The Immortal 634 Posted August 4, 2021 7 hours ago, Octopus of Odstock said: McRae has died https://www.velocitynews.co.nz/graham-mcrae-passes-away/ Can also be posted in the chequered flag thread but once is enough. I remember when I found out about this guy I spent hours finding out if he was somehow related to legendary rally driver Colin McRae, Never found anything to prove it though. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted August 4, 2021 15 minutes ago, TheSpinosaurus said: I remember when I found out about this guy I spent hours finding out if he was somehow related to legendary rally driver Colin McRae, Never found anything to prove it though. He wasn't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted August 15, 2021 Actor Francis Mossmann, who was best known for his portrayal of Stevie Hughes in "The Horizon" and Vitus in "Spartacus" died at 33 years: https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/sydneys-lgbt-community-pays-tribute-to-actor-francis-mossman/205145 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted August 19, 2021 On 20/06/2021 at 05:41, Perhaps said: Sir Michael Cullen releasing a book about his boring life. Article includes video footage of him, the first I've seen since his retirement due to his diagnosis. On top of his stage 4 cancer, he's also been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Sir Michael Cullen dead: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300387274/former-labour-deputy-prime-minister-sir-michael-cullen-dies DDP Pick. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted August 19, 2021 19 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Sir Michael Cullen dead: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300387274/former-labour-deputy-prime-minister-sir-michael-cullen-dies DDP Pick. Aye, for me! Six month personal drought ends. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted August 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, msc said: Aye, for me! Six month personal drought ends. Huh, only six months? A mere drop in the ocean (the Southern Pacific to be precise), ha! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted August 19, 2021 8 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Huh, only six months? A mere drop in the ocean (the Southern Pacific to be precise), ha! Not when you write all the obits hah. I now refer to a six month period as "7 Gooseberry Crumble hits"! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted October 4, 2021 Just now, YoungWillz said: Earle Wells, winner of the Gold Medal of the Flying Dutchman class in sailing at the 1964 Olympics for New Zealand, dead at 87: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/former-olympic-gold-medallist-earle-wells-dies-aged-87/Z5L7A6GNKM7LGRR4A3NDXOULTM/ He's a Scavenger Hunt miss. Cross posting Earle Wells' death report here, as he was mentioned in the OP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted December 28, 2021 Keri Hulme, New Zealand author and Booker Prize Winner in 1985 with The Bone People, had died aged 74. Obituaries: The Guardian, The Independent 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted January 30, 2022 Pete Smith dead at 63 The Maori Actor with roles in films such as The Piano, Once Were Warriors and The Quiet Earth had died of kidney disease 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 17, 2022 Sir Wira Gardiner, a Maori leader, author and public servant, has died. He was 78. https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300544095/sir-wira-gardiner-veteran-and-dedicated-public-servant-dies-aged-78 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 19, 2022 Mikhail Khimich, a New Zealand billionaire who disappeared as his business was in liquidation and $5 million in debt, has reportedly died in Russia from COVID-19. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300545134/new-zealands-russian-billionaire-oligarch-has-died-in-moscow-sources-say Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 3, 2022 Sir Robin Gray, a New Zealand MP from 1978 to 2006 who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993, has died. He was 90. https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/2022/04/04/sir-robin-gray-2-7-31-2-4-21/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 24, 2022 Bruce Russell, a noted newsreader on Newstalk ZB, has died. He was in his early 70s. https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/300572498/newstalk-zb-host-bruce-russell-dies-suddenly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 11, 2022 A former New Zealand First MP has died. Richard Prosser represented the party as a list MP based in Waimakariri between 2011 and 2017. A statement released by the party said he passed away suddenly in the UK. He was 55 years old. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted July 11, 2022 On 16/05/2018 at 23:41, Heef said: New Zealand may be included in the Australian constitution, but despite his close mateship with Malcolm Turnbull, I'm certain our former PM John Key will agree that we pursue a thoroughly independent set of policies, despite the huge Kiwi diaspora in the East of the West Island. As such, I thought it was about due to have a new thread for us. I mean, no self-respecting Kiwi says 'Hooroo mate'. It's all 'chur bro' and 'aaaah, she'll be right' and 'oi'll hive sex scoops uvv fush and chups, cuz' So, without further ado, here's some of the NZ great and good to keep an eye on: Cricket Captains John R Reid (3 June 1928) Barry Sinclair (23 October 1936) Graham Dowling (4 March 1937) Glenn Turner (26 May 1947) Mark Burgess (17 July 1944) Geoff Howarth (29 March 1951)Dan Jeremy Coney (21 June 1952) Jeff Crowe (14 September 1958) John Wright (5 July 1954) Ken Rutherford (26 October 1965) Lee Germon (4 November 1968) Stephen Fleming (1 April 1973) Daniel Vettori (27 January 1979) Ross Taylor (8 March 1984) Brendan McCullum (27 September 1981) Kane Williamson (8 August 1990) Barry Sinclair, Test cricketer, hit for six: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-new-zealand-captain-barry-sinclair-dies-aged-85-1324065 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,742 Posted August 10, 2022 Sir Miles Warren, NZ architect (Warren and Mahoney, Christchurch Town Hall) and gardener (Ohinetahi) mentioned here before, dead at 93. Also a Member of the Order of New Zealand and one of the Twelve Local Heroes of Christchurch (2004-2009). Only three are still alive, 7 have died since the project started in 2004. Living ones: Frank Dickson (ca. 1932) former Canterbury Savings Bank chief executive Sir Tipene O'Regan (1939) Maori leader, academic Sir Richard Hadlee (1951) Cricketer. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,605 Posted August 16, 2022 Marshall Napier, New Zealand born actor with a list of credits as long as your arm encompassing theatre, TV and cinema, has died aged 70, from brain cancer. Appeared in many NZ/Aus TV programmes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
natquen 46 Posted August 22, 2022 80s/90s singer Margaret Urlich has died aged 57 from cancer: https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/300668179/kiwi-singer-margaret-urlich-57-dies-after-battle-with-cancer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted September 6, 2022 Former badminton and tennis champ who also played in the Davis Cup, Jeff Robson reportedly dead aged 95: https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2022/09/06/badminton-community-mourns-passing-of-jeff-robson/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,629 Posted September 15, 2022 New Zealand Māori leader Maanu Paul has died age 83. https://waateanews.com/2022/09/15/maanu-paul-a-fighter-for-maori-rights/ 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted December 1, 2022 Sir Murray Halberg, a legendary New Zealand athlete and 1960 gold medalist, has died. He was 89. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/sir-murray-halberg-dies-aged-89/P5UBSYZQ7FFRPEOU22QCFBFUWM/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,985 Posted December 1, 2022 10 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Sir Murray Halberg, um lendário atleta da Nova Zelândia e medalhista de ouro em 1960, morreu. Ele tinha 89 anos. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/sir-murray-halberg-dies-aged-89/P5UBSYZQ7FFRPEOU22QCFBFUWM/ He was the champion of this modality that had won the title for the longest time, now it is Bob Schull, from the USA, who was champion in the following games, in 1964. He is 85 years old 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted December 11, 2022 Geoff Doidge, who served as New Zealand's Public Works Minister from 2008 to 2010 before serving as its High Commissioner to South Africa, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bangladesh, has died. He was 68. https://news365.co.za/geoff-doidge/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted December 11, 2022 Ehm... South Africa. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
