1997 in New Zealand - Deaths in 1997

Deaths in 1997

  • 2 January: Keith Hay, construction company founder, mayor of Mt Roskill, conservative activist
  • 10 April: Sir Robert Aitken, physician and university administrator
  • 3 May: Bruce Beetham, politician
  • 6 July: Frank 'Brun' Smith, cricketer
  • 25 July: Matiu Rata, politician
  • 8 October: Desmond J. Scott, fighter pilot
  • 6 December: Eva Rickard, Māori leader and activist

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