H
Haast, Julius von
1822–1887
Explorer, geologist, writer, museum foun...
Habens, William James
1839–1899
Congregational minister, educationalist
Haddon, Arthur Langan
1895–1961
Church of Christ minister, theological c...
Haddon, Ōriwa Tahupōtiki
1898–1958
Ngāti Ruanui; Methodist minister, pharma...
Haddon, Robert Tahupōtiki
1866–1936
Ngāti Ruanui; Methodist minister
Hadfield, Darcy Clarence
1889–1964
Shipwright, rower
Hadfield, Octavius
1814?–1904
Missionary, bishop
Haerehuka
?–?
Ngāti Whakaue leader, warrior, orator
Haigh, Frank Haydn
1898–1992
Lawyer, social reformer
Hākaraia, Ngāpiki
1888–1969
Ngā Rauru and Ngāti Apa; religious found...
Hakiwai, Reremoana
1889–1981
Rongowhakaata and Ngāti Porou; cook, com...
Halbert, Rongowhakaata Pere
1894–1973
Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki and Rongowhakaata le...
Halbert, Thomas
1807 to 1808?–1865
Whaler, trader, founding father
Halcombe, Arthur William Follett
1834–1900
Farmer, farm manager, immigration agent
Halcombe, Edith Stanway
1844–1903
Artist, community leader, farmer
Hale, Maria Selina
1864–1951
Tailoress, trade unionist, senior public...
Haley, Cyrus
1832–1875
Arsonist
Hall-Jones, Frederick George
1891–1982
Lawyer, historian, community leader
Hall-Jones, William
1851–1936
Builder, prime minister, diplomat
Hall-Thompson, Percival Henry
1874–1950
Naval officer
Hall, John
1824–1907
Runholder, politician, premier
Hall, Kathleen Anne Baird
1896–1970
Nurse, missionary
Hall, Mere Haana
1880 to 1881?–1966
Ngāti Rangiwewehi; teacher, principal
Hall, Theodora Clemens
1902–1980
Doctor
Hall, Thomas
1847 to 1848?–?
Commission agent, forger, murderer
Hall, Thomas Aubrey Chappé
1873–1958
Wood carver, farmer
Hallam, Clara Evelyn
1885–1976
Property owner, boarding–house keeper
Hallenstein, Bendix
1835–1905
Merchant, politician, manufacturer
Hames, Mary
1827–1919
Dressmaker, farmer, domestic servant
Hamilton-Browne, George
1848 to 1851?–1916
Soldier, military leader, writer, impost...
Hamilton, Adam
1880–1952
Businessman, politician
Hamilton, Augustus
1853–1913
Ethnologist, biologist, museum director
Hamilton, Charles William Feilden
1899–1978
Farmer, engineer, inventor, racing-car d...
Hamilton, Frederick Orton
1873–1945
Hardware merchant, company director, hor...
Hamilton, George Douglas
1835–1911
Runholder, station manager
Hamilton, William Maxwell
1909–1992
Agricultural scientist, scientific admin...
Hammond, Reginald Bedford
1894–1970
Surveyor, architect, town planner, senio...
Hammond, Walter Sydney
1906–1982
Policeman, private detective, bailiff
Hanan, Josiah Alfred
1868–1954
Lawyer, politician, educationalist
Hanan, Josiah Ralph
1909–1969
Lawyer, politician
Hanan, Susanna
1870–1970
Governess, singer, community worker
Hanlon, Alfred Charles
1866–1944
Lawyer
Hanna, George Patrick
1888–1973
Signwriter, cartoonist, comedian, entert...
Hansen, Hans Peter Christian
1851–1910
Farmer, hotel-keeper, community leader
Hanson, Frederick Melrose Horowhenua
1895–1979
Soldier, engineer, military leader, publ...
Hansson, Arnold Maria
1889–1981
Forestry administrator and consultant
Harawira, Hohepa Joseph (Joe)
1946–2017
Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Te Rangi; sawmill worker...
Hardham, William James
1876–1928
Blacksmith, soldier, rugby player and ad...
Harding, Robert Coupland
1849–1916
Printer, typographer, journalist
Harding, William James
1826–1899
Photographer
Hargest, James
1891–1944
Farmer, military leader, politician
Harper, Amy Merania
1900–1998
Photographer
Harper, Arthur Paul
1865–1955
Lawyer, mountaineer, explorer, businessm...
Harper, Henry John Chitty
1804?–1893
Bishop, primate
Harris, Edward Francis
1834–1898
Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti and Rongowhakaata; p...
Harris, Emily Cumming
1837–1925
Teacher, artist
Harris, Jane Elizabeth
1852 to 1853?–1942
Writer, lecturer, spiritualist
Harris, John Williams
1808–1872
Trader, whaler, farmer
Harris, Lewis Edward
1900–1983
Farmer, stock dealer, philanthropist
Harris, Witarina Te Miriarangi
1906–2007
Ngāti Whakaue; film actor, te ao Māori a...
Harrold, Agnes
1830 to 1831?–1903
Hotel manager, foster parent, nurse, mid...
Harsant, Florence Marie
1891–1994
Temperance worker, nurse, community lead...
Hart, Herbert Ernest
1882–1968
Lawyer, military leader, public administ...
Hartley, Horatio
1826–1903
Gold prospector
Harvey, Arthur George
1866–1927
Doctor
Haselden, Frances Isabella
1841 to 1842?–1936
Headmistress
Haszard, Alice Gwendoline Rhona
1901–1931
Artist
Haszard, Henry Douglas Morpeth
1862–1938
Surveyor, land commissioner
Hatch, Joseph
1837 to 1838?–1928
Druggist, politician, businessman, seale...
Hatherton, Trevor
1924–1992
Geophysicist, scientific administrator, ...
Hato, Ana Matawhāura
1907–1953
Ngāti Whakaue and Tūhourangi; singer
Hatrick, Alexander
1857–1918
Merchant, shipowner, tourism entrepreneu...
Hatton, Marion
1835–1905
Suffragist
Haultain, Theodore Minet
1817–1902
Soldier, politician
Hawthorne, Margaret Jane Scott
1869–1958
Tailoress, trade unionist, factory inspe...
Hay, David
1815–1883
Nurseryman
Hay, James Augustus Louis
1881–1948
Architect
Hay, James Lawrence
1888–1971
Advertising manager, Presbyterian layman...
Hay, Jean Emily
1903–1984
Teacher, broadcaster, early childhood ed...
Hay, Keith Wilson
1917–1997
Builder, businessman, local politician, ...
Hay, Peter Seton
1852 to 1853?–1907
Civil engineer, public servant
Haydn, George
1919–2005
Builder, patron of the arts
Hayes, Eben Ernest
1851–1933
Millwright, farmer, inventor
Hayes, Robert Cecil
1900–1977
Astronomer, seismologist, organist
Hayes, William Henry
1828 to 1832?–1877
Mariner, trader, hotel-keeper, swindler
Haythornthwaite, William Carleton (Bill)
1913–2009
Commercial artist, poster designer and b...
Hayward, Henry John
1865–1945
Theatrical company manager, cinema propr...
Hayward, Ramai Rongomaitara
1916–2014
Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāi Tahu; photograp...
Hayward, Rudall Charles Victor
1900–1974
Film-maker
Hazlett, William Edgar
1905–1978
Rugby player, farmer, racehorse owner an...
Healy, James
1910–1994
Geologist, volcanologist, music critic
Heap, Sarah
1870–1960
Physical education teacher
Heaphy, Charles
1820–1881
Draughtsman, artist, surveyor, explorer,...
Heberley, Jacob William
1849–1906
Te Āti Awa carver
Hector, James
1834–1907
Geologist, explorer, administrator
Heenan, Joseph William Allan
1888–1951
Law draftsman, senior public servant, ad...
Heeney, Thomas
1898–1984
Plumber, boxer, restaurateur
Hei, Ākenehi
1877 to 1878?–1910
Te Whakatōhea and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui; nu...
Heke Pōkai, Hōne Wiremu
1807 to 1808?–1850
Ngāpuhi leader, war leader
Hellaby, Amy Maria
1864–1955
Businesswoman
Hellaby, Richard
1849–1902
Butcher, businessman
Hēmi, Jack Raharuhi
1914–1996
Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne; freezing ...
Hēnare, James Clendon Tau
1911–1989
Ngāpuhi leader, military leader, farmer,...
Hēnare, Taurekareka
1877 to 1878?–1940
Ngāpuhi leader, politician
Henderson, Andrew Kennaway
1879–1960
Clerk, illustrator, cartoonist, editor, ...
Henderson, Christina Kirk
1861–1953
Teacher, feminist, prohibitionist, socia...
Henderson, Louise Etiennette Sidonie
1902–1994
Artist, craftswoman, art and craft teach...
Henderson, Stella May
1871–1962
Feminist, university graduate, journalis...
Henry, Annie
1879–1971
Presbyterian missionary
Henry, David
1888–1963
Engineering businessman, company directo...
Henry, Richard Treacy
1845–1929
Sawmiller, rabbiter, explorer, conservat...
Hērangi, Te Kirihaehae Te Puea
1883–1952
Waikato woman of mana, Kīngitanga leader
Hercus, Charles Ernest
1888–1971
Doctor, professor of public health
Herdman, Alexander Lawrence
1869–1953
Lawyer, politician, judge
Herrick, Hermione Ruth
1889–1983
Girl Guide leader, women's naval ad...
Herries, William Herbert
1859–1923
Farmer, horse breeder, politician
Hetet, Rangimārie
1892–1995
Ngāti Maniapoto; matron, weaver
Hetherington, Jessie Isabel
1882–1971
Headmistress, lecturer, school inspector
Hetley, Georgina Burne
1832–1898
Artist
Hewett, Ellen Anne
1843–1926
Writer
Hewett, Mary Elizabeth Grenside
1857–1892
School principal
Hewlett, Hilda Beatrice
1864–1943
Aviator, aircraft manufacturer
Hickey, Mary St Domitille
1882–1958
Catholic nun, school principal, historia...
Hickey, Patrick Hodgens
1882–1930
Coalminer, trade unionist
Hickman, Thomas
1848–1930
Policeman
Hicks, Adelaide
1845–1930
Stewardess, homemaker, midwife, nurse
Higgins, Sarah
1830–1923
Homemaker, midwife, community leader, wr...
Higgs, Avis Winifred
1918–2016
Artist, textile designer
Hight, James
1870–1958
University professor, educational admini...
Hikairo, Wiremu
?–1851
Ngāti Rangiwewehi leader, peacemaker
Hikapuhi
1860 to 1871?–1934
Ngāti Pikiao tohunga
Hilgendorf, Frederick William
1874–1942
Teacher, lecturer, agricultural scientis...
Hill, Alfred Francis
1870–1960
Violinist, composer, conductor
Hill, Catherine
1893–1983
Maid, character
Hill, Emily
1847–1930
Teacher, temperance worker, suffragist
Hill, Eva Esther
1898–1981
Doctor, medical superintendent, writer, ...
Hill, Henry
1849–1933
School inspector, educationalist
Hill, Isaac Mason
1815 to 1816?–1885
Social reformer, servant, storekeeper, i...
Hill, Mabel
1872–1956
Artist
Hill, Tobias McGlinchy
1915–1977
Seaman, trade unionist, watersider
Hillary, Edmund Percival
1919–2008
Beekeeper, mountaineer, philanthropist
Hīmona, Richard Tahuora
1905–1984
Ngāti Kahungunu; farmer, community leade...
Hindmarsh, Alfred Humphrey
1860–1918
Lawyer, trade unionist, politician
Hine-i-paketia
?–?
Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Te Whatuiapiti...
Hine-i-tūrama Ngātiki
1818–1864
Ngāti Whakaue woman of mana
Hinematioro
?–1823
Ngāti Porou leader
Hinerangi, Sophia
1830 to 1834?–1911
Ngāti Ruanui; tourist guide
Hintz, Orton Sutherland
1907–1985
Journalist, newspaper editor, writer, fi...
Hīpango, Hoani Wiremu
1820?–1865
Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi leader, teache...
Hippolite, John Te One
1929–1993
Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Toa and Ngāti Kuia; f...
Hiroki, Wiremu
?–1882
Convicted murderer, protester
Hirst, Grace
1805–1901
Businesswoman, farmer, nurse, midwife
Hislop, John
1821–1904
Teacher, school inspector, educationalis...
Hobbs, John
1800–1883
Missionary, artisan, interpreter
Hobhouse, Edmund
1817–1904
Bishop
Hobson, William
1792–1842
Naval officer, colonial governor
Hochstetter, Christian Gottlieb Ferdinand von
1829–1884
Geologist, writer
Hocken, Thomas Morland
1836–1910
Doctor, historian, collector, bibliograp...
Hocton, Appo
1819 to 1823?–1920
Servant, landlord, carter, farmer
Hodge, Annie Mabel
1862–1938
Teacher, headmistress
Hodgens, Joseph
1887–1955
Carpenter, trade unionist, builder, poli...
Hodgkins, Frances Mary
1869–1947
Artist
Hodgkins, Geoffrey Michael William
1902–1965
Naturalist, character
Hodgkins, William Mathew
1833?–1898
Lawyer, artist
Hodgkinson, Samuel
1817–1914
Doctor, farmer, politician
Hodgson, Eliza Amy
1888–1983
Botanist
Hofmann, Frank Simon
1916–1989
Photographer, musician
Hogben, George
1853–1920
Educationalist, seismologist
Hogg, Alexander Wilson
1841–1920
Goldminer, journalist, politician, educa...
Hogg, Robert
1864–1941
Socialist, journalist, newspaper editor,...
Holcroft, Montague Harry
1902–1993
Journalist, writer, editor
Holdaway, Hubert Reginald
1896–1963
Teacher, orchardist, Methodist lay preac...
Holford, Alice Hannah
1867–1966
Nurse, midwife, hospital matron
Holland, Henry
1859–1944
Farmer, haulage contractor, businessman,...
Holland, Henry Edmund
1868–1933
Trade unionist, socialist, journalist, p...
Holland, Sidney George
1893–1961
Businessman, politician, farmer, prime m...
Holloway, John Ernest
1881–1945
Anglican priest, botanist, university le...
Holloway, John Thorpe
1914–1977
Alpine explorer, forest ecologist
Holm, Pehr Ferdinand
1844–1917
Mariner, ship owner
Holmes, Cecil William
1921–1994
Film-maker, unionist, communist
Holmes, Freeman Wright
1871–1967
Jockey, horse driver, trainer, breeder
Holmes, Paul Scott
1950–2013
Broadcaster, writer
Holmes, Robert West
1856–1936
Civil engineer
Holt, Robert
1832 to 1833?–1909
Builder, undertaker, timber merchant, sa...
Holyoake, Keith Jacka
1904–1983
Farmer, orchardist, politician, prime mi...
Hond, Patricia Laura Te Waikapoata
1927–1989
Taranaki woman of mana, teacher, soldier...
Hongi Hika
1772–1828
Ngāpuhi leader, trader, military campaig...
Hood, Mary
1822?–1902
Businesswoman
Hooker, Joseph Dalton
1817–1911
Botanist, explorer, writer, administrato...
Hooper, Basil Bramston
1876–1960
Architect
Hooper, Kate Challis Excelsa
1894–1982
Nurse, nursing administrator, community ...
Hopkins, Henry James
1912–1986
Civil engineer, university professor
Hornsby, John Thomas Marryat
1857–1921
Printer, newspaper editor, politician
Horomona, Maata
1893–1939
Ngāti Whakaue; actress
Horrell, Elizabeth
1826–1913
Teacher, homemaker
Horry, George Cecil
1907–1981
Criminal, confidence trickster, tailor, ...
Horsley, Alice Woodward
1871–1957
Doctor
Horton, Alfred George
1842 to 1843?–1903
Printer, newspaper proprietor and editor...
Horton, Edward Raymond
1920–1977
Criminal, murderer, painter
Hosking, William Henry
1841–1917
Doctor, hospital superintendent
Hōtere, Hone Papita Raukura (Ralph)
1931–2013
Te Aupōuri; artist
Howard, Caroline Cadette
1821–1907
Businesswoman, immigration officer, lect...
Howard, Edwin John
1868–1939
Mariner, trade unionist, journalist, pol...
Howard, Mabel Bowden
1894–1972
Trade unionist, community worker, politi...
Howell, John
1810 (uncertain)–1874
Whaler, trader, pastoralist, politician
Howell, John Henry
1869–1944
Technical college principal, Quaker
Howes, Edith Annie
1872–1954
Teacher, writer, educationalist
Howie, Fanny Rose
1868–1916
Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Porou; sing...
Howley, Calasanctius
1848–1933
Catholic nun, teacher
Hoyte, John Barr Clark
1835–1913
Artist, teacher
Huata, Hēmi Pītiti
1866 to 1867?–1954
Ngāti Kahungunu leader, Anglican clergym...
Huata, Wiremu Te Tau
1917–1991
Ngāti Kahungunu; Anglican priest, milita...
Hudson, George Vernon
1867–1946
Postal clerk, entomologist, astronomer
Hudson, James
1854–1912
Doctor, explorer
Huggan, Joseph Mitchell
1897–1957
Textile workers, storekeepers, community...
Huggan, Lily Annie
1890–1983
Textile workers, storekeepers, community...
Hughes, John Gethin
1866–1954
Law clerk, military leader
Hughes, Robert Clinton
1847–1935
Lawyer, conservationist
Hulme, Alfred Clive
1911–1982
Soldier, transport operator, prospector
Hulme, Edward
1812–1876
Doctor, health administrator
Hume, Arthur
1838 to 1841?–1918
Public servant, prison administrator, de...
Hume, James
1823–1896
Asylum superintendent
Humphries, Florence Ann
1915–1981
Housemaid, boarding-house manager, trade...
Hunger, Felix
1837?–1918
Blacksmith, farmer, coloniser
Hunn, Jack Kent
1906–1997
Union official, senior public servant
Hunt, Frances Irwin
1890–1981
Artist
Hunt, William Duffus
1867–1939
Shepherd, farm manager, stock and statio...
Hunter, Edward
1885–1959
Coalminer, trade unionist, writer
Hunter, Hiram
1874–1966
Labourer, teamster, trade unionist, loca...
Hunter, Thomas Alexander
1876–1953
Experimental psychologist, university pr...
Hunter, Thomas Anderson
1863–1958
Dentist, public health administrator
Hunter, William Magee
1833 to 1834?–1868
Soldier
Hura, Maata Te Reo
1904–1991
Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Hine and Te Āti Awa; Rā...
Hurd-Wood, Kathleen Gertrude
1886–1965
Advocate for the hard of hearing
Hurle, Leila Agnes Sophie
1901–1989
Principal, senior school inspector
Hurley, Rona Marjory
1897–1985
Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Porou; toba...
Husheer, Johann Gerhard
1864–1954
Tobacco grower and processor, industrial...
Hūtana, Īhāia
1843 to 1844?–1938
Ngāti Kahungunu leader, newspaper editor...
Hutchins, Leslie
1924–2003
Tourism entrepreneur
Hutchinson, Amy Hadfield
1874–1971
School hostel matron, spinner and weaver...
Hutchinson, Amy May
1888–1985
Maternity reformer
Hutton, Frederick Wollaston
1836–1905
Soldier, scientist, university professor
Hyde, Robin
1906–1939
Poet, novelist, journalist
