Notable People
See also – Category:New Zealand people of Scottish descent
- Janet Frame, born in Dunedin of Scottish parents.
- William Cargill (28 August 1924 – 29 January 2004)
- John Barr (poet), poet, wrote in Lallans
- Norman McLeod (minister)
- Katie Sadleir, Olympian, born Torphins.
- Elizabeth Yates (mayor)
- Alistair Campbell (poet)
- James Keir Baxter, writer
- Winston Peters, New Zealand First politician, of Scottish and Maori roots.
- Minnie Dean (1844–1895) murderer, and the only woman to receive the death penalty in New Zealand, born Greenock.
- James Mckenzie, possibly born in Ross-shire, Scotland, in 1820 was a New Zealand outlaw who has become one of the country's most enduring folk heroes. The Mackenzie Basin in the central South Island is named for him.
- Kate Sheppard, suffragette, born in Liverpool to Scottish parents.
- George Smith Duncan
- Elizabeth Grace Neill, lobbied for passage of laws requiring training and registration of nurses and midwives in New Zealand.
- Bret McKenzie, one-half of the comedy duo Flight of the Conchords
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