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• Actors Down Under   (www.actorsdownunder.com)

  Database for New Zealand and Australian actors and actresses.

• Alison Holst   (www.holst.co.nz)

  Alison has achieved legendary status for her nationwide televised cooking programmes, popular cookbooks, columns in both magazines and newspapers, and cooking demonstrations. Her cooking style focuses on everyday food, encouraging cooks at home to make tasty and interesting meals that are both nutritious and economical.

• Anna Wilding   (www.annawilding.com)

  Anna Wilding is an actress and filmmaker who took part in Lord of the Rings and a range of other movies.

• AUSXIP - Xena & Lucy Lawless   (www.ausxip.com)

  Site dedicated to Lucy Lawless and the show Xena: Warrior Princess with huge archive of images, fan fiction, artwork by fans, wallpapers, current news on Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor.

• Beatrice Tinsley   (www.nzedge.com/heroes/tinsley.html)

  A rocket scientist who performed ground-breaking research on how galaxies change and evolve over time, and went on to became Professor of Astronomy at Yale University.

• Bruce McLaren   (www.nzedge.com/heroes/mclaren.html)

  Born on August 30, 1937 in Auckland, New Zealand, Bruce McLaren a life of being around cars and engines.

• Burt Munro   (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Munro)

  Wikipedia entry for Burt Munro, a New Zealander who designed the world's fastest Indian motorcycle and broke the world's land speed record for an Indian motorcycle.

• Burt Munro   (www.indianmotorbikes.com/features/munro)

  The correspondence of a New Zealand motorcycling legend, Burt Munro, to a friend in England. Monro is the subject of the film 'The World's Fastest Indian.'

• Chris Parkinson   (www.parkinson.co.nz)

  A New Zealand broadcaster who has had a distinguished career in radio and television.

• Dictionary of New Zealand Biography   (www.dnzb.govt.nz)

  This Web site contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have 'made their mark' on this country and formed the unique history of this nation. This resource is accessible to people in New Zealand and internationally, and incorporates information on New Zealand's cuture, identity and history.

• Erin Baker   (www.slowtwitch.com/mainheadings/interview/erinbaker.html)

  A famous New Zealand athlete.

• Frank Bateson   (rasnz.org.nz/FrankBateson.htm)

  A New Zealand astronomer, responsible for establishing the Mount John Observatory near Lake Tekapo and founding the Variable Star Section (VSS) of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand.

• Geoffrey Dolan   (www.geoffreydolan.com)

  The official site of New Zealand entertainer Geoffrey Dolan, who has been in Mercy Peak, Shortland Street, Lawless, Power Rangers, In My Father's Den and more.

• Irene van Dyk   (www.irenevandyk.com)

  The online home of Silver Fern, Irene van Dyk, the world's number one goal shooter.

• Jackie Clarke   (www.jackieclarke.co.nz)

  The official site of Jackie Clarke, singer and performer extraordinaire.

• Katherine Mansfield House   (www.katherinemansfield.com)

  The childhood home of one of the world's best known short story writers and New Zealand's most famous author.

• Keisha Castle-Hughes   (www.keishacastlehughes.com)

  A site dedicated to bringing you information about Keisha Castle-Hughes, a young Oscar-nominated actress from New Zealand.

• Legs on Everest   (www.legsoneverest.com)

  Double amputee Mark Inglis' quest to conquer Mt Everest, the world's highest peak. Check out his diary and gallery of images.

• Lucy is Lawless   (www.lucyislawless.com)

  A Lucy Lawless fan site with a huge photo gallery of pictures, rare videos, scans of magazine and newspaper articles, wallpapers and multimedia of the Xena, Battlestar Galactica and Celebrity Duets star.

• Mark Inglis   (www.markinglis.co.nz)

  Double amputee Mark Inglis offers a wide range of services, from short stimulating and inspiring presentations to keynote addresses focusing on the themes of challenge.

• McCahon The Titirangi Years   (www.mccahonhouse.org.nz)

  This Web site documents and celebrates one portion of this rich career—the years from 1953 to 1960 when McCahon lived in the hilly bush-suburb of Titirangi by the Manukau Harbour on the outskirts of Auckland city.

• Mike Loder   (www.mikeloder.com)

  A feature comedian based in Auckland, New Zealand and is a regular on the stand up scene.

• New Zealand Edge: Heroes   (www.nzedge.com/heroes/)

  Historically, Kiwis have blown the world away with their innovative, world-changing ideas. Read about some of New Zealand's heroes and high achievers on the New Zealand Edge site.

• New Zealand Sports Hall Of Fame   (www.nzhalloffame.co.nz)

  Information on on the hall of fame on famous sports people in New Zealand. Located in Dunedin.

• Patricia Wright   (www.soprano.co.nz)

  Information about a well known Auckland soprano singer.