Changes: List of oldest people from New Zealand

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This is a list of the oldest people from New Zealand.

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List of oldest living people in New Zealand

People 107+

GRG-Validated GRG-Pending GRG-Unvalidated Living Under 110

						Region/country of
Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	birth	death
1	Florence Finch ^[1]	F	22 Dec 1893	10 Apr 2007	113 years, 109 days	UK	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	Peg Griffin ^[6]	F	25 May 1904	6 Oct 2014	110 years, 134 days	Manawatu-Whanganui	Wellington
7	Arthur Bates ^[7]	M	25 Oct 1881	19 Jan 1992	110 years, 86 days	UK	Hawke’s Bay
8	Linda Wiggins ^[8]	F	17 Sept 1908	2 Dec 2018	110 years, 76 days	Auckland	Taranaki
9	Ethel Booth ^[9]	F	25 Dec 1890	18 Feb 2001	110 years, 55 days	Waikato	Waikato
10	Jean Tillie ^[10]	F	23 Nov 1883	23 Oct 1993	109 years, 334 days	UK	Tasman
11	Laura White ^[11]	F	1 Dec 1890	27 Sept 2000	109 years, 301 days	?	Auckland
12	Ethel Keen ^[12]	F	13 July 1882	14 Apr 1992	109 years, 276 days	Canterbury	Canterbury
13	Lola de la Haye ^[13]	F	2 Nov 1909	9 July 2019	109 years, 249 days	Wellington	Taranaki
14	Beryl Baguley ^[14]	F	19 Mar 1909	14 Nov 2018	109 years, 240 days	Auckland	Auckland
15	Mahala Sadler ^[15]	F	28 Sept 1896	18 Apr 2006	109 years, 199 days	UK	Bay of Plenty
16	Ronald Hermanns ^[16]	M	25 Sept 1911	Living	112 years, 206 days	CAN	Canterbury
17	Elsie Dunbar ^[17]	F	31 Mar 1894	1 Aug 2003	109 years, 123 days	Waikato	Waikato
18	Edna Mossman ^[18]	F	6 Mar 1895	23 June 2004	109 years, 109 days	Auckland	Waikato
19	Lillian Hickmott ^[19]	F	10 Feb 1880	17 May 1989	109 years, 96 days	UK	Hawke's Bay
20	Lena Ray ^[20]	F	19 Jan 1902	14 Mar 2011	109 years, 54 days	Taranaki	Auckland
21	Doris Mackintosh ^[21]	F	18 Jan 1902	11 Feb 2011	109 years, 24 days	UK	Canterbury
22	Mary Doyle ^[22]	F	25 Mar 1887	17 Apr 1996	109 years, 23 days	Wellington	Wellington
23	Bertha Cole ^[23]	F	17 Aug 1888	6 Sept 1997	109 years, 20 days	?	Wellington
24	Ruby Billings ^[24]	F	27 Apr 1900	9 May 2009	109 years, 12 days	Auckland	Waikato
25	Winifred Hoy ^[25]	F	22 Jan 1909	2 Feb 2018	109 years, 11 days	UK	Wellington
26	Esther Moreland ^[26]	F	25 Feb 1902	11 Feb 2011	108 years, 351 days	Manawatu-Whanganui	Wellington
27	Irene Morgan ^[27]	F	10 Mar 1899	22 Feb 2008	108 years, 349 days	UK	Canterbury
28	Joan Brennan ^[28]	F	10 Mar 1912	Living	112 years, 40 days	UK	Auckland
29	Gladys Hanson ^[29]	F	22 July 1909	1 July 2018	108 years, 344 days	Otago	Canterbury
30	Lila Firth ^[30]	F	10 Sept 1873	29 July 1982	108 years, 322 days	Auckland	Auckland
31	Marjory Monteith ^[31]	F	19 Feb 1891	3 Jan 2000	108 years, 318 days	UK	Hawke’s Bay
32	Olive Oldfield ^[32]	F	4 Dec 1906	17 Aug 2015	108 years, 256 days	Auckland	Northland
33	Nina Brown ^[33]	F	18 Sept 1911	29 May 2020	108 years, 254 days	Canterbury	Canterbury
34	Lena Walker ^[34]	F	11 June 1912	Living	111 years, 312 days	Manawatu-Whanganui	Northland
35	William Swensson ^[35]	M	21 Apr 1885	19 Dec 1993	108 years, 242 days	Wellington	Wellington
36	Hazel Northcott ^[36]	F	14 Jan 1906	9 Sept 2014	108 years, 238 days	Manawatu-Whanganui	Manawatu-Whanganui
37	James Hill ^[37]	M	25 Dec 1890	4 Aug 1999	108 years, 222 days	?	Northland
38	Kate Smart ^[38]	F	4 Dec 1888	3 July 1997	108 years, 211 days	?	Auckland
39	Moy Kim Ng ^[39]	F	3 July 1911	9 Jan 2020	108 years, 190 days	CHN	Otago
40	Mabel Wachner ^[40]	F	22 Dec 1892	29 June 2001	108 years, 189 days	?	Southland
41	Ethel Somerville ^[38]	F	14 Jan 1889	12 July 1997	108 years, 179 days	Canterbury	Manawatu-Whanganui
42	Bob Edwards ^[41]	M	15 Feb 1908	7 Aug 2016	108 years, 174 days	UK	Auckland
43	Gwen McGruer ^[42]	F	4 Dec 1904	22 May 2013	108 years, 169 days	Waikato	Waikato
44	Ella Gardner ^[43]	F	16 May 1899	28 Oct 2007	108 years, 165 days	?	Canterbury
45	Mabel Kissling ^[44]	F	19 Dec 1905	4 May 2014	108 years, 136 days	?	Canterbury
46	Sarah Foote ^[45]	F	25 Apr 1887	14 Aug 1995	108 years, 111 days	UK	Otago
47	Olive Stains ^[46]	F	25 Oct 1900	4 Feb 2009	108 years, 102 days	West Coast	Bay of Plenty
48	Emily McCrostie ^[47]	F	8 Mar 1889	29 May 1997	108 years, 82 days	Southland	Southland
49	Muriel Smith ^[48]	F	10 Apr 1903	27 June 2011	108 years, 78 days	Canterbury	Canterbury
50	Elizabeth Downing ^[49]	F	25 May 1885	2 Aug 1993	108 years, 69 days	?	Auckland
51	Maria McGrath ^[50]	F	4 Dec 1887	2 Feb 1996	108 years, 60 days	AUS	Waikato
52	Agnes Whitworth ^[51]	F	27 Feb 1873	24 Apr 1981	108 years, 56 days	UK	Canterbury
53	Marie Hodgkinson ^[52]	F	21 Mar 1891	27 Apr 1999	108 years, 37 days	?	Auckland
54	Annie Mason ^[53]	F	16 Apr 1908	23 Apr 2016	108 years, 7 days	UK	Canterbury
55	Dot Judkins ^[54]	F	14 Mar 1910	18 Mar 2018	108 years, 4 days	Otago	Canterbury
56	Charles Campbell ^[55]	M	24 Aug 1886	29 July 1994	107 years, 339 days	Southland	Southland
56	Constance Dickinson ^[56]	F	20 Oct 1900	23 Sept 2008	107 years, 339 days	?	Bay of Plenty
58	Agnes Nye ^[57]	F	29 Mar 1885	25 Feb 1993	107 years, 333 days	?	Otago
59	Molly Holmes ^[58]	F	20 Mar 1911	2 Feb 2019	107 years, 319 days	AUS	Wellington
60	Margaret Strahan ^[59]	F	17 Feb 1893	19 Dec 2000	107 years, 306 days	?	Manawatu-Whanganui
61	Fred Thomson ^[60]	M	15 July 1912	11 May 2020	107 years, 301 days	?	Auckland
62	Agnes Campion ^[61]	F	5 Oct 1905	25 July 2013	107 years, 293 days
63	Agnes Harkins ^[62]	F	28 June 1903	29 Mar 2011	107 years, 274 days	UK
63	Bob Moorfield ^[63]	M	11 Nov 1912	11 Aug 2020	107 years, 274 days	Waikato	Waikato
65	William Buttler Hayes ^[64]	M	3 Aug 1888	30 Apr 1996	107 years, 271 days	Auckland	Auckland
66	Jessie Alabone ^[65]	F	22 Aug 1911	2 May 2019	107 years, 253 days		Canterbury
67	Dudley Sainsbury ^[66]	M	15 June 1903	18 Feb 2011	107 years, 248 days	UK
68	Harold Clark ^[67]	M	20 Oct 1902	13 June 2010	107 years, 236 days
69	Lucy Williamson ^[68]	F	27 Oct 1900	16 June 2008	107 years, 233 days	UK
70	Zella Roberts ^[69]	F	6 Dec 1904	25 July 2012	107 years, 231 days
71	Inez Newton ^[70]	F	7 Nov 1901	15 June 2009	107 years, 220 days
72	Howard Buss ^[71]	M	25 June 1911	25 Jan 2019	107 years, 214 days		Canterbury
73	Nellie Roper ^[72]	F	23 July 1883	7 Feb 1991	107 years, 199 days	?	Auckland
74	Linda Hopkins ^[73]	F	19 Jan 1908	5 Aug 2015	107 years, 198 days
75	Bill Mitchell ^[74]	M	14 Apr 1913	Living	111 years, 5 days		Canterbury
76	Dorothy Webster ^[75]	F	21 Jan 1912	16 July 2019	107 years, 176 days	?	Wellington
77	Constance McIntyre ^[76]	F	18 May 1900	9 Nov 2007	107 years, 175 days	?	Taranaki
78	Violet Murray ^[77]	F	28 Mar 1882	13 Sept 1989	107 years, 169 days	?	Wellington
79	Norah Livingstone ^[78]	F	18 Apr 1892	29 Sept 1999	107 years, 164 days	?	Canterbury
79	Florence Harvey ^[79]	F	5 June 1906	16 Nov 2013	107 years, 164 days
81	Bertha Evans ^[80]	F	12 Dec 1894	10 May 2002	107 years, 149 days
82	Jessie Little ^[81]	F	26 Oct 1879	23 Mar 1987	107 years, 148 days	?	Auckland
83	Mary Bromley ^[82]	F	11 Jan 1880	6 June 1987	107 years, 146 days
84	Kathleen Burder ^[83]	F	26 June 1909	8 Nov 2016	107 years, 135 days	UK	Wellington
85	Annie Norman ^[84]	F	29 Dec 1887	11 May 1995	107 years, 133 days	?	Otago
85	Jemima King ^[85]	F	28 Feb 1913	10 July 2020	107 years, 133 days	UK	Bay of Plenty
87	Betty Fleming ^[86]	F	28 Sept 1909	6 Feb 2017	107 years, 131 days
88	Ivy Speirs ^[87]	F	5 Mar 1896	4 July 2003	107 years, 121 days	?	Manawatu-Whanganui
89	Lillian Hayman ^[88]	F	12 Sept 1908	31 Dec 2015	107 years, 110 days
89	Nancy Francis ^[89]	F	8 Dec 1912	27 Mar 2020	107 years, 110 days	Canterbury	Manawatu-Whanganui
91	Edith Robison ^[90]	F	30 Jan 1879	15 May 1986	107 years, 105 days
92	Inez Wing ^[91]	F	26 Jan 1905	23 Apr 2012	107 years, 88 days
93	Esther McKenzie ^[92]	F	21 Sept 1908	6 Dec 2015	107 years, 76 days
94	Hazel Furzey ^[93]	F	28 May 1906	6 Aug 2013	107 years, 70 days
95	Win Turner ^[94]	F	12 Jan 1904	18 Mar 2011	107 years, 65 days
96	Ivy Blacklock ^[95]	F	10 May 1889	13 July 1996	107 years, 64 days	Southland	Auckland
97	Helen Dixon ^[96]	F	8 July 1862	7 Sept 1969	107 years, 61 days	Manawatu-Whanganui	Auckland
98	Ella McGuinness ^[97]	F	23 Apr 1908	21 June 2015	107 years, 59 days
99	Mere Ngatoa ^[98]	F	27 July 1905	17 Sept 2012	107 years, 52 days
100	Rita Turtill ^[99]	F	3 Nov 1910	18 Dec 2017	107 years, 45 days
101	Gladys Landery ^[100]	F	27 Feb 1896	6 Apr 2003	107 years, 38 days	?	Canterbury
102	Lily Ng ^[101]	F	24 May 1908	30 June 2015	107 years, 37 days	?	Canterbury
103	Gladys Hollander ^[102]	F	25 Aug 1908	29 Sept 2015	107 years, 35 days
104	Aileen Kars ^[103]	F	12 Sept 1913	Living	110 years, 219 days	Manawatu-Whanganui	Manawatu-Whanganui
105	Annie Smallman ^[104]	F	7 Dec 1896	30 Dec 2003	107 years, 23 days	?	Southland
106	Florence Sedcole ^[105]	F	5 Jan 1879	26 Jan 1986	107 years, 21 days	?	Auckland
107	Martha McLeod ^[106]	F	5 Oct 1875	25 Oct 1982	107 years, 20 days	Auckland	Otago
108	Elvera Hamilton ^[107]	F	19 Apr 1894	2 May 2001	107 years, 13 days	?	Auckland
108	Violet Taylor ^[108]	F	27 Feb 1913	11 Mar 2020	107 years, 13 days	?	Auckland
110	Taiwung Yu Hoi ^[109]	M	26 Aug 1904	30 Aug 2011	107 years, 4 days	CHN	Wellington

Questionable cases

					Region/country of
Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	birth	death
Hori Paki ^[110]	M	19 July 1865?	13 Apr 1972	106 years, 269 days?	?	Waikato
Madhav Rama ^[111]	M	12 June 1898?	27 May 2004	105 years, 350 days?	IND?	Wellington
Martha Timoko ^[112]	F	9 Aug 1912/16	4 Sept 2019	107/103 years, 23 days	Northland	Hawke's Bay

Oldest known emigrants (108+)

						Region/country of
Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	birth	death
1	Teresa Locke	F	30 Nov 1865	18 June 1976	110 years, 201 days	Otago	USA
2	Annie Violet Feil	F	17 July 1904	3 Aug 2014	110 years, 17 days	?	AUS
3	Monica Guy ^[113]	F	9 Nov 1906	10 Apr 2015	108 years, 152 days	?	AUS

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	27 Nov 1974 (163 days)	Mary Gosset	F	104	23 Mar 1870 – 27 Nov 1974 104 years, 249 days
27 Nov 1974	12 Aug 1976 (1 yr, 259 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	Present 3 years, 325 days	Ronald Hermanns	M	108 - 109*	Born 25 Sept 1911 112 years, 206 days

Chronological list of the oldest living man in New Zealand since 1992

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

?	20 Aug 1977	Wesley Firth	? – 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

?	19 Jan 1992	Arthur Bates	? – 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	Present 5 years, 84 days	Ronald Hermanns	107 – 109*	Born 25 Sept 1911 112 years, 206 days

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↑ Zella, 107, is a living treasure Auckland North Shore Times
↑ 107 candles for a sweetie Auckland Now
↑ "That the House congratulate Howard Buss of Christchurch Central on achieving his 107th birthday" NZ Parliament Order Paper (Page 8)
Howard BUSS Death Notice The Press
↑ Mrs Nellie Roper celebrates her 107th birthday New Zealand Herald, 24 July 1990
↑ Great-grandma stays busy ahead of 106th birthday NZ Herald (Bay of Plenty Times)
↑ Christchurch’s oldest WWII veteran, Bill Mitchell, leads Anzac service for sixth year TV NZ
↑ Obituary Legacy.com
↑ Constance Mary McIntyre Find A Grave
↑ Nana finds porridge life's elixir New Zealand Herald, 27 March 1989
↑ Reminiscing on 107th birthday The Press, 19 April 1999 (Page 3)
↑ Bay's oldest resident dies aged 107 NZ Herald (Bay of Plenty Times)
↑ Death Registration Tinypic (originally from New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages)
↑ Mrs Jessie Evelyn Little of Auckland has died aged 107 years New Zealand Herald, 24 March 1987
↑ Oldest person in NZ? Rootsweb
Mary Bromley (born Beloe) MyHeritage
↑ Kathleen BURDER Death Notice The Dominion Post
↑ Centenarian kept her sense of fun Otago Daily Times, 17 May 1995
↑ Jemima King celebrates 107th birthday with memories of Scotland NZ Herald, 27 February 2020
↑ Betty FLEMING Death Notice The Press
↑ Ivy Winifred (Pilcher) Speirs Find A Grave
↑ Timaru woman celebrates her 107th birthday The Timaru Herald
↑ Nancy celebrates 107 years Wanganui Chronicle (NZ Herald), 17 December 2019
FRANCIS, Nancy Margaret (nee White) Cleveland Funeral Home
↑ Edith Kathleen Bendall Robison Find A Grave
↑ Personal Correspondence
↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages
↑ 107-year life ends Press Reader (Upper Hutt Leader)
↑ Personal Correspondence
↑ Death Registration Tinypic (originally from New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages)
↑ The Centenarian - Helen Augusta Percival Dixon (1862-1969) Ngā Taonga
↑ Ella McGUINNESS NZ Herakd Obituaries
↑ REGGAE MUSIC AND BOB MARLEY FAN AT 107 Reggae 141
↑ One of the oldest Kiwis has died aged 107 The Press
↑ Gladys May (Gamble) Landery Find A Grave
↑ NG, Lily Moy Betts Funeral Services
Death Registration (reports date of birth) Tinypic (originally from New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages)
↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages
↑ Aileen Kars sees in her 107th birthday in with Zoom party Manawatu Standard, 13 September 2020
↑ Cruising aged 107 NZ Herald News
Death Registration Tinypic (originally from New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages)
↑ Florence Gertrude Sedcole BillionGraves
Death Registration Tinypic (originally from New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages)
↑ Mrs Martha McLeod...celebrates her 100th birthday New Zealand Herald on NatLib, 27 September 1978
↑ Elvera Agnes May Hamilton Find A Grave
↑ Violet Sarah (nee Drake) (Vi) TAYLOR NZ Herald (Legacy)
↑ KFC-loving 107-year-old man dies Stuff.co.nz, 31 August 2011
↑ Respected Waikato elder departs Te Maori Vol.3, no.1, 1972, p.9.
↑ Madhav Rama BillionGraves
↑ 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

[1] NZ's oldest person dies at 113 NZ Herald News

[2] Death comes at 112 Imgur (originally from the Auckland Star, 29 December 1984)

[3] Madeline Anderson The New Zealand Herald

[4] Happy birthday Mabel Facebook, 23 September 2018

[5] Grand old lady Maude, 110, dies The Southland Times

[6] Woman thought to be NZ's oldest dies at 110 NZ Herald News

[Bates-7] '109 not out!' says Arthur Bates Imgur (originally from the Dominion Sunday Times, 25 November 1990)

[8] The country's oldest known living person turns 110 Taranaki Daily News, 16 September 2018
Linda Pearl (Churches) WIGGINS Obituary Legacy

[9] Happy birthday, Ethel - 110 times NZ Herald News

[10] Richmond woman dies at 109 Imgur (originally from the Nelson Evening Mail, 25 October 1993)

[11] New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages

[12] 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)

[13] Centenarian misses out on card from Prime Minister on her birthday Taranaki Daily News

[14] Beryl celebrates 108th Birthday The Post
Beryl Eva “Eva Ruby” Baguley Obituary Everhere

[15] City's oldest person Mahala dies at 109 Bay of Plenty Times

[Hermanns-16] Ron Hermanns is believed to be New Zealand’s oldest veteran Facebook

[17] Cambridge resident turns 109 NZ Herald, 31 March 2003
Oldest person, at 109 years, dies in Cambridge Imgur

[18] Edna Dorothy Richardson Mossman Find A Grave

[19] Oldest resident dies, aged 109 Imgur (originally from the Hawke's Bay Herald Tribune, 18 May 1989)

[20] Woman believed to be NZ's oldest dies aged 109 NZ Herald News

[21] New Zealand's oldest woman dies National

[22] Centenarian Sister Mary Peter, 102; Gibbons Street convent, Sisters of Mercy Upper Hutt City Library

[23] NZ's oldest citizen dies Imgur (originally from The Press, 9 September 1997)

[24] NZ's oldest woman dies in Waikato NZ Herald News

[25] A Life Story: Educator Winifred Hoy dies, aged 109 Stuff education, 28 April 2018

[26] Waikanae's 'elegant lady' dies The Dominion Post

[27] Irene Morgan YouTube
New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages Historical Records
Dead at 108 Imgur (originally from The Press, 23 February 2008)

[28] 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

[29] Gladys Hanson Death Notice The Press

[30] Mary Eliza “Lila” Carter Firth (1873-1982) Find A Grave

[31] Hastings’ oldest resident celebrates birthday No. 108 Imgur

[32] Northland woman's decent life ends at 108 The Northern Advocate

[33] Nina's secret to turning 108 Otago Daily Times, 20 September 2019

[34] Hugs all round as Northland's oldest person turns 107 NZ Herald

[Swensson-35] NZ's oldest man William Swensson reigned over Aro Valley - 150 years of news The Dominion Post

[36] Palmy's oldest woman dies at 108 Manawatu Standard

[37] Northland man dies aged 108 The Press, 7 August 1999 (NatLib)

[SomervilleObituary-38] 38.0 ^38.1 Oldest resident dies, aged 109 Imgur (originally from the Evening Post, 17 July 1997)

[39] Former Canterbury woman dies aged 108: Was she NZ's oldest person? Otago Daily Star, 17 January 2020

[40] Mabel Christina Wachner Find A Grave

[Edwards-41] 108 candles burning Local Matters
Vale: Bob Edwards - 1908–2016 Local Matters

[42] Gwenneth Hazel McGRUER NZ Herald

[43] Life spanned the centuries Timaru Herald, 30 October 2007

[44] Mable KISSLING Obituary Nelson Mail

[45] Centenarian dies Imgur

[46] Former Masterton woman dies at 108 NZ Herald News

[47] Four southern peaks make 'munro bagging' list Stuff.co.nz, 3 February 2014

[48] City's oldest resident Press Reader

[49] Elizabeth Downing celebrates her 107th birthday Auckland City Harbour News, 3 June 1992

[50] Tinypic (originally from New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages)

[51] Woman (109) Dies: Imgur (originally from the Auckland Star, 27 April 1981) • Tinypic (originally from New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages)

[52] Sisters for centuries New Zealand Herald, 22 March 1997

[53] 108-year-old Annie Mason dies The Press

[54] One of NZ's oldest people dies days after 108th birthday 1 News Now

[Campbell-55] Still going strong at 107 Imgur (originally from the Southland Times, 25 August 1993)
107 year-old man dies Imgur (originally from the Southland Times, 1 August 1994)

[56] Constance Isabell (McLean) Dickinson Find A Grave

[57] Centenarian dies in Clyde Otago Daily Times, 26 Feb 1993

[58] Mary (Molly) Holmes The Dominion Post (Legacy)

[59] Margaret Elizabeth Irene (Udy) Strahan Find A Grave

[Thomson-60] Frederick Stewart (Fred) Thomson NZ Herald Obituaries (Legacy)

[61] In Memory of Agnes Campion A Memory Tree

[62] One of NZ's oldest women dies at 107 NZ Herald

[63] NZ's oldest driver Robert Moorfield reported missing after setting off on 3 hour drive NZ Herald, 4 November 2019
Robert Moorfield Death Notice Legacy

[Hayes-64] Breathing to beat age 107 Imgur (originally from the New Zealand Herald)
Grave Site of William Butler Hayes (-1996) Billion Graves

[65] Jessie ALABONE Death Notice The Press

[Sainsbury-66] 106 year old man celebrates Day of Older Persons Scoop Independent News

[Clark-67] 106 candles to blow out Papakura Courier, 28 October 2008

[68] Lucy Eleanor (Nell) Williamson (née Austen) National Library of New Zealand

[69] Zella, 107, is a living treasure Auckland North Shore Times

[70] 107 candles for a sweetie Auckland Now

[Buss-71] "That the House congratulate Howard Buss of Christchurch Central on achieving his 107th birthday" NZ Parliament Order Paper (Page 8)
Howard BUSS Death Notice The Press

[72] Mrs Nellie Roper celebrates her 107th birthday New Zealand Herald, 24 July 1990

[73] Great-grandma stays busy ahead of 106th birthday NZ Herald (Bay of Plenty Times)

[Mitchell-74] Christchurch’s oldest WWII veteran, Bill Mitchell, leads Anzac service for sixth year TV NZ

[75] Obituary Legacy.com

[76] Constance Mary McIntyre Find A Grave

[77] Nana finds porridge life's elixir New Zealand Herald, 27 March 1989

[78] Reminiscing on 107th birthday The Press, 19 April 1999 (Page 3)

[79] Bay's oldest resident dies aged 107 NZ Herald (Bay of Plenty Times)

[80] Death Registration Tinypic (originally from New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages)

[81] Mrs Jessie Evelyn Little of Auckland has died aged 107 years New Zealand Herald, 24 March 1987

[82] Oldest person in NZ? Rootsweb
Mary Bromley (born Beloe) MyHeritage

[83] Kathleen BURDER Death Notice The Dominion Post

[84] Centenarian kept her sense of fun Otago Daily Times, 17 May 1995

[85] Jemima King celebrates 107th birthday with memories of Scotland NZ Herald, 27 February 2020

[86] Betty FLEMING Death Notice The Press

[87] Ivy Winifred (Pilcher) Speirs Find A Grave

[88] Timaru woman celebrates her 107th birthday The Timaru Herald

[89] Nancy celebrates 107 years Wanganui Chronicle (NZ Herald), 17 December 2019
FRANCIS, Nancy Margaret (nee White) Cleveland Funeral Home

[90] Edith Kathleen Bendall Robison Find A Grave

[91] Personal Correspondence

[92] New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages

[93] 107-year life ends Press Reader (Upper Hutt Leader)

[94] Personal Correspondence

[95] Death Registration Tinypic (originally from New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages)

[96] The Centenarian - Helen Augusta Percival Dixon (1862-1969) Ngā Taonga

[97] Ella McGUINNESS NZ Herakd Obituaries

[98] REGGAE MUSIC AND BOB MARLEY FAN AT 107 Reggae 141

[99] One of the oldest Kiwis has died aged 107 The Press

[100] Gladys May (Gamble) Landery Find A Grave

[101] NG, Lily Moy Betts Funeral Services
Death Registration (reports date of birth) Tinypic (originally from New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages)

[102] New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages

[103] Aileen Kars sees in her 107th birthday in with Zoom party Manawatu Standard, 13 September 2020

[104] Cruising aged 107 NZ Herald News
Death Registration Tinypic (originally from New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages)

[105] Florence Gertrude Sedcole BillionGraves
Death Registration Tinypic (originally from New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages)

[106] Mrs Martha McLeod...celebrates her 100th birthday New Zealand Herald on NatLib, 27 September 1978

[107] Elvera Agnes May Hamilton Find A Grave

[108] Violet Sarah (nee Drake) (Vi) TAYLOR NZ Herald (Legacy)

[YuHoi-109] KFC-loving 107-year-old man dies Stuff.co.nz, 31 August 2011

[110] Respected Waikato elder departs Te Maori Vol.3, no.1, 1972, p.9.

[111] Madhav Rama BillionGraves

[112] NZ's oldest woman Martha Timoko, 'nan' to 7 generations, dies aged 107 NZ Herald News

[113] Oldest Sunshine Coast woman Monica Guy dies at 108 Sunshine Coast Daily

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