Date of death and funeral details from Kathleen (Kathy) Maud Brooks (nee Oliver), sister of Brian Oliver of nzolivers.com.

Kathy writes, “The funeral is Monday [10 March 2014] at 1.30pm at the St James Church [Kerikeri].

Death Notice NZ Herald 6 March 2014:
BROOKS John Christian. Journey taken on the 4th March 2014. A gentleman at heart and a warrior at soul Loved husband of Lorraine (deceased). Life celebrated by his children Anna and Les, James and Kathy, Tim and Christine, and their families, including his much loved 9 great grandchildren. Funeral at St James Anglican Church, Kerikeri on Monday 10th March at 1.30pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice please.

Place of birth, mother’s maiden name, from the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth records found in July 2025:
Name: John C Brooks
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep 1928
Registration District: Marylebone
Inferred County: London
Mother's Maiden Name: Roth
Volume Number: 1a, Page number: 586

Approximate month, year and place of marriage from the England & Wales Civil Registration Marriage records found in July 2025:
Groom: John C Brooks
Bride: Josephine L Goulding
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun 1955
Registration District: Colchester
Inferred County: Essex
Volume Number: 4a, Page number 1113

Year and country of death, date of birth, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2025:
2014/5724. Brooks, John Christian. Date of birth: 17 June 1928

Full date of death of 4 March 2014 confirmed from further searching in July 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.