the following list of names is of those New Zealanders who have biographies (and photos) on the
DICTIONARY of New Zealand BIOGRAPHY as at June 2011

Nahe, Hoani
1833/1834?–1894
Ngati Maru historian, politician

Nairn, James McLauchlan
1859–1904
Artist, art teacher

Nash, James Alfred
1871–1952
Storekeeper, estate and insurance agent, politician

Nash, Walter
1882–1968
Clerk, commercial traveller, shopkeeper, politician, prime minister

Natali, Jelal Kalyanji
1899–1993
Storekeeper, businessman, entrepreneur, community leader, benefactor

Nathan, David
1816–1886
Merchant, auctioneer, shipping agent, community leader

Nathan, Joseph Edward
1835–1912
Merchant, dairy manufacturer and exporter

Nation, William Charles
1840–1930
Printer, journalist, newspaper proprietor, spiritualist, tree planter

Natusch, Charles Tilleard
1859–1951
Architect, quantity surveyor

Natzke, Franz Oscar
1912–1951
Opera and concert singer

Neale, Leslie Bourneman
1886–1959
Methodist minister

Neale, Neta Doris
1904–1988
Theatre director, speech and drama teacher

Nedwill, Courtney
1837–1920
Doctor, public health officer

Nehua, Katerina
1903–1948
Nga Puhi; endurance swimmer

Neill, Elizabeth Grace
1846–1926
Nurse, senior public servant, social reformer

Nelson, Olaf Frederick
1883–1944
Samoan nationalist, businessman

Nelson, William
1843–1932
Farmer, industrialist

Nene, Tamati Waka
?–1871
Nga Puhi leader, trader, government adviser

Nepia, George
1905/1908?–1986
Ngati Rakaipaaka; rugby union and league player, farmer

Nerli, Girolamo
1860–1926
Artist

Nevill, Samuel Tarratt
1837–1921
Anglican bishop

Newall, Stuart
1843–1919
Soldier, military leader

Newham, Charles Frederick
1880–1960
Photographer, film-maker

Newhook, James Carl
1915–1997
Veterinary scientist, university lecturer, writer

Newlands, Mabel Annie
1902–1983
Community leader

Newman, Alfred Kingcome
1849–1924
Doctor, businessman, ethnologist, politician

Newman, Edward
1858–1946
Farmer, politician, philanthropist

Newman, Henry
1850–1919
Carrier, coach company proprietor

Newman, Jack
1902–1996
Transport operator, businessman, sportsman and administrator, local politician

Newman, James Lister
1903–1983
Geriatrician, medical superintendent

Newman, Mehetabel
1822?–1908
Missionary, letter-writer, teacher, homemaker

Newman, Thomas
1859–1944
Carrier, coach company proprietor

Newnham, William Langston
1888–1974
Civil engineer, engineering administrator

Newton, Wharetutu Anne
fl. 1827–1870
Ngai Tahu founding mother

Nga-kahu-whero
fl. 1800–1836
Te Rarawa woman of mana

Ngakaho, Tamati
?–1904?
Ngati Porou carver

Ngapora, Tamati
?–1885
Waikato leader, lay preacher, assessor, adviser to the Maori King

Ngapua, Hone Heke
1869–1909
Nga Puhi leader, politician

Ngarimu, Te Moananui-a-Kiwa
1919–1943
Ngati Porou and Te Whanau-a-Apanui; soldier

Ngata, Apirana Turupa
1874–1950
Ngati Porou leader, land reformer, politician, scholar

Ngata, Arihia Kane
1879–1929
Ngati Porou woman of mana

Ngata, Hori Mahue
1919–1989
Ngati Porou; farmer, railway worker, workers’ camp supervisor, accountant, lexicographer

Ngata, Paratene
1849?–1924
Ngati Porou leader, storekeeper, soldier, farmer, assessor

Ngatai, Hori
?–1912
Ngai Te Rangi warrior, farmer, orator

Ngatai, Wiremu Nera
fl. 1837–1860
Ngati Ruanui missionary, mediator

Ngatata, Wiremu Tako
?–1887
Te Ati Awa leader, peacemaker, politician

Ngatata-i-te-rangi
?–1854
Te Ati Awa leader

Ngatuere Tawhirimatea Tawhao
?–1890
Ngati Kahungunu leader

Ngawai, Tuini Moetu Haangu
1910–1965
Ngati Porou; songwriter, teacher, shearer, cultural adviser

Ngawaka, Anaru Iehu
1872–1964
Te Rarawa leader, Anglican clergyman

Niccol, George Turnbull
1858–1940
Shipbuilder and ship owner

Niccol, Henry
1819–1887
Shipbuilder

Niccol, Mary Leo
1895–1989
Catholic nun, music and singing teacher

Nicholl, William Sharman Crawford
1851-1856?–1937
Prospector, goldmine developer

Nicholls, Marcus Frederick
1901–1972
Rugby player, clerk, hotel manager

Nicholls, Marjory Lydia
1890–1930
Drama producer and teacher, debater, poet

Nicholson, William Brinsley
1877–1957
Clerk, local politician, builder, journalist, editor

Nicol, Helen Lyster
1854–1932
Suffragist, temperance campaigner

Nicoll, Archibald Frank
1886–1953
Artist, art teacher

Niederer, Edith Louisa
1890–1973
Farmer, community leader

Nihoniho, Matutaera
1850–1914
Ngati Porou leader, soldier, storekeeper, assessor

Niniwa-i-te-rangi
1854–1929
Ngati Kahungunu woman of mana, editor

Nireaha Tamaki
1835-1837?–1911
Rangitane and Ngati Kahungunu leader

Nixon, Marmaduke George
1813/1814?–1864
Soldier, farmer

Noda Asajiro
1868–1942
Seaman, cashier, gum-digger, farmer

Nolan, Patrick
1875–1951
Labourer, farmer

Nolan, William Denis
1877–1959
Farmer, cheesemaker, cannery owner, businessman

Nordmeyer, Arnold Henry
1901–1989
Presbyterian minister, politician

Norris, Hensleigh Carthew Marryat
1893–1980
Lawyer, soldier, Anglican layman, historian

North, John James
1871–1950
Baptist minister, editor, theological college principal

North, Lawrence Alfred
1903–1980
Baptist minister and administrator

Northcroft, Anna Holmes
1913–1980
Town planner

Northcroft, Erima Harvey
1884–1953
Lawyer, military leader, judge

Northcroft, Hilda Margaret
1882–1951
Doctor, community leader

Nowland, Mary Josepha
1863–1935
Catholic nun, teacher

Nuku-pewapewa
fl. 1820–1834
Ngati Kahungunu leader

Nunneley, Kathleen Mary
1872–1956
Tennis player, librarian

Nutsey, Emily May
1887–1953
Nurse, civilian and army matron