Dame Trelise Pamela Cooper is a fashion designer from New Zealand. Her designs have featured in magazines such as Vogue,Marie Claire,Women's Wear Daily,InStyle and the television series Sex and the City.
Anne Merrilyn Tolley is a New Zealand politician and former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives representing the National Party. She was New Zealand's first female Minister of Education from 2008 to 2011 and the first Minister for Children from 2016 to 2017. During the Fifth National Government,she was also Minister of Social Development,Minister of Corrections,Minister of Police and Minister of Local Government. She served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2020. She is currently the Chair of the Commission overseeing the Tauranga City Council,which was appointed after a review in 2020 identified significant governance problems within the council.
Annabel Margaret Young is a former New Zealand politician. She was a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2002,representing the National Party.
The New Zealand Initiative is a pro-free-market public-policy think tank and business membership organisation in New Zealand. It was formed in 2012 by merger of the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR) and the New Zealand Institute. The Initiative’s main areas of focus include economic policy,housing,education,local government,welfare,immigration and fisheries.
Islam in New Zealand is a religious affiliation representing about 1.3% of the total population. Small numbers of Muslim immigrants from South Asia and eastern Europe settled in New Zealand from the early 1900s until the 1960s. Large-scale Muslim immigration began in the 1970s with the arrival of Fiji Indians,followed in the 1990s by refugees from various war-torn countries.
Brendan Francis John Horan is a New Zealand former politician and former list MP,who was elected to the New Zealand Parliament in 2011 for the New Zealand First party. He was expelled from the New Zealand First caucus on 4 December 2012 and served the remainder of his term as an Independent. Horan is of Māori descent with affiliations to Ngāti Maniapoto.
Sir Peter Charles Leitch,also known as The Mad Butcher,is a New Zealand businessman. Leitch founded a chain of butcheries,and is currently brand ambassador for the company. Leitch is also well known for his charity fundraising work and his promotion of rugby league.
The Human Rights Commission is the national human rights institution (NHRI) for New Zealand. It operates as an independent Crown entity,and is independent from direction by the Cabinet.
Miriama Te Rangimarie Smith is a New Zealand film and television actress who has played roles in various TV shows such as Xena:Warrior Princess,Karaoke High and Shortland Street. Her best-known roles,however,were the role of Moz in the third season of The Tribe,and also the role of Elsa / Principal Randall in the 2004 Power Rangers series,Power Rangers Dino Thunder. She was one of the three judges on the first season of entertainment show New Zealand's Got Talent that aired on Prime TV in 2008. She starred as Brady Trubridge on the TVNZ 2 drama series Filthy Rich.
John Paul College is a Catholic secondary school in Rotorua,New Zealand. The co-educational school enrolls students in years 7 to 13. It was opened in 1987 and combined two existing schools,Edmund Rice College and MacKillop College. The school was founded to serve the Catholic families of Rotorua. John Paul College is named for Pope John Paul II.
Dame Cheryll Beatrice Sotheran was a New Zealand museum professional. She was the founding chief executive of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and was credited with the successful completion of the museum,considered the largest international museum project of the 1990s.
Tony Colin Veitch is a New Zealand former reporter and sports broadcaster. He hosted a Radio Sport breakfast show and Television New Zealand's ONE News 6pm sports news. Veitch resigned from all broadcasting roles in the wake of domestic violence revelations in 2008 and a conviction in 2009,but later regained significant roles at Newstalk ZB and Radio Sport,until late 2017.
Joelle King is a New Zealand professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 4 in April 2014.
Chelsea Winter is a New Zealand celebrity chef,entrepreneur,food writer and television personality. In 2017,Chelsea's 5th cookbook Eat was named New Zealand's Number One selling title of the year. Chelsea's childhood was spent on farms in Hamilton and Kumeu,and she first became well known after winning the third season of MasterChef New Zealand.
Wendy Ruth Hawke is a New Zealand adoption advocate. She has been the executive director of Inter-Country Adoption New Zealand,also known as ICANZ,since 1995.
The Real Housewives of Auckland was a New Zealand reality television series that premiered on Bravo on 22 August 2016.
Victoria Mary Carter is a former New Zealand politician. She is now a professional company director and businesswoman.
Amy Robinson is a two-sport star for New Zealand. She plays field hockey for New Zealand and is also a National Field and Track Athlete.
Sarah Trotman is a businesswoman,director,celebrant and community advocate from Auckland,New Zealand. She has been a member of the WaitematāLocal Board of Auckland Council since 2019.
Rebecca Barnett is a New Zealand professional squash player. She represents New Zealand national women's squash team in international competitions. Her twin brother Jonathan Barnett is also a squash player. She is also one of the prominent squash players to have represented New Zealand in international level.
