NEW ZEALAND DISASTERS AND TRAGEDIES
ON LINE MEMORIAL
Dedicated to those who drowned in NEW ZEALAND other than by Shipwreck. From newspaper reports, cemetery transcripts and family records.
Dedicated to those who have drowned in NEW ZEALAND.
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY AWARDS - 1893/1894.
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY AWARDS - 1897.
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY AWARDS - 1915 to 1918. As reported in the Auckland Weekly News from 1915 to 1918. Thanks to Jacqueline Walles for these.
Dedicated to those who have lost their lives due to various EPIDEMICS in New Zealand. Linked.
A total of 85 people were executed under NEW ZEALAND'S CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SYSTEM - 1842 - 1957. Linked.
Dedicated to the NEW ZEALAND POLICE OFFICERS - who have lost their lives in the line of duty from 1890. Linked.
Dedicated to those who have lost their lives on Mt Egmont/Taranaki since 1891 - MT EGMONT/TARANAKI - 1891 - 1959 - Taranaki, West Coast, North Island.
Dedicated to 3 Scottish brothers who lost their lives in New Zealand from 1904 until 1928 - THREE SCOTTISH BROTHERS THREE NEW ZEALAND DEATHS
Dedicated to all those who have lost their lives in New Zealand motor vehicle accidents.
Dedicated to the 21 people who lost their lives in the loss of the - SOPHIA PATE - on South Head, Kaipara Harbour, North Auckland - Tuesday 31 August 1841 - Linked
Dedicated to the 26 people who lost their lives during the - WAIRAU INCIDENT - Wairau, Marlborough - Saturday 17 June 1843.
Dedicated to the 60+ people who lost their lives with the landslide above the Maori village of - TE RAPA - Lake Taupo, North Island - Thursday 7 May 1846.
Dedicated to the 12 people who lost their lives during the - UPPER HUTT VALLEY FLOOD - Hutt Valley, Wellington, North Island - Monday 1 February 1858.
Dedicated to the 189 men who lost their lives with the wrecking of the - HMS ORPHEUS - Manukau Harbour, Auckland, North Island - Saturday 7 February 1863.
Dedicated to the estimated 100 - 200 gold miners who lost their lives during the OLD MAN FLOOD of 1863 - Clutha (Molyneaux), Kawarau, Shotover, Arrow, Manuherikia, Bannockburn and many other mountain streams, Otago, South Island - July - December 1863. Linked.
Dedicated to the 12 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - PRIDE OF THE YARRA - Otago Harbour, South Island - Saturday 04 July 1863.
Dedicated to the 13 men who lost their lives with the landslide at -MAORI POINT, SHOTOVER RIVER - Otago, South Island - Sunday 12 July and Tuesday 28 July 1863.
Dedicated to the 54 children and 2 adults who died on the voyage of the immigrant ship GANGES from Queenstown (Ireland) to Auckland - 04 November 1864 - 14 February 1865.
Dedicated to the 79 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - FIERY STAR - north of the Chatham Islands - Thursday 20 April 1865 on a voyage from Brisbane to London. Linked.
Dedicated to the 47 passengers and crew who lost their lives with the sinking of the - CITY OF DUNEDIN - Cook Strait - on a voyage from Wellington to Nelson and Hokitika - Saturday 20 May 1865. Linked.
Dedicated to the 73 passengers and crew who lost their lives with the sinking of the - GENERAL GRANT - Auckland Islands - on a voyage from Melbourne to London - Monday 14 May 1866.
Dedicated to the 25 people who lost their lives during the STORM OF FEBRUARY 1868 - 3rd and 4th February 1868 - Various parts of New Zealand.
Dedicated to the 20 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the full rigged ship - ST VINCENT - Sunday 14 February 1869 - Palliser Bay, after hitting the Mokomoko Rocks, Cape Campbell, Cook Strait.
Dedicated to the 8 people men who lost their lives with the sinking of the cutter - FLORA MACDONALD - Monday 02 February 1874 - Manukau Bar, Manukau Harbour, Auckland, North Island.
Dedicated to those who lost their lives with the fire and sinking of the - COSPATRICK - en-route from London to Auckland - Wednesday 18 November 1874 - off Cape of Good Hope.
Dedicated to the 104 people who lost their lives with the collision of the Forest and the AVALANCHE en-route from London to Wellington - Tuesday 11 September 1877 - off Portland, Dorset, England.
Dedicated to the 34 men who lost their lives in the - KAITANGATA MINE - Friday 21 February 1879 - Balclutha, Otago, South Island.
Dedicated to the 12 people who lost their lives during the fire at the - OCTAGON BUILDING FIRE - Monday 08 September 1879 - Dunedin, Otago, South Island.
Dedicated to the 4 children who lost their lives in the rail accident on the - RIMUTAKA INCLINE - Saturday 11 September 1880 - Rimutaka Ranges, between Wellington and Wairarapa, North Island.
Dedicated to the 131 people who lost their lives in the collision of the - SS TARARUA - with Otara Reef, Foveaux Strait, South Island - Friday 29 April 1881.
Dedicated to the 7 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - PAKEHA - Saturday 11 June 1881 - off Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury, South Island.
Dedicated to the 5 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - RONA - Monday 08 August 1881 - off Helensville and Kaipara Heads, Auckland west coast, North Island.
Dedicated to the 4 children who lost their lives during a house fire in SMITH STREET, DUNEDIN Tuesday 21 February 1882 - Dunedin, Otago, South Island
Dedicated to the 4 members of the SMITH family who lost their lives during a house fire in WHAREAMA - April 1882 - Whareama, Wairarapa, North Island.
Dedicated to the 9 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - BEN VENUE and CITY OF PERTH - Sunday 14 May 1882 - Timaru Harbour, Timaru, South Canterbury, South Island.
Dedicated to the 35 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - TAIAROA - Sunday 11 April 1886 - off the Clarence River, Marlborough, South Island.
Dedicated to the 120 people who lost their lives in the eruption of - MOUNT TARAWERA - Thursday 10 June 1886 - Rotorua, North Island.
Dedicated to the 4 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - BOOJUM - Wednesday 11 May 1887 - off Bay View/Petane, Napier, Hawke's Bay, North Island.
Dedicated to the 17 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - TREVELYAN - Saturday 31 March 1888 - off Cape of Good Hope on a voyage from Glasgow to Port Chalmers, Otago, South Island.
Dedicated to the 5 members of the MCFARLANE and COOKE families who drowned in the MATAURA RIVER - Thursday 25 October 1888, Mataura River, Southland, South Island.
Dedicated to the 8 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - YACHT MINERVA - Sunday 2 October 1892 - Off Marsden Point, Whangarei, Northland.
Dedicated to the 5 members of the QUILLINAN family who lost their lives during a mud slip at MAKOHINE - Monday 13 November 1893 - Makohine, Ohingaiti, Rangitikei, North Island.
Dedicated to the 121 people who lost their lives with the collision of the - SS WAIRARAPA - and Great Barrier Island, near Auckland - Monday 29 October 1894. Thanks to Denise and Peter for this. Linked.
A article from the Salvation Army magazine "War Cry" re the Sinking of the SS Wairarapa.
Dedicated to the 65 men who lost their lives in the - BRUNNER MINE - Thursday 26 May 1896 - West Coast, South Island.
Dedicated to the 12 people who lost their lives during the flooding of - CLIVE - Good Friday 16 April 1897 - Hawke's Bay, North Island.
Dedicated to the 11 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - STEAMER TASMANIA - Thursday 29 July 1897 - Off Table Cape, Mahia Peninsula, Hawkes Bay.
Dedicated to the 2 men who lost their lives when fire destroyed the - ROYAL OAK HOTEL, WELLINGTON - Saturday 10 December 1898 - Wellington, North Island.
Dedicated to the 4 people who lost their lives in the rail accident at - RAKAIA - Saturday 11 March 1899 - Canterbury, South Island.
Dedicated to the 16 children and 2 adults who lost their lives by drowning in the Motu River - MOTU RIVER DROWNINGS - Sunday 5 August 1900 - Motu River, east of Opunake, Bay of Plenty, North Island.
Dedicated to the 12 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - LIZZIE BELL - Wednesday 24 July 1901 - Waimate Reef, South Taranaki, North Island.
Dedicated to the 16 men of the New Zealand 8th Contingent who lost their lives in the - MACHAVIE RAIL ACCIDENT - Saturday 12 April 1902 - Machavie, near Klerksdorp, North West Province, South Africa.
Dedicated to the 13 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - VENTNOR - Tuesday 28 October 1902 - off Omapere Beach, near Hokianga Heads, Auckland, North Island.
Dedicated to the 45 people who lost their lives with the collision of the - SS ELINGAMITE - and Three Kings Island, North Island - Sunday 09 November 1902. Thanks to Denise and Peter for this.
Dedicated to those who lost their lives with the sinking of the - LOCH LONG - April 1903 - off the Chatham Islands. Linked.
Dedicated to the 4 people who lost their lives in the eruption of - WAIMANGU GEYSER ERUPTION - Sunday 30 August 1903 - Rotorua, North Island.
Dedicated to the 3 people who lost their lives in the - KINGSLAND, AUCKLAND TRAM COLLISION - Thursday 24 December 1903 - Kingsland, Auckland.
Dedicated to the 8 people who lost their lives during a landslide at BRUNNER GORGE - Wednesday 25 May 1904 - Wallsend, Brunner Gorge, Brunnerton, West Coast, South Island.
Dedicated to the 3 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - YACHT TEA ROA - Monday 2 January 1905 - Wellington Heads, Wellington Harbour, North Island.
Dedicated to the 2 men who lost their lives in the - CHANEY'S CORNER, KAIAPOI RAIL ACCIDENT - Saturday 24 June 1905 - Chaney's Corner, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, South Island.
Dedicated to the 1 New Zealander who lost his life with the explosion of the USS BENNINGTON - Friday 21 July 1905 - San Diego, California, USA.
Dedicated to the 3 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - SCOW OBAN - Sunday 31 December 1905/Monday 1 January 1906 - Wellington Harbour, Wellington, North Island.
Dedicated to the 6 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - SCHOONER RONGA - Sunday 22 April 1906 - between Lyttelton and Havelock, Marlborough, South Island.
Dedicated to the 4 children who lost their lives during a house fire in TE AWAMUTU - Thursday 27 September 1906 - Te Awamutu, Waikato, North Island.
Dedicated to the 3 men who lost their lives in the - NIGHTCAPS MINE - Friday 21 June 1907 - Nightcaps, Southland, South Island.
Dedicated to the 13 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - BARQUE DUNDONALD - Thursday 07 March 1907 - off Disappointment Island, 5 miles north west of the Auckland Islands, 180 miles south of New Zealand - Linked.
Dedicated to the 3 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - SCOW KIA ORA - Monday 14 December 1908 - Kawau Island, Hauraki Gulf.
Dedicated to the 12 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - AUXILIARY BRIGANTINE RIO LOGE - Friday 15 January 1909 - between Kaikoura and Cape Campbell, South Island.
Dedicated to the 72 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - SS PENGUIN - Friday 12 February 1909 - Cook Strait.
Dedicated to the 11 men who lost their lives during the construction of the - OTIRA TUNNEL - 1909 - 1917 - Otira Tunnel,between Otira and Arthur's Pass, South Island.
Dedicated to the 8 members of the ANDERSON and LUDLAM families who drowned in the WANGANUI RIVER - Sunday 10 April 1910, Wanganui River, Wanganui, North Island.
Dedicated to the 3 men who were killed in the - NYDIA BAY LOGGING ACCIDENT - Saturday 28 January 1911, Nydia Bay, Pelorous Sound, Marlborough, South Island.
Dedicated to the 12 people who drowned at - FOXTON BEACH AND PORANGAHAU- Sunday 22 October 1911, Foxton Beach, Manawatu and Porangahau, Hawkes Bay, North Island.
Dedicated to the 8 men who lost their lives in the - UPPER HUTT EXPLOSION - Saturday 28 March and Sunday 29 March 1914, Upper Hutt, Hutt Valley, Wellington, North Island.
Dedicated to the 10 men who lost their lives in the - WHITE ISLAND ERUPTION - September 1914 - and the 21 people who lost their lives on 09 December 2019 - Whakaari/White Island, Bay of Plenty, North Island.
Dedicated to the 43 men who lost their lives in the - RALPH MINE AT HUNTLY - Saturday 12 September 1914 - Huntly, Waikato, North Island.
Dedicated to the 17 men who lost their lives in the sinking of the - SS KAIRAKI - 25/26 September 1914 - off Point Elizabeth, Greymouth, West Coast, South Island.
Dedicated to the 32 New Zealanders who lost their lives with the torpedo-ing of the - HMTS MARQUETTE - Saturday 23 October 1915 - Salonica, Greece.
Dedicated to the 6 men who lost their lives in the quarry explosion at - OHAKUNE - Monday 15 May 1916 - Ohakune, Waimarino, North Island.
Dedicated to the 10 New Zealand soldiers who lost their lives in the rail accident at - BERE FERRERS - Monday 24 September 1917 - South Devon, England.
Dedicated to the 1190 New Zealand soldiers who were killed and the 2106 soldiers who were injured at the - BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE - Friday 12 October 1917.
Dedicated to the 17 New Zealanders who lost their lives during the sinking of the - APARIMA - Monday 19 August 1917 - by a German U-Boat - English Channel.
Dedicated to the 3 people who lost their lives and the many who lost their homes during the - RAETIHI FIRES - Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 March 1918 - Raetihi, Waimarino, North Island.
Dedicated to the 26 people who lost their lives with the collision of the - SS WIMMERA - and a German mine - Wednesday 26 June 1918 - North of Cape Maria van Dieman, Northland, North Island. Thanks to Graham Bould for this.
Provisional List of - VICTIMS OF THE 1918 FLU EPIDEMIC IN NEW ZEALAND BY DISTRICT - compiled by ancestry.com in conjunction with Professor Geoffrey Rice. Linked.
Dedicated to the 8573 New Zealand victims of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic MORTALITY RATES - RURAL AND URBAN
Dedicated to the 4 people who lost their lives at the - MATAROA, TAIHAPE RAIL ACCIDENT - Friday 8 November 1918 - Mataroa, near Taihape, Rangitikei, North Island.
Dedicated to the 8 men who lost their lives with the loss of the - COASTAL STEAMER TAINUI - Tuesday 16 September 1919 - off Gore Bay, Canterbury, South Island.
Dedicated to the 4 men who lost their lives with the loss of the - SCOW KAHU - March 1920 - between Motiti Island (Bay of Plenty) and Auckland, North Island. Thanks to Irene Taylor for this.
Dedicated to the 8 men who lost their lives with the loss of the - SCHOONER OMEGA - March 1921 - between Hobart, Tasmanaia and Dunedin, Otago, South Island
Dedicated to the 4 men who lost their lives in the - AUCKLAND SCAFFOLDING ACCIDENT - Wednesday 01 February 1922 - Queen Street, Auckland, North Island.
Dedicated to the 6 men who lost their lives rescuing bathers at - BLAKETOWN BEACH, GREYMOUTH - Wednesday 8 February 1922 - Blaketown Beach, Greymouth, West Coast, South Island. Thanks to Cynthia McCaughan for this.
Dedicated to the 5 men who lost their lives on the - TAIRUA BAR - Friday 31 March 1923 - Tairau Harbour Bar, Tairua, Coromandel, North Island.
Dedicated to the 17 people who lost their lives at the - ONGARUE RAIL ACCIDENT - Friday 6 July 1923 - Ongarue, King Country, North Island.
Dedicated to the 2 children who lost their lives at the - WAIKINO SCHOOL SHOOTING - Friday 19 October 1923 - Waikino, Karangahake Gorge, near Waihi, Ohinemuri, North Island.
Dedicated to the 5 family members who drowned at - MANAWATU RIVER MOUTH- Saturday 22 August 1925, Manawatu River Mouth, [Foxton Beach], Manawatu, North Island.
Dedicated to the 3 people who lost their lives in the - OPAPA RAIL ACCIDENT - Tuesday 22 September 1925 - Opapa, Hawkes Bay, North Island.
Dedicated to the 4 people who lost their lives in the - DOMINION HOTEL, ELTHAM FIRE - Wednesday 24 March 1926 - Eltham, Taranaki, North Island.
Dedicated to the 9 men who lost their lives in the - DOBSON MINE - Friday 03 December 1926 - West Coast, South Island.
Dedicated to the 2 men who dissapeared over the Tasman Sea on board - RYAN B-1 BROUGHAM G-AUNZ "AOTEAROA" - Tuesday 10 January 1928 - Tasman Sea - Linked.
Dedicated to the 8 men who lost their lives with the loss of the - ISABELLA DE FRAINE - Saturday 14 July 1928 - Hokianga Bar, Hokianga Harbour, North Auckland, North Island.
Dedicated to the 17 people who lost their lives during the - MURCHISON EARTHQUAKE - Monday 17 June 1929 - West Coast, South Island.
Dedicated to the 8 people who lost their lives during the - HIMATANGI FIRE - Saturday 07 September 1929 - Himatangi, Manawatu, North Island - treated as an unsolved murder.
Dedicated to the 5 people who lost their lives from exposure on the - TASMAN GLACIER - Sunday 19 January 1930 - Tasman Glacier, Southern Alps, South Island.
Dedicated to the 4 people who lost their lives at LONE ROCK (PENEIPAUA) - Easter Saturday 19 April 1930 - Tangoio Beach, north of Napier, Hawkes Bay, North Island. By Peter Trask.
HAWKE'S BAY EARTHQUAKE - 1931Dedicated to the 247 people who lost their lives from the - HAWKE'S BAY EARTHQUAKE - Tuesday 03 February 1931 - Hawkes Bay, North Island.
Dedicated to the 3 men who lost their lives during the - WAIROA AEROPLANE CRASH - Sunday 08 February 1931 - Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, North Island.
Dedicated to - ALBERT WILLIAM POTTER - Tuesday 27 October 1931 - Hunua, Papakura, Auckland, North Island. New Zealand's first ambulance officer death.
Dedicated to the 10 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - DORIS - after colliding with the Tu Atu - Wednesday 28 December 1932 - Napier Inner Harbour, Napier, Hawkes Bay, North Island.
Dedicated to the 11 men who lost their lives in the - THE GREAT STORM - Saturday 01 and Sunday 02 February 1936 - North Island.
Dedicated to the 4 members of the NOLAN family who lost their lives in the - MAEREWHENUA FIRE TRAGEDY - Wednesday 26 February 1936 - Maerewhenua, Oamaru, North Otago, South Island.
Dedicated to the 4 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - SCOW RANGI - Thursday 14 January 1937 - Off Rakino Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, North Island.
Dedicated to the 21 people who lost their lives during the - KOPUAWHARA CLOUD BURST - Friday 18 February 1938 - Mahia, Hawke's Bay, North Island.
Dedicated to the 7 people who lost their lives at the - RATANA RAIL ACCIDENT - Saturday 26 March 1938 - Ratana, near Wanganui, North Island.
Dedicated to the 11 men who lost their lives in the - GLEN AFTON MINE - Sunday 24 September 1939 - Glen Afton, near Huntly, Waikato, North Island.
Dedicated to the 4 men who lost their lives during the sinking of the - YACHT NGAHUIA - Sunday 14 January 1940 - off Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island.
Dedicated to the 16 people who lost their lives during the sinking of the - RMS RANGITANE - Wednesday 27 November 1940 - by German surface raiders 300 miles off the New Zealand Coast. Linked.
Dedicated to the 89 New Zealand soldiers who lost their lives during the sinking of the - CHAKDINA - Friday 05 December 1941 - by enemy action off Tobruk, Libya, Mediterranean Sea.
Dedicated to the - NEW ZEALAND PRISONERS OF WAR - during World War Two
Dedicated to the 45 New Zealand Prisoners of War who lost their lives during the sinking of the - JASON - Tuesday 09 December 1941 - by the British Submarine Porpoise -Mediterranean Sea between Benghazi and Italy.
Dedicated to the 151 New Zealand sailors who lost their lives during the sinking of the - HMS NEPTUNE - Friday 19 December 1941 - Mediterranean Sea off Tripoli, Libya. Linked.
Dedicated to the 3 men who dissapeared between Wigram, Christchurch and Timaru on board - AIRSPEED OXFORD NZ278 - Thursday 26 March 1942 - South Canterbury, South Island - Linked.
Dedicated to the 5 people who lost their lives in the - MOUNT RICHMOND, NELSON AIR CRASH - Thursday 07 May 1942 - Mount Richmond, Nelson, South Island.
Dedicated to the 11 men who lost their lives in the - USAAF B17E FLYING FORTRESS CRASH - Tuesday 9 June 1942 - Whenuapai, West Auckland, North Island.
Dedicated to the 118 New Zealand Prisoners of War who lost their lives during the sinking of the - NINO BIXIO - Monday 17 August 1942 - by the British Submarine Turbulent - Mediterranean Sea between Libya and Sicily.
Dedicated to the 37 women who lost their lives during the - SEACLIFF MENTAL HOSPITAL FIRE - Tuesday 08 December 1942 - Seacliff, near Dunedin, South Island.
Dedicated to the 3 men who dissapeared off the coast of Gisborne on board - VICKERS VINCENT NZ332 - Tuesday 08 December 1942 - East Cape, North Island - Linked.
Dedicated to the 49 men who lost their lives during the - FEATHERSTON CAMP RIOT - Thursday 25 February 1943 - Featherston, Wairarapa, North Island.
Dedicated to the 21 people who lost their lives in the - HYDE RAIL ACCIDENT - Friday 04 June 1943 - Hyde, Central Otago, South Island.
Dedicated to the 15 men who lost their lives in the - RNZAF CATALINA - Saturday 05 June 1943 - Fiji.
Dedicated to the 10 US Navy personnel who lost their lives in the TRAGEDY OFF WHAREROA BEACH - Sunday 20 June 1943 - off Whareroa Beach, Paekakariki, Wellington, North Island. Linked.
Dedicated to the 9 Japanese, 3 Thai and 3 Americans who lost their lives in the USAAF B-24 LIBERATOR CRASH - Monday 02 August 1943 - Whenuapai, West Auckland, North Island.
Dedicated to the 10 New Zealand sailors who lost their lives during the sinking of the - HMS ISIS - Thursday 20 July 1944 - Lost in action off the coast of Normandy.
Dedicated to the 14 men who lost their lives in the - NZRAF LOCKHEED HUDSON - Saturday 20 August 1944 - off Fiji.
Dedicated to the 12 men who lost their lives in the - RNZAF CATALINA - Saturday 27 January 1945 - Fiji.
Dedicated to the 5 men who lost their lives in the - WEST SHORE, NAPIER RAIL CAR ACCIDENT - Monday 06 August 1945 - West Shore, Napier, Hawkes Bay, North Island.
Dedicated to the 20 men who lost their lives in the - RNZAF DAKOTA - Tuesday 24 September 1945 - enroute Espiritu Santo to New Zealand.
Dedicated to the 41 people who lost their lives during the - BALLANTYNE'S FIRE - Tuesday 18 November 1947 - Christchurch, South Island.
Dedicated to the 6 people who lost their lives in the - SEDDON RAIL ACCIDENT - Wednesday 25 February 1948 - Seddon, Marlborough, South Island.
Dedicated to the 3 people who lost their lives during the - FRANKTON TORNADO - Wednesday 25 August 1948 - Frankton, Hamilton, Waikato, North Island.
Dedicated to the 13 people who lost their lives in the - MT RUAPEHU AIR CRASH - Saturday 23 October 1948 - Mt Ruapehu, Central Plateau, North Island.
Dedicated to the 15 people who lost their lives in the - PARAPARAUMU/WAIKANAE AIR CRASH - Friday 18 March 1949 - Paraparaumu - Waikanae, Wellington, North Island.
Dedicated to the 22 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - RANUI - Thursday 28 December 1950 - Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, North Island.
Dedicated to the 10 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - YACHT'S HUSKY AND ARGO - during the Wellington to Lyttelton Centennial Yacht Race - 23 - 29 January 1951 - New Zealand's worst yachting tragedy.
Dedicated to the 6 people who lost their lives during a fall on - MOUNT EGMONT/TARANAKI - Sunday 26 July 1953 - Mount Egmont/Taranaki, Taranaki, North Island.
THE UNFORGIVING MOUNTAIN - MT EGMONT/TARANAKI Memories of a tragic week on Mt Taranaki (Egmont) that left eight young people dead. By Peter Trask
THE EGMONT ACCIDENT - 1953 - by Peter Trask
Dedicated to the 7 men who lost their lives in the - RNZAF WIGRAM AIR CRASH - Thursday 15 October 1953 - Wigram, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island.
Dedicated to the 151 people who lost their lives when the Wellington to Auckland Express plunged in to the Whangaehu River at - TANGIWAI - Thursday 24 December 1953 - between Waiouru and Ohakune, Central Plateau, North Island.
Dedicated to the 15 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - MV HOLMGLEN - Monday/Tuesday 23/24 November 1959 - off the coast of Timaru, South Island.
Dedicated to the 6 people who lost their lives in the - MT RUAPEHU AIR CRASH - Tuesday 21 November 1961 - Mt Ruapehu, Central Plateau, North Island.
Dedicated to the 5 people who dissapeared between Christchurch and Milford Sound on board - DH90A DRAGONFLY ZK-AFB - Monday 12 February 1962 - South Island - Linked.
Dedicated to the 15 people who lost their lives in the - BRYNDERWYN BUS CRASH - Thursday 07 February 1963 - Brynderwyn Hills, North Auckland, North Island.
Dedicated to the 23 people who lost their lives in the - KAIMAI AIR CRASH - Wednesday 03 July 1963 - near Matamata, Waikato, North Island.
Dedicated to the 6 women who lost their lives in the - POLGREEN'S HILL, RATA BUS CRASH - Friday 16 July 1965 - Polgreen's Hill, Jefferson Line [ex State Highway 1], Rata, Rangitikei, North Island.
Dedicated to the 29 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - MV KAITAWA - Monday 23 May 1966 -near Pandora Bank, Cape Reinga, Northland, North Island.
Dedicated to the 19 men who lost their lives in the - STRONGMAN MINE - Thursday 19 January 1967 - Greymouth, West Coast, South Island.
Dedicated to the 53 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - TEV WAHINE - during Cyclone Giselle - Wednesday 10 April 1968 - Wellington Harbour, North Island.
SINKING OF THE TEV WAHINE - 1968Official letters sent to a survivor of - TEV WAHINE
Dedicated to the 6 people who lost their lives with the - INANGAHUA EARTHQUAKE - Friday 24 May 1968 - Inangahua, West Coast, South Island.
Dedicated to the 9 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - MV MARANUI - Thursday 13 June 1968 - off Mercury Bay, North Island.
Dedicated to the 4 men who lost their lives with the collapse of the - KAIMAI TUNNEL - Tuesday 24 February 1970 - near Matamata, Waikato, North Island.
Dedicated to the 16 people who lost their lives with the sinking of the - CAPITAINE BOUGAINVILLE - Wednesday 03 September 1975 - off Whananaki, Northland, North Island.
Dedicated to the 4 men who dissapeared over Fiordland on board - CESSNA 180 ZK-BMP - Wednesday 16 August 1978 - Fiordland, South Island - Linked.
Dedicated to the 7 people who dissapeared over Fiordland on board - CHEROKEE SIX ZK-EBU - Friday 29 December 1978 - Fiordland, South Island - Linked.
Dedicated to the 257 people who lost their lives with the collision of Air New Zealand Flight TE901 and - MOUNT EREBUS - Wednesday 28 November 1979 - Antarctica.
Dedicated to the 7 people who lost their lives when their car crashed off the Tiwai Wharf - TIWAI - Saturday 26 July 1980 - Tiwai, Southland, South Island.
Dedicated to the 4 members of the Turner family who dissapeared over the Southern Alps on board - CESSNA 172 ZK-CSS - Saturday 30 July 1983 - South Island - Linked.
Dedicated to the 4 men who lost their lives in the - NEW IMPERIAL (BOATMAN'S NO.4) MINE DISASTER - Wednesday 18 September 1985 - Boatman's Mine, Cronadun, Reefton, Buller, South Island.
Dedicated to the 8 people who lost their lives with the collision of Air Albatross Cessna ZK-EHT and high tension power cables in - TORY CHANNEL - Friday 04 October 1985 - near Arrowsmith Point, Tory Channel, Marlborough Sounds, South Island.
Dedicated to the 9 people who lost their lives with the loss of Foxpine Piper Seneca ZK-EQA which crashed in the - AHU AHU VALLEY - Thursday 12 May 1988 - Ahu Ahu Valley, near Wanganui, North Island.
Dedicated to the 5 people who lost their lives with the loss of The Helicopter Line Bell 206B Jet Ranger II Helicopter ZK-HKE which crashed in the - SKIPPERS CANYON - Tuesday 14 February 1989 - Skippers Canyon, near Queenstown, South Island.
Dedicated to the 7 people who lost their lives with the mid-air collision of Milford Sound Scenic Flights ZK-DAX and Fiordland Air ZK-DQF over - MILFORD SOUND - Saturday 30 December 1989 - Milford Sound, Southland, South Island.
Dedicated to the 13 men who lost their lives in a blizzard on - MOUNT RUAPEHU - Monday 13 August 1990 - Mount Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park, Ruapehu, North Island.
Dedicated to the 13 people who lost their lives in the mass shooting at - ARAMOANA, DUNEDIN, OTAGO - Tuesday 13 November 1990 - Aramoana, mouth of Otago Harbour, Dunedin, South Island. Linked.
Dedicated to the 14 people who lost their lives with the collapse of the viewing platform at - CAVE CREEK - Friday 28 April 1995 - near Punakaiki, West Coast, South Island.
Dedicated to the 8 people who lost their lives when their housebus crashed off the - MOHAKA BRIDGE - Sunday 10 September 1995 - Napier - Taupo Road, Hawkes Bay, North Island.
Dedicated to the 8 people who lost their lives in the - AIR ADVENTURES PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN AIR CRASH - Friday 06 June 2003 - near Christchurch, South Island. Linked.
Dedicated to the 9 people who lost their lives in a road accident at - NGARUA, MORRINSVILLE ROAD ACCIDENT - Wednesday 18 May 2005 - Ngarua, Morrinsville, Waikato, North Island.
Dedicated to the 6 students and 1 teacher who died in the - MANGATEPOPO CANYONING DISASTER - Tuesday 15 April 2008 - Mangatepopo Gorge, Tongariro National Park, Ruapehu, North Island. Linked.
Dedicated to the 9 people who lost their lives in the - SKYDIVE NZ WALTER FLETCHER FU24 AIR CRASH - Saturday 04 September 2010 - Fox Glacier, West Coast, South Island. Linked.
Dedicated to the 29 men who lost their lives in the - PIKE RIVER MINE DISASTER - Friday 19 November 2010 - Pike River Mine, 46 kilometres (29 mi) northeast of Greymouth, West Coast, South Island. Linked.
Dedicated to the 181 people who lost their lives during the - CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE - Tuesday 22 February 2011 - Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island. Linked.
Dedicated to the 11 people who lost their lives in the - CARTERTON BALLOONING TRAGEDY - Sunday 08 January 2012 - Carterton, Wairarapa, North Island. Linked.
Dedicated to the 8 men who lost their lives with the sinking of the - FISHING BOAT EASY RIDER - Wednesday 14 March 2012 - off the northern tip of Stewart Island, Foveaux Strait, South Island. Linked.
Dedicated to the 7 people who lost their lives in the - FOX GLACIER HELICOPTER CRASH - Saturday 21 November 2015 - Fox Glacier, West Coast, South Island. Those who died were GAMEREN Mitchell Paul (Mitch) 28 (Pilot), LEANG Sovannmony 27 (Australia), GIBSON Josephine 29 (Australia), CHARLTON Cynthia 70 (United Kingdom), CHARLTON Nigel Edwin 66 (United Kingdom), VIRCO Andrew 50 (United Kingdom) and WALKER Katherine 51 (United Kingdom)
Dedicated to the 8 men who lost their lives in the sinking of the - CHARTER FISHING BOAT FRANCIE - Saturday 26 November 2016 - Kaipara Harbour Bar, Kaipara Harbour, North Auckland, North Island. Linked.
Dedicated to the 51 people who lost their lives in the - CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUE SHOOTINGS - Friday 15 March 2019 - Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island. Linked.
ALSO SEE -
NEW ZEALAND DISASTERS TIMELINE
CHRISTCHURCH CITY LIBRARIES - NEW ZEALAND DISASTERS
GEONET'S HISTORIC NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKES
CAUSES OF DEATH 1875 - Thanks to Bill Martin for this:
361 or 10.7% of the male deaths in New Zealand were the result of violence. 36 of these were aged under 5 years and the remaining 325 over 5 years old. 26.3% died from Zymotic diseases, 7.8% died from diarrhea and dysentery, and 5.7% from typhus and typhoid 12.2% from constitutional diseases, 6.5% from phthisis. Respiratory problems accounted for 13.5% of all male deaths. Infant mortality was high with 1,514 of the 3,376 male deaths being under years of age.
While there was only 86 females who died as a result of violence, 50 of them were aged under 5 years and the remaining 36 over that age. Violent deaths of females accounted for 3.7% of all female deaths for the year 35.5% of all female deaths were from Zymotic diseases with diarrhea and dysentery accounting for 10.4% and 6.2% from typhus and typhoid. 12.3% from constitutional diseases, 5.1% from phthisis. Respiratory problems accounted for 12.0% of all female deaths Infant mortality was even higher amongst the female population at 1,263 from a total of 2,336.
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