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51-100 'New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers'
51-100 'New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers'
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Inventors, Politicians, Adventurers and Humanitarians. Based on the book by Joseph Romanos
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Te Puea Herangi
The engaging immigrant who built an empire
The greatest Maori woman of her time
The prince of All Black fullbacks
The man who shaped New Zealand's modern economy
2
Charles Goldie
he man who turned portrait painting into an art form
The softly-spoken giant who took the rugby world by storm
The beloved entertainer
The man who took bungy-jumping to the world
3
Jonah Lomu
The biotech pioneer
The softly-spoken giant who took the rugby world by storm
Rough diamond, brilliant actor.
Right man, right time
4
Charles Upham
taken prisoner of war (POW)
The ultimate soldier
a New Zealand soldier who was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) twice WWll
destroyed a German tank and several guns and vehicles with grenades
5
Frances Hodgkins
The Dunedin painter who became world-renowned
The historian's historian
The diminutive giant of radio broadcasting
The neuroscientist who is making a difference
6
Rewi Alley
involved in efforts to found Association of Chinese Industrial Cooperative
New Zealand's gift to China
was a New Zealand-born writer and political activist.
The ultimate soldier
7
Denny Hulme
Master of many trades
The quiet achiever who snared the greatest prize in motor sport --
The Gandhi of the South Pacific
The father of plastic surgery
8
Frank Sargeson
The yachtie who made the America's Cup his cup
Early master of the silver screen
The writer who captured New Zealand working-class vernacular
Rough diamond, brilliant actor.
9
Bill Gallagher
His electric fence took farming into a new era
The activist with an acute social conscience
Rugby legend and astute Maori leader
Rough diamond, brilliant actor.
10
Billy T James
The ultimate soldier
From drag queen to Member of Parliament
The quiet achiever who snared the greatest prize in motor sport -
The irreverent entertainer who was loved by a nation
11
Russell Crowe
The Garbo of the skies
Rough diamond, brilliant actor.
Nothing less than equal
The great war time leader
12
Rua Kenana
The faith-healer who spawned religious and political movement
The historian's historian
The man who shaped New Zealand's modern economy
The Maori prophet who established his own community
13
John Rangihau
The creator of Split Enz
Bridging the Maori-Pakeha divide
Rough diamond, brilliant actor.
The voyager who discovered Aotearoa
14
Georgina Beyer
Maori leader in a Pakeha world
From drag queen to Member of Parliament
was a pioneering New Zealand cardiothoracic surgeon.
The rocket man
15
Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana
The beloved entertainer
The man who took bungy-jumping to the world
The softly-spoken giant who took the rugby world by storm
The faith-healer who spawned religious and political movements
16
Te Kooti
Tribal leader and prophet
The quiet achiever who snared the greatest prize in motor sport
The ultimate soldier
The historian's historian
17
Marie Clay
The activist with an acute social conscience
The Māori Artist
The beloved entertainer
The Michael Jordan of reading
18
Suzanne Aubert
The Māori Artist
New Zealand's Mother Teresa
Bridging the Maori-Pakeha divide
Tribal leader and prophet
19
Roger Douglas
The historian's historian
The ultimate soldier
The beloved entertainer
The man who shaped New Zealand's modern economy
20
Richard Hadlee
The judge whose Erebus crash report made him a household name
From drag queen to Member of Parliament
New Zealand cricket's one-man destruction unit
The yachtie who made the America's Cup his cup
21
Ralph Hotere
Rough diamond, brilliant actor.
The Māori Artist
The activist with an acute social conscience
The diminutive giant of radio broadcasting
22
Michael King
author Penguin History of New Zealand
The writer who explained New Zealand to New Zealanders
The neuroscientist who is making a difference
New Zealand historian, author, and biographer.
23
George Nepia
The adventurer with many strings to his bow
Pioneering publisher and inspirational wanderer
The prince of All Black fullbacks
His electric fence took farming into a new era
24
John A Lee
From Labour Party pin-up boy to exile
The adventurer with many strings to his bow
The engaging immigrant who built an empire
The writer who explained New Zealand to New Zealanders
25
John Minto
started group Halt All Racist Tours
The activist with an acute social conscience
The softly-spoken giant who took the rugby world by storm
The yachtie who made the America's Cup his cup
26
Kupe
The engaging immigrant who built an empire
His electric fence took farming into a new era
Master Navigator by the stars
The voyager who discovered Aotearoa
27
Dave Dobbyn
The beloved entertainer
The free spirit who was born too soon
The modernist who enhanced cultural nationalism
Jet-boat inventor
28
James Wattie
The Michael Jordan of reading
The Nga Puhi leader who encouraged European settlement
The man who gave us baked beans and frozen veges
New Zealand's gift to China
29
Peter Mahon
The judge whose Erebus crash report made him a household name
The man who gave us baked beans and frozen veges
The Dunedin painter who became world-renowned
The man who took bungy-jumping to the world
30
Charles Heaphy
chief surveyor to the central government
Heaphy served as gold commissioner at Coromandel
The adventurer with many strings to his bow
Port Nicholson (Wellington), employed as an assistant surveyor
31
Keith Sinclair
The activist with an acute social conscience
The historian's historian
The softly-spoken giant who took the rugby world by storm
The judge whose Erebus crash report made him a household name
32
James Fletcher
The diminutive giant of radio broadcasting
The engaging immigrant who built an empire
he man who turned portrait painting into an art form
The Maori prophet who established his own community
33
Rudall Hayward
The prince of All Black fullbacks
New Zealand's Mother Teresa
Early master of the silver screen
Big Norm, champion of ordinary New Zealanders
34
A J Hackett
The greatest Maori woman of her time
The man who took bungy-jumping to the world
The creator of Split Enz
The coach who revolutionised athletics training
35
Ettie Rout
The coach who revolutionised athletics training
From Labour Party pin-up boy to exile
The free spirit who was born too soon
safe-sex advocate during the First World War
36
Witi Ihimaera
Māori author whose stories explore the clash between Māori and Pākehā
Maori storyteller, New Zealand novelist
The historian's historian
Jet-boat inventor
37
Kate Edger
first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree
Pioneer of women's education
graduated with BA in Latin and Mathematics
The judge whose Erebus crash report made him a household name
38
John Clarke
The Dunedin painter who became world-renowned
The voyager who discovered Aotearoa
The comic genius who showed New Zealand how to laugh at itself
The creator of Split Enz
39
John Walker
won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m commonwealth games 1974
Test Cricket Great
1981 set a New Zealand all-comers' mile record of 3:50.6 in Auckland.
The third of New Zealand's great middle-distance champions
40
David Low
he man who turned portrait painting into an art form
The free-spirited cartoonist who would not be cowered
The ultimate soldier
Maori storyteller, New Zealand novelist
41
Maud Basham (Aunt Daisy)
From drag queen to Member of Parliament
The judge whose Erebus crash report made him a household name
The diminutive giant of radio broadcasting
The writer who captured New Zealand working-class vernacular
42
Russell Coutts
The third of New Zealand's great middle-distance champions
Rough diamond, brilliant actor.
The yachtie who made the America's Cup his cup
From Labour Party pin-up boy to exile
43
Arthur Lydiard
The free spirit who was born too soon
Big Norm, champion of ordinary New Zealanders
Jet-boat inventor
The coach who revolutionised athletics training
44
Tim Finn
Tribal leader and prophet
The writer who captured New Zealand working-class vernacular
The creator of Split Enz
The engaging immigrant who built an empire
45
Tom Ellison
New Zealand's gift to China
Rugby legend and astute Maori leader
The man who shaped New Zealand's modern economy
The activist with an acute social conscience
46
Matt During
The ultimate soldier
The neuroscientist who is making a difference
The softly-spoken giant who took the rugby world by storm
The man who took bungy-jumping to the world
47
Norman Kirk
The engaging immigrant who built an empire
became Labour’s first New Zealand-born PM.
Big Norm, champion of ordinary New Zealanders
PM decided 'postponement' of planned tour by the South African Springbok
48
Hongi Hika
The activist with an acute social conscience
The Nga Puhi leader who encouraged European settlement
Uncle to the missionary educated Hone Heke
The judge whose Erebus crash report made him a household name
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William Hamilton
The prince of All Black fullbacks
Jet-boat inventor
Pioneering publisher and inspirational wanderer
The free-spirited cartoonist who would not be cowered
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Alfred Reed
founder of one of New Zealand's first large publishing firms
Pioneering publisher and inspirational wanderer
Tribal leader and prophet
The Maori prophet who established his own community
