 67 Mayors in New Zealand, mayors in the country. The principle city of the region (and its namesake) is Auckland. The may ...

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Len Brown Leonard Charles Brown (born 1 October 1956)) is a former mayor of Auckland, New Zealand, and former head of the Auckland Council. He won the 2010 Auckland mayoral election on 9 October 2010 and was sworn in as Mayor of Auckland on 1 November 2 ...

Mayor of Tauranga The mayor of Tauranga is the head of local government in Tauranga, New Zealand's fifth-largest city. The mayor presides over the Tauranga City Council. The mayor is directly elected using the single transferable vote method. The current mayor i ...

– Stuart Crosby * Mayor of Hamilton – Julie Hardaker *

Mayor of Wellington The mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of Wellington, the city of Wellington. The mayor presides over the Wellington City Council. The mayor is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional ...

– Celia Wade-Brown *

Mayor of Christchurch The mayor of Christchurch is the elected head of local government in Christchurch, New Zealand; one of 67 Mayors in New Zealand, mayors in the country. The mayor presides over the Christchurch City Council and is directly elected using the First ...

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Lianne Dalziel Lianne Audrey Dalziel (; born 7 June 1960) is a New Zealand politician and former Mayor of Christchurch. Prior to this position, she was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for 23 years, serving as Minister of Immigration, Commerce, Minister ...

Mayor of Dunedin The mayor of Dunedin is the head of the local government, the city council of Dunedin, New Zealand. The mayor's role is "to provide leadership to the other elected members of the territorial authority, be a leader in the community and perform c ...

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Dave Cull David Charles Cull (1 April 1950 – 27 April 2021) was the mayor of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand. He became the 57th Mayor of Dunedin in October 2010 and was re-elected in both the 2013 mayoralty race and 2016 mayoral election. Before ...

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Arts and literature

Performing arts

Benny Award The Benny Award is bestowed on a New Zealand variety entertainer. It is presented annually by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand, a non-for-profit organisation and showbusiness club, founded in 1966 and awarded to a variety performer who h ...

presented by the

Variety Artists Club of New Zealand The Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc (VAC) is a non-for-profit organisation and show business club. It was founded in 1966 and became an incorporated society in 1972. The VAC was formed to promote goodwill within the New Zealand enterta ...

Tina Cross Tina Marie Cross (born 27 January 1959) is a New Zealand singer. She sang the winning entry in the 1979 Pacific Song Contest, and was the lead vocalist of synthpop band, Koo De Tah, whose single " Too Young for Promises" was a top ten hit in Au ...

Events

January

* 20 January – A 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurs near

Eketāhuna Eketāhuna is a small rural settlement, in the south of the Tararua (district), New Zealand, Tararua District and the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is located at eastern foot of the Tararua Ranges, 35 kilome ...

in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, causing moderate damage in

Masterton Masterton () is a large town in the Wellington Region, Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand that operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa ...

and

February

March

* 8 March – Waitawa Regional Park opens. * March – Over 100 homes are flooded in Christchurch.

April

* 7–16 April –

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge William, Prince of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982), is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales. William was born during the reign of his pat ...

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Catherine, Princess of Wales (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982), is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne. Born in Reading, Berkshire, Readi ...

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Prince George of Cambridge Prince George of Wales (George Alexander Louis; born 22 July 2013) is a member of the British royal family. He is the eldest child of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales. George is the eldest grandchild of King Charl ...

visit New Zealand on an official tour. It is Catherine and George's first visit to New Zealand.

May

June

* 23 June — The 2014 New Zealand bravery awards are announced to honour acts of bravery after the

2011 Christchurch earthquake A major earthquake occurred in Christchurch on Tuesday 22 February 2011 at 12:51 p.m. New Zealand Daylight Time, local time (23:51 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC, 21 February). The () earthquake struck the Canterbury Region ...

July

*11–21 July – Severe flooding damages thousands of properties in the Northland and Auckland regions.

August

*13 August – Nicky Hager's book '' Dirty Politics: How attack politics is poisoning New Zealand’s political environment'' is published. *28 August -

Spark New Zealand Spark New Zealand Limited is a New Zealand telecommunications and digital services company providing fixed-line telephone services, mobile phone services, broadband, and digital technology services (including cloud, security, digital transfor ...

launches its

Lightbox A lightbox is a translucent surface illuminated from behind, used for situations where a shape laid upon the surface needs to be seen with high contrast. Types Several varieties exist, depending on their purpose: * Various backlit viewing device ...

streaming service.

September

*1 September – A gunman shoots dead two people and injures a third at the Work and Income office in Ashburton. The town is locked down for seven hours while police search for and apprehend the suspected gunman. *20 September – the 2014 general election is held.

October

*16 October – New Zealand is elected to the

United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, an ...

for two years (2015–16) on the first ballot. *October – Demand for Lewis Road Creamery chocolate milk is so high that it is often sold out in supermarkets within hours of opening. The demand saw the placement of security guards to monitor fridges, the implementation of rationing and purchase limits, and the creation of black markets.

November

* 17 November – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes 150km east of

Te Araroa Te Araroa (The Long Pathway) is New Zealand's long distance tramping route, stretching circa along the length of the country's two main islands from Cape Reinga to Bluff. Officially opened in 2011, it is made up of a mixture of previously m ...

, Gisborne. * 18 November – Andrew Little replaces

as leader of the Labour Party in the 2014 leadership election.

December

Holidays and observances

* 6 February –

Waitangi Day Waitangi Day (, the national day of New Zealand, marks the anniversary of the initial signing—on 6 February 1840—of the Treaty of Waitangi. The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement towards British sovereignty by representatives of the The Cr ...

* 25 April –

Anzac Day Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia, New Zealand and Tonga that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and ...

* 2 June –

Queen's Birthday The King's Official Birthday or Queen's Official Birthday is the selected day in most Commonwealth realms on which the birthday of the monarch is officially celebrated in those countries. It does not necessarily correspond to the date of the m ...

Monday * 27 October –

Labour Day Labour Day is an annual day of celebration of the labour movement and its labor rights, achievements. It has its origins in the trade union, labour union movement, specifically the Eight-hour day movement, eight-hour day movement, which advoca ...

Sport

Basketball

*New Zealand's men's basketball team finished 15th at the

2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from 30 August to 14 September 2014. Hosted by Spain, it was the la ...

Commonwealth Games

Olympic Games

* New Zealand sends a team of 15 competitors in five sports.

Paralympic Games

* New Zealand sends a team of three competitors in one sport.

Rowing

* New Zealand Secondary School Championships (Maadi Cup) ** Maadi Cup (boys U18 eight) –

Hamilton Boys' High School Hamilton Boys' High School (Māori language, Māori: ''Te Kura Tamatāne o Kirikiriroa'') is a boys' secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton, New Zealand and is the largest secondary school in the Waikato region. The school was estab ...

** Levin 75th Jubilee Cup (girls U18 eight) – Waikato Diocesan School ** Star Trophy (overall points) –

Rugby

Ranfurly Shield The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Shield is based on a challenge system. The holding union must defend the shield in challenge ...

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Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay () is a region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region is named for Hawke Bay, which was named in honour of Edward Hawke. The region's main centres are the cities of Napier and Hastings, while the more rural ...

defeat Counties Manukau 27–21 to become the new holders of the shield.

Shooting

* Ballinger Belt – Diane Collings (Te Puke)

Births

* 13 September – Vin De Dance, Thoroughbred racehorse * 26 September – Melody Belle, Thoroughbred racehorse * 12 November –

Grunt Grunt, grunts or grunting may refer to: Sound and music * Grunting (tennis), in tennis refers to the loud noise, sometimes described as "shrieking" or "screaming", made by some players during their strokes * Death grunt, the death metal singi ...

, Thoroughbred racehorse

Deaths

January

* 2 January – Terry Magaoa Chapman, Niuean public servant (born 1944) * 15 January – Joyce Fenton, fencer (born 1927) * 16 January – John G. Cleary, computer science academic, promoter of Transcendental Meditation (born 1950) * 20 January ** Graeme Dallow, police officer (born 1930) ** John Mackey, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1974–83) (born 1918) * 29 January – George Griffiths, historian (born 1933) * 30 January ** John Branthwaite, Anglican priest (born 1927) ** Mr Tiz, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1984)

February

* 3 February – Alister Leat, judoka (born 1985) * 5 February – Gary Giles, cricketer (born 1940) * 7 February – Tim Dalton, rugby union player (born 1940) * 11 February – Olga Jekyll, fencer (born 1918) * 19 February – Graeme Lowans, cricketer (born 1934) * 20 February **

Ian McKay Ian John McKay, VC (7 May 1953 – 12 June 1982) was a British Army soldier and a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Bor ...

, Judge of the Court of Appeal (1991–97) (born 1929) ** Anthony Whitaker, herpetologist (born 1944) * 22 February –

Charlotte Dawson Charlotte Dawson (8 April 1966 – 22 February 2014) was a New Zealand–Australian television personality. She was known in New Zealand for her roles as host of '' Getaway'', and in Australia as a host on '' The Contender Australia'' and as a ...

, television personality (born 1966) * 24 February –

Alexis Hunter Alexis Jan Atthill Hunter (4 November 1948 – 24 February 2014) was a New Zealand painter and photographer, who used feminist theory in her work.Gifford, Adam"Feminist art buys a fight" ''The New Zealand Herald'', 4 April 2007. Retrieved 26 Febr ...

, artist (born 1948) * 25 February – David McKinney, author and journalist (born 1945) * 28 February – Donald Murdoch, cricketer (born 1923)

March

* 5 March – Little Bridge, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 2006) * 10 March – John Pring, rugby union referee (born 1927) * 13 March – Vince McGlone, seaman and television personality (born 1916) * 16 March – Frank Oliver, rugby union player and coach, All Blacks captain (born 1948) * 19 March – Gordon Patrick, cyclist (born 1914) * 20 March – Bill Toomath, architect (born 1925) * 21 March –

David Beaglehole David Beaglehole (8 January 1938 – 21 March 2014) was a New Zealand physicist. Early life, family and education Beaglehole was born in Wellington in 1938 into an academic family. His parents were American-born linguist Pearl Beaglehole (née ...

, physicist (born 1938) * 23 March – David Henshaw, cartoonist (born 1939) * 24 March – Margaret di Menna, microbiologist (born 1923) * 31 March – David Hannay, film producer (born 1939)

April

* 1 April –

Merimeri Penfold Merimeri Penfold (née Roberts, 26 May 1920 – 1 April 2014) was a New Zealand Māori educator. She is thought to have been the first Māori woman to teach Māori language at a New Zealand university. Biography Penfold was born at Te Hāpua ...

, Māori language academic (born 1920) * 3 April – Dame Dorothy Winstone, educationalist and academic (born 1919) * 6 April – Charles Farthing, doctor specialising in the treatment of HIV/AIDS (born 1953) * 8 April – Ivan Mercep, architect (born 1930) * 15 April ** Jim Sprott, analytical chemist, forensic scientist (born 1924) ** Sir Owen Woodhouse, naval officer, jurist, President of the Court of Appeal (1981–86) (born 1916) * 21 April –

Maria Olsen Maria Olsen (born July 22, 1966) is a South African film producer and actress known for her many roles in horror films. These include '' Paranormal Activity 3'', '' The Lords of Salem'', '' Gore Orphanage,'' and ''Starry Eyes''. Non-horror rol ...

, painter and sculptor (born 1947) * 26 April ** David Brokenshire, architect, potter (born 1925) **

Patrick Hanan Patrick Dewes Hanan (4 January 192726 April 2014) was a New Zealand scholar of Chinese literature who was the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Chinese Literature at Harvard University. A sinologist, he specialised in pre-20th-century vernacular fic ...

, Sinology academic (born 1927)

May

* 8 May – Allan Potts, athlete, athletics coach and administrator (born 1934) * 10 May – Lane Penn, rugby union player, coach and administrator (born 1938) * 11 May – Yvonne Cartier, ballet dancer and instructor, mime (born 1928) * 14 May ** Morvin Simon, composer, kapa haka leader, academic, historian (born 1944) ** Warren Sinclair, radiation physicist (born 1924) * 20 May – Ross Brown, rugby union player (born 1934) * 21 May **

Duncan Cole Duncan Edward Cole (12 July 1958 – 21 May 2014) was a New Zealand association football player who represented New Zealand at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. His senior career began with North Shore United before he moved to Australia to j ...

, association football player (born 1958) ** Mack Herewini, rugby union player (born 1939) * 22 May – Pani Stirling, educationalist (born 1937) * 23 May – Sam Harvey, cartoonist (born 1922) * 28 May – Ethel Divers, netball player (born 1915) * 30 May – Peter Hall, cricketer (born 1927)

June

* 9 June – William Bradfield, amateur astronomer (born 1927) * 12 June – Pat Rosier, writer, editor, feminist activist (born 1942) * 18 June – Ces Renwick, cricketer (born 1924) * 21 June – John Heslop, surgeon, cricket administrator (born 1925) * 30 June – Rik Tau, Ngāi Tahu kaumātua (born 1941)

July

* 2 July –

Dave Feickert Dave Feickert (13 December 1946 – 2 July 2014) was an international mines safety advisor. In his hometown Whanganui he was a director and chairperson of the Whanganui River Institute. In 2009 he was awarded a China Friendship Prize for Foreign E ...

, mining safety expert (born 1946) * 3 July ** Peter Dawkins, musician and record producer (born 1946) ** Ramai Hayward, actor and filmmaker (born 1916) * 5 July – Gugi Waaka, entertainer (born 1937) * 10 July – Douglas Goodfellow, businessman and philanthropist (born 1917) * 13 July ** Con Devitt, trade union leader (born 1928) ** Josh Liava'a, rugby league player (born 1948) * 17 July – Ross Burden, model and celebrity chef (born 1968) * 20 July –

Lynda Patterson Lynda Jane Patterson (6 February 1974 – 20 July 2014) was a Northern Ireland, Northern Irish-born Anglican priest who was the 13th Dean (Christianity), dean of Christchurch, New Zealand. She was the first woman to hold that position, serving f ...

, Anglican priest (born 1974) * 21 July – Kevin Skinner, rugby union player (born 1927) * 22 July – Glenn Jowitt, photographer (born 1955) * 25 July – Kenneth Ferries, cricketer (born 1936) * 27 July ** Eric Anderson, rugby union player and coach (born 1931) ** Sir Richard Bolt, air force officer (born 1923) ** Warren Dibble, poet and playwright (born 1931) * 29 July – Ron Johnston, speedway rider (born 1930)

August

* 5 August **

Dave Hereora David Murray Hereora (9 August 1956 – 5 August 2014) was a New Zealand trade unionist and politician. He was a list MP for the Labour Party from 2002 to 2008. Early life Hereora was born in 1956. He was a worker at Affco Meatworks and became ...

, politician and trade unionist (born 1956) ** Joe McManemin, athletics coach, sports administrator, Freemason (born 1923) * 10 August – Graham Gedye, cricketer (born 1929) * 13 August – Jack Shallcrass, author, educator, humanist (born 1922) * 16 August –

Kevin Barry Kevin Gerard Barry (20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920) was an Irish Republican Army (IRA) soldier and medical student who was executed by the British Government during the Irish War of Independence. He was sentenced to death for his part in a ...

, rugby union player (born 1936) * 19 August – Bob Glading, golfer (born 1920) * 20 August – Margaret Marks, cricketer (born 1918) * 22 August – Helen Mason, potter (born 1915) * 27 August – Frank Corner, diplomat and public servant (born 1920)

September

* 3 September ** Dorothy Braxton, journalist (born 1927) ** Johnny Cooper, rock and roll musician (born 1929) ** Mark Otway, tennis player (born 1931) (death announced on this date) * 5 September –

Eoin Young Eoin S. Young (9 June 1939, Cave, New Zealand – 5 September 2014, Christchurch New Zealand) was a motoring journalist who wrote an ''Autocar'' column for some 30 years starting in 1967. After first working in a bank in Timaru and writing ...

, motoring journalist (born 1939) * 8 September – Errol Clince, hunter, engineer (born 1953) * 14 September – **

Peter Gutteridge Peter Gutteridge (19 May 1961 – 15 September 2014) was a New Zealand musician, credited with pioneering the Dunedin sound with The Clean and The Chills.Joyce, Colin"New Zealand Indie Rock Icon Peter Gutteridge Dies"''SPIN''. 15 September 2014 ...

, musician (born 1961) ** Charles Littlejohn, parliamentary official (born 1923) * 22 September – Ben Webb, artist (born 1976) * 29 September – John Ritchie, composer, music academic (born 1921)

October

* 3 October –

Ewen Gilmour David Ewen Gilmour (22 January 1963 – 3 October 2014), commonly known as Ewen Gilmour, was a New Zealand comedian and television presenter. Usually sporting long brown hair with a goatee and wearing a jacket and jeans, he was a self-descr ...

, comedian (born 1963) * 6 October – Peg Griffin, supercentenarian, oldest person in New Zealand (born 1904) * 9 October – Connell Thode, naval officer, yachtsman (born 1911) * 10 October ** Ivan Armstrong, field hockey player and coach, tennis umpire, educator (born 1928) ** Jonathan Mane-Wheoki, art historian, academic and curator (born 1943) **

Ernie Wiggs Ernest David "Ernie" Wiggs ( – 10 October 2014) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1968 World Cup. Playing career Wiggs played for Otahuhu in the Auckland Rugby League competition. An Auckland represe ...

, rugby league player and coach (born 1941) * 13 October – Yvette Bromley, stage actor and theatre director (born 1913) * 14 October – Bob Neilson, rugby league player (born 1923) * 18 October –

Veandercross Veandercross (14 October 1988 – 18 October 2014) was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred gelding who won 14 stakes races, (including eight Group one), and was chosen Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year for the 1992–93 season. Veandercros ...

, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1988) * 21 October – Tuna Scanlan, boxer (born 1934) * 26 October – Sir Tay Wilson, sports administrator (born 1925) * 27 October – Ian Monro, naval officer (born 1927)

November

* 2 November – Robert Tripe, actor (born 1973) * 5 November –

Don McLaren Donald George McLaren (21 August 1933 – 5 November 2014) was a New Zealand businessman specialising in equine pharmaceuticals. Biography Born in the Auckland suburb of Epsom in 1933, McLaren founded Bomac Laboratories, an animal remedies co ...

, animal healthcare businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse breeder, horse racing administrator (born 1933) * 6 November –

Len Jordan Leonard Beck Jordan (May 15, 1899June 30, 1983) was an American politician who served as the 23rd governor of Idaho and a United States Senator for over ten years. Early life and education Born in Mount Pleasant, Utah, Jordan's father was a cou ...

, rugby league player (born 1920) * 7 November – Rough Habit, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1986) * 9 November – Jeanne Macaskill, painter (born 1931) * 14 November – Dave Dephoff, athlete (born 1928) * 15 November – John Sparnon, rugby league player (born 1943) * 16 November – Binney Lock, journalist and newspaper editor (born 1932) * 17 November – Warren Murdock, cricketer (born 1944) * 20 November ** Allan Baker, ornithologist (born 1943) ** Murray Gittos, fencer (born 1920) * 24 November – Peter Henderson, rugby union and rugby league player, athlete (born 1926) * 30 November –

Norm Holland Norman Bannerman Holland (24 March 1924 – 30 November 2014) was a New Zealand jockey. Born in Barrow-in-Furness, England, in 1924, Holland emigrated to New Zealand on the ''Ruahine'' with his father and brother in 1929, and settled in Taran ...

, jockey (born 1924)

December

* 1 December –

Rocky Wood Rocky Wood (19 October 1959 – 1 December 2014) was a New Zealand-born Australian writer and researcher best known for his books about horror author Stephen King. He was the first author from outside North America or Europe to hold the pos ...

, writer (born 1959) * 3 December – Pat O'Connor, Roman Catholic priest, Ecclesiastical Superior of Tokelau (1992–2011) (born 1932) * 12 December ** Graham Turbott, ornithologist and zoologist (born 1914) ** Alan Ward, historian (born 1935) * 13 December – John Hickman, meteorologist (born 1927) * 14 December – John McCraw, soil scientist and local historian (born 1925) * 16 December – Jack Hazlett, rugby union player, tannery company founder (born 1938) * 17 December – Leonard Kent, cricketer (born 1924) * 18 December – John Beedell, canoeist (born 1933) * 23 December – Nigel Priestley, earthquake engineer (born 1943) * 25 December ** Dave Comer, photographer, film location scout (born 1956) ** Tom O'Donnell, medical doctor, researcher and academic (born 1926) * 26 December – Judith, Lady Hay, community leader, mayoress of Christchurch (1974–89) (born 1927) * 29 December – Sir

Ivor Richardson Sir Ivor Lloyd Morgan Richardson (24 May 1930 – 29 December 2014) was an eminent New Zealand and Commonwealth jurist and legal writer and a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Education He was a student at Timaru Boys' H ...

, jurist (born 1930)

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