2005 in New Zealand - Deaths

Deaths

  • 2 January: John Ziman, physicist and humanist.
  • 19 January: Bill Andersen, trade union leader.
  • 21 January: Neville Scott, 1958 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist in 3 mile race.
  • 26 February: Ian Colquhoun, QSM, cricketer.
  • 9 March: Brian Turner (RNZN) OBE, DSO, Legion of Merit (US), Navy Commander.
  • 23 April: Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Queensland politician.
  • 11 May: Bob Stuart, All Black captain and later manager.
  • 13 May: Owen Wilkes, peace activist and convicted spy.
  • 29 May: Admiral Sir Gordon Tait KCB, DSC, Submariner. Later headed Royal Naval College and became Second Sea Lord.
  • 12 June: Sonja Davies, trade unionist and MP.
  • 17 June: Jonathan Elworthy, Minister of Lands 1981-84.
  • 11 July: Sir John Kennedy-Good, KBE, QSO. Mayor of Lower Hutt 1970-86.
  • 21 July: Nick Unkovich, Lawn bowls national title holder.
  • 24 July: John Drawbridge MBE, artist and printmaker.
  • 5 August: Roy Scott, cricketer.
  • 13 August: David Lange, politician, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (1984–1989). (born 1942)
  • 16 August: Kevin Smith, conservationist.
  • 29 August: Jack Luxton, National MP 1966-1987, deputy speaker 1978-1984.
  • 4 October: John Falloon, National MP and Cabinet Minister.
  • 14 October: Peter Brown, Artist
  • 5 November: Rod Donald, Green Party co-leader.
  • 20 November: Bob Rudd (aged 104). New Zealand's last resident World War I veteran.
  • 1 December: Ray Hanna, Former Leader of The Red Arrows.
  • 18 December: Doug Dye, microbiologist.

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