Ā
Abbott, Richard Atkinson
1883–1954
Architect
Abel, Erwin Leonard Guy
1911–1995
Grocer, businessman, athlete, racehorse ...
Abraham, Caroline Harriet
1809?–1877
Artist
Abraham, Charles John
1814–1903
Clergyman, teacher, bishop
Abraham, Constance Palgrave
1864–1942
Community leader, sportswoman
Acheson, Frank Oswald Victor
1887–1948
Clerk, land purchase officer, land court...
Acker, Lewis
1813/1817?–1885
Whaler, boatbuilder, trader, farmer, saw...
Acland, Hugh John Dyke
1904–1981
Farmer, politician, wool board chairman
Acland, Hugh Thomas Dyke
1874–1956
Surgeon, local politician
Acres, Thyra Avis Mary
1910–1994
Artist, writer, illustrator, conservatio...
Adams, Alfred Albert Thomas William
1842–1919
Farmer, forester, churchman, educational...
Adams, Arthur Henry
1872–1936
Journalist, poet, playwright, novelist
Adams, Charles Edward
1870–1945
University lecturer, surveyor, astronome...
Adams, Charles William
1840–1918
Surveyor, astronomer, public servant
Adams, Ernest Alfred
1892–1976
Baker, businessman, philanthropist
Adams, Luke
1838–1918
Potter
Adams, Nancy Mary
1926–2007
Botanist, artist, museum curator
Adamson, Catherine Mary Ann
1868–1925
Homemaker, diarist
Adamson, John Angus
1865–1936
Carrier, coach driver, boarding-house ke...
Adamson, Thomas
1845–1913
Soldier, farmer
Addison, Agnes
1841/1842?–1903
Draper
Adkin, George Leslie
1888–1964
Farmer, photographer, geologist, explore...
Ah Chan, Joe
1882–1959
Greengrocer, horticulturist, wine-maker
Ah Chee, Thomas Henry
1928–2000
Supermarket and takeaways entrepreneur
Ah Kew, Henry
1900–1966
Lawyer, community leader
Airey, Willis Thomas Goodwin
1897–1968
University professor, historian, peace a...
Aitken, Jessie
1867–1934
Community worker, political activist
Aitken, John Guthrie Wood
1849–1921
Merchant, mayor, politician, churchman
Alabaster, Ann O’Connor
1842–1915
Teacher
Alda, Frances
1879–1952
Opera singer
Alderton, George Edwin
1854–1942
Newspaper proprietor and editor, orchard...
Alexander, Jessie
1876–1962
Presbyterian deaconess and missionary
Alexander, William Frederick
1882–1957
Subeditor, poetry anthologist, newspaper...
Algie, Ronald Macmillan
1888–1978
Professor of law, politician, parliament...
Alison, Ewen William
1852–1945
Shipping company director, businessman, ...
Allan, Harry Howard Barton
1882–1957
Teacher, botanist, scientific administra...
Allan, John Aitken
1897–1979
Presbyterian minister, professor of theo...
Allan, Robin Sutcliffe
1900–1966
Geologist, university professor
Allen, Ernest John Bartlett
1884–1945
Socialist, editor, writer, political ref...
Allen, Frederick Richard
1920–2012
All Black, captain, coach; clothing manu...
Allen, George Frederic
1837–1929
Architect, surveyor, teacher, tourist gu...
Allen, James
1855–1942
Politician, diplomat
Allen, Lettie Annie
1901–1980
Public servant, political activist, femi...
Allen, Stephen Shepherd
1882–1964
Lawyer, military leader, farmer, local p...
Alley, Geoffrey Thomas
1903–1986
Farmer, rugby player, adult educator, li...
Alley, Rewi
1897–1987
Farmer, teacher, social reformer, peace ...
Allum, John Andrew Charles
1889–1972
Electrical engineer, local politician, e...
Alpers, Oscar Thorwald Johan
1867–1927
Teacher, journalist, writer, poet, lawye...
Amohau, Merekotia
1898–1978
Ngāti Pikiao; singer, entertainer, compo...
Ānaru, Karauria Tiweka
1901–1977
Te Whānau-ā-Apanui; interpreter, law cle...
Andersen, Catherine Ann
1870–1957
Teacher, community leader, writer
Andersen, Gordon Harold (Bill)
1924–2005
Trade unionist
Andersen, Johannes Carl
1873–1962
Clerk, poet, ethnologist, librarian, edi...
Anderson, Amy Mona
1909–2004
Writer, rural memoirist
Anderson, Andrew
1895–1958
Ngāti Kura; riverboat skipper
Anderson, Ellen Alice
1882–1978
District nurse
Anderson, George James
1860–1935
Compositor, proofreader, newspaper edito...
Anderson, John
1820–1897
Blacksmith, engineer, businessman, local...
Anderson, Mary Patricia
1887–1966
Teacher, boarding-house keeper, communit...
Anderson, Thomas Frederick
1888–1964
Seaman, trade unionist
Anderton, William Theophilus
1891–1966
Tailor, spiritualist, herbalist, politic...
Andrew, John
1896–1968
Farmer, trade negotiator, company direct...
Andrew, John Chapman
1822–1907
Runholder, politician, educationalist
Andrews, Elsie Euphemia
1888–1948
Teacher, community leader
Andrews, George Grey
1880–1952
Yacht designer, builder and racer, engin...
Andrews, Isabella Smith
1905–1990
Writer
Andrews, Samuel Paul
1836?–1916
Plasterer, politician, businessman
Angas, George French
1822–1886
Artist, naturalist, writer
Angus, Barbara
1924–2005
Diplomat, historian
Angus, Percy Roy
1893–1961
Railway engineer and administrator
Angus, Rita
1908–1970
Artist
Anscombe, Edmund
1874–1948
Architect
Anstice, Sophia
1849–1926
Dressmaker, draper, businesswoman
Anthony, Frank Sheldon
1891–1927
Seaman, farmer, short-story writer, nove...
Apanui, Wēpiha
?–?
Ngāti Awa leader, carver
Aplin, Frank Norman
1901–1965
Policeman
Āporotanga, Tuakana
?–1937
Te Whakatōhea leader, Ringatū tohunga
Appleton, William
1889–1958
Telegraph messenger, accountant, adverti...
Archer, John Kendrick
?–1949
Baptist minister, socialist
Archey, Gilbert Edward
1890–1974
Zoologist, museum director, ethnologist
Armitage, Rachelina Hepburn
1873–1955
Welfare worker, community leader
Armour, William Allan
1880–1967
School principal, educationalist
Armson, William Barnett
1832/1833?–1883
Architect, surveyor, engineer
Armstrong, Hubert Thomas
1875–1942
Labourer, miner, trade unionist, politic...
Arndt, Hermina
1885–1926
Artist
Arnold, James Frederick
1859–1929
Boot clicker, trade unionist, politician...
Arthur, Basil Malcolm
1928–1985
Labourer, trade unionist, politician, pa...
Ashbridge, George Richard
1901–1984
Accountant, teachers’ union official, ed...
Asher, Albert
1879–1965
Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Pukenga; rugby un...
Asher, Ernest Te Kēpa
1886–1973
Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Pukenga; rugby un...
Asher, John Atirau
1892–1966
Ngāti Pūkenga and Ngāti Pikiao leader, h...
Ashton-Warner, Sylvia Constance
1908–1984
Educationalist, teacher, writer
Ashton, Joey Mātenga
1907–1993
Moriori, Ngāti Māmoe and Ngāti Kahungunu...
Ashwin, Bernard Carl
1896–1975
Senior public servant, economist
Ashworth, James
1818–1881
Farmer, wagoner
Ashworth, James
1845–1932
Farmer, wagoner
Aspey, Vincent
1909–1987
Violinist, orchestral leader
Aston, Bernard Cracroft
1871–1951
Agricultural chemist, botanist
Astor, Alexander
1900–1988
Rabbi, community leader
Athfield, Ian Charles
1940–2015
Architect
Atkinson, Arthur Samuel
1833–1902
Journalist, lawyer, philologist, astrono...
Atkinson, Harry Albert
1831–1892
Farmer, soldier, politician, social refo...
Atkinson, Harry Albert
1867–1956
Engineer, socialist, insurance agent
Atkinson, Jane Maria
1824–1914
Letter-writer, community leader
Atkinson, John Dunstan
1909–1990
Horticultural scientist, scientific admi...
Atkinson, Lily May
1866–1921
Temperance campaigner, suffragist, femin...
Atmore, Harry
1870–1946
Signwriter, painter, politician
Aubert, Mary Joseph
1835–1926
Catholic nun, nurse, herbalist, teacher,...
Austin, Louis Daly Irving
1877–1967
Pianist, music teacher, conductor, compo...
Averill, Alfred Walter
1865–1957
Anglican archbishop
Averill, Leslie Cecil Lloyd
1897–1981
Soldier, doctor, medical administrator, ...
Avery, Kenneth Stopford
1922–1983
Jazz musician, radio programme manager, ...
Aves, Isabel Annie
1887–1938
Abortionist
Awatere, Arapeta Marukitepua Pitapitanuiārangi
1910–1976
Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Hine; interpreter,...
Ayres, Horace Henry
1912–1987
Mountaineer and guide, gardener
Ayrton, Moses
1878–1950
Methodist minister, socialist
Ayson, Hugh Fraser
1884–1948
Lawyer, judge, public administrator
Ayson, Lake Falconer
1855–1927
Farm labourer, rabbit inspector, acclima...
Ayton, Charles John
1846–1922
Goldminer, rabbiter, rural labourer, dia...