Very sadly passed away on 24 June 2026. Aged 76 years. Really loved partner of Rita. A cherished father and father in law to Brent and Casey, Khane and Laura.A wonderful Poppa to Luca, Charli and Olive and a very close friend of Richie and Jiab. A special brother to Doug and Gail, Colin and Cheryl and the late Ngarie, Sadly missed by all his nieces and nephews, Paul and Leah, Andrew and Debbie, Grant and Stephanie, Creek and Sian, Gemma and Ian, Kylie and Kosta. A treasured friend and kind person to many.May you be at peace. Messages to the Chinn family P.O. Box 131 Hokitika, 7842, or may be left on Allen’s tribute page at www.thompsonfd.co.nz
A celebration of Allen’s life will be held at All Saints Anglican Church, 57 Bealey St Hokitika on Friday 3 July 2026 commencing at 1.00pm.
Allen Mark Chinn
June 24, 2026
Rita i am so sorry to hear about Chinnys passing. He was such a kind man. Sending you my love and condolences from Perth 💕
So sorry to hear Rita. He was such a lovely man.
Good by old friend we use to give those goats a run for there money, all the best bob
Sending our deepest condolences to the Chinn family. Thinking of you all during this incredibly sad time.
Thinking of you all at this sad time.
So sorry to hear of Allens passing
He was a special friend of my brother Maurice. May they meet up in the after life.
All our thoughts are with you all at this very sad time. The Lamport family
Rita, We are sending our deepest sympathy along with prayers to support you through this most difficult time.
My deepest sympathy to everyone
RIP Chinny x
So sorry to hear of Allen’s passing, my thoughts are with Doug and the whole Chinn family at this time.
We all went to the Kaihinu School together and my memories of Allen was he was a hard shot of a kid. May you rest in peace Allen.
Accept our deepest sympathy at this very sad time
Rest in peace Chinney. A dearly loved friend of Jock and Irene
I wish to reiterate Gail Bradleys message which sums up my feelings.
Allens sad and tragic passing is heartbreaking but those happy and humorous memories will hopefully assist in overcoming such a significant loss, what a character. Rest in eternal peace Allen.
Our condolences to the Chinn family.Very saddened to hear of Als passing ,a real gentleman taken too early
Our sincere condolences to Doug and Gail and the extended Chinn family. Thinking of you all at this very sad time.
Goodbye Allen, your friendship to both Gavin and I will always be remembered.
To you Rita, my heartfelt sorrow is with you. Take care dear girl.
With much love and sadness. Diane Cooke
Our sincere condolences to the Chinn family and Rita. Rest in peace Chinny.
Dear Rita
Our thoughts and love are with you at this very sad time.
We have so many wonderful memories of Allen to cherish from being a great dance partner for Paula at one of the Caverhill’s progressive dinners to solving all the hard DIY projects at the Bach for Ray.
We will always fondly remember sharing plates of crayfish and whitebait patties drizzled with your ‘secret’ sauce.
Thank you Allen for enriching our lives with your cheeky humour, fantastic banter, your adventurous life stories and introducing us to Sheepdog Peanut Whiskey.
Cheers to you mate … up the Wah’s!
With love …
Paula and Ray Hastie
Motanau
Oh that sheepdog whiskey 😉
So sorry to hear of Allens passing
He was a special friend of my brother Maurice. May they meet up in the after life.
Rita I am so sorry to hear of Allens passing. My deepest condolences to you and extended families.
Thinking of you all at this very sad time.
Dear Rita, saddened to hear of Allens untimely passing, gone too soon. We will always cherish those times we had as close neighbours in Nelson and still miss the supply of crays, whitebait and venison. Not to mention the yarns.
Our deepest condolences, RIP Allen.
Sorry to hear of Chinny’s passing
My condolences to Rita and family.
Please accept our deepest sympathy in your sad loss . Rick & Anne Cumming.
Please accept our deepest sympathy in your sad loss . Rick & Anne Cumming.
Im so sorry for your loss of Allen I have fond memories of Allen growing up in Hokitika 😞😔
Words are not enough to express how sorry we were to hear of Allen’s passing. May the precious memories you hold in your heart remain forever. Graham, Alma, Nicole and Chesca Bennett
He was a great man and will be sadly missed 😢
Condolences to the family at Allens passing.Happy memories of Allens friendship in Wellington in the early 70s.Both he and Colin were both fun and genuine blokes to know and their friendship was much valued.Contact has been lost over the years but I often thougt of Allen.Gone too soon Chinny but you have brightened the lives of many so your job was done.RIP mate
Dear Rita ,
A life gone too soon. A wonderful soft soul has left us and we are just stunned by his leaving. He was such an amazing part of our whitebait life , you know the one who was always quietly here ,very much an important part , who we we saw nearly every day filling in his time at the valley and the river. He will be very missed by us all, and we wish you the very best Rita as you go through the next months . We are so thinking of you and we send you so much love. I will miss that laugh which we all know was uncontrollable but so infectious. Go Well Rita we are thinking of you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Barry and Yodie Wyber Whakapohai River
Dear Rita and family of Allen. Allens passing came as a huge shock someone who will be sadly missed by many. Of comfort is the happy memories he has created for those he left behind who enjoyed his company and participated in his love of New Zealand, especially the West Coast, life, family, gold mining, boating, flying, hunting, fishing and whitebaiting and his joy at sharing the delicious food he gathered. One can only imagine the pain of losing a much-loved partner, Father, Grandfather, Uncle, Brother and making the huge effort of coping with the demands of life and grieving ahead. My thoughts and love to Rita with whom Allen enjoyed wonderful love and support. Go strong you are so special, well loved and respected and rightfully can be so proud of what you created and enjoyed together. xxxx Yvonne Loader