Only woman to receive the death penalty in New Zealand – hanged for infanticide.
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Williamina "Minnie" Dean (September 2, 1844 – August 12, 1895) was a New Zealander who was found guilty of infanticide and hanged. She was the only woman to receive the death penalty in New Zealand, a ...
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William George Kini (9 July 1937 – 30 August 2012) was a New Zealand heavyweight boxer and rugby union prop. He won a gold medal for boxing at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and placed ...
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Charles Arthur Woods (5 August 1929 – 7 October 2015) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Woods represented Southland at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side ...
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Francis Peter Cusack (4 February 1919–14 December 1990) was a New Zealand labourer and character. He was born in Winton, Southland, New Zealand on 4 February 1919.
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Noel Sherwin Harford (30 August 1930 – 30 March 1981) was a New Zealand cricketer who played eight Tests in the 1950s. In domestic cricket he played for Central Districts from 1953 to 1959 and for Auckland ...
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Mary Francis Looney ARRC (6 August 1886 – 29 August 1961) was a New Zealand civilian and wartime nurse. She served in World War I and was made an Associate of the Royal Red Cross.