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2023 in New Zealand

December 18, 2023

The following is a list of expected and scheduled events for the year 2023 in New Zealand.

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Incumbents edit

Regal and vice-regal edit

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    Charles III
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    Cindy Kiro

Government edit

Legislature term: 53rd New Zealand Parliament until 8 September, then 54th New Zealand Parliament from 5 December.

The Sixth Labour Government, elected in 2017 and 2020, then the Sixth National Government elected in 2023

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    Adrian Rurawhe
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    Gerry Brownlee
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    Jacinda Ardern
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    Chris Hipkins
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    Christopher Luxon
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    Grant Robertson
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    Carmel Sepuloni
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    Winston Peters
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    Chris Bishop
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    Nicola Willis
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    Nanaia Mahuta

Other party leaders in parliament edit

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    Christopher Luxon
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    Chris Hipkins
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    James Shaw
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    Marama Davidson
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    David Seymour
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    Winston Peters

Judiciary edit

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    Helen Winkelmann
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    Judith Collins

Main centre leaders edit

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    Wayne Brown
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    Anne Tolley
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    Paula Southgate
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    Tory Whanau
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    Phil Mauger

Events edit

January edit

February edit

March edit

  • 3 March – Large climate protests take place across the country as thousands march to demand immediate climate action from the government. The protesters make a number of demands and briefly stage a "sit in" at the Christchurch City Council.[21][22]
  • 7 March – The 2023 census takes place.[23]
  • 15 March – Stuart Nash resigned as Minister of Police following revelations he asked the Police Commissioner Andrew Coster to appeal a decision he felt was too light, a breach of the expectation that the Government remains neutral in regards to operational Police matters.[24]
  • 16 March
  • 17 March – Nash subsequently admitted to a third incident of misconduct where he contacted the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to advocate for a migrant health professional in Napier in September 2022.[29]
  • 25 March
    • A rally organised by Posie Parker in central Auckland ends in chaos after counter-protesters, estimated to number in the thousands, make too much noise for her to speak. Parker later left by police escort.[30]
    • Marama Davidson, Green Party co-leader is hit by a motorcyclist and injured.[31] On the same day, she made controversial comments about white cisgender men committing violence.[32]
    • Kea are spotted in Christchurch's Port Hills for the first time in many years.[33]
  • 28 March – A forth incident involving Nash reveals that in 2020, he emailed two of his donors, who were commercial property owners, about a commercial rent relief policy Cabinet was discussing. Nash is stripped of all his remaining ministerial portfolios.[34]
  • 29 March
    • Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announces a review into Stuart Nash's communications with his two donors.[35]
    • Secondary school teachers stage a second national strike following the breakdown of negotiations with the Government.[36][37]
  • 30 March – New Zealand records its first case of rabies in a human. A patient who had been in hospital since early March died from the disease, which did not spread further.[38]

April edit

May edit

  • 3 May – Meka Whaitiri resigns from the Labour Party and loses her ministerial portfolios, but remains in Parliament as an independent MP sitting with Te Pāti Māori.[45][46]
  • 4 May – Secondary school teachers affiliated with the Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) launch a series of nationwide rolling strikes throughout the month of May in response to a pay dispute with the Ministry of Education.[47][48]
  • 5 May
    • Heavy rain hits the lower North Island and the upper South Island bringing surface flooding and landslips. Evacuations take place in Tasman District after a river bursts its banks and several other regions issue weather warnings.[49]
    • Elizabeth Kerekere resigns from the Green Party, but remains in Parliament as an independent MP.[50]
  • 6 May – The coronation of Charles III takes place in London.[51]
  • 12 May – Early childhood education teachers affiliated with the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) accept a pay offer from the Ministry of Education, which also increases sick leave by 15 days. Their primary school colleagues have voted to hold out on the Ministry's pay offer.[52]
  • 16 May – A fire in Loafers Lodge in Wellington kills five residents.
  • 18 May – The 2023 budget is delivered.[53]
  • 22 May – The two main teachers' unions, the PPTA and NZEI, suspended strike action in response to progress in pay and work negotiations with the Education Ministry and Education Minister Jan Tinetti.[54]
  • 26 May – From that date bank transactions were processed every day, and weekend transactions (e.g. on Saturday and Sunday) would no longer held until the next "working day" i.e.. Monday.[55]
  • 26 May – Several school climate strike protests are held across New Zealand.[56]

June edit

July edit

August edit

September edit

October edit

November edit

December edit

Predicted and scheduled events edit

Holidays and observances edit

Public holidays in New Zealand in 2023 are as follows:[145]

Arts and entertainment edit

Sport edit

Association football edit

Horse racing edit

Harness racing edit

Thoroughbred racing edit

Mountain biking edit

Rowing edit

Sailing edit

Shooting edit

Tennis edit

Deaths edit

Deaths
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January edit

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    Sir Patrick Hogan
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    Stuart McCutcheon
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    Bruce Murray
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    Geoff Harrow
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    Rodney Macann
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    Titewhai Harawira

February edit

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    Hilary Alexander
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    Alice Wylie
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    Ans Westra
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    Chester Borrows
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    Paul East

March edit

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    Georgina Beyer
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    Russ Hoggard
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    Mary Ronnie

April edit

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    Bushwhacker Butch

May edit

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    John Dunmore
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    Ian Witten
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    Beverley Holloway
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    Sue Maroroa
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    Dame Rosie Horton
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    Kevin Ireland
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    Mele Siuʻilikutapu

June edit

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    Charles Elworthy
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    Keith Ovenden

July edit

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    Jane Tehira
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    Fritz Eisenhofer

August edit

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    Gillian Bibby
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    David McGee
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    Andrea 't Mannetje
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    Peter Olds

September edit

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    Robyn Broughton
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    Roy Roper
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    Sir Patu Hohepa
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    Chloe Wright
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    Ted Woodfield
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    Richie Poulton
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    Dame Alison Quentin‑Baxter

October edit

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    Bruce Ross
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    Jason Wynyard
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    John Tiffin
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    Michael Townsend
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    Sir Tim Wallis
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    Neil Bruère
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    Sir Jon Trimmer

November edit

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    Patrick Brownsey

December edit

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    Jane Prichard
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    Russell Worth
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    Paul Dibble
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    Bill Kaua
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    Renée
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    Peter Bush

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The following is a list of expected and scheduled events for the year 2023 in New Zealand 2022 2021 2020 2023 in New Zealand 2024 2025 2026Decades 2000s 2010s 2020sSee also History of New Zealand List of years in New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history Contents 1 Incumbents 1 1 Regal and vice regal 1 2 Government 1 3 Other party leaders in parliament 1 4 Judiciary 1 5 Main centre leaders 2 Events 2 1 January 2 2 February 2 3 March 2 4 April 2 5 May 2 6 June 2 7 July 2 8 August 2 9 September 2 10 October 2 11 November 2 12 December 2 13 Predicted and scheduled events 3 Holidays and observances 4 Arts and entertainment 5 Sport 5 1 Association football 5 2 Horse racing 5 2 1 Harness racing 5 2 2 Thoroughbred racing 5 3 Mountain biking 5 4 Rowing 5 5 Sailing 5 6 Shooting 5 7 Tennis 6 Deaths 6 1 January 6 2 February 6 3 March 6 4 April 6 5 May 6 6 June 6 7 July 6 8 August 6 9 September 6 10 October 6 11 November 6 12 December 7 ReferencesIncumbents editRegal and vice regal Government Other party leaders in parliament Judiciary Main centre leaders Regal and vice regal edit Head of State Charles III Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro nbsp Charles III nbsp Cindy KiroGovernment edit Legislature term 53rd New Zealand Parliament until 8 September then 54th New Zealand Parliament from 5 December The Sixth Labour Government elected in 2017 and 2020 then the Sixth National Government elected in 2023 Speaker of the House Adrian Rurawhe until 5 December then Gerry Brownlee Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern until 25 January then Chris Hipkins until 27 November then Christopher Luxon Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson until 25 January then Carmel Sepuloni until 27 November then Winston Peters Leader of the House Chris Hipkins until 25 January then Grant Robertson until 27 November then Chris Bishop Minister of Finance Grant Robertson until 27 November then Nicola Willis Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta until 11 November then Grant Robertson until 27 November then Winston Peters nbsp Adrian Rurawhe nbsp Gerry Brownlee nbsp Jacinda Ardern nbsp Chris Hipkins nbsp Christopher Luxon nbsp Grant Robertson nbsp Carmel Sepuloni nbsp Winston Peters nbsp Chris Bishop nbsp Nicola Willis nbsp Nanaia MahutaOther party leaders in parliament edit National Christopher Luxon Leader of the Opposition until 27 November Labour Chris Hipkins Leader of the Opposition from 27 November Green James Shaw and Marama Davidson ACT David Seymour NZ First Winston Peters from 14 October Te Pati Maori Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa Packer nbsp Christopher Luxon nbsp Chris Hipkins nbsp James Shaw nbsp Marama Davidson nbsp David Seymour nbsp Winston PetersJudiciary edit Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann Attorney General Judith Collins nbsp Helen Winkelmann nbsp Judith CollinsMain centre leaders edit Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown Mayor of Tauranga Anne Tolley as chair of commissioners Mayor of Hamilton Paula Southgate Mayor of Wellington Tory Whanau Mayor of Christchurch Phil Mauger Mayor of Dunedin Jules Radich nbsp Wayne Brown nbsp Anne Tolley nbsp Paula Southgate nbsp Tory Whanau nbsp Phil MaugerEvents editJanuary February March April May June July August September October November December January edit 4 January Severe weather hits Coromandel and the upper North Island bringing thunderstorms and torrential rain Holidaymakers are forced to evacuate and continuing severe weather causes numerous landslips 1 9 January COVID 19 in New Zealand The Kraken subvariant of Omicron is detected in New Zealand for the first time after genome sequencing of two cases Health officials are confident the current COVID 19 response is appropriate 2 10 January Cyclone Hale impacts the North Island causing flooding and slips in Coromandel and Gisborne 18 January A Qantas flight travelling from Auckland to Sydney lands safely after issuing a mayday call 3 19 January Jacinda Ardern announces her pending resignation as prime minister and Labour Party leader 4 A wild kiwi egg is laid in Wellington for the first time in more than 100 years 5 22 January Chris Hipkins is unanimously elected leader of the Labour Party 6 25 January Chris Hipkins and Carmel Sepuloni are sworn in as Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister respectively at Government House Wellington 7 27 January Torrential rain in Auckland causes widespread flooding slips evacuations and the deaths of four people from Cyclone Hale 8 9 10 February edit 1 February A second wave of severe weather and torrential rain hits Auckland worsening the already catastrophic flooding 11 5 February Auckland begins a series of significant large scale clean up operations in the aftermath of catastrophic flooding Authorities believe the city is now out of danger 12 13 8 February Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announced the seizure of 3 2 tonnes of cocaine floating in the Pacific that was probably destined for Australia an amount that represents 30 years of consumption in New Zealand 14 12 February Cyclone Gabrielle Thousands of people are left without power as Cyclone Gabrielle makes landfall over the North Island The regions of Northland and Auckland are put under a state of emergency 15 14 February Cyclone Gabrielle A national state of emergency is declared as Cyclone Gabrielle continues to impact the North Island bringing extreme weather flooding and land slides A national state of emergency will allow the Government to step in and handle the emergency response 16 The ngaro huruhuru native bee is named the inaugural New Zealand Bug of the Year 17 15 February Cyclone Gabrielle Anne Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence arrive in Wellington for their tour of New Zealand The pair s planned military duties in Palmerston North were postponed Instead they travelled to the National Crisis Management Centre at the Beehive to meet with staff from agencies involved in the cyclone response They also conducted the Service of Remembrance at the National War Memorial and paid respects at the United Kingdom memorial 18 needs update A 6 3M earthquake hits the lower North Island 50 kilometres 31 mi north west of Paraparaumu at a depth of 50 km according to GNS Science 19 Shaking lasted a minute with it being felt nationwide 20 16 February Cyclone Gabrielle New Zealand starts accepting offers of international assistance citation needed March edit 3 March Large climate protests take place across the country as thousands march to demand immediate climate action from the government The protesters make a number of demands and briefly stage a sit in at the Christchurch City Council 21 22 7 March The 2023 census takes place 23 15 March Stuart Nash resigned as Minister of Police following revelations he asked the Police Commissioner Andrew Coster to appeal a decision he felt was too light a breach of the expectation that the Government remains neutral in regards to operational Police matters 24 16 March New Zealand enacted a ban of TikTok on devices connected to parliament citing cybersecurity concerns 25 Early childhood primary and secondary school teachers affiliated with the New Zealand Educational Institute NZEI and Post Primary Teachers Association PPTA hold a nationwide strike following the breakdown of negotiations with the Government over salaries and work conditions 26 27 28 17 March Nash subsequently admitted to a third incident of misconduct where he contacted the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment MBIE to advocate for a migrant health professional in Napier in September 2022 29 25 March A rally organised by Posie Parker in central Auckland ends in chaos after counter protesters estimated to number in the thousands make too much noise for her to speak Parker later left by police escort 30 Marama Davidson Green Party co leader is hit by a motorcyclist and injured 31 On the same day she made controversial comments about white cisgender men committing violence 32 Kea are spotted in Christchurch s Port Hills for the first time in many years 33 28 March A forth incident involving Nash reveals that in 2020 he emailed two of his donors who were commercial property owners about a commercial rent relief policy Cabinet was discussing Nash is stripped of all his remaining ministerial portfolios 34 29 March Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announces a review into Stuart Nash s communications with his two donors 35 Secondary school teachers stage a second national strike following the breakdown of negotiations with the Government 36 37 30 March New Zealand records its first case of rabies in a human A patient who had been in hospital since early March died from the disease which did not spread further 38 April edit 10 April A tornado sweeps through the Tasman Region damaging fifty properties It tears the roofs off at least twelve houses brings down trees and powerlines and leaves one person trapped in their car 39 40 11 April Prime Minister Hipkins and Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall confirm that the New Zealand Government would retain some COVID 19 restrictions such as the seven day mandatory isolation period for positive cases and mask wearing requirements at health facilities 41 The New Zealand Government overhauls its Three Waters water infrastructure reform programme renaming it the Water Services Reform Programme 42 43 29 April The Dominion Post is revamped as The Post On 27 April 2023 Stuff confirmed that The Dominion Post would adopt its new name The Post on 29 April Stuff also announced that it would launch a new subscription based website for The Post that would co exist with the free Stuff news website 44 May edit 3 May Meka Whaitiri resigns from the Labour Party and loses her ministerial portfolios but remains in Parliament as an independent MP sitting with Te Pati Maori 45 46 4 May Secondary school teachers affiliated with the Post Primary Teachers Association PPTA launch a series of nationwide rolling strikes throughout the month of May in response to a pay dispute with the Ministry of Education 47 48 5 May Heavy rain hits the lower North Island and the upper South Island bringing surface flooding and landslips Evacuations take place in Tasman District after a river bursts its banks and several other regions issue weather warnings 49 Elizabeth Kerekere resigns from the Green Party but remains in Parliament as an independent MP 50 6 May The coronation of Charles III takes place in London 51 12 May Early childhood education teachers affiliated with the New Zealand Educational Institute NZEI accept a pay offer from the Ministry of Education which also increases sick leave by 15 days Their primary school colleagues have voted to hold out on the Ministry s pay offer 52 16 May A fire in Loafers Lodge in Wellington kills five residents 18 May The 2023 budget is delivered 53 22 May The two main teachers unions the PPTA and NZEI suspended strike action in response to progress in pay and work negotiations with the Education Ministry and Education Minister Jan Tinetti 54 26 May From that date bank transactions were processed every day and weekend transactions e g on Saturday and Sunday would no longer held until the next working day i e Monday 55 26 May Several school climate strike protests are held across New Zealand 56 June edit 5 June The 2023 King s Birthday and Coronation Honours are announced 57 7 June Primary school teachers affiliated with the New Zealand Educational Institute NZEI voted to accept the Education Ministry s collective agreement offer which increases salaries and work leaves 58 9 June Secondary school teachers affiliated with the Post Primary Teachers Association PPTA voted to reject the Education Ministry s collective agreement offer and to resume rolling strikes throughout the month 59 60 16 June North Auckland s Puhoi to Warkworth motorway is officially opened by Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and other officials The motorway opened to traffic on 19 June 2023 61 21 June The PPTA suspends strikes action after agreeing to an arbitration process to resolve its pay dispute with the Education Ministry 62 22 June John Adams is appointed as the third bishop of Palmerston North by Pope Francis He is consecrated on 30 September by numerous senior Catholic clergy 63 29 June Primary school principals affiliated with the NZEI vote to accept the Education Ministry s pay offer consisting of progressive pay rises over the next two years 64 July edit 1 July Plastic ban for fresh produce New Zealand bans thin plastic bags for fresh produce from supermarkets becoming the first country to do so The ban will also extend to plastic straws and cutlery 65 The fuel tax subsidy introduced in March 2022 is removed 66 9 July Chris Hipkins signs a free trade agreement with the European Union in Brussels 67 11 July Waka Kotahi announces a temporary ban on Te Huia entering Auckland after twice running through red signals 68 The University of Otago announces a 1 3 million rebrand including a new te reo Maori name and tohu symbol 69 Three years after the 2019 Whakaari White Island eruption the trial over failings of health and safety begin The legal proceedings are the result of WorkSafe s most extensive and complex investigation to date 70 13 July Police announce that there have been 388 ram raid style events resulting in 218 prosecutions in the six months ended May 71 16 July Two children are found safe after going missing for one night at Mavora Lakes 72 The United Kingdom officially joins the CPTPP in Auckland 73 17 July Lauren Dickason goes to trial for causing the deaths of her three daughters in 2021 74 20 July A shooting in Central Auckland leaves three people dead 75 31 July An arbitration panel recommends that secondary school teachers receive a 14 5 pay rise in an effort to end a pay dispute between the Ministry of Education and the Post Primary Teachers Association 76 August edit 3 August The Hawke s Bay Regional Council Napier City Council Hastings District Council Wairoa District Council and Central Hawke s Bay District accept the Government s NZ 556 Cyclone Gabrielle recovery cost sharing agreement 77 4 August Results for the 2023 Invercargill City Council by election are released 78 7 August Nurses affiliated with the New Zealand Nurses Organisation vote to accept a collective pay offer agreement with Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand 79 9 August Secondary school teachers affiliated with the Post Primary Teachers Association PPTA vote to accept a 14 5 pay rise agreement with the Ministry of Education 80 900 unionised Westpac Bank workers affiliated with First Union New Zealand stage a two hour strike seeking a wage increase 81 15 August COVID 19 in New Zealand The last remaining COVID 19 public health requirements namely the seven day mandatory isolation period for positive cases and the wearing of face masks in healthcare settings are removed at 12 01 am 82 16 August Lauren Dickason is found guilty for murdering her three daughters in 2021 83 21 August Area school teachers accepted a 14 5 pay rise in a pay agreement negotiated by both the PPTA and NZEI 84 September edit 5 September Senior doctors and dentists affiliated Association of Salaried Medical Specialists ASMS launched a two hour strike rejecting a pay offer from Te Whatu Ora 85 86 8 September The 53rd New Zealand Parliament is formally dissolved ahead of the 2023 general election 87 13 September Senior doctors and dentists affiliated with ASMS continue with a second round of strikes in response to a pay dispute with Te Whatu Ora 88 Corrections officers affiliated with the Corrections Association and Public Service Association PSA reject an offer by the Department of Corrections to settle the Prisons Collective Agreement 89 17 September Strong wind causes weather warnings and watches are issued throughout country over 10 000 people lose power A gust of wind measuring 246 km h is measured in Cape Turnagain near the highest ever wind reading in New Zealand at 250 km h 90 91 Over 60 flights are cancelled by Air New Zealand 92 18 September The Queenstown Lakes District Council issues a boil water notice for Queenstown and Frankton following an outbreak of cryptosporidium 93 19 September 16 year old charged with murder appears in the Hamilton Youth Court 94 A Westpac helicopter crashes near Mount Pirongia while heading towards a patient 95 20 September A 6 0M initially measured at 6 2M hits 45 km north of Geraldine at a depth of 10 km 96 97 Properties are evacuated as a large scrub fire burns in Pukaki Downs near Twizel 98 21 September A state of emergency is declared in the Gore District following heavy rain and flooding It is later updated to cover the entire Southland region 99 100 26 September Multiple ferry sailings in the Cook Strait are cancelled due to high winds 101 October edit 5 October The Government announces six new marine reserves in the southeast of the South Island 102 A dairy owner was seriously wounded during a robbery attempt at a New Windsor dairy in Auckland 103 A 24 year old man was arrested and subsequently charged in relation to the incident 104 6 October Queenstown Airport was evacuated following a security scare involving items that were subsequently deemed non threatening by a New Zealand Defence Force ordnance unit Air New Zealand subsequently cancelled 10 flights 105 10 October Allied Press journalists and print distribution staff affiliated with the E tu union stage a 24 hour strike seeking better wages 106 14 October An emergency alert is issued to residents of Christchurch and Banks Peninsula due to strong winds reaching 140 km h 107 The 2023 New Zealand general election takes place leading to National s Christopher Luxon becoming Prime Minister designate 21 October A gyrocopter crashes at the Omaka Aerodrome killing its only occupant 108 22 October A new ferry service is announced for Waiheke Island 109 24 October Christchurch mosque shootings The deputy chief coroner of New Zealand opens an inquest into the shootings to investigate police response times 110 25 October Richard Laurenson is appointed as the fourth bishop of Hamilton by Pope Francis His consecration then took place on 8 December by numerous senior Catholic clergy His appointment means that all six Catholic Dioceses in New Zealand have a bishop the first time since 2019 111 29 October Almost 2 000 Northland homes lose power due to ex Cyclone Lola Lanes close on the Auckland Harbour Bridge 112 113 30 October United Airlines starts a new route between Auckland and Los Angeles 114 Online supermarket Supie goes into voluntary administration leaving 120 employees unemployed 115 31 October Judge Evangelos Thomas convicts Whakaari Management Limited of one health and safety charge relating to the 2019 Whakaari White Island eruption 116 November edit 3 November The Electoral Commission concludes vote counting which shows that the leading National Party requires support from both ACT and New Zealand First parties to form a government after the final tally reveals a shift in parliamentary seats 117 4 November Miramar Peninsula is declared pest free 118 8 November Over 100 early childhood education centres strike for the first time 119 10 November China Southern Airlines starts its seasonal route between Christchurch and Guangzhou 120 21 November The water treatment plant of Te Aroha temporarily shuts down due to bad weather 121 23 November Prime Minister designate Christopher Luxon announces coalition arrangements and deals have finished with ACT and New Zealand First 122 16 institutions nationwide including St Kentigern College Wellington Hospital Bowen Hospital Auckland City Hospital and Manukau Superclinic receive email bomb threats prompting lockdowns and police searches 123 Pro Palestinian protesters blockade the entry to the Ports of Auckland in response to the 2023 Israel Hamas war Police arrested at least six protesters 124 24 November A formal signing ceremony and announcement of ministerial roles for the Sixth National Government takes place 125 Several North Auckland schools including Orewa College receive email bomb threats which are linked to the threats yesterday 126 25 November The Port Waikato by election takes place 127 27 November The Sixth National Government is sworn in by the Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro at Government House 125 29 November The official cash rate is kept at 5 5 128 Prime Minister Luxon unveils his 100 day plan with 49 policy changes 129 December edit 1 December The Government begins a reserve against proposed amendments to World Health Organisation health regulations to consider these against a National Interest Test 130 3 December New Zealand signs the COP28 UAE declaration on sustainable agriculture resilient food systems and climate action 131 5 December Te Pati Maori Maori Party organises a series of nationwide protests known as the National Maori Action Day to protest against the Sixth National Government s policies on co governance and the Treaty of Waitangi The protests coincided with the first meeting of the 54th New Zealand Parliament 132 The 54th New Zealand Parliament begins following the Commission Opening of Parliament where MPs were sworn in and Gerry Brownlee was elected as Speaker of the House 133 Hundreds of Palestinian solidarity protesters gather at the New Zealand Parliament calling for a ceasefire in the 2023 Israel Hamas War 134 6 December The State Opening of Parliament takes place 135 8 December Queenstown lifts its water boil notice after two months 136 10 December United Airlines starts its seasonal route between Christchurch and San Francisco It marks the first time an American airline has flown non stop between the South Island and the United States 137 11 December A protest is held at Te Papa The English translation on a wooden display of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi at Te Papa is defaced with spray paint 138 Bishop Michael Gielen reconsiders the future for a catholic cathedral for the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch following the 2010 Canterbury earthquake 139 12 December Severe hailstorms lightning thunderstorms and a tornado hit the Canterbury Plains and Wellington regions leading to flooding and power outages for thousands of customers 140 15 December The Criminal Cases Review Commission sends Mikaere Oketopa s case back to the Court of Appeal of New Zealand for it to be reconsidered over strong concerns with the police investigation and his convictions Oketopa has a conviction for the 1994 rape and murder of Anne Maree Ellens in Christchurch 141 Winston Peters has an engagement with Fiji s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka who each exchange gifts This marks Peters first overseas engagement as foreign minister 142 Judith Collins is appointed as King s Counsel 143 17 December Let s Get Wellington Moving a plan to improve Wellington s public transport is cancelled by the new government 144 Predicted and scheduled events edit 30 December The 2024 New Year Honours will be announced Holidays and observances editPublic holidays in New Zealand in 2023 are as follows 145 1 January New Year s Day 2 January Day after New Year s Day 3 January New Year s Day observed 6 February Waitangi Day 7 April Good Friday 10 April Easter Monday 25 April Anzac Day 5 June King s Birthday 14 July Matariki 23 October Labour Day 25 December Christmas Day 26 December Boxing DayArts and entertainment editList of 2023 box office number one films in New ZealandSport editAssociation football Horse racing Mountain biking Rowing Sailing Shooting Tennis Association football edit 20 July 20 August The 2023 FIFA Women s World Cup 146 is co hosted by Australia and New Zealand and becomes the highest attended women s world cup to date 147 Horse racing edit Harness racing edit Auckland Cup Akuta 148 New Zealand Cup Swayzee 149 Rowe Cup Love N The Port 150 Thoroughbred racing edit Auckland Cup Platinum Invador 151 New Zealand Cup Mahrajaan 152 Wellington Cup Leaderboard 153 Mountain biking edit 4 August At the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships New Zealand takes a clean sweep in the junior women s downhill with Erice van Leuven taking the world championship ahead of fellow Kiwis Poppy Lane and Sacha Earnest 154 Rowing edit New Zealand Secondary School Championships Maadi Cup 155 Maadi Cup boys U18 coxed eight St Bede s College Levin Jubilee Cup girls U18 coxed eight Rangi Ruru Girls School Star Trophy overall points Rangi Ruru Girls SchoolSailing edit 15 January The New Zealand SailGP team win the Singapore SailGP event giving them their third event win of the 2022 2023 season 156 157 Shooting edit Ballinger Belt John Snowden Ashburton 158 Tennis edit 2 14 January The WTA Auckland Open and ATP Auckland Open collectively known as the ASB Classic are held for the first time since 2020 after two years of cancellations related to the COVID 19 pandemic 159 Deaths editDeathsJanuary February March April May June July August September October November December January edit 2 January Frank Cameron cricket player Otago national team and national cricket selector born 1932 160 3 January Jeremy Salmond heritage architect Auckland Synagogue Pompallier House NZIA Gold Medal 2018 born 1944 161 6 January Sir Patrick Hogan Hall of Fame racehorse breeder founder of Cambridge Stud born 1939 162 Stuart McCutcheon university administrator vice chancellor of the University of Auckland 2005 2020 and Victoria University of Wellington 2000 2004 born 1954 163 10 January Bruce Murray cricketer Wellington national team cricket administrator historian and schoolteacher principal of Naenae College 1981 1989 and Tawa College 1989 2002 born 1940 164 11 January Jim Howland local politician mayor of Putaruru 1974 1989 Waikato District Councillor 1989 2007 born 1929 165 13 January Bob Stott railway industry commentator and writer editor and owner of Rails magazine born 1940 166 15 January Ewing Stevens Presbyterian minister writer newspaper editor and radio talkback host Radio Pacific Radio Live born 1926 167 16 January Geoff Harrow mountaineer and environmentalist first ascent of Baruntse 1954 rediscovered Hutton s shearwater breeding colonies 1964 born 1926 168 17 January Larry Morris Hall of Fame singer Larry s Rebels born 1947 169 20 January Chris Leitch politician leader of the Social Credit Party since 2018 born c 1954 170 Rodney Macann operatic bass baritone and Baptist minister born 1942 171 22 January Bob Jackson Hall of Fame croquet player world doubles champion 1989 and world singles bronze medallist 1993 and table tennis player born 1931 172 25 January Titewhai Harawira Maori activist Ngati Hau Ngati Wai Ngati Hine born 1932 173 26 January Matthew During neuroscientist number 72 of New Zealand s Top 100 History Makers 2005 born 1956 174 Keith Thomson Olympic field hockey player 1968 and cricketer Canterbury national team born 1941 175 29 January Ross Gillespie Olympic field hockey player 1960 1964 and coach 1972 1976 born 1935 176 nbsp Sir Patrick Hogan nbsp Stuart McCutcheon nbsp Bruce Murray nbsp Geoff Harrow nbsp Rodney Macann nbsp Titewhai HarawiraFebruary edit 4 February Rob Williams army general Chief of the General Staff 1981 1984 born 1930 177 5 February Hilary Alexander fashion journalist The Daily Telegraph British Fashion journalist of the year 1997 2003 born 1946 178 7 February John Harre social anthropologist born 1931 179 8 February George Preddey atmospheric physicist born 1941 180 9 February Bill Currey rugby union player Taranaki national team born 1944 181 10 February Nancy Tichborne watercolour artist and gardener born 1942 182 12 February Dennis McGrath teacher and academic administrator principal of Auckland College of Education 1985 2001 born 1940 183 14 February John Prince Hall of Fame croquet player first player to complete a sextuple peel in competition born 1945 184 18 February Peter Wolfenden Hall of Fame harness racing driver and trainer Cardigan Bay born 1935 185 20 February Jim Savage shot putter archer and table tennis player Paralympic bronze medallist 1972 1976 born 1936 186 23 February Alice Wylie local politician and community leader Mount Albert borough and city councillor 1962 1989 and deputy mayor 1983 1989 born 1924 187 25 February Wayne Burtt cricketer Canterbury Central Districts born 1944 188 26 February Ian Hunter artist art curator National Art Gallery and cultural advocate born 1946 189 Ans Westra photographer Washday at the Pa Arts Foundation of New Zealand Icon since 2007 born 1936 190 27 February Chester Borrows police officer politician and lawyer MP for Whanganui 2005 2017 Minister for Courts 2011 2014 Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives 2014 2017 born 1957 191 Paul East lawyer politician and diplomat MP for Rotorua 1978 1996 National list MP 1996 1999 Attorney General 1990 1997 Minister of Defence 1996 1997 High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1999 2002 King s Counsel since 1995 Privy Counsellor since 1998 born 1946 192 28 February Grant Turner association footballer Gisborne City national team born 1958 193 nbsp Hilary Alexander nbsp Alice Wylie nbsp Ans Westra nbsp Chester Borrows nbsp Paul EastMarch edit 2 March Frank Dickson banker chief executive of the Canterbury Savings Bank 1963 1988 born 1931 194 Joan Williamson Orr local body politician Mayor of Taupō 1986 2001 born 1930 195 6 March Georgina Beyer politician world s first openly transgender mayor and member of parliament Mayor of Carterton 1995 2000 MP for Wairarapa 1999 2005 Labour list MP 2005 2007 born 1957 196 7 March Grant Bridger actor Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence Gloss singer and radio presenter born 1947 197 13 March John Wignall bridge player and administrator born 1932 198 14 March Russ Hoggard athletics coach Beverly Weigel Dave Norris Portia Bing born 1929 199 16 March Terence Broad architect National Library of New Zealand born 1945 200 17 March Peter Harwood social scientist Monash University Auckland University of Technology founder of New Zealand s first Citizens Advice Bureau 1970 born 1939 201 Mary Ronnie librarian and writer National Librarian 1976 1981 born 1926 202 19 March Ralph Roberts Olympic sailor 1960 1968 and sports administrator president of Yachting New Zealand 1986 1989 Olympic team chef de mission 1992 born 1935 203 21 March Arthur Joplin World War II pilot No 617 Squadron RAF born 1923 204 28 March Judith Barker medical anthropologist University of California San Francisco born 1947 205 nbsp Georgina Beyer nbsp Russ Hoggard nbsp Mary RonnieApril edit 2 April Bushwhacker Butch Hall of Fame professional wrestler WWF WWC PNW born 1944 206 5 April Ross Murray golfer New Zealand Amateur champion 1972 born 1933 207 7 April Susan Frykberg electroacoustic composer and sound artist born 1954 208 8 April Simon France lawyer academic Victoria University of Wellington and jurist judge of the High Court 2005 2022 and Court of Appeal 2022 2023 born 1958 209 210 9 April Ken McNatty reproductive biologist AgResearch Victoria University of Wellington Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand since 1992 Pickering Medal 2009 Shorland Medal 2010 born 1944 211 13 April Nanette Cameron interior designer and design educator born 1927 212 20 April Margaret Nielsen pianist piano teacher and academic Victoria University of Wellington born 1933 213 21 April Jane Ritchie psychologist University of Waikato born 1936 214 25 April Alapati Lui Mataeliga Samoan Roman Catholic prelate archbishop of Samoa Apia since 2003 and superior of Tokelau since 2015 born 1953 215 28 April Taini Jamison Hall of Fame netball coach national team and administrator born 1928 216 nbsp Bushwhacker ButchMay edit 1 May John Dunmore historian Massey University author playwright and publisher born 1923 217 5 May Ian Witten computer scientist University of Waikato co creator of the Sequitur algorithm Hector Medal 2005 Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand since 1997 born 1947 218 6 May Tony Cartwright cricketer Otago born 1940 219 7 May Lindsay Crocker cricketer Northern Districts and cricket administrator national team manager 2003 2009 born 1958 220 11 May Beverley Holloway entomologist Department of Scientific and Industrial Research born 1931 221 Sue Maroroa chess player Woman International Master since 2014 born 1991 222 12 May Bruce Robertson rugby union player Counties national team born 1952 223 14 May Dame Rosie Horton philanthropist born 1940 224 Murray Inglis radio broadcaster Radio Avon 3ZM Solid Gold FM Billboard South Pacific radio personality of the year 1976 born 1943 225 15 May Billy Guyton rugby union player Tasman Mako Blues Maori All Blacks born 1990 226 19 May Kevin Ireland poet short story writer novelist and librettist Prime Minister s Award for Literary Achievement 2004 born 1933 227 20 May John Loveday rugby union player Manawatu national team born 1949 228 24 May Peggy Liddell radiotherapist breast cancer screening pioneer born 1920 229 230 28 May Princess Mele Siuʻilikutapu Tongan royal and politician born 1948 231 nbsp John Dunmore nbsp Ian Witten nbsp Beverley Holloway nbsp Sue Maroroa nbsp Dame Rosie Horton nbsp Kevin Ireland nbsp Mele SiuʻilikutapuJune edit 7 June Ethna Rouse cricketer Canterbury national team born 1937 232 8 June Charles Elworthy economist and social scientist born 1961 233 9 June Jim Allen visual artist Arts Foundation of New Zealand Icon since 2015 born 1922 234 Roger Boon rugby union player Taranaki national team and coach Wanganui born 1935 235 11 June Michael A Noonan television writer Close to Home The Governor Homeward Bound Feltex Award for writing 1975 born 1940 236 14 June Rob Tucker photographer and photojournalist Taranaki Herald The New Zealand Herald born 1948 237 20 June Peter Clapshaw lawyer president of the New Zealand Law Society 1985 1988 born 1931 238 21 June Kerry Johnstone shearer four time Golden Shears finalist born c 1941 239 Bruce Martin ceramicist born 1925 240 23 June Keith Ovenden political scientist University of Canterbury writer and social commentator born 1943 241 27 June Anne Leahy archaeologist born 1925 242 29 June Dame Phyllis Guthardt Methodist minister and women s leader chancellor of the University of Canterbury 1998 2002 born 1929 243 nbsp Charles Elworthy nbsp Keith OvendenJuly edit 1 July Sir David Tompkins lawyer and judge King s Counsel since 1974 High Court judge 1983 1997 chancellor of the University of Waikato 1981 1985 born 1929 244 Arnold Turner lawyer judge and local politician deputy mayor of Mount Albert 1956 1962 District Court judge 1970 1986 principal planning judge 1984 1986 born 1926 245 3 July Elsu Standardbred racehorse New Zealand Trotting Derby 2003 Auckland Pacing Cup 2003 2004 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship 2005 foaled 1999 246 7 July Kara Puketapu rugby union player New Zealand Maori public servant and Maori leader Te Ati Awa Secretary of Maori Affairs 1977 1983 born 1934 247 10 July Terry Procter actor the face of Mainland cheese born 1939 248 Gavin Royfee cricketer Canterbury born 1929 249 13 July John Kirkman soil scientist Massey University born 1938 250 21 July Jane Tehira basketball player national team softball player national team and field hockey player national team born 1928 251 24 July Pat Hunt politician MP for Pakuranga 1978 1984 born 1931 252 27 July Fritz Eisenhofer architect born 1926 253 nbsp Jane Tehira nbsp Fritz EisenhoferAugust edit 4 August Tane Norton rugby union player Mid Canterbury Canterbury New Zealand Maori national team and administrator president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union 2003 2005 Tom French Cup 1973 1974 born 1942 254 7 August Gillian Bibby composer pianist and music teacher born 1945 255 Murray Powell deer farmer and conservationist founder of Hamilton Zoo born 1931 256 20 August Forbes Taylor farmer and politician president of the Country Party 1969 257 chairman of Waitaki County Council 1980 1984 258 born 1931 259 21 August Abe Jacobs professional wrestler NWA born 1928 260 Chris Martin boxing trainer Soulan Pownceby Daniella Smith David Tua and manager born 1963 261 22 August Dun Mihaka Maori activist born 1942 262 Ron Palenski Hall of Fame sports journalist writer historian and administrator born 1945 263 23 August James Brown Maori leader Ngai Tai ki Tamaki 264 Colin Webb botanist DSIR and science administrator DSIR Landcare Research Foundation for Research Science and Technology Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand since 1994 born 1949 265 24 August David Crockett ornithologist rediscoverer of the Chatham Island taiko 1978 266 267 27 August Ann Hurford local politician Mayor of Selwyn 1989 1992 born 1942 268 David McGee lawyer and public servant Clerk of the House of Representatives 1985 2007 King s Counsel since 2000 born 1947 269 30 August Arthur Leong association footballer Hamilton Technical Old Boys national team born 1931 270 Andrea t Mannetje epidemiologist Massey University born 1972 271 31 August Peter Olds poet born 1944 272 nbsp Gillian Bibby nbsp David McGee nbsp Andrea t Mannetje nbsp Peter OldsSeptember edit 4 September Jonty Farmer Olympic sailor 1968 1976 born 1945 273 6 September Robyn Broughton netball player and coach Southern Sting Southern Steel Central Pulse FastNet Ferns born 1943 274 Julie Cassidy law academic Auckland University of Technology University of Auckland born 1965 275 death announced on this date 7 September Wayne Greenstreet cricketer Wellington Central Districts born 1949 276 9 September Michael Gross local politician and company director chair of Northland Regional Council 1989 1995 chair of Transfund 1996 2003 born 1940 277 14 September Roy Roper rugby union player Taranaki national team oldest living All Black since 2019 born 1923 278 15 September Tony Kreft rugby union player Otago national team born 1945 279 16 September Len Andersen lawyer King s Counsel since 2019 born 1952 280 17 September Trisha Stratford clinical neuropsychologist Married at First Sight war correspondent and TV director and producer born 1951 281 18 September Bill Penno farmer and local politician president of New Zealand Young Farmers 1968 1969 Canterbury Regional Councillor 1989 2004 born 1937 282 283 22 September Sir Patu Hohepa Maori language academic University of Auckland Maori Language Commissioner 1997 2007 born 1936 284 24 September Chloe Wright businesswoman and philanthropist 285 27 September Donal Smith Olympic 1960 and British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958 athlete and academic of English literature University of Auckland born 1934 286 28 September Marshall Cook architect NZIA Gold Medal 2010 born 1940 287 John Macdonald athlete and sports administrator world masters athletic champion 1979 1981 chair of the 1981 World Veterans Games organising committee born 1934 288 Ted Woodfield public servant and diplomat president of the New Zealand University Students Association 1960 1962 High Commissioner to Australia 1989 1994 born 1936 289 29 September Richie Poulton clinical psychologist University of Otago director of the Dunedin Study since 2000 Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand since 2010 Liley Medal 2004 Rutherford Medal 2022 born 1962 290 30 September Dame Alison Quentin Baxter public and international lawyer director of the New Zealand Law Commission 1987 1994 born 1929 291 nbsp Robyn Broughton nbsp Roy Roper nbsp Sir Patu Hohepa nbsp Chloe Wright nbsp Ted Woodfield nbsp Richie Poulton nbsp Dame Alison Quentin BaxterOctober edit 4 October Bruce Ross agricultural economist and university administrator Lincoln University principal vice chancellor 1985 1996 born 1938 292 Jason Wynyard woodchopper 16 time Lumberjack World Championship all around winner 14 time Stihl Timbersports Series individual champion born 1973 293 7 October Phyllis Latour World War II intelligence officer Special Operations Executive born 1921 294 8 October Tom Mulholland mental health advocate born c 1962 295 9 October Roger Keey chemical engineering academic University of Canterbury and writer Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand since 1998 born 1934 296 10 October John Tiffin communication studies academic Victoria University of Wellington born 1932 297 11 October Cal Wilson comedian voice actor Kitty Is Not a Cat radio host Nova and television presenter The Great Australian Bake Off Billy T Award 1997 born 1970 298 12 October Michael Townsend educational psychologist Massey University born c 1946 299 17 October Sir Tim Wallis Hall of Fame aviation entrepreneur and live deer recovery pioneer founder of Warbirds over Wanaka 1988 born 1938 300 18 October Beverley Dunlop children s author born 1935 301 Lynette Skelton rower and rowing administrator pioneer of women s rowing in New Zealand born 1941 302 21 October Neil Bruere veterinary scientist Massey University born 1927 303 22 October Hugh Vercoe local politician Mayor of Matamata Piako 1998 2013 Waikato Regional Councillor 2013 2022 born 1943 304 26 October Sir Jon Trimmer ballet dancer Sadler s Wells Royal New Zealand Ballet and actor born 1939 305 nbsp Bruce Ross nbsp Jason Wynyard nbsp John Tiffin nbsp Michael Townsend nbsp Sir Tim Wallis nbsp Neil Bruere nbsp Sir Jon TrimmerNovember edit 1 November Bob Duckworth speedway rider Belle Vue Aces St Austell Gulls Newcastle Diamonds born 1929 306 3 November Patrick Brownsey botanist and philatelist Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa born 1948 307 308 4 November Bill Milbank art curator director of the Sarjeant Gallery 1978 2006 born 1948 309 10 November Ewan Fordyce palaeontologist University of Otago Hutton Medal 2012 Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand since 2014 born 1953 310 13 November Jim Traue librarian Alexander Turnbull Library chief librarian 1973 1990 born 1932 311 14 November Arthur Parkin field hockey player national team Olympic champion 1976 born 1952 312 27 November Brian Law organist choirmaster and conductor ChristChurch Cathedral director of music 2003 2014 born 1943 313 29 November Rob Sturch school teacher principal of Hastings Boys High School since 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