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This is a list of the oldest people from New Zealand.
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People 107+
GRG-Validated GRG-Pending GRG-Unvalidated Living Under 110
Region/country of | |||||||
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Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
1 | Florence Finch [1] | F | 22 Dec 1893 | 10 Apr 2007 | 113 years, 109 days | ![]() |
Hawke’s Bay |
2 | Parewahawaha Ranginui Leonard [2] | F | 23 Sept 1872 | 29 Dec 1984 | 112 years, 97 days | Waikato | Bay of Plenty |
3 | Madeline Anderson [3] | F | 4 May 1907 | 19 June 2018 | 111 years, 46 days | Otago | Wellington |
4 | Mabel Jenkins [4] | F | 23 Sept 1908 | 7 July 2019 | 110 years, 287 days | Auckland | Waikato |
5 | Maudie Wilson [5] | F | 23 Mar 1903 | 24 Oct 2013 | 110 years, 215 days | Southland | Southland |
6 | Joan Brennan [6] | F | 10 Mar 1912 | 29 July 2022 | 110 years, 141 days | ![]() |
Auckland |
7 | Peg Griffin [7] | F | 25 May 1904 | 6 Oct 2014 | 110 years, 134 days | Manawatu-Whanganui | Wellington |
8 | Arthur Bates [8] | M | 25 Oct 1881 | 19 Jan 1992 | 110 years, 86 days | ![]() |
Hawke’s Bay |
9 | Linda Wiggins [9] | F | 17 Sept 1908 | 2 Dec 2018 | 110 years, 76 days | Auckland | Taranaki |
10 | Ethel Booth [10] | F | 25 Dec 1890 | 18 Feb 2001 | 110 years, 55 days | Waikato | Waikato |
11 | Jean Tillie [11] | F | 23 Nov 1883 | 23 Oct 1993 | 109 years, 334 days | ![]() |
Tasman |
12 | Laura White [12] | F | 1 Dec 1890 | 27 Sept 2000 | 109 years, 301 days | ? | Auckland |
13 | Ronald Hermanns [13] | M | 25 Sept 1911 | 30 Aug 2021 | 109 years, 339 days | ![]() |
Canterbury |
14 | Ethel Keen [14] | F | 13 July 1882 | 14 Apr 1992 | 109 years, 276 days | Canterbury | Canterbury |
15 | Lola de la Haye [15] | F | 2 Nov 1909 | 9 July 2019 | 109 years, 249 days | Wellington | Taranaki |
16 | Beryl Baguley [16] | F | 19 Mar 1909 | 14 Nov 2018 | 109 years, 240 days | Auckland | Auckland |
17 | Mahala Sadler [17] | F | 28 Sept 1896 | 18 Apr 2006 | 109 years, 199 days | ![]() |
Bay of Plenty |
18 | Elsie Dunbar [18] | F | 31 Mar 1894 | 1 Aug 2003 | 109 years, 123 days | Waikato | Waikato |
19 | Edna Mossman [19] | F | 6 Mar 1895 | 23 June 2004 | 109 years, 109 days | Auckland | Waikato |
20 | Lillian Hickmott [20] | F | 10 Feb 1880 | 17 May 1989 | 109 years, 96 days | ![]() |
Hawke's Bay |
21 | Lena Ray [21] | F | 19 Jan 1902 | 14 Mar 2011 | 109 years, 54 days | Taranaki | Auckland |
22 | Doris Mackintosh [22] | F | 18 Jan 1902 | 11 Feb 2011 | 109 years, 24 days | ![]() |
Canterbury |
Lena Walker [23] | F | 11 June 1912 | 5 July 2021 | 109 years, 24 days | Manawatu-Whanganui | Northland | |
24 | Mary Doyle [24] | F | 25 Mar 1887 | 17 Apr 1996 | 109 years, 23 days | Wellington | Wellington |
25 | Bertha Cole [25] | F | 17 Aug 1888 | 6 Sept 1997 | 109 years, 20 days | ? | Wellington |
26 | Ruby Billings [26] | F | 27 Apr 1900 | 9 May 2009 | 109 years, 12 days | Auckland | Waikato |
27 | Winifred Hoy [27] | F | 22 Jan 1909 | 2 Feb 2018 | 109 years, 11 days | ![]() |
Wellington |
28 | Esther Moreland [28] | F | 25 Feb 1902 | 11 Feb 2011 | 108 years, 351 days | Manawatu-Whanganui | Wellington |
29 | Irene Morgan [29] | F | 10 Mar 1899 | 22 Feb 2008 | 108 years, 349 days | ![]() |
Canterbury |
30 | Gladys Hanson [30] | F | 22 July 1909 | 1 July 2018 | 108 years, 344 days | Otago | Canterbury |
31 | Lila Firth [31] | F | 10 Sept 1873 | 29 July 1982 | 108 years, 322 days | Auckland | Auckland |
32 | Aileen Kars [32] | F | 12 Sept 1913 | Living | 108 years, 330 days | Manawatu-Whanganui | Manawatu-Whanganui |
33 | Marjory Monteith [33] | F | 19 Feb 1891 | 3 Jan 2000 | 108 years, 318 days | ![]() |
Hawke’s Bay |
34 | Connie Trewern [34] | F | 2 Oct 1913 | Living | 108 years, 310 days | ![]() ![]() |
Auckland |
35 | Olive Oldfield [35] | F | 4 Dec 1906 | 17 Aug 2015 | 108 years, 256 days | Auckland | Northland |
36 | Nina Brown [36] | F | 18 Sept 1911 | 29 May 2020 | 108 years, 254 days | Canterbury | Canterbury |
37 | William Swensson [37] | M | 21 Apr 1885 | 19 Dec 1993 | 108 years, 242 days | Wellington | Wellington |
38 | Hazel Northcott [38] | F | 14 Jan 1906 | 9 Sept 2014 | 108 years, 238 days | Manawatu-Whanganui | Manawatu-Whanganui |
39 | James Hill [39] | M | 25 Dec 1890 | 4 Aug 1999 | 108 years, 222 days | ? | Northland |
40 | Bill Mitchell [40] | M | 10 Apr 1913 | 8 Nov 2021 | 108 years, 212 days | Southland | Canterbury |
41 | Kate Smart [41] | F | 4 Dec 1888 | 3 July 1997 | 108 years, 211 days | ? | Auckland |
42 | Moy Kim Ng [42] | F | 3 July 1911 | 9 Jan 2020 | 108 years, 190 days | ![]() |
Otago |
43 | Mabel Wachner [43] | F | 22 Dec 1892 | 29 June 2001 | 108 years, 189 days | ? | Southland |
44 | Ethel Somerville [41] | F | 14 Jan 1889 | 12 July 1997 | 108 years, 179 days | Canterbury | Manawatu-Whanganui |
45 | Bob Edwards [44] | M | 15 Feb 1908 | 7 Aug 2016 | 108 years, 174 days | ![]() |
Auckland |
46 | Gwen McGruer [45] | F | 4 Dec 1904 | 22 May 2013 | 108 years, 169 days | Waikato | Waikato |
47 | Ella Gardner [46] | F | 16 May 1899 | 28 Oct 2007 | 108 years, 165 days | ? | Canterbury |
48 | Mabel Kissling [47] | F | 19 Dec 1905 | 4 May 2014 | 108 years, 136 days | ? | Canterbury |
49 | Sarah Foote [48] | F | 25 Apr 1887 | 14 Aug 1995 | 108 years, 111 days | ![]() |
Otago |
50 | Olive Stains [49] | F | 25 Oct 1900 | 4 Feb 2009 | 108 years, 102 days | West Coast | Bay of Plenty |
51 | May Donald [50] | F | 4 May 1914 | Living | 108 years, 96 days | Taranaki | Manawatu-Whanganui |
52 | Emily McCrostie [51] | F | 8 Mar 1889 | 29 May 1997 | 108 years, 82 days | Southland | Southland |
53 | Muriel Smith [52] | F | 10 Apr 1903 | 27 June 2011 | 108 years, 78 days | Canterbury | Canterbury |
54 | Elizabeth Downing [53] | F | 25 May 1885 | 2 Aug 1993 | 108 years, 69 days | ? | Auckland |
55 | Maria McGrath [54] | F | 4 Dec 1887 | 2 Feb 1996 | 108 years, 60 days | ![]() |
Waikato |
56 | Agnes Whitworth [55] | F | 27 Feb 1873 | 24 Apr 1981 | 108 years, 56 days | ![]() |
Canterbury |
57 | Marie Hodgkinson [56] | F | 21 Mar 1891 | 27 Apr 1999 | 108 years, 37 days | ? | Auckland |
58 | Ella Wilson [57] | F | 27 June 1914 | Living | 108 years, 42 days | ? | Bay of Plenty |
59 | Annie Mason [58] | F | 16 Apr 1908 | 23 Apr 2016 | 108 years, 7 days | ![]() |
Canterbury |
60 | Dot Judkins [59] | F | 14 Mar 1910 | 18 Mar 2018 | 108 years, 4 days | Otago | Canterbury |
61 | Charles Campbell [60] | M | 24 Aug 1886 | 29 July 1994 | 107 years, 339 days | Southland | Southland |
Constance Dickinson [61] | F | 20 Oct 1900 | 23 Sept 2008 | 107 years, 339 days | ? | Bay of Plenty | |
63 | Agnes Nye [62] | F | 29 Mar 1885 | 25 Feb 1993 | 107 years, 333 days | ? | Otago |
64 | Molly Holmes [63] | F | 20 Mar 1911 | 2 Feb 2019 | 107 years, 319 days | ![]() |
Wellington |
65 | Margaret Strahan [64] | F | 17 Feb 1893 | 19 Dec 2000 | 107 years, 306 days | ? | Manawatu-Whanganui |
66 | Fred Thomson [65] | M | 15 July 1912 | 11 May 2020 | 107 years, 301 days | Marlborough | Auckland |
67 | Agnes Campion [66] | F | 5 Oct 1905 | 25 July 2013 | 107 years, 293 days | ![]() |
Bay of Plenty |
68 | Agnes Harkins [67] | F | 28 June 1903 | 29 Mar 2011 | 107 years, 274 days | ![]() |
Wellington |
Bob Moorfield [68] | M | 11 Nov 1912 | 11 Aug 2020 | 107 years, 274 days | Waikato | Waikato | |
70 | William Hayes [69] | M | 3 Aug 1888 | 30 Apr 1996 | 107 years, 271 days | Auckland | Auckland |
71 | Jessie Alabone [70] | F | 22 Aug 1911 | 2 May 2019 | 107 years, 253 days | Canterbury | Canterbury |
72 | Dudley Sainsbury [71] | M | 15 June 1903 | 18 Feb 2011 | 107 years, 248 days | ![]() |
Bay of Plenty |
73 | Harold Clark [72] | M | 20 Oct 1902 | 13 June 2010 | 107 years, 236 days | Auckland | Auckland |
74 | Lucy Williamson [73] | F | 27 Oct 1900 | 16 June 2008 | 107 years, 233 days | ![]() |
Auckland |
75 | Zella Roberts [74] | F | 6 Dec 1904 | 25 July 2012 | 107 years, 231 days | Auckland | Auckland |
76 | Inez Newton [75] | F | 7 Nov 1901 | 15 June 2009 | 107 years, 220 days | ![]() |
Auckland |
77 | Howard Buss [76] | M | 25 June 1911 | 25 Jan 2019 | 107 years, 214 days | Canterbury | Canterbury |
78 | Nellie Roper [77] | F | 23 July 1883 | 7 Feb 1991 | 107 years, 199 days | ? | Auckland |
79 | Linda Hopkins [78] | F | 19 Jan 1908 | 5 Aug 2015 | 107 years, 198 days | ![]() |
Bay of Plenty |
80 | Dorothy Webster [79] | F | 21 Jan 1912 | 16 July 2019 | 107 years, 176 days | ? | Wellington |
81 | Constance McIntyre [80] | F | 18 May 1900 | 9 Nov 2007 | 107 years, 175 days | ? | Taranaki |
82 | Violet Murray [81] | F | 28 Mar 1882 | 13 Sept 1989 | 107 years, 169 days | ? | Wellington |
83 | Norah Livingstone [82] | F | 18 Apr 1892 | 29 Sept 1999 | 107 years, 164 days | ? | Canterbury |
Florence Harvey [83] | F | 5 June 1906 | 16 Nov 2013 | 107 years, 164 days | Wellington | Bay of Plenty | |
85 | Alice Graham [84] | F | 9 Mar 1881 | 16 Aug 1988 | 107 years, 160 days | ? | Otago |
86 | Bertha Evans [85] | F | 12 Dec 1894 | 10 May 2002 | 107 years, 149 days | ![]() |
Auckland |
87 | Jessie Little [86] | F | 26 Oct 1879 | 23 Mar 1987 | 107 years, 148 days | Auckland | Auckland |
88 | Mary Bromley [87] | F | 11 Jan 1880 | 6 June 1987 | 107 years, 146 days | ? | Auckland |
89 | Kathleen Burder [88] | F | 26 June 1909 | 8 Nov 2016 | 107 years, 135 days | ![]() |
Wellington |
90 | Annie Norman [89] | F | 29 Dec 1887 | 11 May 1995 | 107 years, 133 days | ? | Otago |
Jemima King [90] | F | 28 Feb 1913 | 10 July 2020 | 107 years, 133 days | ![]() |
Bay of Plenty | |
92 | Betty Fleming [91] | F | 28 Sept 1909 | 6 Feb 2017 | 107 years, 131 days | Wellington | Marlborough |
93 | Ivy Speirs [92] | F | 5 Mar 1896 | 4 July 2003 | 107 years, 121 days | Manawatu-Whanganui | Manawatu-Whanganui |
94 | Margaret Bugden [93] | F | 12 Jan 1896 | 12 May 2003 | 107 years, 120 days | ? | Otago |
95 | Lillian Hayman [94] | F | 12 Sept 1908 | 31 Dec 2015 | 107 years, 110 days | ||
Nancy Francis [95] | F | 8 Dec 1912 | 27 Mar 2020 | 107 years, 110 days | Canterbury | Manawatu-Whanganui | |
97 | Edith Robison [96] | F | 30 Jan 1879 | 15 May 1986 | 107 years, 105 days | ||
98 | Inez Wing [97] | F | 26 Jan 1905 | 23 Apr 2012 | 107 years, 88 days | ||
99 | Mary Brakenbury [98] | F | 13 May 1915 | Living | 107 years, 87 days | ![]() |
Canterbury |
100 | Esther McKenzie [99] | F | 21 Sept 1908 | 6 Dec 2015 | 107 years, 76 days | ||
101 | Hazel Furzey [100] | F | 28 May 1906 | 6 Aug 2013 | 107 years, 70 days | ||
102 | Win Turner [101] | F | 12 Jan 1904 | 18 Mar 2011 | 107 years, 65 days | ||
103 | Ivy Blacklock [102] | F | 10 May 1889 | 13 July 1996 | 107 years, 64 days | Southland | Auckland |
104 | Helen Dixon [103] | F | 8 July 1862 | 7 Sept 1969 | 107 years, 61 days | Manawatu-Whanganui | Auckland |
105 | Sarah Fenton [104] | F | 17 Aug 1873 | 15 Oct 1980 | 107 years, 59 days | ? | Auckland |
Ella McGuinness [105] | F | 23 Apr 1908 | 21 June 2015 | 107 years, 59 days | |||
107 | Mere Ngatoa [106] | F | 27 July 1905 | 17 Sept 2012 | 107 years, 52 days | ||
108 | Rita Turtill [107] | F | 3 Nov 1910 | 18 Dec 2017 | 107 years, 45 days | ||
109 | Gladys Landery [108] | F | 27 Feb 1896 | 6 Apr 2003 | 107 years, 38 days | ? | Canterbury |
110 | Lily Ng [109] | F | 24 May 1908 | 30 June 2015 | 107 years, 37 days | ? | Canterbury |
111 | Gladys Hollander [110] | F | 25 Aug 1908 | 29 Sept 2015 | 107 years, 35 days | ||
112 | Annie Smallman [111] | F | 7 Dec 1896 | 30 Dec 2003 | 107 years, 23 days | ? | Southland |
113 | Florence Sedcole [112] | F | 5 Jan 1879 | 26 Jan 1986 | 107 years, 21 days | ? | Auckland |
114 | Martha McLeod [113] | F | 5 Oct 1875 | 25 Oct 1982 | 107 years, 20 days | Auckland | Otago |
115 | Ethel Lumsden [114] | F | 25 July 1884 | 11 Aug 1991 | 107 years, 17 days | ? | Southland |
116 | Elvera Hamilton [115] | F | 19 Apr 1894 | 2 May 2001 | 107 years, 13 days | ? | Auckland |
Violet Taylor [116] | F | 27 Feb 1913 | 11 Mar 2020 | 107 years, 13 days | ? | Auckland | |
118 | Taiwung Yu Hoi [117] | M | 26 Aug 1904 | 30 Aug 2011 | 107 years, 4 days | ![]() |
Wellington |
Incomplete cases
Region/country of | ||||||
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Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
Mary [118] | F | ≈29 June 1914 | ≈1 Aug 2022 | 108 years, ≈33 days | ? | ? |
Questionable cases
Region/country of | ||||||
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Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
Hori Paki [119] | M | 19 July 1865? | 13 Apr 1972 | 106 years, 269 days? | ? | Waikato |
Madhav Rama [120] | M | 12 June 1898? | 27 May 2004 | 105 years, 350 days? | ![]() |
Wellington |
Martha Timoko [121] | F | 9 Aug 1912/16 | 4 Sept 2019 | 107/103 years, 23 days | Northland | Hawke's Bay |
Oldest known emigrants (108+)
Region/country of | |||||||
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Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
1 | Teresa Locke | F | 30 Nov 1865 | 18 June 1976 | 110 years, 201 days | Otago | ![]() |
2 | Annie Violet Feil | F | 17 July 1904 | 3 Aug 2014 | 110 years, 17 days | ? | ![]() |
3 | Monica Guy [122] | F | 9 Nov 1906 | 10 Apr 2015 | 108 years, 152 days | ? | ![]() |
Chronological list of the oldest living person in New Zealand since 1967
Validated / Under 110 Validated / Under 110 (living) Pending Unvalidated
From | To | Name | Sex | Age(s) when oldest |
Lifespan |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
? | 19 July 1967 | Lavinia Baskerville | F | ? – 105 | Apr/June 1862 – 19 July 1967 105 years, 19 days+ |
19 July 1967 | 7 Sept 1969 (2 yrs, 50 days) |
Helen Dixon | F | 105 – 107 | 8 July 1862 – 7 Sept 1969 107 years, 61 days |
7 Sept 1969 | 28 Mar 1971 (1 yr, 202 days) |
Mary Luplau | F | 104 – 106 | 11 Feb 1865 – 28 Mar 1971 106 years, 45 days |
28 Mar 1971 | 16 Jan 1972 (294 days) |
Flora Barton | F | 105 – 106 | 8 July 1865 – 16 Jan 1972 106 years, 192 days |
16 Jan 1972 | 23 Oct 1972 (281 days) |
Alexander Hughes | M | 104 | 2 Dec 1867 – 23 Oct 1972 104 years, 326 days |
23 Oct 1972 | 23 July 1973 (273 days) |
Agnes Wilson | F | 104 – 105 | 18 Apr 1868 – 23 July 1973 105 years, 96 days |
23 July 1973 | 17 June 1974 (329 days) |
Lillian Blyth | F | 104 – 105 | 18 Aug 1868 – 17 June 1974 105 years, 303 days |
17 June 1974 | 9 Dec 1974 (175 days) |
Ethel Pearson | F | 104 | 21 Mar 1870 – 9 Dec 1974 104 years, 263 days |
9 Dec 1974 | 12 Aug 1976 (1 yr, 247 days) |
Mary Cartwright | F | 103 – 105 | 28 Mar 1871 – 12 Aug 1976 105 years, 137 days |
12 Aug 1976 | 13 Dec 1978 (2 yrs, 123 days) |
Caroline Turner-Williams | F | 104 – 106 | 28 Mar 1872 – 13 Dec 1978 106 years, 260 days |
13 Dec 1978 | 29 Dec 1984 (6 yrs, 16 days) |
Parewahawaha Ranginui Leonard | F | 106 – 112 | 23 Sept 1872 – 29 Dec 1984 112 years, 97 days |
29 Dec 1984 | 26 Jan 1986 (1 yr, 28 days) |
Florence Sedcole | F | 105 – 107 | 5 Jan 1879 – 26 Jan 1986 107 years, 21 days |
26 Jan 1986 | 15 May 1986 (109 days) |
Edith Robison | F | 106 – 107 | 30 Jan 1879 – 15 May 1986 107 years, 105 days |
15 May 1986 | 23 Mar 1987 (312 days) |
Jessie Little | F | 106 – 107 | 26 Oct 1879 – 23 Mar 1987 107 years, 148 days |
23 Mar 1987 | 6 June 1987 (75 days) |
Mary Bromley | F | 107 | 11 Jan 1880 – 6 June 1987 107 years, 146 days |
6 June 1987 | 17 May 1989 (1 yr, 345 days) |
Lillian Hickmott | F | 107 – 109 | 10 Feb 1880 – 17 May 1989 109 years, 96 days |
17 May 1989 | 19 Jan 1992 (2 yrs, 247 days) |
Arthur Bates | M | 107 – 110 | 25 Oct 1881 – 19 Jan 1992 110 years, 86 days |
19 Jan 1992 | 14 Apr 1992 (86 days) |
Ethel Keen | F | 109 | 13 July 1882 – 14 Apr 1992 109 years, 276 days |
14 Apr 1992 | 23 Oct 1993 (1 yr, 192 days) |
Jean Tillie | F | 108 – 109 | 23 Nov 1883 – 23 Oct 1993 109 years, 334 days |
23 Oct 1993 | 19 Dec 1993 (57 days) |
William Swensson | M | 108 | 21 Apr 1885 – 19 Dec 1993 108 years, 242 days |
19 Dec 1993 | 29 July 1994 (222 days) |
Charles Campbell | M | 107 | 24 Aug 1886 – 29 July 1994 107 years, 339 days |
29 July 1994 | 17 Apr 1996 (1 yr, 263 days) |
Mary Doyle | F | 107 – 109 | 25 Mar 1887 – 17 Apr 1996 109 years, 23 days |
17 Apr 1996 | 30 Apr 1996 (13 days) |
William Hayes | M | 107 | 3 Aug 1888 – 30 Apr 1996 107 years, 271 days |
30 Apr 1996 | 6 Sept 1997 (1 yr, 129 days) |
Bertha Cole | F | 107 – 109 | 17 Aug 1888 – 6 Sept 1997 109 years, 20 days |
6 Sept 1997 | 27 Sept 2000 (3 yrs, 21 days) |
Laura White | F | 106 – 109 | 1 Dec 1890 – 27 Sept 2000 109 years, 301 days |
27 Sept 2000 | 18 Feb 2001 (144 days) |
Ethel Booth | F | 109 – 110 | 25 Dec 1890 – 18 Feb 2001 110 years, 55 days |
18 Feb 2001 | 29 June 2001 (139 days) |
Mabel Wachner | F | 108 | 22 Dec 1892 – 29 June 2001 108 years, 189 days |
29 June 2001 | 10 Apr 2007 (5 yrs, 285 days) |
Florence Finch | F | 107 – 113 | 22 Dec 1893 – 10 Apr 2007 113 years, 109 days |
10 Apr 2007 | 22 Feb 2008 (318 days) |
Irene Morgan | F | 108 | 10 Mar 1899 – 22 Feb 2008 108 years, 349 days |
22 Feb 2008 | 9 May 2009 (1 yr, 76 days) |
Ruby Billings | F | 107 – 109 | 27 Apr 1900 – 9 May 2009 109 years, 12 days |
9 May 2009 | 15 June 2009 (37 days) |
Inez Newton | F | 107 | 7 Nov 1901 – 15 June 2009 107 years, 220 days |
15 June 2009 | 11 Feb 2011 (1 yr, 241 days) |
Doris Mackintosh | F | 107 – 109 | 18 Jan 1902 – 11 Feb 2011 109 years, 23 days |
11 Feb 2011 | 14 Mar 2011 (31 days) |
Lena Ray | F | 109 | 19 Jan 1902 – 14 Mar 2011 109 years, 54 days |
14 Mar 2011 | 24 Oct 2013 (2 yrs, 224 days) |
Maudie Wilson | F | 107 – 110 | 23 Mar 1903 – 24 Oct 2013 110 years, 215 days |
24 Oct 2013 | 6 Oct 2014 (347 days) |
Peg Griffin | F | 109 – 110 | 25 May 1904 – 6 Oct 2014 110 years, 134 days |
6 Oct 2014 | 17 Aug 2015 (315 days) |
Olive Oldfield | F | 107 – 108 | 4 Dec 1906 – 17 Aug 2015 108 years, 256 days |
17 Aug 2015 | 19 June 2018 (2 yrs, 306 days) |
Madeline Anderson | F | 108 – 111 | 4 May 1907 – 19 June 2018 111 years, 46 days |
19 June 2018 | 2 Dec 2018 (166 days) |
Linda Wiggins | F | 109 – 110 | 17 Sept 1908 – 2 Dec 2018 110 years, 76 days |
2 Dec 2018 | 7 July 2019 (217 days) |
Mabel Jenkins | F | 110 | 23 Sept 1908 – 7 July 2019 110 years, 287 days |
7 July 2019 | 9 July 2019 (2 days) |
Lola de la Haye | F | 109 | 2 Nov 1909 – 9 July 2019 109 years, 249 days |
9 July 2019 | 9 Jan 2020 (184 days) |
Moy Kim Ng | F | 108 | 3 July 1911 – 9 Jan 2020 108 years, 190 days |
9 Jan 2020 | 29 May 2020 (141 days) |
Nina Brown | F | 108 | 18 Sept 1911 – 29 May 2020 108 years, 254 days |
29 May 2020 | 30 Aug 2021 (1 yr, 93 days) |
Ronald Hermanns | M | 108 – 109 | 25 Sept 1911 – 30 Aug 2021 109 years, 341 days |
30 Aug 2021 | 29 July 2022 (333 days) |
Joan Brennan | F | 109 – 110 | 10 Mar 1912 – 29 July 2022 110 years, 141 days |
29 July 2022 | Present 0 years, 10 days |
Aileen Kars | F | 108* | Born 12 Sept 1913 108 years, 330 days |
Chronological list of the oldest living man in New Zealand since 1971
Validated / Under 110 Validated / Under 110 (living) Pending Unvalidated
From | To | Name | Age when oldest |
Lifespan |
---|---|---|---|---|
? | 19 Mar 1961 | Jeremiah Kelly | ? – 104 | 1856/1857 – 19 Mar 1961 104 years |
? | 5 Aug 1971 | Christopher Murray | ? – 105 | Dec 1865 – 5 Aug 1971 105 years, 217+ days |
5 Aug 1971 | 23 Oct 1972 (1 yr, 79 days) |
Alexander Hughes | 103 – 104 | 2 Dec 1867 – 23 Oct 1972 104 years, 326 days |
23 Oct 1972 | 18 Apr 1975 (2 yrs, 177 days) |
Maxwell Wallenstein | 101 – 103 | 13 July 1871 – 18 Apr 1975 103 years, 279 days |
18 Apr 1975 | 20 Aug 1977 (2 yrs, 124 days) |
Wesley Firth | 102 – 104 | 23 Jan 1873 – 20 Aug 1977 104 years, 209 days |
20 Aug 1977 | 4 Nov 1978 (1 yr, 76 days) |
Frederick Fox | 102 – 103 | 3 June 1875 – 4 Nov 1978 103 years, 154 days |
4 Nov 1978 | 26 Nov 1980 (2 yrs, 22 days) |
David Orange | 102 – 104 | 15 Oct 1876 – 26 Nov 1980 104 years, 42 days |
26 Nov 1980 | 6 June 1981 (192 days) |
Thomas Salmon | 103 | 19 July 1877 – 6 June 1981 103 years, 322 days |
6 June 1981 | 20 Mar 1982 (287 days) |
Allan Watkins[123] | 100 – 101 | 24 Nov 1880 – 20 Mar 1982 101 years, 116 days |
20 Mar 1982 | 28 Nov 1983 (1 yr, 253 days) |
Edward Leigh[124] | 101 – 102 | 2 Jan 1881 – 28 Nov 1983 102 years, 330 days |
28 Nov 1983 | 19 Jan 1992 (8 yrs, 52 days) |
Arthur Bates | 102 – 110 | 25 Oct 1881 – 19 Jan 1992 110 years, 86 days |
19 Jan 1992 | 19 Dec 1993 (1 yr, 334 days) |
William Swensson | 106 – 108 | 21 Apr 1885 – 19 Dec 1993 108 years, 242 days |
19 Dec 1993 | 29 July 1994 (222 days) |
Charles Campbell | 107 | 24 Aug 1886 – 29 July 1994 107 years, 339 days |
29 July 1994 | 12 Mar 1995 (226 days) |
Hubert Harden | 106 | 15 July 1888 – 12 Mar 1995 106 years, 240 days |
12 Mar 1995 | 30 Apr 1996 (1 yr, 49 days) |
William Hayes | 106 – 107 | 3 Aug 1888 – 30 Apr 1996 107 years, 271 days |
30 Apr 1996 | 4 Aug 1999 (3 yrs, 96 days) |
James Hill | 105 – 108 | 25 Dec 1890 – 4 Aug 1999 108 years, 222 days |
4 Aug 1999 | 10 Oct 2001 (2 yrs, 67 days) |
Lawrence Blyth | 102 – 105 | 18 Sept 1896 – 10 Oct 2001 105 years, 22 days |
10 Oct 2001 | 13 Feb 2003 (1 yr, 126 days) |
Bright Williams | 104 – 105 | 27 Feb 1897 – 13 Feb 2003 105 years, 351 days |
13 Feb 2003 | 10 Apr 2006 (3 yrs, 56 days) |
Cecil Hamilton | 102 – 106 | 26 Mar 1900 – 10 Apr 2006 106 years, 15 days |
10 Apr 2006 | 29 May 2006 (49 days) |
Ernest Ryland | 104 | 4 July 1901 – 29 May 2006 104 years, 329 days |
29 May 2006 | 20 June 2007 (1 yr, 22 days) |
Trevor Henry | 104 – 105 | 23 May 1902 – 20 June 2007 105 years, 28 days |
20 June 2007 | 13 June 2010 (2 yrs, 358 days) |
Harold Clark | 104 – 107 | 20 Oct 1902 – 13 June 2010 107 years, 236 days |
13 June 2010 | 18 Feb 2011 (250 days) |
Dudley Sainsbury | 106 – 107 | 15 June 1903 – 18 Feb 2011 107 years, 248 days |
18 Feb 2011 | 30 Aug 2011 (193 days) |
Taiwung Yu Hoi | 106 – 107 | 26 Aug 1904 – 30 Aug 2011 107 years, 4 days |
30 Aug 2011 | 16 Jan 2012 (139 days) |
Harry Andrews | 104 – 105 | 19 Oct 1906 – 16 Jan 2012 105 years, 89 days |
16 Jan 2012 | 21 Sept 2014 (2 yrs, 248 days) |
Ian Chirnside | 103 – 106 | 9 Feb 1908 – 21 Sept 2014 106 years, 224 days |
21 Sept 2014 | 7 Aug 2016 (1 yr, 321 days) |
Bob Edwards | 106 – 108 | 15 Feb 1908 – 7 Aug 2016 108 years, 174 days |
7 Aug 2016 | 25 Jan 2019 (2 yrs, 171 days) |
Howard Buss | 105 – 107 | 25 June 1911 – 25 Jan 2019 107 years, 214 days |
25 Jan 2019 | 30 Aug 2021 (2 ys, 217 days) |
Ronald Hermanns | 107 – 109 | 25 Sept 1911 – 30 Aug 2021 109 years, 341 days |
30 Aug 2021 | 8 Nov 2021 (70 days) |
Bill Mitchell | 108 | 14 Apr 1913 – 8 Nov 2021 108 years, 212 days |
8 Nov 2021 | 17 May 2022 (190 days) |
Laurence Reynolds | 106–107 | 5 Apr 1915 – 17 May 2022 107 years, 46 days |
17 May 2022 | Present 0 years, 83 days |
Jack Coe | 106* | Born 11 May 1916 106 years, 89 days |
References
- ↑ NZ's oldest person dies at 113 NZ Herald News
- ↑ Death comes at 112 Imgur (originally from the Auckland Star, 29 December 1984)
- ↑ Madeline Anderson The New Zealand Herald
- ↑ Happy birthday Mabel Facebook, 23 September 2018
- ↑ Grand old lady Maude, 110, dies The Southland Times
- ↑ 105-year-old Aucklander says long life helped by medicinal herbs and friendship Stuff.co.nz, 14 March 2017
Comment from child-in-law, 20 June 2020 - ↑ Woman thought to be NZ's oldest dies at 110 NZ Herald News
- ↑ '109 not out!' says Arthur Bates Imgur (originally from the Dominion Sunday Times, 25 November 1990)
- ↑ The country's oldest known living person turns 110 Taranaki Daily News, 16 September 2018
Linda Pearl (Churches) WIGGINS Obituary Legacy - ↑ Happy birthday, Ethel - 110 times NZ Herald News
- ↑ Richmond woman dies at 109 Imgur (originally from the Nelson Evening Mail, 25 October 1993)
- ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages
- ↑ Ron Hermanns is believed to be New Zealand’s oldest veteran Facebook
- ↑ Oldest Kiwi turns 109 tomorrow Imgur (originally from the Timaru Herald, 12 July 1991)
SC woman dies at age of 109 years Imgur (originally from the Timaru Herald, 16 April 1992) - ↑ Centenarian misses out on card from Prime Minister on her birthday Taranaki Daily News
- ↑ Beryl celebrates 108th Birthday The Post
Beryl Eva “Eva Ruby” Baguley Obituary Everhere - ↑ City's oldest person Mahala dies at 109 Bay of Plenty Times
- ↑ Cambridge resident turns 109 NZ Herald, 31 March 2003
Oldest person, at 109 years, dies in Cambridge Imgur - ↑ Edna Dorothy Richardson Mossman Find A Grave
- ↑ Oldest resident dies, aged 109 Imgur (originally from the Hawke's Bay Herald Tribune, 18 May 1989)
- ↑ Woman believed to be NZ's oldest dies aged 109 NZ Herald News
- ↑ New Zealand's oldest woman dies National
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Vale: Bob Edwards - 1908–2016 Local Matters - ↑ Gwenneth Hazel McGRUER NZ Herald
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- ↑ Mable KISSLING Obituary Nelson Mail
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107 year-old man dies Imgur (originally from the Southland Times, 1 August 1994) - ↑ Constance Isabell (McLean) Dickinson Find A Grave
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Grave Site of William Butler Hayes (-1996) Billion Graves - ↑ Jessie ALABONE Death Notice The Press
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- ↑ 107 candles for a sweetie Auckland Now
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- ↑ NZ's oldest woman Martha Timoko, 'nan' to 7 generations, dies aged 107 NZ Herald News
- ↑ Oldest Sunshine Coast woman Monica Guy dies at 108 Sunshine Coast Daily
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- ↑ Edward Henry Leigh Find A Grave (birth & death dates confirmed on NZ BDM)