Births
- 27 January: Daniel Vettori, cricketer
- 1 February: Peter Fulton, cricketer
- 15 February: Hamish and James Marshall, cricketers
- 15 March: Kyle Mills, cricketer
- 20 March: Keven Mealamu, rugby union player
- 26 March: Ben Blair, rugby union player
- 12 May (In Nadi, Fiji): Amasio Valence, rugby sevens player
- 15 May (in Samoa): Chris Masoe, rugby union player.
- 8 June: Adine Wilson, netball player.
- 2 July: Michael Papps, cricketer.
- 30 July: Louise Corcoran, skeleton racer.
- 3 October: Rodney So'oialo, rugby union player
- 14 November: Carl Hayman, rugby union player
- 20 November: Maree Bowden, netball player
- 3 December: Daniel Bedingfield, pop singer
- Pete Wheeler, artist.
Category:1979 births
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