List of people executed in New Zealand

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A total of 85 people were executed under New Zealand's capital punishment system while it was in force. An additional five New Zealand soldiers were executed under military regulations in France during World War I, though they subsequently received posthumous pardons under the Pardon for Soldiers of the Great War Act 2000. [1]

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List of executed persons

#NameExecutedDetails
1 Wiremu Kingi Maketu 7 Mar 1842, AucklandFirst person to be judicially executed in New Zealand (although not the first person sentenced to death). Convicted of murdering the family for whom he was working as a farm-hand.
2 Joseph Burns 17 Jun 1848, AucklandConvicted of murdering a naval officer Lt Snow and his family at Devonport Naval Base in order to rob them.
3Maroro19 Apr 1849, WellingtonConvicted of murdering a man and his children in a fit of rage at a previous conviction for theft – he denied having any particular connection to his victims.
4William Good17 Jun 1850, WellingtonConvicted of murdering a seaman (John Ellis) aboard the General Palmer, a merchant barque moored in Wellington Harbour.
5William Bowden27 Apr 1852, AucklandConvicted of murdering a blacksmith, stabbing him with a knife during a fight.
6Charles Marsden12 Feb 1856, AucklandConvicted of murdering a Māori woman of the Te Arawa iwi. The incident caused significant tension between Te Arawa and the government, with some members of Te Arawa threatening to storm the prison and kill Marsden should the government not act against him.
7John White11 Jul 1856, AucklandConvicted of murdering his partner, Ann Fay, with an axe. It is alleged that he was abusive towards her, and that he killed her when she refused to stay with him and threatened to reveal previous crimes he had committed. White denied the charge, and said that Fay was sought after by one of the witnesses against him, William Harris, and that Harris's mistress, Ann Scott (also a witness), killed Fay out of jealousy.
8John Killey18 Mar 1858, AucklandConvicted of murdering a man in Whangārei after a drunken argument.
9James Collins30 Jan 1862, WellingtonA Colour-Sergeant convicted of murdering an officer who had constantly tried to bully him. The first person to be executed privately, rather than in public.
10Teherei10 Jul 1863, Picton
11Richard Harper2 Sep 1863, AucklandMurder of his wife, Jane Alice Harper via Butchers Knife on 16 June 1863. [2]
12-13Ruarangi18 Apr 1864, AucklandConvicted of murdering a woman and her daughter on a farm at Kaukapakapa. Another daughter, who was present but survived, told the court that Ruarangi stated an intent to kill other pākehā in the area, allegedly with the intent of sparking conflict, although the relationship between the settlers and local Māori was considered relatively good at the time.
Nikotema OkeroaConvicted of murdering Te Waiti, described as a Māori chief, in the Bay of Islands. Okeroa was argued by some to be mentally incapable (Māori witnesses used the term porangi).
14Alexander McLean21 Oct 1864, AucklandConvicted of murdering his wife with a gun. McLean argued that the firearm was discharged accidentally.
15William Andrew Jarvey24 Oct 1865, DunedinConvicted of poisoning his wife with strychnine in order to marry his mistress.
16John Jones6 Apr 1866, Dunedin [3] Convicted of murdering a man at Waipori. [4] Jones had been drinking heavily, and claimed that he had no recollection of the event.
17James Stack7 Apr 1866, AucklandConvicted of murdering his mother-in-law, Mary Finnigan, 55 and her sons, James, 17, Benjamin, 14 and John, 12.
18-22Mokomoko17 May 1866, AucklandConvicted of killing Karl Völkner, a missionary who was believed by the Te Whakatohea iwi to be a government spy. See Volkner Incident.
Heremita Kahupaea
Hakaraia Te Rahui
Horomona Poropiti
Mikaere Kirimangu
23-25 Richard Burgess 5 Oct 1866, Nelson The Maungatapu Murderers; convicted of murdering and robbing four people on the road from Nelson to the West Coast goldfields. A fourth man, Joseph Sullivan, was spared the death penalty for testifying against the others.
Thomas Kelly
Philip Levy
26Robert Wilson20 Dec 1867, Nelsonconvicted of the murder of his prospecting mate James Lennox at Deadmans Creek.
27John Dinsely Swales16 Apr 1868, LytteltonMurdered his business partner, John Rankin, by setting fire to his premises in Colombo Street, Christchurch, as he lay in bed.
28Whakamau23 Mar 1869Whakamau was convicted of murdering a pedlar named Kornerop after hitting him in the head with a tomahawk from behind. The murder took place at Ohau, near Levin, north of Wellington.
29 Hamiora Pere 16 Nov 1869, WellingtonConvicted of treason, making him the only person to be executed in New Zealand for a crime other than murder. A participant in Te Kooti's War.
30Anthony Noble16 Feb 1871, HokitikaConvicted of murdering a girl aged nine or ten in Hokitika. Noble eventually gave a confession in which he admitted to murdering and sexually assaulting the girl, although he denied raping her. Noble was originally from Baltimore (newspapers described him as "coloured" — his father was African American and his mother was Spanish), and he was working in Hokitika as a casual labourer.
31Simon Cedeno5 Apr 1871, LytteltonA butler to William Robinson, a wealthy land-owner and a member of the Legislative Council. Convicted of murdering a maid of the household, apparently after suffering racist insults. Cedeno was from Central America, and was black.
32 Kereopa Te Rau 5 Jan 1872, NapierA leader of the Pai Marire religious movement convicted of involvement in the Volkner Incident (five others already having been executed – see above). Pardoned in 2014. [5]
33Joseph Eppwright29 Jul 1873, AucklandAn American sailor convicted of murdering a man named Thomas Garrity while in port at Russell. "EPPWRIGHT, a constable, who stabbed another constable, was hanged at Auckland on 29 July. He made a speech exculpating Fisher, stating that he stabbed GARRITY in the heat of a quarrel without intent to kill him. He denied that he had ever been in gaol before. After the cap was fitted the drop was knocked off but only 6 inches and efforts to pull it down proved ineffectual. The culprit was then taken off, the drop was readjusted and the second time it fell clear, causing instantaneous death."
34Charles Dyer30 Oct 1874, AucklandConvicted of murdering his mistress by dousing her in kerosene and then setting her alight.
35Nutana19 Feb 1875, AucklandNutana, who was also known by the English name Newton, was convicted of killing a young Maori girl, Henrietta, by breaking her neck.
36John Robinson Mercer7 May 1875, LytteltonA ship's cook convicted of raping and murdering a young girl while in port at Lyttelton.
37 William Henry Woodgate 25 Jan 1877, PictonWillam was accused and found guilty at the Supreme Court sitting of murder of the newborn baby of his niece Susan Woodgate who was the daughter of his brother Robert. He was thought to be the father of the child. [6] [7] [8] [9]
38Martin Curtin6 Feb 1877, AucklandCurtin was convicted of the murder of Denis Shanaghan at Ararimu. The murder occurred on 16 Dec, 1876. Shanaghan was beaten to death and it was thought Curtin may have hit him with an axe, the head of which was later found in a fire on Curtin's property.
39Te Mohi23 May 1877, Auckland
40James Welsh19 Feb 1879, Invercargill [10] Convicted of murdering his wife, Louisa Welsh, at Waikawa Station in 1878 [11]
41Ah Lee5 Nov 1880, DunedinConvicted of murdering Mary Young at the Kyeburn gold diggings near Naseby in order to rob her home. Although he is alleged to have confessed the crime to police, he denied it in court and at the gallows, and his conviction was the subject of considerable public debate.
42Tuhiata29 Dec 1880, WellingtonConvicted of murdering Mary Dobie on the road to Te Namu Bay, near Ōpunake.
43Wiremu Hiroki8 Jun 1882, New PlymouthConvicted of murdering John McLean, a member of a government surveying party operating in the area east of Waverley. He is alleged to have acted out of belief that McLean had been killing his pigs.
44Taurangaka Winiata4 Aug 1882, AucklandWiniata was convicted of murdering a workmate, Edwin Parker, on June 27, 1876, by attacking him with a bill-hook. Winiata then fled to the King Country where he was given sanctuary by the Maori King, Tawhiao, after Winiata had told the King a half-caste had committed the murder. He remained in the King Country until his arrest in June 1882 after being lured out of the area on the pretext of supplying pigs for sale.
45John Donohue11 June 1884, HokitikaDonohue was convicted of murdering James Gifford at Maori Creek.
46Rowland Herbert Edwards15 Jul 1884, NapierConvicted of the murder of his wife and four children by slitting their throats. The family had lived at Ormondville. [12]
47-48John Caffrey21 Feb 1887, AucklandConvicted of murdering Robert Taylor of Great Barrier Island, father of Caffrey's one-time fiancée, Elizabeth Anne Taylor. The intent was to abduct Elizabeth, but they came to believe that they had been detected, and decided to flee to Valparaíso in a vessel stolen from Caffrey's employers. They were forced to turn back by a storm, and managed to hide for a time in Australia before being returned to New Zealand. A third person Grace Cleary, accompanied the two, and was charged as an accessory.
Henry Penn
49Haira Te Piri13 May 1889, NapierTe Piri was a bushman and shearer who was convicted for the triple homicide of Frank and Jane Pook and their infant son, Bertie at their residence at the Mataahu Store. Te Piri had lost his own wages playing cards and the wages of another worker, which his employer had asked him to pass on. He stabbed Frank and Jane Pook to death during the robbery and severely wounded Bertie - the young boy dying three days later.
50Makoare Wata28 Sep 1889, NapierWata was convicted of the murder of Robert Gollan at Table Cape, Mahia. The court heard that Wata held a grudge against Gollan, who had accused him of stealing sheep from the Ormond's property. An accomplice (Reihana) testified that Wata had hidden a gun near Gollan's residence and shot Gollan three times before setting fire to the house.
51Alexander James Scott22 May 1893, AucklandA resident of Waikumete (then spelled Waikomiti, and usually considered part of Glen Eden today) who was convicted of poisoning his neighbour, allegedly in order to more easily continue a claimed relationship with the victim's wife. Scott claimed that the deceased had committed suicide, and that he had previously spoken of doing so.
52 Minnie Dean 12 Aug 1895, InvercargillThe only woman to be executed in New Zealand. A "baby-farmer" convicted of killing children in her care.
53Etienne Brocher (aka Stephen Bosher)21 Apr 1897, WellingtonConvicted of the double murder of his neighbours. Brocher entered into their house and stabbed them to death during a robbery in Petone, Lower Hutt.
54William Sheehan21 Jul 1897, LytteltonConvicted of the murder in April 1897 of one Agnes Lawcock at Amberley. [13] [14]
55Frank Philpott23 Mar 1898, WellingtonConvicted of murdering Ernest Hawthorne, whom he was living and working with in a bush hut in Silverstream, Upper Hutt. [15]
56Charles Clements12 Apr 1898, DunedinConvicted of murdering his wife. [16]
57Enoka2 May 1898, New PlymouthConvicted of murdering his wife with a tomahawk. [17]
58Alexander McLean31 Aug 1901, LytteltonConvicted of murdering a woman and her two children in Eyreton. McLean was the family's manservant, and is alleged to have killed them in order to rob the house.
59James Ellis28 Feb 1905, WellingtonConvicted of murdering Len Collinson, who worked clearing bush at Te Awaite, in southern Wairarapa. Ellis had been accused of minor criminal acts in the area, and Collinson had attempted to drive Ellis away from the work camp – it was reported that Collinson was aware of Ellis's previous conviction for rape.
60Tahi Kaka21 Jun 1911, AucklandSeventeen-year-old youth convicted of murdering John Freeman, a gum-digger in Northland, while robbing him. Kaka's execution gave rise to controversy because of his youth.
61Alfred Mortram Biddle13 Dec 1913, LytteltonA blacksmith from Mayfield who was convicted of murdering the wife of a man who had hired him. Biddle stated that he did not know why he committed the crime, and denied suggestions that he had sexual motivations. He apparently attempted to commit suicide by poison while hiding from police.
62Arthur Rottman18 Mar 1915, WellingtonConvicted of murdering Joseph and Mary McCann, who employed him on their farm, with an axe.
63Frank Edward Bennier19 Jan 1918, WellingtonConvicted of murdering his wife, Ethel Emma Bennier, when she decided to leave him.
64Frederick William Eggers5 Mar 1918, LytteltonConvicted of murdering John Coulthard (and attempting to murder two others) in the course of holding up a vehicle transporting miners' wages in Runanga.
65Dennis Gunn22 Jun 1920, AucklandConvicted of shooting Augustus Edward Braithwaite, the postmaster of Ponsonby, to obtain the keys to the local post office which he later robbed. Believed to be worldwide the first person convicted of a capital crime based entirely on fingerprint evidence. [18]
66Samuel John Thorne20 Dec 1920, AucklandConvicted of shooting Sydney Seymour Eyre, near Pukekohe. He was alleged to be in some form of relationship with Eyre's wife (who was said by prosecutors to be unwilling).
67Hakaraia Te Kahu10 Oct 1921, AucklandHakaraia te Kahu aged 27 was charged with wilfully murdering Patrick Richard Elliot at Mokai on Easter Sunday, 27 March 1921 so that he could steal money from him.
68John Tuhi19 Apr 1923, WellingtonConvicted of murdering Herbert Henry Knight of Johnsonville.
69 Daniel Cooper 16 Jun 1923, WellingtonA "baby-farmer"at Newlands near Wellington, convicted of killing children in his care (his wife Martha was found "not guilty").
70Robert Herbert Scott17 Apr 1924, AucklandConvicted of murdering 12-year-old Gwendoline Kathleen Murray at Makaraka, Gisborne.
71Arthur Thomas Munn29 Jul 1930, AucklandA Northcote man convicted of poisoning his wife Lillie in order to inherit her property and marry his mistress.
72George Coats17 Dec 1931, WellingtonA worker on the Mount Victoria Tunnel excavations, convicted of murdering his pregnant girlfriend and hiding her body on the site. [19]
73 Edward Tarrant 6 Mar 1933, WellingtonA woodcutter aged 58 from Australia, convicted of killing an elderly farmer named James Flood at Picton in November 1931 with an axe to steal a considerable sum of money. [19] [20] [21]
74John Hubert Edwards11 Dec 1933, AucklandConvicted of the murder of Christian Cunningham.
75George Edward James15 Dec 1933, WellingtonKilled his live-in partner Cecilia Smith in their flat in Ohiro Rd, Brooklyn. He was later seen merrily cycling with her 4-year-old son Noel across the city. Hours later Noel's body was found wedged in between some rocks at Shelly Bay. His head had been bashed. James then went to a Lambton Quay pub before throwing himself into the harbour. By the time police discovered the body of Ms Smith – lying on the bed, her throat slit – James had been rescued. He had left a suicide note on the wharf, blaming his daughter for his decision to kill those he loved. [19]
76 William Alfred Bayly 20 Jul 1934, AucklandA farmer convicted of murdering his neighbours, and suspected of earlier murdering his cousin.
77Charles William Price27 Jun 1935, WellingtonAllegedly an alcoholic, convicted of murdering his mistress in a field near Napier. Allegedly for a small sum of money, after an all day drinking session. [19]
Capital punishment abolished for ordinary crimes from 1935 to 1950
78William Geovanni Silveo Fiori13 Mar 1952, AucklandMurdered Jack Gabolinsky in his bed, along with his wife. Fiori reportedly was after the 1,163 pound payroll cheque Gabolinsky had withdrawn from the bank in order to pay his workers at the Minginui mill in the Ureweras the following day. [22]
79Eruera Te Rongapatahi14 Sep 1953, AucklandConvicted of murdering James Henderson, a taxi driver, at Mt. Somers Township in June 1953.
80Harry Whiteland21 Dec 1953, AucklandConvicted of murdering 19-year-old Dorothy Rose Haldane, a Railways booking clerk at Reefton Railway Station on 27 August 1953.
81Frederick Foster7 Jul 1955, AucklandConvicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend at a milk bar on Queen Street.
82 Edward Te Whiu 18 Aug 1955, AucklandConvicted of murdering an elderly woman who discovered him during a burglary.
83Harvey Allwood13 Oct 1955, AucklandConvicted of murdering John Hughes of Makarewa.
84Albert Lawrence Black5 Dec 1955, AucklandConvicted of murdering Alan Keith Jacques at a cafe on Queen St. Auckland on 26 July 1955. [23]
85 Walter James Bolton 18 Feb 1957, AucklandLast person judicially executed before the abolition of capital punishment in New Zealand. Found guilty of poisoning his wife.
Capital punishment abolished for ordinary crimes in 1961, abolished for all crimes in 1989

Military executions

In addition to those executed under New Zealand's regular criminal justice system, five New Zealand soldiers fighting as part of the Allied war effort in World War I were court-martialed and subsequently executed by firing squad.

#NameExecutedDetails
1Frank Hughes25 Aug 1916Convicted of desertion.
2John Sweeney2 Oct 1916Convicted of desertion.
3 John Braithwaite 29 Oct 1916Convicted of mutiny. After first being incarcerated for repeatedly being away without leave, he was accused of instigating a prison riot, although he claimed that he only involved himself in an attempt to calm it.
4John King19 Aug 1917Convicted of desertion.
5 Victor Spencer 24 Feb 1918Convicted of desertion.

The executions were not made public at the time. All five were pardoned in 2000 when New Zealand Parliament concluded that their convictions had been unjust, and that today, all would be regarded as mentally unfit to serve. Two of them (King and Sweeney) were born in Australia.

Number of executions by location

Initially, executions were carried out in public, and could be conducted at any suitable location – in at least one case (Joseph Burns, 1848) the prisoner was taken to the scene of the crime for execution. Executions from 1862 were carried out in private. Later, the number of locations was reduced to only two – Auckland (generally Mount Eden Prison) and Wellington (generally Mount Crawford Prison). In total, ten cities were the sites of executions.

LocationNumber of executions
Auckland 41
Wellington 17
Lyttelton 7
Dunedin 4
Napier 4
Nelson 4
Hokitika 2
Invercargill 2
New Plymouth 2
Picton 2
Europe (in World War I)5

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