The New Zealand Famous People category includes NZ websites related to People, Famous, Women, Men, Children, Senior, Seniors, Sir and more.
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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.
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Professor John Hearnshaw (www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/people/hearnshaw.shtml)
A Professor of Astronomy at Canterbury University, John Hearnshaw is internationally recognised for his research on extrasolar planets.
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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.
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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.
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Sir William Hayward Pickering (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hayward_Pickering)
A New Zealand born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, and was a senior NASA luminary who pioneered the exploration of space.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rutherford's Den (www.rutherfordsden.org.nz)Meet the kiwi genius and experience the historic places where Lord Rutherford was educated and carried out his earliest scientific research.
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Wizard of New Zealand (www.wizard.gen.nz)The official online home of New Zealand's Wizard, classified by art galleries and critics as a living work of art; designer of the post-modern cosmology; theorist of the fun revolution; founder of the Imperial British Conservative Party; role-model for post-feminist men; and metaphysical engineer.
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Time 100: Heroes & Icons - Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay (www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/hillary_norgay01.html)
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The twenty most influential heroes and icons of the 20th century as selected by Time Magazine.
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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.
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Scott Dixon (www.scottdixon.co.nz)
The Web site of Scott Dixon, with news, photos and merchandise.
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Sir Edmund Hillary (www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/hil0pro-1)
On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and the Nepalese Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, set foot on the summit of Everest, the highest point on earth.
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The Lucy Lawless Files (www.lucylawless.info)
A Web site dedicated to Lucy Lawless, star of Xena, with articles, images, videos, current news and information, tv and film credits, New Zealand information and places to visit.
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Actors Down Under (www.actorsdownunder.com)Database for New Zealand and Australian actors and actresses.
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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.
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Sam Neill Official Site (www.ibiblio.org/samneill/)
Includes Internet movie database listing for Sam Neill.
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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.
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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.
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Lord Arthur Porritt (arthurporritt.com)
Arthur Porritt was the first New Zealand born Governor General. Details about the new biography of this remarkable life.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.'
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