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All Whites player Grant Turner has died of cancer, managed to get a few more months after fearing to die last summer:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/484984/all-whites-great-grant-turner-dies

 

He was important for the qualification for the 1982 World Cup, but didn't play in the tournament because of injury.

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It’s Cup time, meaning Sir Creep’s joker always dies a day before they’re needed.

I’m sure others had him on the radar; former NZ MP Chester Borrows died earlier today after battling terminal big C.  
 

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47 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

It’s Cup time, meaning Sir Creep’s joker always dies a day before they’re needed.

I’m sure others had him on the radar; former NZ MP Chester Borrows died earlier today after battling terminal big C.  
 

Yep, can confirm Spade had him on his host roster

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A spate of recent deaths down in NZ, unfortunately none of them from my Theme Team of New Zealanders, although it''s coming up to autumn/winter time down there so maybe soon.

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Kiwi politician and former DDP cult pick Georgina Beyer is dead at 65

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4 hours ago, Joey Russ said:

Kiwi politician and former DDP cult pick Georgina Beyer is dead at 65

 

Drat. I originally had her in my New Zealanders team but decided to relegate her to subs bench, condolences etc.

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Kara Puketapu has died aged 89. He served as Secretary of Maori Affairs, played rugby for the New Zealand Maori team and also did some coaching in rugby league 

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On 16/05/2018 at 23:41, Heef said:

Rugby Captains

Sam Cane (13 January 1992)

Kieran Read (26 October 1985)

Richie McCaw, Master of the Dark Arts (31 December 1980)

Tana Umaga (27 May 1973)

Reuben Thorne (2 January 1975)

Anton Oliver (9 September 1975)

Todd Blackadder (20 September 1971)

Taine Randall (5 November 1974)

Sean Fitzpatrick (4 June 1963)

Gary Whetton (15 December 1959)

Wayne 'Buck' Shelford (13 December 1957)

David Kirk (5 October 1960)

Andy Dalton (16 November 1951)

Graham Mourie (8 September 1952)

Tane Norton (30 March 1942)

Andy Leslie (10 November 1944)

Ian Kirkpatrick (24 May 1946)

Sir Brian Lochore (3 September 1940)

Tane Norton reportedly dead: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/495133/former-all-black-captain-tane-norton-dies

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On 17/10/2023 at 09:08, YoungWillz said:

Good to see support for the party that supports the rich keeping their wealth winning. Two ticks blue √√

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Updated for Michael Hardie-Boys, Cardinal Tom Williams, Ken Douglas and Miles Warren. Can't adjust the Olympian table - I'll have to update this manually later.

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On 17/05/2018 at 00:41, Heef said:

here's some of the NZ great and good to keep an eye on:

 

Order of NZ

Jonathan Hunt, Former Speaker (2 December 1938)

He is dead aged 85

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Peter Robb, who made headlines in 2009, after police with stun grenades attended his address in Dunedin to rescue a hapless German citizen he had met online and enticed under false pretences, has died.

 

A reclusive character, it is reported Robb may have been dead for "some time" before his remains were discovered.

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20 hours ago, JQW said:

Martin Phillipps, only constant member of Dunedin band The Chills, dead at 61.

 

https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/chills-martin-phillipps-dead-61


I worked alongside him in the Rough Trade warehouse for a few weeks in 1988 but don’t remember talking to him. What a useless anecdote, Vinegar Tits would be horrified. I apologise to everyone.

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