Recent necrology, January 2018

Some well-known people who have died recently

• Jim Anderton, 1938-2018
  Christchurch politician

• John Barton, 1928-2018
  Co-founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company

• Pat Booth, 1929-2018
  Crusading New Zealand newspaperman

• Richard Havers, 1951-2017
  Pop, rock and jazz historian

 

• Ursula Le Guin, 1929-2018
  American novelist best known for her children’s fantasy and science fiction stories

• Dolores O’Riordan, 1971-2018
  Cranberries lead singer

• Peter Mayle, 1939-2018
  British author noted for his memoirs of life in Provence

• W. R. Sykes, 1927-2018
  Christchurch botanist