Quite a lot of actors, comedians and television personalities on that list.
Ian Mune was very famous, but has perhaps receded!
Sam Neill has to be one. Robyn Malcolm? Michael Galvin?
Lucy Lawless?
Maurice Gee sadly passed last year. In his mid-90s!
Joy Cowley still with us though.
And it’s odd- I want to put guys like Roger Donaldson and Andrew Niccol there too. But they’re not embraced by the public you feel. Certainly known and respected in many places. Loved having a Japanese kid whose dad had shown him World’s Fastest Indian talk to me about NZ because of that! But it’s niche, a good niche, but still.
I’m kinda angry at Sir Peter Jackson that he’s not a shoe in. He’s done so much amazing work for New Zealand and about New Zealand. And for Wellington come to that. But also is combative and a company man at times. And perhaps uninterested in that local leadership beyond what he’s already done. He really should be golden.
Ian Mune was very famous, but has perhaps receded!
Sam Neill has to be one. Robyn Malcolm? Michael Galvin?
Lucy Lawless?
Maurice Gee sadly passed last year. In his mid-90s!
Joy Cowley still with us though.
And it’s odd- I want to put guys like Roger Donaldson and Andrew Niccol there too. But they’re not embraced by the public you feel. Certainly known and respected in many places. Loved having a Japanese kid whose dad had shown him World’s Fastest Indian talk to me about NZ because of that! But it’s niche, a good niche, but still.
I’m kinda angry at Sir Peter Jackson that he’s not a shoe in. He’s done so much amazing work for New Zealand and about New Zealand. And for Wellington come to that. But also is combative and a company man at times. And perhaps uninterested in that local leadership beyond what he’s already done. He really should be golden.