Deaths
- 12 March: Bill Barnard, politician – 10th Speaker of the House of Representatives.
- 17 July: William Burgoyne Taverner, MP and Mayor of Dunedin
- 9 October: Merton Hodge, playwright.
- 25 October: James Chapman-Taylor, architect.
- Fred Baker, soldier.
- William Montgomery, Jr., politician.
- Robert William Smith, politician.
Category:1958 deaths
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