The hard-line protégé of the country's Supreme Leader has died. He was 63. Keep Reading

Alice Munro, Canadian author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature, has died at the age of 92. Keep Reading

Kiwi reggae star Willie Hona remembered as “talented, warm, funny and generous” - a “great old-school showman”. Keep Reading

Frank Stella was one of America's leading minimalist artists and a pioneer of the minimalist movement of the early 1960s. The movement challenged the idea that art was meant to be representative. Keep Reading

He won everything and he earned a knighthood and he was a senior literary figure to the point that he was a living monument to himself until his death in the weekend at 86, but there was something about Vincent O’Sullivan that flew under the radar, that was independent and separate and free, too, of the routine blather of New Zealand literary life. Keep Reading

"A gentle, humble and selfless soul" - Tiaki Kerei pays tribute to a man who paved the way for contemporary Māori dance on both the national and global stage. Keep Reading

Rod Oram, a treasured Newsroom colleague and leading business and climate commentator in NZ public life for decades, has died in Auckland from injuries suffered in a cycling accident. Keep Reading

Gerald Hensley was a link the early days of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and later in his career an adviser to two of the country’s most... Keep Reading

The softly-spoken Samoan son of south Auckland was widely respected across the political spectrum. Tim Murphy farewells an MP whose work in Parliament was cut far too short. Keep Reading

A member of the stolen generations, the Yankunytjatjara leader was only reunited with her mother through a chance meeting 30 years later Keep Reading

Renowned New Zealand education leadership and policy leader, Professor Martin Thrupp, has passed away at the age of 59. Keep Reading

Franz Beckenbauer won the World Cup with West Germany as a captain in 1974 and a manager in 1990; Beckenbauer, nicknamed Der Kaiser, is a Bayern Munich legend; a Beckenbauer family statement read he passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday, Sunday, surrounded by his family Keep Reading

Investigative journalist and former Daily Mirror reporter John Pilger, who broke important stories on the Thalidomide scandal and the aftermath of Pol Pot's regime, has died at the age of 84 Keep Reading

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon remembered Sir Michael as a "great New Zealander". Keep Reading

Veteran New Zealand photographer Peter Bush has died at the age of 93. Keep Reading

Ryan O'Neal, who kicked off an extraordinary 1970s run in Hollywood with his Oscar-nominated turn as Oliver in Love Story, has died. He was 82. Keep Reading

The legendary producer's impact and influence is undeniable, but his history as an advocate isn't without fault Keep Reading

The Irish singer-songwriter, whose hits include Fairytale of New York, was unwell for some time. Keep Reading