The following lists events that happened during 1991 in New Zealand.

Population

* Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,516,000. * Increase since 31 December 1990: 40,900 (1.18%) Note that there is a discontinuity between the 1990 and 1991 figures a
Statistics NZ
switched from using the de facto population concept t
estimated resident population
* Males per 100 Females: 99.7

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Head of State A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and l ...

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Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...

Governor-General Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...

– The Hon Dame Catherine Anne Tizard,

GCMG The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III. It is named in honour ...

GCVO The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, or ...

, DBE, QSO

Government

The

43rd New Zealand Parliament The 43rd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 1990 elections, and it sat until the 1993 elections. The 43rd Parliament saw the beginning of the fourth National Party gover ...

continued. Government was

The National Party The National Party (TNP) was a political party in Grenada. History The party was established in July 1989 by Prime Minister Herbert Blaize, as a breakaway from the New National Party.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data han ...

, led by

Jim Bolger James Brendan Bolger ( ; born 31 May 1935) is a New Zealand retired politician of the National Party who was the 35th prime minister of New Zealand, serving from 1990 to 1997. Bolger was born to an Irish immigrant family in Ōpunake, Taran ...

. National controlled nearly seventy percent of the seats in Parliament. *

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 Hungerf ...

– Robin Gray *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier 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. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

–

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

–

Don McKinnon Sir Donald Charles McKinnon (born 27 February 1939) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 12th deputy prime minister of New Zealand and the minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the secretary-general of the Commonwealth of ...

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

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Ruth Richardson Ruth Margaret Richardson (born 13 December 1950) is a New Zealand retired politician of the National Party who served as Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1993. Her 1991 budget, which she dubbed the "Mother of all Budgets", formed the catalyst ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

–

* Chief Justice — Sir

Thomas Eichelbaum Sir Johann Thomas Eichelbaum (17 May 1931 – 31 October 2018) was a New Zealand jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of New Zealand. Early life and family Eichelbaum was born in Königsberg, Germany, and his family emigrated to Wellin ...

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

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Mike Moore Michael Moore is an American filmmaker and author. Michael Moore may also refer to: Academia * Michael G. Moore (fl. 1970s–2020s), professor of education * Michael S. Moore (academic) (fl. 1960s–2020s), American law professor * Michael Moore ...

(

Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...

) . *

NewLabour Party The NewLabour Party was a centre-left political party in New Zealand that operated from 1989 to 2000. It was founded by Jim Anderton, an member of parliament (MP) and former president of the New Zealand Labour Party. NewLabour was established b ...

–

Jim Anderton James Patrick Anderton (born Byrne; 21 January 1938 – 7 January 2018) was a New Zealand politician who led a succession of left-wing parties after leaving the Labour Party in 1989. Anderton's political career began when he was elected to th ...

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland Region in New Zealand, which it controls as a unitary authority. The position exists since October 2010 after the amalga ...

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Les Mills Leslie Roy Mills (born 1 November 1934) is a retired New Zealand track and field athlete and politician. He represented New Zealand at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games over two decades, competing in the shot put and discus throw. He w ...

* Mayor of Hamilton – Margaret Evans *

Mayor of Wellington The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of 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 representati ...

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Jim Belich Sir James Belich (25 July 1927 – 13 September 2015) was a New Zealand local politician. He was the mayor of Wellington from 1986 to 1992. Biography Early life and career Belich was born on 25 July 1927, of Croat descent, in Awanui, North ...

Mayor of Christchurch The Mayor of Christchurch is the head of the municipal government of Christchurch, New Zealand, and presides over the Christchurch City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system. The current mayor, Phil ...

–

Vicki Buck Vicki Susan Buck (born 16 July 1955) is a New Zealand politician. She was Mayor of Christchurch for nine years from 1989 to 1998. She retired after three terms, having been very popular. She made a political comeback, standing in the 2013 loc ...

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 ...

–

Richard Walls Richard Francis Walls (9 October 1937 – 30 October 2011) was a New Zealand politician and businessman. Member of Parliament Walls was a Member of Parliament for Dunedin North from 1975 to 1978. A member of the National Party, he ...

Events

January

* 2 January: description

February

March

April

* 17 April: Prime Minister Jim Bolger stated, "We intend to keep New Zealand nuclear-free this term, next term, and the term after that."

June

July

* 22 July The

Resource Management Act 1991 The Resource Management Act (RMA) passed in 1991 in New Zealand is a significant, and at times, controversial Act of Parliament. The RMA promotes the sustainable management of natural and physical resources such as land, air and water. New Zea ...

passes into law after a third reading speech by

Simon Upton Simon David Upton (born 7 February 1958) is a former New Zealand politician and member of Parliament from 1981 to 2001, representing the National Party, and the current Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Early life Upton was edu ...

August

September

October

*1 October The

commences

November

December

Arts and literature

Lynley Hood Lynley Hood (born 1942) is an author from New Zealand. Biography Hood was born in 1942 in Hamilton, New Zealand. She has an MSc in Physiology, and LittD from University of Otago. She currently lives in Dunedin. Hood worked in medical researc ...

wins the

Robert Burns Fellowship The Robert Burns Fellowship is a New Zealand literary residency. Established in 1958 to coincide with bicentennial celebrations of the birth of Robert Burns, it is often claimed to be New Zealand's premier literary residency. The list of past ...

. See

1991 in art Events from the year 1991 in art. Events *14 April – In the Netherlands, thieves steal 20 paintings worth $500 million from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Less than an hour later they are found in an abandoned car near the museum. * 25 May ...

1991 in literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1991. Events *February – Sisters Vanessa Redgrave (Olga) and Lynn Redgrave (Masha) make their first and only joint appearance on stage, with niece Jemma Redgrave ...

, :1991 books

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 ha ...

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 ...

to Debbie Dorday.

Radio and television

CanWest Canwest Global Communications Corporation, which operated under the corporate name Canwest, was a major Canadian media conglomerate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with its head offices at Canwest Place. It held radio, television broadcasting an ...

takes management control of

TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to: Television *Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso *Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala *Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...

See: 1991 in New Zealand television,

1991 in television 1991 in television may refer to: *1991 in American television * 1991 in Australian television * 1991 in Belgian television * 1991 in Brazilian television * 1991 in British television *1991 in Canadian television * 1991 in Danish television * 1991 ...

List of TVNZ television programming This is an incomplete list of television programmes, past and present, screened on Television New Zealand that were made in New Zealand. Programmes Regular shows (screened throughout the year) Seasonal shows One-off series Shows that scre ...

, :Television in New Zealand,

TV3 (New Zealand) Three ( mi, Toru), stylized as +HR=E, is a New Zealand nationwide television channel. Launched on 26 November 1989 as TV3, it was New Zealand's first private broadcasting, privately owned television channel. The channel currently broadcasts nat ...

, :New Zealand television shows,

Public broadcasting in New Zealand Public broadcasting in New Zealand is funded through New Zealand Government body New Zealand On Air, and consists of a number of television channels, radio stations, and websites. In addition to funding solely public media outlets, New Zealand On ...

Film

A Soldier's Tale ''A Soldier's Tale'' is a 1988 New Zealand romantic war film directed and produced by Larry Parr and starring Gabriel Byrne and Marianne Basler. It is based on a novel by M. K. Joseph. Cast * Gabriel Byrne as Saul * Marianne Basler as Bell * ...

* Chunik Bair * Grampire *

Old Scores ''Old Scores'' is a 1991 television film jointly produced by New Zealand and Wales, about the two countries' mutual national sport of rugby union. It is notable for the appearance of many notable Welsh and New Zealand international rugby players ...

* Te Rua *

The End of the Golden Weather ''The End of the Golden Weather'' is a play by Bruce Mason about a boy's loss of innocence in Depression-era New Zealand. It was written for solo performance by the author but can be performed by an ensemble and was made into an award-winning ...

See: :1991 film awards,

1991 in film The year 1991 in film involved some significant events. Important films released this year included '' The Silence of the Lambs'', ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Thelma & Louise'', ''JFK'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. Highest-grossing films ...

List of New Zealand feature films This is a list of feature films and pre 1910 short films produced or filmed in New Zealand, ordered by year of release. Key * * = Funded in part by the New Zealand Film Commission. * † = Year given is date of principal photography rather th ...

Cinema of New Zealand Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking * ...

, :1991 films

Internet

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Sport

Athletics

Paul Herlihy Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:34 on 2 March in

New Plymouth New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) 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, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...

, while Lee-Ann McPhillips claims her first in the women's championship (2:40:12).

Horse racing

Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Chri ...

– Christopher Vance *

Auckland Trotting Cup The Auckland Pacing Cup which is sometimes referred to as the Auckland Trotting Cup or merely the Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses. It is one of the two major harness races, along with ...

– Christopher Vance

Thoroughbred racing

Shooting

*Ballinger Belt – **Graeme Berman (Australia) **Geoffrey Smith (Malvern), second, top New Zealander

Soccer

* The

Chatham Cup The Chatham Cup is New Zealand's premier knockout tournament in men's association football. It is held annually, with the final contested in September. The current champions of the Chatham Cup are 2022 winners Auckland City, who defeated Eastern ...

is won by

Christchurch United Christchurch United is an amateur association football club in Christchurch, New Zealand. They compete in various Mainland Football competitions at Junior and Senior level. The club has won six National League titles and six Chatham Cup trophi ...

who beat

Wellington United Wellington United AFC is an association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand, that competes in the Central League. History Wellington Diamond United Wellington Diamond United was the result of the merger of Diamond and Zealandia/Well ...

2–1 in the final.

Births

January

* 1 January – Peter Burling, sailor * 3 January –

Joe Kayes Joseph Henry Kayes is a professional water polo player. He was born on 3 January 1991 in New Zealand. He is of Samoan descent through his mother, as both his maternal grandparents were born in Samoa. Kayes played for the NZ Senior Men's Water P ...

, water polo player * 4 January –

Olivia Tennet Olivia Tennet (born 4 January 1991) is a New Zealand actress and dancer best known in her home country for her role as Tuesday Warner on the nightly medical drama ''Shortland Street'', along with several roles in television and theatre. Outside ...

, actor * 5 January –

Shane Savage Shane Savage (born 5 January 1991) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Hawthorn Football Club, and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League. Early life Born in New Zealand, Savage moved to Australia as ...

, Australian rules footballer * 7 January **

Stephen Shennan Stephen Shennan, FBA is a British archaeologist and academic. Since 1996, he has been Professor of Theoretical Archaeology. He was Director of the Institute of Archaeology at the University College London from 2005 to 2014. Shennan focuses on cu ...

, rugby union player ** Ben Smith, cricketer * 13 January –

Mako Vunipola Mako Vunipola (born 14 January 1991) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a loosehead prop for English club Saracens and the England national team. Born in New Zealand to Tongan parents, he qualified for England through residenc ...

, rugby union player * 16 January –

James Lentjes James Anthony Richard Lentjes (born 16 January 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently for the Bunnings NPC. His position is Flanker. Early career Born and raised in the city of Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand, ...

, rugby union player * 17 January ** Kate Chilcott, road cyclist **

Slade Griffin Slade Griffin (born 17 January 1991), is a former New Zealand international rugby league footballer. His positions were and . He is currently the head coach of the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership. He previously played for ...

, rugby league player **

Brad Weber Brad McCormick Weber (born 17 January 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a halfback for in the National Provincial Championship and the in Super Rugby. Early life Brother of Napier Marist rugby player Sam Webe ...

, rugby union player * 27 January **

Beth Chote Beth Patafilo (born 27 January 1991) is a New Zealand born actress. The Tribe Beth Chote acted as Lottie in 21 episodes of television series ''The Tribe (1999 TV series), The Tribe'' during its fifth series, screened in 2003. The Killian C ...

, actor **

Sebastine Ikahihifo Sebastine Ikahihifo (born 27 January 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL. Backg ...

, rugby league player * 28 January **

Jordan Kahu Jordan Kahu (born 28 January 1991) is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a and er for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL and New Zealand at international level. Kahu has played for the Brisbane Broncos and the Nort ...

, rugby league player **

Mike Kainga Michael "Mike" Zavala Harley Kainga (born 28 January 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who last played for the Bay of Plenty Steamers in the ITM Cup. He signed for Taranaki to play in the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup. His position of choice is prop ...

, rugby union player * 29 January –

Luke Whitelock Luke Charles Whitelock (born 29 January 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the in the international Super Rugby competition. Whitelock has Captained ...

, rugby union player * 30 January ** Mitchell Graham, rugby union player **

Matthew Wright Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

, rugby league player

February

* 2 February **

Caitlin Campbell Caitlin Campbell (born 2 February 1991) is a New Zealand association football player who represented New Zealand women's national football team, her country. She was a member of the New Zealand squad in the inaugural 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's Worl ...

, association footballer **

Solomona Sakalia Solomona Sakalia (born 2 February 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a loosehead prop for in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. In October 2012, he was named in the squad for t ...

, rugby union player * 3 February –

Lima Sopoaga Lima Sopoaga (born 3 February 1991) is a professional rugby union player who plays for Lyon in the Top 14 competition. His regular playing positions are Fly-Half and Centre. Early life Sopoaga was born in Wellington, New Zealand. His family co ...

, rugby union player * 7 February –

Ben Murdoch-Masila Ben Murdoch-Masila (born 7 February 1991) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL. He played for the Wests Tigers and the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League ...

, rugby league player * 14 February – Michael Bracewell, cricketer * 15 February - Matt McEwan, cricketer * 16 February –

Francis Saili Francis Saili (born 16 February 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player, currently playing for French club Biarritz. He plays primarily as a centre, though he can also play wing. He is the younger brother of Blues loose forward Peter Saili. ...

, rugby union player * 18 February **

Danielle Hayes Danielle Hayes (born 18 February 1991) is a New Zealand former fashion model, best known for being the first Māori winner of the series '' New Zealand's Next Top Model, Cycle 2'' in 2010. Career Hayes was previously signed to 62 Models in Auckl ...

, fashion model **

Stacey Michelsen Stacey Michelsen (born 18 February 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the ''Black Sticks Women''), including for the team at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth G ...

, field hockey player * 19 February –

Ethan Mitchell Ethan Mitchell (born 19 February 1991) is a former New Zealand track cyclist. He is a multiple-time World Champion, an Olympic medallist, and Commonwealth Champion. Career Mitchell has had a successful career in track sprinting after special ...

, track cyclist * 20 February –

Julia Edward Julia Edward (born 20 February 1991) is a New Zealand rower, a two time world champion in the women's lightweight double sculls. Career In 2010, she won silver in the lightweight double sculls at the U23 world championships with Lucy Strack ...

, rower

March

* 2 March –

Mitchell Scott Mitchell John Scott (born 3 February 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a wing for Otago in the New Zealand NPC competition. Early life and family Scott was born in Nelson in 1991, the son of former All Blacks ha ...

, rugby union player * 4 March – Sue Maroroa, chess player * 12 March ** Alofa Alofa, rugby union player ** Jed Brown, rugby union player * 14 March ** Taylor Gunman, road cyclist ** Kurt Pickard, BMX racer * 16 March – Michael Barry, cricketer * 17 March –

Dylan Dunlop-Barrett Dylan Dunlop-Barrett (born 17 March 1991) is a New Zealand swimmer. He competed in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The New Zealand team completed the race on 31 July finishing 8th with a time of 7:17:18. Dy ...

, swimmer * 19 March –

Colin Murphy Colin Murphy may refer to: * Colin Murphy (comedian) (born 1968), Irish comedian * Colin Murphy (ice hockey) (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player * Colin Murphy (footballer, born 1950), English football (soccer) player and manager * Colin Murphy ...

, association footballer * 20 March –

Liam Squire Liam Ivan John Squire (born 20 March 1991) is a former New Zealand rugby union player from Tokomaru, New Zealand. He played in the Number 8 and Blindside flanker position for Tasman in the Mitre 10 Cup. Squire joined the NTT DoCoMo Red Hurr ...

, rugby union player * 22 March ** Jordan Grant, field hockey player ** Amy McIlroy, lawn bowls player * 23 March –

Jenny Hung Jenny Hung (born 23 March 1991 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a semi-professional table tennis player from Christchurch, New Zealand. She is currently ranked #3 in New Zealand, #19 in Oceania and #662 in the world for Open Women's table tennis. Hung ha ...

, table tennis player * 25 March – Ryan Duffy, cricketer * 26 March –

Courteney Lowe Courteney Lowe (born 26 March 1991) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cy ...

, road cyclist * 30 March – Jono Hickey, cricketer and rugby union player * 31 March –

Codie Taylor Codie Joshua Dane Taylor (born 31 March 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for Crusaders in Super Rugby, Canterbury in the ITM Cup, and New Zealand internationally. Having grown up in Feilding and Levin before ...

, rugby union player

April

* 1 April **

Graham Candy Graham James Candy (born 1 April 1991) is a singer-songwriter and actor from New Zealand. In 2013 he moved to Berlin, Germany to begin his music career. Candy’s first collaboration with German DJ and producer Alle Farben, "She Moves" (2014), ...

, singer-songwriter ** Iopu Iopu-Aso, rugby union player * 2 April **

Kara Pryor Kara A. Pryor (born 2 April 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for Rugby United New York (RUNY) of Major League Rugby (MLR). Senior career Pryor started out his National Provincial Championship ca ...

, rugby union player **

Brad Shields Bradley David Fenner Shields (born 2 April 1991) is a rugby union player for USA Perpignan in the Top 14. He played 8 times for the England national rugby union team in 2018 and 2019. He previously played for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 ...

, rugby union player * 4 April –

Sam Meech Sam Meech (born 4 April 1991) is a New Zealand sailor who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Early life Meech was born in Portsmouth, England, in 1991. The sailor Molly Meech is his younger sister; almost exactly two years his jun ...

, sailor * 6 April – Paratene McLeod, basketball player * 9 April –

Dominic Bird Dominic Bird (born 9 April 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a lock and has represented the All Blacks. He has also played for Canterbury and Wellington in the Mitre 10 Cup, the Crusaders and Chiefs in Super Rugby. He has a ...

, rugby union player * 10 April -

Kirsten Pearce Kirsten Pearce (born 10 April 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey player who has represented her country. Personal life Pearce was born in Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa before moving to New Zealand. She grew up on Auckland's North Shore in ...

, field hockey player * 17 April –

Augusta Xu-Holland Augusta Xu-Holland (; born 17 April 1991) is a New Zealand actress. Early life and education Xu-Holland was born in Auckland to a Chinese father and New Zealand mother and grew up in Wellington and the Bay of Plenty. From 2009 to 2013, she att ...

, actor * 20 April –

Daniel Hawkins Dan Hawkins (born 1960) is an American football coach and former player and sportscaster. Dan, Danny or Daniel Hawkins may also refer to: * Dan Hawkins (footballer), Welsh footballer for Salford City * Dan Hawkins (musician) (born 1976), English ...

, rugby union player * 26 April –

Isaac Liu Isaac Liu (born 26 April 1991) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and forward for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League (NRL). He is both a Samoan and New Zealand international. He has previously played fo ...

, rugby league player * 27 April – Dylan Collier, rugby union and rugby league player * 29 April –

Steven Luatua Steve Luatua (born 29 April 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. His regular playing position is either as a lock or a loose forward. He plays for the Bristol Bears in the English Premiership. Luatua was a member of the New Zealand under ...

, rugby union player * 30 April –

Brett Hampton Brett Hampton (born 30 April 1991) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Northern Districts. He made his first-class debut on 23 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Plunket Shield. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Northern Districts f ...

, cricketer

May

* 2 May –

Patrick Bevin Patrick Bevin (born 15 February 1991) is a New Zealand professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Personal life Bevin grew up in Taupō. He moved to Cambridge in 2014 when the Avantidrome opened to train with the ...

, road cyclist * 3 May –

Hannah Wall Hannah Rachael Wall (born 3 May 1991) is an association football player who represented New Zealand at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and at full New Zealand international level. International career She was a membe ...

, association footballer * 5 May – Joel Faulkner, rugby union player * 7 May – Kenny Ardouin, cleft lip and palate community advocate * 8 May –

Waisake Naholo Waisake Ratunideuba Naholo (born 8 May 1991 Sigatoka, Fiji) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He previously played for the All Blacks Sevens and on the wing (and occasionally centre) position for London Irish. In May 2022 he signed with Rugby ...

, rugby union player * 9 May **

Sosaia Feki Sosaia Feki (born 9 May 1991), anglicised Josiah Feki, also known by the nickname of "The PM" is a Tonga national rugby league team, Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays on the for Western Suburbs Red Devils in the Illawarra R ...

, rugby league player **

Harriet Miller-Brown Harriet Miller-Brown (born 5 September 1991) is a retired New Zealand alpine ski racer. Miller-Brown was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1991 and educated at Wakatipu High School in Queenstown. She started skiing at the age of 3, and started s ...

, alpine skier * 10 May –

Gareth Anscombe Gareth Anscombe is a rugby union player who plays for the Wales national rugby union team. He primarily plays at fly-half but can also play as a fullback. Anscombe, who currently plays for the Ospreys in the United Rugby Championship, is the s ...

, rugby union player * 11 May – Tony Ensor, rugby union player * 12 May ** Elizabeth Chuah Lamb, high jumper **

Greg Pleasants-Tate Greg Pleasants-Tate (born 12 May 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who has played as a hooker for Bay of Plenty, North Harbour, Auckland, Canterbury and Southland in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the Blues and Highlanders in t ...

, rugby union player * 15 May –

Matt Moulds Matthew Gary Moulds (born 15 May 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a hooker for in the Bunnings NPC. He has also previously represented New Zealand at rugby sevens. Club career Moulds started out his senior ca ...

, rugby union player * 20 May – Daryl Mitchell, cricketer * 24 May – Ian McPeake, cricketer * 25 May ** Maritino Nemani, rugby union player **

James Raideen Dylan James (born 25 May 1991) is a New Zealand professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to Rizin Fighting Federation and Pro Wrestling Land's End. He is best known for working for All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he ...

, professional wrestler * 27 May **

Beauden Barrett Beauden John Barrett (born 27 May 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays as a Fly-half (rugby union), First five-eighth (fly-half) and Fullback (rugby union), fullback for Taranaki Rugby Football Union, Taranaki in the Mitre 10 Cu ...

, rugby union player ** Kayla Pratt, rower * 31 May –

Brodie Retallick Brodie Allan Retallick (born 31 May 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, who plays as a lock for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and is part of the squad for New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. Retallick ...

, rugby union player

June

* 3 June **

Sarah McLaughlin Sarah Jane McLaughlin (born 3 June 1991) is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. She was a member of the New Zealand squad in the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, playing all three group games; ...

, association footballer **

Ava Seumanufagai Ava Seumanufagai (born 3 June 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for Leigh Leopards in the Betfred Super League. He previously played for the Wests Tigers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Canterbury-B ...

, rugby league player * 4 June **

Matt McIlwrick Matt McIlwrick (born 4 June 1991) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and . He previously played for the Canberra Raiders, Sydney Roosters, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Wests Tigers and the South Sydne ...

, rugby league player **

Ben Stokes Benjamin Andrew Stokes (born 4 June 1991) is an English international cricketer who is the captain of the England Test team and plays for the England Twenty20 International (T20I) team. In domestic cricket, he represents Durham and has playe ...

, cricketer * 5 June – Chloe Tipple, sports shooter * 7 June –

Amanda Landers-Murphy Amanda Landers-Murphy (born 7 June 1991 in Rotorua) is a New Zealand professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of world No. 35 in February 2013. Of Māori descent, Landers-Murphy affiliates to Te Āti Awa Te Āti Awa ...

, squash player * 9 June –

Ben Lam Misimoa Benjamin Lam (born 9 June 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player. He won a Glasgow Commonwealth Games silver medal in 2014 in the Rugby sevens. His usual playing positions are Wing and Fullback. Career Lam played win ...

, rugby union player * 11 June –

Nepo Laulala Nepo Eti Laulala (born 6 November 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays as a Tighthead Prop for Counties Manukau Steelers in the Mitre 10 Cup, the Blues in Super Rugby and for the national All Blacks, having made his interna ...

, rugby union player * 13 June –

Lachie Ferguson Lachlan Hammond Ferguson (born 13 June 1991) is a New Zealand cricketer who represents the New Zealand national team and plays first-class cricket for Auckland. He is able to bowl at speeds in excess of 90 mph, His fastest being 97.7 ...

, cricketer * 19 June –

Zoe Stevenson Zoe Stevenson (born 19 June 1991) is a New Zealand rower. She won gold in the women's double sculls with Fiona Bourke at the 2014 World Rowing Championships. Stevenson was born in 1991. She obtained her secondary education at Tauranga Girls' Col ...

, rower * 23 June –

Mikhail Koudinov Mikhail "Misha" Koudinov (born 23 June 1991) is a New Zealand male artistic gymnast, representing his nation in international competitions. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Koudinov was New Zealand's youngest representative. He par ...

, gymnast * 25 June –

Heiden Bedwell-Curtis Heiden Kahira Bedwell-Curtis (born 25 June 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the Flanker (rugby union), flanker position for Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in the Japanese Top League. He has international experience with t ...

, rugby union player * 26 June – Dakota Lucas, association footballer

July

* 1 July **

Annalie Longo Annalie Antonia Longo (born 1 July 1991) is an association football player who represents New Zealand at international level. She has played for Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League. From her time in the W-League with Mel ...

, association footballer **

Ruby Muir Ruby Muir (born 1 July 1991) is an ultra-endurance runner from New Zealand. In 2017 she won the national women's cross-country event. Life Muir grew up in Whenaukite on the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand and attended Mer ...

, endurance athlete * 7 July – Matt Hewitt, surfer * 12 July –

Portia Woodman Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (née Woodman; born 12 July 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side rugby union, and is a member of the New Zealand women's national rugby union team (sevens), New Zealand W ...

, rugby union player * 16 July – Sam Webster, track cyclist * 20 July **

Jarrad Butler Jarrad Butler (born 20 July 1991) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He primarily plays as a flanker but also plays at number 8. Butler currently plays for and captains Irish provincial side Connacht in the Pro14. Before joinin ...

, rugby union player **

Sam Lousi Samiuela "Sam" Lousi (born 20 July 1991) is a Tongan professional rugby footballer. He currently plays rugby union for the Scarlets after earlier being with the Hurricanes and the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby. He has been capped fo ...

, rugby league and rugby union player * 24 July – Derone Raukawa, basketball player * 27 July –

Ricky Wells Ricky Wells (born 27 July 1991 in Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Ocea ...

, speedway rider * 28 July –

Priyanka Xi Pri Xi is a New Zealand born actor. She was born on 28 July 1991 in Wellington. Xi began her professional acting career as a teenager in the first series of ''The Killian Curse''. Her first movie role was as Kirstie MacMorrow in the film ''The ...

, actor * 31 July –

Tony Lamborn Tony Lamborn (born 31 July 1991) is a New Zealand-born American rugby union player who plays as a flanker. He currently plays his club rugby for Southland in the Mitre 10 Cup, and the Blues in the Super Rugby competition. He also played for the ...

, rugby union player

August

* 2 August ** Tom Bruce, cricketer ** Rob Thompson, rugby union player * 5 August ** Gareth Evans, rugby union player **

Konrad Hurrell Konileti "Konrad" Hurrell (born 5 August 1991) is a Tongan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for St Helens in the Super League and Tonga at international level. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and the G ...

, rugby league player **

Robert Loe Robert Loe (born 5 August 1991) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Saint Louis University and represents the New Zealand nati ...

, basketball player * 13 August –

Michael Cochrane Michael Cochrane is an English actor. Biography Cochrane was born in Brighton, East Sussex. He was educated at Cranleigh School. He has had many television and radio roles including Oliver Sterling in the Radio 4 soap opera ''The Archers'', ...

, athlete * 16 August – Angie Smit, athlete * 22 August -

Kenny Bromwich Kenneath Bromwich (born 22 September 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL), and New Zealand at international level. He previously played for the ...

, rugby league player * 29 August –

Samantha Harrison Samantha (Sam) Harrison (born 29 August 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (''the Black Sticks Women''), including for the team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and ...

, field hockey player * 30 August –

Ben Tameifuna Benjamin Vainga Charles Tameifuna (; born 30 August 1991) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles. Born in New Zealand, he represents Tonga at international level after qualifying on ancestry ...

, rugby union player

September

* 2 September – Adam Henry, rugby league player * 4 September –

Chevannah Paalvast Chevannah Paalvast (born 4 September 1991) is a professional basketball player from New Zealand. Professional career College Paalvast played college basketball for the Monmouth Hawks in West Long Branch, New Jersey, participating in NCAA Divi ...

, basketball player * 5 September – Nepia Fox-Matamua, rugby union player * 9 September –

Adam Ling Adam Ling (born 9 September 1991) is a New Zealand rower. He won a gold medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships in the lightweight single sculls, but missed the Olympic qualification for the lightweight double sculls the following year. Ea ...

, rower * 11 September – Rebecca Sinclair, snowboarder * 13 September –

Lee Allan Lee Allan (born 13 September 1991) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played as a loose forward for in the ITM Cup and the in the international Super Rugby competition. Career Allan made his name playing for the Otago Razorback ...

, rugby union player * 14 September – Ryan De Vries, association footballer * 16 September –

Luke Rowe Luke Rowe (born 10 March 1990) is a Welsh racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Biography Born in Cardiff, Rowe began racing at a young age, initially riding with his parents on a tandem. He began to enjoy cycling and became a member of ...

, association footballer * 19 September – Owen Ivins, cricketer * 23 September – Cardiff Vaega, rugby union player * 26 September –

Look Who's Talking ''Look Who's Talking'' is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling, and starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Bruce Willis plays the voice of Mollie's son, Mikey. The film features George Segal as Albert. P ...

, thoroughbred racehorse * 29 September – Stefi Luxton, snowboarder

October

* 5 October – Gareth Kean, swimmer * 7 October –

Stefan Marinovic Stefan Tone Marinovic ( hr, Stefan Tone Marinović, ) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the New Zealand national team. Club career Marinovic attended Auckland private school, Kings College. In 2005, he wo ...

, association footballer * 12 October –

Nabil Sabio Azadi Nabil Sabio Azadi (); fa, نبیل سابیو آزادی; born 12 October 1991) is an Iranian-New Zealand artist who is based in Brisbane, Australia. He is known primarily for his book, ''For You The Traveller'', a hand-bound travel guide. Ea ...

, artist * 15 October – Mandy Boyd, lawn bowls player * 19 October –

Michael Allardice Michael Allardice (born 19 October 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a lock for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the in the international Super Rugby competition. Early career Born in the rural town o ...

, rugby union player * 22 October –

Levi Sherwood Levi Sherwood (born 22 October 1991) is a freestyle motocross rider from New Zealand, nicknamed "rubber kid". Early life Sherwood was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, attending Palmerston North Boys' High School. Starting out in motocross ...

, freestyle motocross rider * 26 October – Blair Soper, cricketer * 27 October –

Il Vicolo Il Vicolo (foaled 27 October 1991) was a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse. He is notable in that he won two New Zealand Trotting Cup races, the richest harness race, and sometimes the richest horse race in New Zealand. As 1995 Harness Horse of ...

, standardbred racehorse * 28 October –

Duane Bailey Duane Benjamin Bailey (born 28 October 1991) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player who played in the New Zealand NBL and the Australian NBL. Early life Born in Auckland, Bailey played both rugby and basketball in primary sch ...

, basketballer * 29 October –

Parris Goebel Parris Renee Goebel (), also known professionally as Parris, is an Emmy Award winning New Zealand Choreographer, Dancer, Singer, Director and actress. She is the Founder and main Choreographer of the Dance School, “The Palace Dance Studio", ...

, dancer, choreographer and actor * 31 October –

Charles Piutau Salesi Tu'ipulotu "Charles" Piutau (born 31 October 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the fullback (and occasionally wing) position for England club Bristol Bears in the Premiership, and formerly for New Zealand's national ...

, rugby union player

November

* 5 November –

Marco Rojas Marco Rodrigo Rojas (born 5 November 1991) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean side Colo-Colo and the New Zealand national team. During his time in the A-League with Melbourne Victory, Rojas was dubbed ...

, association footballer * 6 November –

Matt Faddes Matt Faddes (born 6 November 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a centre, wing or fullback for Otago. Early career Born in the town of Balclutha, located halfway between Dunedin and Invercargill on New Zealand's ...

, rugby union player * 10 November - Ben Wheeler, cricketer * 11 November – Kate Broadmore, cricketer * 13 November – David Light, boxer * 15 November – Henry Nicholls, cricketer * 20 November –

Tim Simona Tim Simona (born 20 November 1991) is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in the NSW Cup and previously Wests Tigers in the NRL. Early years Born in Auckland, New Zealand, S ...

, rugby league player * 21 November –

Peni Terepo Peni Terepo (born 21 November 1991) is a Tonga former international rugby league footballer who played as a and for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL. Background Terepo was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Cook Islands and Tongan descen ...

, rugby league player * 22 November –

Michael Vink Michael Vink (born 22 November 1991) is a New Zealand professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He was signed by on the strength of his results in the virtual cycling platform ‘MyWhoosh’. Vink has won the Tour of ...

, cyclist * 24 November –

Richie Stanaway Richie Stanaway (born 24 November 1991) is a racing car driver from New Zealand. Career New Zealand Born in Tauranga, Stanaway was originally from a motocross background, before making the switch to speedway at the age of twelve. Following tha ...

, motor racing driver * 27 November – Brooke Duff, singer-songwriter

December

* 1 December – Richard Moore, motor racing driver * 3 December – Jarrod Firth, rugby union player * 7 December ** Samantha Charlton, field hockey player ** Chris Wood, association footballer * 11 December –

Kahurangi Taylor Kahurangi Taylor is a New Zealand model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented New Zealand at Miss World 2008 in South Africa. In 2015, Kahurangi won a NZD$100,000 Vodafone Foundation World of Difference Award, working alongside the ou ...

, beauty pageant contestant * 13 December –

Ruby Tui Ruby Tui (born 13 December 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She competed internationally when the national rugby sevens team won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics tournament. She won a gold medal in rugby sevens at the 20 ...

, rugby sevens player * 14 December ** Ben Henry, rugby league player ** Matt Henry, cricketer * 22 December –

Paul Alo-Emile Paul Alo-Emile (born 22 December 1991) is a Samoan rugby union player. His regular playing position is prop. He plays for Stade Français Paris in the Top 14. Career Early playing Alo-Emile is of Samoan heritage, born in New Zealand he grew ...

, rugby union player

Exact date unknown

Holly Cassidy Miss Universe New Zealand is the New Zealand national Beauty pageant which feeds into the international Miss Universe competition. Qualification for Miss Universe New Zealand is based on regional pageants and/or personal interviews (necessary ...

, beauty pageant contestant *

Annah Mac Annah Mac is a New Zealand singer-songwriter, producer and musician. Her debut album, '' Little Stranger'' was released on the 5 September 2011, it was listed for seven weeks on the New Zealand Albums Top 40 Chart. The most successful single off ...

, singer-songwriter

Deaths

January–March

* 4 January – Vernon Sale, cricketer (born 1915) * 12 February – Norman Fisher, boxer (born 1916) * 17 February – Fuzz Barnes, political activist (born 1902) * 18 February – Elizabeth Lissaman, potter (born 1901) * 9 March – Esther Blackie, cricketer (born 1916) * 14 March – Emily Carpenter, consumer advocate (born 1917) * 17 March – Peter Gordon, politician (born 1921) * 21 March – William Ditchfield, cricketer (born 1903) * 28 March – Henry Field, educational psychologist (born 1903)

April–June

* 3 April – Peter Hooper, writer (born 1919) * 9 April – June Litman, journalist (born 1926) * 14 April – Bob Page, rowing coxswain (born 1936) * 20 April –

Clare Mallory Clare Mallory is the pen name under which Winifred Constance McQuilkan Hall (25 September 1913 – 20 April 1991) wrote ten children's books published between 1947 and 1951. Clare Mallory is primarily remembered as a superior exponent of the gir ...

, children's writer (born 1913) * 28 April –

Ngata Pitcaithly Ngata Prosser Pitcaithly (26 September 1906 – 28 April 1991) was a New Zealand principal and educationalist. He was born in Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand in 1906. Not from Māori-ancestry, his Australian-born mother liked Māori name ...

, educationalist (born 1906) * 18 May – Horace Smirk, medical academic (born 1902) * 31 May –

Ian Milner Ian Frank George Milner (6 June 1911 – 31 May 1991) was a New Zealand Rhodes Scholar at New College, Oxford who had attended Waitaki Boys' High School. He was then a political scientist, a civil servant with the Australian Department of External ...

, public servant, academic, alleged spy (born 1911) * 6 June – Stella Jones, playwright (born 1904) * 10 June –

Jim Burrows James Edward Burrows (born December 30, 1940), sometimes known as Jim "Jimmy" Burrows, is an American television director who has been working in television since the 1970s.Stated in interview on ''Inside the Actors Studio'' Burrows has direct ...

, rugby union player and coach, cricketer, military leader (born 1904) * 18 June –

Eric Halstead Eric Henry Halstead (26 May 1912 – 18 June 1991) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party and later a diplomat. Biography Early life and career Halstead was born in Auckland in 1912, and educated at Auckland Grammar School and A ...

, politician and diplomat (born 1912) * 23 June – Charles Begg, radiologist and historian (born 1912) * 28 June –

Sydney Josland Sydney Walter Josland (30 January 1904 – 28 June 1991) was a New Zealand bacteriologist who specialised in research into Leptospirosis, Salmonella and the control of diseases in animals. Early life and education Born in Christchurch in 1904, J ...

, bacteriologist (born 1904)

July–September

* 3 July – Trevor Horne, politician (born 1920) * 17 July –

John O'Sullivan John O'Sullivan may refer to: Sports *John O'Sullivan (cricketer) (1918–1991), New Zealand cricketer *John O'Sullivan (cyclist) (born 1933), Australian cyclist *John O'Sullivan (footballer) (born 1993), Irish footballer for Accrington Stanley *J ...

, cricketer (born 1918) * 21 July – Allan Wilson, biochemistry academic (born 1934) * 7 August ** Billy T. James, entertainer (born 1948) **

Reginald Keeling Reginald Alfred Keeling (15 January 1904 – 7 August 1991) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography Early life and career Keeling was born in 1904 in Fulham to Alfred J. Keeling. He was educated at Fulham Central Scho ...

, politician (born 1904) * 8 August – John Marsdon, cricketer (born 1928) * 22 August –

Reuel Lochore Reuel Anson Lochore (1903 – 1991) was a New Zealand public servant, diplomat, scholar, and philologist. Biography Lochore was the son of a Methodist minister and a teacher of the deaf. He studied English, French, Latin, philosophy and psycholog ...

, public servant and diplomat (born 1903) * 25 August –

Charles Willocks Charles Willocks (28 June 1919 – 25 August 1991) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Willocks represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks The New Zealand national ...

, rugby union player (born 1919) * 17 September – Herb Mullon, philatelist (born 1905) * 25 September – Te Reo Hura, Rātana leader (born 1904) * 29 September – Sir

Henry Kelliher Sir Henry Joseph Kelliher (2 March 1896 – 29 September 1991) was a New Zealand businessman, brewer, publisher, managing director, art patron and credit reformer. Early life Henry Joseph Kelliher (né Keliher) was born in Waikerikeri, near C ...

, businessman and philanthropist (born 1896)

October–December

* 6 October – Bob Loudon, rugby union player (born 1903) * 10 October – Jack Hunt, speedway rider (born 1921) * 12 October – Murray Kay, association footballer (born 1905) * 13 October – Sir

William Gentry Major General Sir William George Gentry, (20 February 1899 – 13 October 1991) was a professional soldier in the New Zealand Military Forces who served during the Second World War. He was Chief of the General Staff of the New Zealand Military Fo ...

, military leader (born 1899) * 22 October – Francis O'Brien, cricketer (born 1911) * 25 October – Roy Parsons, bookseller (born 1909) * 26 October – Clive Boyce, local-body politician (born 1918) * 8 November –

Billy Savidan John William Savidan (23 May 1902 – 8 November 1991), nicknamed "Billy", "Bill" or "Jack" and born in Auckland, was a New Zealand long distance runner from 1926. At the New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games, 1930 British Empire G ...

, athlete (born 1902) * 9 November –

Jack Newton Jack Newton OAM (30 January 1950 – 14 April 2022) was an Australian professional golfer. He won the Buick-Goodwrench Open on the PGA Tour and won three times on the European Tour, including the British PGA Matchplay Championship in 1974. He ...

, rugby league player (born 1920) * 10 November **

Bill Gwynne William Joseph Chatten Gwynne (28 June 1913 – 10 November 1991) was a New Zealand cricket umpire. He stood in three Test matches between 1956 and 1966. In all, he umpired 24 first-class matches between 1956 and 1966, all but four of them at ...

, cricket umpire (born 1913) ** Colin Johnstone, rower (born 1921) * 11 November – Sir

Tom Skinner Sir Thomas Edward Skinner (18 April 1909 – 11 November 1991) was a New Zealand politician and Trades Union leader. Sir Tom served as President of the Auckland Trades Council from 1954 to 1976, and President of the New Zealand Federation of ...

, politician and trade union leader (born 1909) * 12 November –

Kamal Bamadhaj Kamal Ahmed Bamadhaj (23 December 1970 – 12 November 1991) was a political science student and human rights activist, who was killed in the Dili Massacre in East Timor on November 12, 1991. Of Malaysian and New Zealand parentage, he was the onl ...

, human rights activist (born 1970) * 24 November –

Allan Pyatt William Allan Pyatt, (known as Allan; also spelled Alan or Allen; 4 November 1916 – 24 November 1991), was Bishop of Christchurch in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia from 1966 to 1983. He was born on 4 November 1916 ...

, Anglican bishop (born 1916) * 28 November –

Te Kari Waaka Te Kari Waaka (6 March 1916 – 28 November 1991) was a notable New Zealand Ringatu minister, community leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Pūkeko and Tuhoe iwi. He was born in Poroporo, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand ...

, Ringatū minister and community leader (born 1916) * 1 December **

Zin Harris Parke Gerald Zinzan "Zin" Harris (18 July 1927 – 1 December 1991) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in nine Test matches between 1955 and 1965. Harris was a member of the New Zealand team that toured South Africa in 1961–62 and drew t ...

, cricketer (born 1927) **

Jim Knox Walter James Knox (6 March 1919 – 1 December 1991) was a leading New Zealand trade union leader. He was the seventh appointee to the Order of New Zealand Early life and family Knox was born in Auckland on 6 March 1919. His parents were Dor ...

, trade union leader (born 1919) * 2 December –

Ted Spillane Edmund Timothy Spillane (5 January 1905 – 2 December 1991) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coached in the 1930s. He played at representative level for Dominion XIII and Canterbury, ...

, rugby league player (born 1905) * 6 December – Bill Beattie, photographer (born 1902) * 12 December –

Julia Wallace Julia Nannie Wallace (21 December 1907 – 12 December 1991) was a notable New Zealand teacher, principal, community leader and local politician. She was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States in 1907. She was the first woman to be el ...

, educationalist, politician, community leader (born 1907) * 20 December **

Beatrice Beeby Beatrice Eleanor Beeby (; 1903 – 20 December 1991) was a New Zealand educator. She was key figure in the establishment of the nursery playcentre movement in New Zealand, which developed into the present-day Playcentre organisation. Early ye ...

, Playcentre pioneer (born 1903) **

Wi Huata WI or wi may refer to: Places * West Indies postal abbreviation * Wiesbaden, a city in southwest Germany * Wisconsin, US (postal abbreviation) People and characters * Wi (mythology), a Lakota deity * Wi Man of Gojoseon, a military leader from the ...

, clergyman (born 1917) * 21 December –

Frank Solomon Frank Solomon (30 May 1906 – 21 December 1991) was an American-born New Zealand Rugby Union player. He has played national provincial rugby for Auckland and international rugby for the All Blacks. Considered a pacific pioneer in New Zealand r ...

, rugby union player (born 1906) * 24 December – Muriel Moody, potter and sculptor (born 1907)

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