W
Waaka, Te Kari
1916–1991
Ngāti Pūkeko and Tūhoe; Ringatū minister...
Waddell, Rutherford
1850/1852?–1932
Presbyterian minister, social reformer, ...
Wahanui Huatare
?–1897
Ngāti Maniapoto leader
Wahawaha, Rāpata
?–1897
Ngāti Porou leader, soldier, farmer, pol...
Waitāoro
1848/1849?–1929
Ngāti Tama woman of mana
Waite, Fred
1885–1952
Compositor, farmer, soldier, politician,...
Waitere, Tene
1853/1854?–1931
Ngāti Tarāwhai carver
Waititi, Hoani Retimana
1926–1965
Te Whānau-ā-Apanui; teacher, educational...
Waitoa, Rota
?–1866
Ngāti Raukawa; Anglican clergyman
Waitohi
?–1839
Ngāti Toa and Ngāti Raukawa leader
Wakefield, Edward
1845–1924
Public servant, journalist, politician
Wakefield, Edward Gibbon
1796–1862
Political theorist, colonial promoter, p...
Wakefield, Edward Jerningham
1820–1879
Adventurer, writer, politician
Walker, Ranginui Joseph Isaac
1932–2016
Whakatōhea; academic, activist, author
Wall, Arnold
1869–1966
University professor, philologist, poet,...
Wallace, Georgina Catriona Pamela Augusta
1929–2008
Judge, lawyer
Wallace, Julia Nannie
1907–1991
Teacher, principal, community leader, lo...
Wallace, Markey
1893–1984
Cheesemaker, farmer, community leader, l...
Wallace, William Joseph
1878–1972
Rugby player, foundryman
Wallath, Robert Herman
1874–1960
Farmer, carpenter, highwayman
Wallis, Mary Ann Lake
1821–1910
Orphanage matron
Wallis, Wilfred Stanley
1891–1957
Orthopaedic surgeon, hospital superinten...
Wallwork, Elizabeth
1883–1969
Artist, art teacher
Wallwork, Richard
1882–1955
Artist, art teacher
Walsh, Austin Leonard
1881–1951
Engineer, aviation administrator
Walsh, Vivian Claude
1887–1950
Engineer, aviator
Walsh, Fintan Patrick
1894–1963
Seaman, trade unionist, farmer
Walter, Cyril Vincent
1912–1988
Hockey player and coach, sports writer, ...
Walters, Gordon Frederick
1919–1995
Artist
Warbrick, Alfred Patchett
1860–1940
Ngāti Rangitihi; boatbuilder, rugby play...
Warburton, Charlotte Eliot
1883–1961
Community leader, matron
Ward, Alan Dudley
1935–2014
Historian
Ward, Anne
1825/1826?–1896
Temperance leader, welfare worker
Ward, Arthur Hugh
1906–1993
Accountant, dairy researcher and adminis...
Ward, Crosbie
1832–1867
Farmer, journalist, businessman, politic...
Ward, Joseph
1817–1892
Pastoralist, surveyor, explorer, politic...
Ward, Joseph George
1856–1930
Merchant, politician, prime minister
Ward, Joseph Thomas
1862–1927
Farmworker, bookseller and stationer, as...
Wardell, Henry John
1890–1972
Pastoralist, businessman, wool industry ...
Wark, Elizabeth Cecilia (Betty)
1924–2001
Ngāpuhi; community worker
Warren, Alwyn Keith
1900–1988
Anglican bishop, university chancellor
Warren, Doreen Eda
1901–1983
Church and community worker
Washbourn, Enga Margaret
1908–1988
Artist, writer
Wason, John Cathcart
1848–1921
Runholder, politician
Wātene, Puti Tīpene
1910–1967
Ngāti Maru and Te Arawa; rugby league pl...
Watkins, Daniel Anthony
1918–1982
Agrochemical distributor and manufacture...
Watkins, Gladys Elinor
1884–1939
Music teacher, pianist, carillonist
Watson, Clement Gordon
1912–1945
Communist, journalist, soldier
Watson, Ellenor Catherine
1907–1966
Rural women’s advocate, community leader
Watt, Michael Herbert
1887–1967
Doctor, public health administrator
Wattie, James
1902–1974
Clerk, accountant, company manager, indu...
Watts Russell, Elizabeth Rose Rebecca
1833/1834?–1905
Community leader
Waugh, Brian Kynaston
1922–1984
Aircraft engineer, military and commerci...
Webb, Patrick Charles
1884–1950
Coalminer, trade unionist, politician
Webb, Thomas Clifton
1889–1962
Lawyer, rugby player, politician, diplom...
Webber, George William Wallace
1875–1967
Postmaster, boarding-house keeper, farme...
Webster, William
1815–1897
Trader, land speculator
Weeks, John
1886–1965
Artist, art teacher
Weir, Stephen Cyril Ettrick
1904–1969
Military leader, ambassador
Weitzel, Hedwig
1900–1971
Communist, teacher, editor
Welch, Elwyn Owen Arnold
1925–1961
Farmer, ornithologist, conservationist, ...
Welch, Nugent Herrmann
1881–1970
Artist
Weld, Frederick Aloysius
1823–1891
Pastoralist, politician, premier, explor...
Weldon, Barbara
1829/1837?–1882
Prostitute, character
Weldon, Thomas King
1826/1829?–1894
Police officer
Weller, Edward
1814?–1893
Whaler, merchant, coloniser, adventurer
Wellman, Harold William
1909–1999
Surveyor, prospector, geologist, univers...
Wells, Ada
1863–1933
Teacher, feminist, community worker, cit...
Wellwood, Robert
1836–1927
Farmer, auctioneer, commission agent, ma...
Wero Tāroi
?–?
Ngāti Tarāwhai carver
Westmacott, Herbert Horatio Spencer
1885–1960
Farmer, soldier, memoirist
Whaanga, Hirini Te Rito
1828–1905
Ngāti Rākaipaaka; Mormon missionary
Whaanga, Īhaka
?–1875
Ngāti Rākaipaaka leader, assessor, milit...
Whaitiri, Robert Agrippa Moengaroa
1916–1996
Ngāti Māmoe, Waitaha and Ngāi Tahu; guid...
Whaitiri, Te Waari Kahukura
1912–1996
Ngāti Mutunga and Ngāi Tahu; master mari...
Whisker, Alexander
1819–1907
Soldier, diarist
Whitaker, Frederick
1812–1891
Lawyer, entrepreneur, politician, premie...
Whitaker, Mabel
1884–1976
Teacher, local historian
Whitby, William Laird
1838–1922
Master mariner, ship owner
Whitcombe, Bertie Ernest Hawkes
1875–1963
Printer, bookseller, publisher
White, Anna Lois
1903–1984
Artist, art teacher
White, Cyril Charles William
1909–1984
Piano tuner and repairer, advocate and w...
White, David Renfrew
1847–1937
Teacher, educationalist, university prof...
White, Dorothy Mary Neal
1915–1995
Librarian, writer
White, Emily Louisa Merielina
1839–1936
Gardener, writer
White, Evelyn Freda
1909–1995
Show-jumper, racehorse trainer
White, Harold Temple
1881–1972
Music teacher, conductor, organist, comp...
White, John
1826–1891
Scholar, writer, linguist, public servan...
White, Leo Lemuel
1906–1967
Photographer, photojournalist, aviator, ...
White, William
1794–1875
Missionary
Whitehead, Hugh Robinson
1899–1983
Biochemist, microbiologist, scientific a...
Whitehouse, Alfred Henry
1856–1929
Motion picture exhibitor and producer
Whitehouse, Davina
1912–2002
Actor, producer, broadcaster
Whiteley, John
1806–1869
Missionary
Whiteside, Jane
1855–1875
Tightrope dancer, gymnast, magician
Whitlock, William Arthur
1891–1977
Journalist, newspaper editor and proprie...
Whitmore, George Stoddart
1829–1903
Soldier, military leader, runholder, pol...
Whitney, John
1836–1932
Soldier, ammunition manufacturer
Whittlestone, Walter George
1914–1985
Agricultural chemist, dairy researcher, ...
Whitu, Wī
1908–1983
Tūhoe; cook, blacksmith, midwife, exhume...
Wī Repa, Tūtere
1877–1945
Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Porou; doct...
Widdowson, Muriel Grace
1892–1989
Nurse, tutor, hospital matron, nursing a...
Wiffen, Joan
1922–2009
Palaeontologist
Wigley, Henry Rodolph
1913–1980
Civilian and military aviator, company d...
Wigley, Rodolph Lysaght
1881–1946
Motor transport, tourism and commercial ...
Wigram, Henry Francis
1857–1934
Businessman, politician, aviation promot...
Wilcox, Victor George
1912–1989
Farm labourer, communist
Wild, Herbert Richard Churton
1912–1978
Lawyer, university lecturer, judge, soli...
Wild, Leonard John
1889–1970
Teacher, agricultural scientist, lecture...
Wilding, Anthony Frederick
1883–1915
Lawn tennis player, soldier
Wilding, Cora Hilda Blanche
1888–1982
Artist, physiotherapist, health camp org...
Wilding, Frederick
1852–1945
Lawyer, sportsman, sports administrator
Wilding, Henry
1844–1916
Banker, timber miller, farmer, broker, s...
Wilford, Thomas Mason
1870–1939
Lawyer, politician, sportsman, diplomat
Wilkie, Elsie Hamer
1922–1995
Bowler, sports administrator
Wilkinson, Charles Anderson
1868–1956
Storekeeper, merchant, politician
Wilkinson, Ruth
1901–1985
Pharmacist, community leader, local hist...
Willetts, Albert Leslie
1900–1979
Yacht designer, builder and racer; cabin...
Willetts, Alexander William
1893–1957
Yacht racer, building contractor and ins...
Williams, Anna Maria
1839–1929
Teacher, school principal
Williams, Eileen Hope
1884–1958
Golfer, community leader
Williams, Frederic Wanklyn
1854–1940
Business proprietor, company director, c...
Williams, Henry
1792–1867
Missionary
Williams, Herbert William
1860–1937
Anglican bishop, Maori linguist
Williams, James Nelson
1837–1915
Runholder, orchardist, entrepreneur
Williams, Jane
1801?–1896
Missionary
Williams, Joshua Strange
1837–1915
Lawyer, politician, judge, university ch...
Williams, Kenneth Stuart
1870–1935
Farmer, politician, benefactor
Williams, Marianne
1793–1879
Missionary, community leader
Williams, Matilda Alice
1875–1973
Methodist deaconess
Williams, Phyllis Constance
1905–1993
Singer, horsewoman
Williams, Robert Martin (Robin)
1919–2013
Mathematician, public servant, universit...
Williams, Samuel
1822–1907
Missionary, farmer, educationalist, past...
Williams, Ulric Gaster
1890–1971
Doctor, naturopath
Williams, William
1800–1878
Missionary, linguist
Williams, William Leonard
1829–1916
Missionary, linguist
Williamson, James
1814–1888
Merchant, landowner, financier, speculat...
Williamson, Jessie Marguerite
1855/1857?–1937
Feminist, welfare worker
Williamson, John
1815–1875
Printer, newspaper proprietor, politicia...
Williamson, Sidney
1870/1871?–1935
Singer, conductor, singing teacher
Willis, Archibald Dudingston
1842–1908
Printer, bookseller, publisher, politici...
Willis, Lizzie Ida Grace
1881–1968
Civilian and military nurse, hospital in...
Wilson, Anne
1848–1930
Writer, embroiderer, gardener
Wilson, Colin James
1922–1993
Musician, singer, songwriter, railway wo...
Wilson, Fanny
1874–1958
Army nurse, matron
Wilson, Francis Gordon
1900–1959
Architect
Wilson, George Hamish Ormond
1907–1988
Farmer, politician, radio journalist, co...
Wilson, Helen Ann
1793/1794?–1871
Nurse, community leader
Wilson, Helen Mary
1869–1957
Teacher, farmer, community leader, write...
Wilson, Ivon Vernon
1885–1974
Dentist, regional promoter
Wilson, James
1814–1898
Farmer, politician
Wilson, James Glenny
1849–1929
Farmer, politician, farming lobbyist
Wilson, John Alexander
1829–1909
Farmer, soldier, public servant, judge, ...
Wilson, John Cracroft
1808–1881
Judge, farmer, politician
Wilson, Joseph Vivian
1894–1977
Public servant, diplomat
Wilson, Mabel Rose
1883–1962
Domestic worker, community leader
Wilson, Robert
1832–1899
Merchant, company director
Wilson, William Barbour
1819–1897
Nurseryman, businessman, local politicia...
Wilson, William Douglas
1919–1968
Architect, university lecturer
Wing, Thomas
1810–1888
Master mariner, cartographer, harbourmas...
Winiata, Maharaia
1912–1960
Ngāti Ranginui leader, Methodist ministe...
Winkelmann, Henry
1860–1931
Bank clerk, photographer
Winstone, Jane
1912–1944
Aviator
Winter, Frank David
1906–1976
Ngāi Tahu leader, public servant, union ...
Wise, Henry Aitken
1835–1922
Stationer, printer, publisher
Wiseman, Hilda Alexandra
1894–1982
Bookplate designer, artist, calligrapher
Wiseman, William Saltonstall
1814–1874
Naval officer
Wishart, Jean Boughton
1920–2016
Magazine editor
Witters, George
1876–1934
Farmer, horticulturist, conservationist
Wodzicka, Maria
1901–1968
Welfare worker, community leader
Wodzicki, Kazimierz Antoni z Granowa
1900–1987
Biologist, university professor, consul ...
Wohlers, Eliza
1812?–1891
Missionary, nurse, teacher
Wohlers, Johann Friedrich Heinrich
1811–1885
Missionary, farmer, teacher, writer
Wohlmann, Ward George
1872–1956
Policeman, police commissioner
Wohnsiedler, Friedrich
1879–1958
Butcher, orchardist, viticulturist, wine...
Wong Gye, Charles
1839/1840?–1911
Storekeeper, policeman, interpreter
Wong Tape, Benjamin
1875–1967
Merchant
Wood, Cecil Walter
1878–1947
Architect
Wood, Frederick Lloyd Whitfeld
1903–1989
Historian, university professor
Wood, Joan Myrtle
1909–1990
Educationalist, music teacher
Wood, Susan
1836–1880
Writer
Woodhouse, Airini Elizabeth
1896–1989
Runholder, wool-classer, cattle breeder,...
Woodhouse, Philip Randal
1886–1970
Doctor, soldier, sheepfarmer, conservati...
Woodhouse, Alice
1883–1977
Journalist, librarian, broadcaster, radi...
Woodhouse, Arthur Owen
1916–2014
Judge, commission chair, naval officer
Woods, Benjamin
1787/1788?–1867
Soldier, police officer, bailiff
Woodward, Jonas
1810?–1881
Businessman, educationalist, politician,...
Woollaston, Mountford Tosswill
1910–1998
Artist, orchardist, salesman
Worsley, Frank Arthur
1872–1943
Mariner, polar explorer, naval officer, ...
Worthington, Arthur Bently
1847–1917
Confidence trickster
Wright, Arthur Hobbins
1861–1938
Policeman, police commissioner
Wright, David McKee
1869–1928
Shepherd, poet, journalist, Congregation...
Wright, Edward George
1831–1902
Engineer, landowner, politician
Wright, James
1819–1887
Potter
Wright, Rūmātiki Ruth
1908–1982
Ngāti Kura; Māori welfare officer, commu...
Wunsch, Donald Frederick Sandys
1887–1973
Chemical engineer, factory manager
Wyllie, Kate
?–1913
Rongowhakaata woman of mana
Wynyard, Robert Henry
1802–1864
Soldier, artist, administrator, provinci...
