100 Notable alumni of
University of Otago
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The University of Otago is 547th in the world, 12th in Oceania, and 4th in New Zealand by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Otago sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Stella Maxwell
- Occupations
- model
- Biography
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Stella Maynes Maxwell is a Belgian-born Northern Irish model who holds British, Irish, and New Zealand citizenship. She is a former Victoria's Secret Angel, and is also the face of the cosmetics brand Max Factor.
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Bill English
- Occupations
- farmerpoliticianinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Sir Simon William English is a New Zealand former National Party politician who served as the 39th prime minister of New Zealand from 2016 to 2017. He had previously served as the 17th deputy prime minister of New Zealand and minister of finance from 2008 to 2016 under John Key and the Fifth National Government.
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Janet Frame
- Occupations
- writershort story writernovelistessayistpoet
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Janet Paterson Frame was a New Zealand author. She is internationally renowned for her work, which includes novels, short stories, poetry, juvenile fiction, and an autobiography, and received numerous awards including being appointed to the Order of New Zealand, New Zealand's highest civil honour.
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Jamie Joseph
- Occupations
- rugby union player
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James Whitinui Joseph is a New Zealand-born Japanese former rugby union player and current rugby union coach. A flanker, Joseph represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1992 to 1995, before representing Japan in 1999. Joseph, now head coach of the Japanese national side, has coached since his retirement, coming through the ranks in New Zealand before his first national stint.
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Graham Henry
- Occupations
- rugby union playercricketerassociation football playerrugby union coach
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Sir Graham William Henry is a New Zealand rugby union coach, and former head coach of the country's national team, the All Blacks. Nicknamed 'Ted', he led New Zealand to win the 2011 World Cup.
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John Hattie
- Occupations
- pedagogueuniversity teacher
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John Allan Clinton Hattie is a New Zealand education academic. He has been a professor of education and director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia, since March 2011. He was previously professor of education at the University of Auckland, the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and the University of Western Australia. In addition to being lauded as a leading educational expert, previously John Hattie taught both middle school and high school as a classroom teacher for two years before entering graduate studies.
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Grant Robertson
- Enrolled in the University of Otago
- In 1994 graduated with Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
- Occupations
- politicianinternational forum participantpolitical candidate
- Biography
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Grant Murray Robertson is a New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party who served as the Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2023, as Minister of Foreign Affairs in November 2023, and as the 19th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2020 to 2023. He was the member of Parliament (MP) for Wellington Central from 2008 to 2023.
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Kamisese Mara
- Occupations
- cricketerpolitician
- Biography
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Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, CF, GCMG, KBE was a Fijian politician, who served as Chief Minister from 1967 to 1970, when Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom, and, apart from one brief interruption in 1987, the first Prime Minister from 1970 to 1992. He subsequently served as president from 1993 to 2000.
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Archibald McIndoe
- Years
- 1900-1960 (aged 60)
- Occupations
- plastic surgeonsurgeon
- Biography
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Sir Archibald Hector McIndoe was a New Zealand plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He improved the treatment and rehabilitation of badly burned aircrew.
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Juliet Marillier
- Occupations
- novelistwriter
- Biography
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Juliet Marillier is a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, focusing predominantly on historical fantasy.
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Nikki Kaye
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nicola Laura Kaye is a New Zealand politician who served as Deputy Leader of the New Zealand National Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 22 May 2020 to 14 July 2020.
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Rayyanah Barnawi
- Enrolled in the University of Otago
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in biomedical sciences
- Occupations
- biomedical scientistastronaut
- Biography
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Rayyanah Barnawi is a biomedical researcher and astronaut. She is the first Saudi female astronaut, selected for Axiom Mission 2 as a Mission Specialist by the Saudi Space Commission; her selection was officially announced on February 12, 2023.
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Jeremy Waldron
- Occupations
- university teacherphilosopherlawyer
- Biography
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Jeremy Waldron is a New Zealand professor of law and philosophy. He holds a University Professorship at the New York University School of Law, is affiliated with the New York University Department of Philosophy, and was formerly the Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College, Oxford University. Waldron also holds an adjunct professorship at Victoria University of Wellington. Waldron is regarded as one of the world's leading legal and political philosophers.
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Mazlan Othman
- Occupations
- astrophysicistphysicistpolitician
- Biography
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Emerita Professor Tan Sri Dr. Mazlan binti Othman is a Malaysian astrophysicist whose work has pioneered Malaysia's participation in space exploration. She was her country's first astrophysicist, and helped to create a curriculum in astrophysics at the national university, as well as to build public awareness and understanding of astronomy and space issues. She was appointed Director General of Angkasa, the Malaysian National Space Agency and served as the director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs in Vienna from 2007 to 2014.
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Rui Maria de Araújo
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Rui Maria de Araújo is an East Timorese politician who served as its prime minister from 2015 to 2017. He is a physician and member of Fretilin.
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David Clark
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David Scott Clark is a former New Zealand Labour Party politician.
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Jack Bauer
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Hans Jacob Bauer is a New Zealand former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2010 to 2023.
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Paul Beresford
- Occupations
- politiciandentist
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Sir Alexander Paul Beresford is a British-New Zealander politician who has served as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Mole Valley in Surrey since 1997. He was first elected as the MP for Croydon Central in 1992.
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David Parker
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitical candidateinternational forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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David William Parker is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who served as Attorney-General, Minister for the Environment, Minister of Transport and Associate Minister of Finance in the Sixth Labour Government. He previously served as a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government, Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from September 2013 to September 2014, and as interim Leader of the Labour Party from September to November 2014. He represented the Otago electorate at the 47th Parliament and has since served as a list MP.
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Josh Kronfeld
- Occupations
- rugby union player
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Joshua Adrian Kronfeld is a TV presenter and a former rugby union footballer who represented New Zealand at international level and Otago, the Highlanders and Leicester at first-class level. During his international career, Kronfeld played in 56 games for the All Blacks, gaining 54 test caps, including appearances at both the 1995 and 1999 Rugby World Cups.
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Silvia Cartwright
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright is a New Zealand jurist who served as the 18th Governor-General of New Zealand, from 2001 to 2006. She was the second woman to hold the office, after Dame Catherine Tizard.
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Ayesha Verrall
- Occupations
- politicianministerphysicianepidemiologistpolitical candidate
- Biography
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Ayesha Jennifer Verrall is a New Zealand politician, infectious-diseases physician, and researcher with expertise in tuberculosis and international health. She is a Labour Party Member of the New Zealand Parliament and a Cabinet Minister with the roles of Minister of Health and Minister for Research, Science and Innovation. She has worked as a senior lecturer at the University of Otago, Wellington and as a member of the Capital and Coast District Health Board. During the COVID-19 pandemic she provided the Ministry of Health with an independent review and recommendations for its contact-tracing approach to COVID-19 cases.
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David Cunliffe
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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David Richard Cunliffe is a New Zealand management consultant and former politician who was Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from September 2013 to September 2014. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Titirangi and then New Lynn for the Labour Party between 1999 and 2017. He served as the Minister of Health, Minister for Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Immigration for the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand from October 2007 until November 2008.
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Jack Lovelock
- Occupations
- journalistmiddle-distance runnerathletics competitor
- Biography
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John Edward Lovelock was a New Zealand athlete who became the world 1500m and mile record holder and 1936 Olympic champion in the 1500 metres.
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James K. Baxter
- Occupations
- writerpoet
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James Keir Baxter was a New Zealand poet and playwright. He was also known as an activist for the preservation of Māori culture. He is one of New Zealand's most well-known and controversial literary figures. He was a prolific writer who produced numerous poems, plays and articles in his short life, and was regarded as the preeminent writer of his generation. He suffered from alcoholism until the late 1950s. He converted to Catholicism and established a controversial commune at Jerusalem, New Zealand, in 1969. He was married to writer Jacquie Sturm.
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Anton Oliver
- Occupations
- rugby union player
- Biography
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Anton David Oliver is a retired New Zealand rugby union player. Previously, he played as a hooker for Marlborough (one of the predecessors to today's Tasman side) and Otago in the National Provincial Championship and Air New Zealand Cup, and spent twelve seasons with the Highlanders in Super Rugby. He earned 59 caps for his country and for a period was All Blacks captain.
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Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
- Occupations
- sprintersurgeonmilitary physicianpolitician
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Colonel Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt, Bt, GCMG, GCVO, CBE, KStJ, FRCS was a New Zealand physician, military surgeon, statesman and athlete. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the 100 m sprint. He served as the 11th governor-general of New Zealand from 1967 to 1972.
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Seru Rabeni
- Occupations
- rugby union player
- Biography
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Ratu Seru Rabeni was a Fijian rugby union player. He played as a centre or wing. At both club and international level, his physicality and heavy tackles earned him the nickname "Rambo".
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Malcolm Grant
- Enrolled in the University of Otago
- In 1972 graduated with Master of Laws
- Biography
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Sir Malcolm John Grant,, FAcSS is a barrister, academic lawyer, and former law professor. Born and educated in New Zealand, he was the ninth President and Provost of University College London – the head as well as principal academic and administrative officer of the university – for over a decade from 2003 until 2013.
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Craig Millar
- Occupations
- rugby union player
- Biography
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Craig William Millar is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights. Born in New Zealand, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.
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Sam Hayes
- Occupations
- news presenter
- Biography
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Samantha Hayes is a South African-born New Zealand journalist and newsreader.
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Robert Carter
- Occupations
- geologist
- Biography
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Robert Merlin Carter was an English palaeontologist, stratigrapher and marine geologist. He was professor and head of the School of Earth Sciences at James Cook University in Australia from 1981 to 1998, and was prominent in promoting climate change denial.
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Lloyd Geering
- Occupations
- theologianacademic
- Biography
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Sir Lloyd George Geering is a New Zealand theologian who faced charges of heresy in 1967 for teaching that the Bible's record of Jesus' death and resurrection is not true. He considers Christian and Muslim fundamentalism to be "social evils". Geering is emeritus professor of religious studies at Victoria University of Wellington. In 2007, he was appointed a Member of the Order of New Zealand, New Zealand's highest civilian honour, limited to 20 living people. Geering turned 100 in February 2018.
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Arthur Prior
- Occupations
- writeracademicphilosopher
- Biography
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Arthur Norman Prior, usually cited as A. N. Prior, was a New Zealand–born logician and philosopher. Prior (1957) founded tense logic, now also known as temporal logic, and made important contributions to intensional logic, particularly in Prior (1971).
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Michael Woodhouse
- Occupations
- political candidatepolitician
- Biography
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Michael Allan Woodhouse is a former New Zealand politician. He was a Member of Parliament for the National Party from 2008 to 2023.
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Fergus Hume
- Occupations
- novelistcrime fiction writerwriter
- Biography
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Ferguson Wright Hume, known as Fergus Hume, was a prolific English novelist, known for his detective fiction, thrillers and mysteries.
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Greg Henderson
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Gregory Henderson is a New Zealand former professional track and road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2017. His career includes winning the 15-kilometre (9.3-mile) scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the Tour de Georgia in 2005 and 2008.
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Kim Hill
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- television presenter
- Biography
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Fiona Anderson Kim Hill is a New Zealand broadcaster who presented the programme Saturday Morning on Radio New Zealand National, a public radio station, between 2002 and 2023. She was named International Radio Personality of the Year in 2012.
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Nigel Latta
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- psychologist
- Biography
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Nigel Latta is a New Zealand psychologist and author. He is also the host of the television show Beyond The Darklands, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Teenagers and The Politically Incorrect Parenting Show. He revealed on The Hard Stuff with Nigel Latta that he had 3 stints at university from 1986 to 1995, two at the University of Otago in philosophy and zoology, finishing at the University of Auckland with a BSc in psychology and postgraduate diploma.
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Kieran McAnulty
- Enrolled in the University of Otago
- In 2011 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- political candidatepolitician
- Biography
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Kieran Michael McAnulty is a New Zealand politician. He was first elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives in 2017, representing the New Zealand Labour Party. He was the Member of Parliament for Wairarapa between 2020 and 2023, and is currently a list MP.
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Ian Taylor
- Years
- 1950s
- Occupations
- television presenter
- Biography
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Sir Ian Lemuel Taylor is a New Zealand businessman and former television presenter based in Dunedin.
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John Salmond
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Sir John William Salmond was a legal scholar, public servant and judge in New Zealand.
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Nathan Cohen
- Occupations
- rower
- Biography
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Nathan Phillip Cohen is a New Zealand rower. He is a two-time world champion, and won a gold medal in the Olympics. In 2006, rowing a single scull, he won a gold medal at the World University Games. In doing so, he became the first New Zealander to win a gold medal at the World University Games in any sport. Cohen and his rowing partner, Joseph Sullivan, won back-to-back gold medals in the men's double sculls at both the 2010 and 2011 World Rowing Championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he and his partner won the gold medal in the men's double sculls, after breaking the Olympic best time in the heats. In 2013, Cohen was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to rowing.
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Rob Knight
- Occupations
- writerbiologistuniversity teacherscientistinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Rob Knight is a computational microbiologist and professor at the University of California, San Diego. His research involves the development of laboratory and computational techniques to characterize the microbiomes of humans, animals, and the environment.
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Mason Durie
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- 1938-.. (age 86)
- Occupations
- academicpsychiatrist
- Biography
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Sir Mason Harold Durie is a New Zealand professor of Māori Studies and research academic at Massey University. He is known for his contributions to Māori health. In 2020, he was appointed to the Order of New Zealand, the highest honour in New Zealand's royal honours system.
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Peter Gluckman
- Occupations
- physicianscientist
- Biography
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Sir Peter David Gluckman is a New Zealand scientist. Originally trained as a paediatrician, he served as the inaugural Chief Science Advisor to the New Zealand Prime Minister from 2009 to 2018. He is a founding member and was inaugural chair of the International Network for Government Science Advice, and is president of the International Science Council.
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Clare Curran
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Clare Elizabeth Curran is a New Zealand former politician who served as a member of the New Zealand Parliament for Dunedin South from 2008 to 2020. She was the Minister of Broadcasting, Communications, and Digital Media and Associate Minister for the Accident Compensation Corporation in the Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand. Curran retired from politics at the 2020 general election.
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Joe Williams
- Years
- 1934-2020 (aged 86)
- Enrolled in the University of Otago
- Studied in 1960
- Occupations
- physicianpolitician
- Biography
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Joseph Williams was a Cook Islands politician and physician who served as Prime Minister of the Cook Islands for four months in 1999. He is credited with having worked to prevent the spread of the tropical disease lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis). He principally resided in Auckland, New Zealand, where he was medical director of the Mt Wellington Integrated Family Health Centre.
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Robert Stout
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianjudgesurveyor
- Biography
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Sir Robert Stout was a New Zealand politician who was the 13th premier of New Zealand on two occasions in the late 19th century, and later Chief Justice of New Zealand. He was the only person to hold both these offices. He was noted for his support of liberal causes such as women's suffrage, and for his strong belief that philosophy and theory should always triumph over political expediency.
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Justin Lester
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Justin Mark Lester is a New Zealand businessman and politician. He was Mayor of Wellington between 2016 and 2019, following six years on the Wellington City Council.
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Chris Laidlaw
- Occupations
- rugby union playerdiplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Christopher Robert Laidlaw is a New Zealand politician and former rugby union player, Rhodes Scholar, public servant, diplomat and radio host.
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Farah Palmer
- Occupations
- rugby union playeruniversity teachersociologist
- Biography
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Dame Farah Rangikoepa Palmer is a professor at Massey University and a former captain of New Zealand's women's rugby union team, the Black Ferns.
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Melodie Robinson
- Enrolled in the University of Otago
- 1992-1995 studied physical education and sociology of sport
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbroadcastermanagerrugby union playerjournalist
- Biography
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Melodie Robinson is a New Zealand sports journalist and presenter, and former international rugby union player for the New Zealand women's national rugby union team. She played 18 tests for the New Zealand women's team, the Black Ferns, from 1996 to 2002. Robinson won two world cups in that time, playing blindside or openside flanker. She also represented New Zealand in sevens at the Hong Kong 7s and Japan 7s.
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Alison Holst
- Occupations
- chef
- Biography
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Dame Alison Margaret Holst is a best-selling New Zealand food writer and television celebrity chef.
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Jim Marurai
- Years
- 1947-2020 (aged 73)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jim Marurai was a Cook Islands politician who served as Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
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Christopher de Hamel
- Occupations
- librarianacademic
- Biography
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Christopher Francis Rivers de Hamel is a British academic librarian and expert on mediaeval manuscripts. He is a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and former Fellow Librarian of the Parker Library. His book Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts is the winner of the Duff Cooper Prize for 2016 and the Wolfson History Prize for 2017.
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Michael Baker
- Occupations
- researcher
- Biography
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Michael George Baker is an epidemiologist with the University of Otago. Baker is a member of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority's Academy and of the New Zealand Ministry of Health's Pandemic Influenza Technical Advisory Group.
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Brent Hodge
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm director
- Biography
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Brent Hodge is a Canadian-New Zealander documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known for his documentaries I Am Chris Farley, A Brony Tale, The Pistol Shrimps, Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary, Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh, Who Let the Dogs Out and Pharma Bro. He has been nominated for six Leo Awards for his documentary movies Winning America, What Happens Next? and A Brony Tale, winning one for A Brony Tale in 2015. He was nominated for two Shorty Awards under the "director" category in 2014 and 2015 for his work on The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions and A Brony Tale. Hodge also won a Canadian Screen Award in 2014 for directing The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions with Grant Lawrence.
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Tom Franklin
- Occupations
- rugby union player
- Biography
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Tom Franklin is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a lock for Taranaki in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition and the Western Force in Super Rugby.
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Andrew Boyens
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Andrew Victor Boyens is a New Zealand international footballer who plays and coaches with amateur side Forrest Hill Milford. Boyens has represented New Zealand at the international level.
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Jan Logie
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Heather Janet Logie is a New Zealand politician and a former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. She is a member of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Simon O'Neill
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Simon John O'Neill is a New Zealand-born operatic tenor. In 1998, his image appeared on the New Zealand one-dollar performing arts postage stamp.
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Dave Cull
- Occupations
- television presenterpoliticianwriter
- Biography
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David Charles Cull was the mayor of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand. He became the 57th Mayor of Dunedin in October 2010 and was re-elected in both the 2013 mayoralty race and 2016 mayoral election. Before politics, he was a presenter for Television New Zealand and an author.
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Carla Hohepa
- Occupations
- rugby union playerrugby sevens playerteacher
- Biography
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Cala Hohepa is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a wing for New Zealand, Otago Spirit and Alhambra Union.
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Ichiro Kawachi
- Enrolled in the University of Otago
- Graduated with Doctor of Medicine
- Occupations
- sociologistepidemiologisteditor
- Biography
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Ichiro Kawachi is a social epidemiologist of Japanese origin who was trained in New Zealand. He is currently the John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Social Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health where he is also the chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
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Arnold Nordmeyer
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sir Arnold Henry Nordmeyer was a New Zealand politician and Presbyterian minister. As a member of Parliament (MP) he played a crucial role in the Labour Party, serving from 1935 to 1969. He served as minister of finance (1957–1960) and later as leader of the Labour Party and leader of the Opposition (1963–1965). Although he was a prominent statesman, Nordmeyer never ascended to the role of prime minister.
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Peter Tapsell
- Occupations
- rugby union playersurgeonpolitician
- Biography
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Sir Peter Wilfred Tapsell was Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996. He was notable for being the first Māori Speaker, and for being the first Speaker since Bill Barnard in 1943 to hold office while not a member of the governing party.
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Peter Chin
- Years
- 1941-.. (age 83)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Peter Wing Ho Chin, CNZM CNZM (born 1941) is a lawyer and was the 56th Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand. He served two terms as Mayor from 2004 to 2010.
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Mai Chen
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Mai Chen is a New Zealand and Harvard educated lawyer with a professional and specialist focus in constitutional and administrative law, Waitangi tribunal and courts, human rights, white collar fraud and regulatory defence, judicial review, regulatory issues, education law, and public policy and law reform. Chen is a barrister and holds an office in the Public Law Toolbox Chambers. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Auckland School of Law. Having served previously in the university's Business School. Chen is also the Chair of New Zealand Asian Leaders, SUPERdiverse WOMEN and the Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business. She is married to Dr John Sinclair and the two have one son.
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David Farrar
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David Peter Farrar is a New Zealand political activist, blogger and pollster. He is an infrequent commentator in the media on internet issues. Farrar manages his own market research company, Curia.
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Aaron Hawkins
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Aaron Garth Hawkins is a New Zealand politician who served as the 58th mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand from 2019 to 2022. He was elected as Mayor on 12 October 2019 with 54.54% of the vote, after two prior terms as councillor. He is endorsed by the Green Party. He unsuccessfully stood for re-election as mayor in 2022.
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Peter McIntyre
- Occupations
- painterwriter
- Biography
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Peter McIntyre was a New Zealand painter and author who rose to prominence as a result of artwork produced in his capacity as an official war artist during the Second World War.
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Holly Lawford-Smith
- Born in
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New Zealand - Enrolled in the University of Otago
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- writeractivistwomen's rights activistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Holly Lawford-Smith is a New Zealander-Australian philosopher, scholar, researcher, author and Associate Professor in Political Philosophy, University of Melbourne.
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Te Rangi Hīroa
- Enrolled in the University of Otago
- In 1910 graduated with Doctor of Medicine
- Occupations
- historiananthropologistpublic figurepoliticianphysician
- Biography
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Sir Peter Henry Buck, also known as Te Rangi Hīroa or Te Rangihīroa, was a New Zealand doctor and a prominent anthropologist who served many roles through his life.
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Holly Walker
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Holly Ruth Walker is a former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2011 to 2014, as a Green Party list MP. She is deputy Director of The Helen Clark Foundation, and a writer and book reviewer.
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Tim Macindoe
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Timothy Harley Macindoe is a New Zealand politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in 2008 for the Hamilton West electorate. Macindoe previously served as the Minister of Customs in the Fifth National Government.
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Volker Heine
- Occupations
- university teacherphysicist
- Biography
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Volker Heine FRS is a New Zealand / British physicist. He is married to Daphne and they have three children. Volker Heine is considered a pioneer of theoretical and computational studies of the electronic structure of solids and liquids and the determination of physical properties derived from it.
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Murray Brennan
- Occupations
- researchersurgeononcologist
- Biography
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Sir Murray Frederick Brennan is a New Zealand surgeon, oncologist, cancer researcher, and academic. From 1985 to 2006, he was chairman of the surgery department of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, United States.
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Murray Deaker
- Years
- 20th Century
- Enrolled in the University of Otago
- In 1968 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- teacher
- Biography
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Murray James Boyd Deaker is a New Zealand sports radio and television talk show host and sports author.
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Rebecca Scown
- Occupations
- rower
- Biography
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Rebecca Scown is a professional rower from New Zealand. Together with Juliette Haigh, she won the bronze medal in the women's coxless pair at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Previously they had won gold in the women's pair at the World Rowing Cup regatta in Lucerne, 2010 and at the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro and the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled. After winning a bronze medal with the New Zealand women's eight at the 2017 World Rowing Championships, she is having a break from rowing in the 2017/18 season.
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Sue Kedgley
- Years
- 1948-.. (age 76)
- Enrolled in the University of Otago
- In 1972 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Susan Jane Kedgley is a New Zealand politician, food campaigner and author. Before entering politics Kedgley worked for the United Nations in New York for 8 years and for a decade as a television reporter, director and producer in New Zealand.
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Warwick Taylor
- Occupations
- rugby union player
- Biography
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Warwick Thomas Taylor is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He won 24 caps for the All Blacks between 1983 and 1988 and played in the victorious New Zealand team at the 1987 Rugby World Cup.
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David Benson-Pope
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David Henry Benson-Pope is a New Zealand politician. He is a former Member of Parliament for Dunedin South and has been a member of the Dunedin City Council since 2013.
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Herb Green
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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George Herbert Green, B.A., BSc, M.B., Ch.B., (D.Obs. R.C.O.G.), M.R.C.O.G.(Lond.), was a New Zealand Obstetrician and Gynaecologist who led the National Women's Hospital Cervical Cancer Unit as Professor through the 1960s and 1970s and became notorious for conducting an alleged unethical experiment that was the subject of the Cartwright Inquiry.
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Duncan Oughton
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Duncan Oughton is a retired New Zealand association football player. Oughton played professionally in the United States for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and represented New Zealand internationally. He was an assistant coach for Toronto FC until 31 October 2014, when the team let Ryan Nelsen and five of his assistant coaches go. Today he is the host of the TV series Soccer & Beer.
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Kimberly K. Arcand
- Enrolled in the University of Otago
- 2017-2020 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in scientific visualization
- Occupations
- biologistastronomerwriterfilm producercomputer scientist
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Kimberly Kowal Arcand is a data visualizer and science communicator for NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. She is also the visualization coordinator for the Aesthetics and Astronomy image response project at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Jonathan Lemalu
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Jonathan Fa'afetai Lemalu is a New Zealand bass baritone opera singer. Born to Samoan parents who had emigrated to New Zealand, he was educated in Dunedin. His first singing teacher was Honor McKellar, who began teaching him while he attended Otago Boys' High School. He studied both Law and Music at the University of Otago, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws in 1999.
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Eion Edgar
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Sir Eion Sinclair Edgar was a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist. He was the chairman of Forsyth Barr Group, a major investment company based in Dunedin, for 20 years until his retirement in 2018, and was chancellor of the University of Otago between 1999 and 2003.
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Sean Davison
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Sean Davison is a New Zealand-born South African scientist and author. In 2010 he was arrested in New Zealand and charged with the attempted murder of his terminally-ill mother, Dr. Patricia Ferguson. As a result of his arrest and High Court trial, he became an international campaigner for changes to the law regarding assisted dying under legally-defined criteria. He is the founder and director of the pro-euthanasia organisation Dignity South Africa and served for five years as president of the World Federation of Right-to-Die Societies. Both organisations support the decriminalisation of voluntary euthanasia.
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Paul Foster-Bell
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
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Paul Ayers Robert Foster-Bell is a former New Zealand diplomat, a politician and was a list member of the House of Representatives between May 2013 and 2017 for the National Party. While he failed to win the party's nomination for the Whangarei electorate in March 2014, he remained in Parliament as a list MP for the following term.
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Rachel Reese
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rachel Hadley Reese is a New Zealand local-body politician. She was the mayor of Nelson from 2013 to 2022. She was Nelson's first female mayor.
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Richie Poulton
- Years
- 1962-2023 (aged 61)
- Occupations
- psychologist
- Biography
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Richie Graham Poulton was a New Zealand psychologist and the director of the University of Otago's Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health & Development Research Unit, which runs the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (also known as the Dunedin Study). He was also a professor of psychology at the University of Otago, the 2007 founder and co-director of the National Centre for Lifecourse Research, the founder in 2011 of the Graduate Longitudinal Study, New Zealand, and the chief science adviser of the Ministry of Social Development in the New Zealand government.
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Alison Shanks
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Alison Shanks is a retired New Zealand professional racing cyclist, specialising in individual pursuit in track cycling and individual time trial in road bicycle racing. Prior to that she was an Otago Rebels netballer, the sport she played for more than five years before her cycling career.
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Grahame Sydney
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
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Sir Grahame Charles Sydney is a New Zealand visual artist, based in the South Island region of Central Otago. Since beginning his professional art life in 1974 he has worked as a painter (in egg tempera, oil and watercolour), printmaker (etching and lithography), photographer and writer.
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Ethel Benjamin
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Ethel Rebecca Benjamin was New Zealand's first female lawyer. On 17 September 1897, she became the first woman in the British Empire to appear as counsel in court, representing a client for the recovery of a debt. She was the second woman in the Empire to be admitted as a barrister and solicitor, two months after Clara Brett Martin of Canada.
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Rick Barker
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Richard John Barker is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the Labour Party, and was a middle-ranking Cabinet minister in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand.
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David Skegg
- Occupations
- researcherepidemiologist
- Biography
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Sir David Christopher Graham Skegg is a New Zealand epidemiologist and university administrator. He is an emeritus professor in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago. He was the vice-chancellor of the university from 2004 to 2011 and president of the Royal Society of New Zealand from 2012 to 2015. His primary research interest is cancer epidemiology.
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Arthur Henry Adams
- Occupations
- poetjournalist
- Biography
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Arthur Henry Adams was a journalist and author. He started his career in New Zealand, though he spent most of it in Australia, and for a short time lived in China and London.
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Edwin Carr
- Occupations
- pianistconductormusic teachercomposermusicologist
- Biography
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Edwin James Nairn Carr was a composer of classical music from New Zealand.
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Marcus Turner
- Occupations
- television producersinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Marcus William Turner was a New Zealand singer-songwriter and folk musician. He performed at folk festivals in New Zealand, Australia, and overseas. He was also a presenter in the TVNZ children's television programmes Spot On, How's That and Play School (in the latter of which he was also a director).
