George Darvel Hill RD VRD JP (16 June 1938 – 17 July 2017) was a New Zealand agronomist, naval reservist, and a justice of the peace and unionist.

Born in Wallsend, Northumberland, England on 16 June 1938, Hill was the son of a master mariner.

[1] After 40 years as a teaching and research agronomist with a particular interest in the agronomy of lupins, Hill retired in 2012.

[3] Hill served a committee member of the Association of University Staff (AUS) and later the Tertiary Education Union for 28 years,[3] rising to national president and earning a meritorious service award.

[4] He was also a long-serving member of the council of the Agronomy Society of New Zealand,[5] and was appointed a justice of the peace in 1984.