Recent necrology, September 2019

Some well-known people who have died recently.

  • Peter Ellis, 1958-2019
    Child care worker and convicted child sexual abuse offender at the centre of one of the country’s enduring judicial controversies

A City Possessed Aunt Effie and the Island that Sank Old Drumble Peter Lindbergh

  • Alister Taylor, 1943-2019
    Innovative and controversial New Zealand publisher
Encircling the baroque by Llew Summers
Encircling the baroque by Llew Summers. 11 December 2013. Flickr 2013-12-PC110261
Wreath by Llew Summers' sculpture
Wreath by Llew (Llewelyn) Summers' sculpture on Colombo Street, Sydenham. - placed as a tribute after his death. Discovery Wall. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. CCL-DW-100951
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