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Gill, Maria, 1961-

New Zealand hall of fame : 50 remarkable kiwis / Maria Gill ; illustrated by Bruce Potter. - Auckland, N.Z. : New Holland, 2011. - 112 pages; colour illustrations, colour map; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-111) and index.

Adventurers: Sir Edmund Hillary; Sir Peter Blake; Jean Batten; Kelly Tarlton -- Leaders: Willie Apiata VC; Helen Clark; David Lange; Dame Whina Cooper -- Pioneers: Don Merton; Vi Cottrell; Sir Ray Avery; Kate Sheppard -- Scientists: Steve O'Shea; Ingrid Visser; Sir William Pickering; Joan Wiffen -- Inventors: Sir Bill Hamilton; Norma McCulloch; John Britten; Peter Lynn -- Artists: Sir Peter Jackson; Sir Richard Taylor; Shona McCullagh; Margaret Mahy; Witi Ihimaera; Rita Angus; Matahi Brightwell; Keisha Castle-Hughes; Cliff Curtis; Sam Hunt; Tim Finn; Dave Dobbyn; Boh Runga; Bic Runga; Oscar Kightley; Rhys Darby -- Sportspeople: Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell; Sir Colin Meads; Annelise Coberger; Danyon Loader; Irene van Dyk; Steve Gurney; Dame Susan Devoy; Sir Peter Snell; Barbara Kendall; Mark Todd; Yvette Williams; Mark Inglis; Sarah Walker; Scott Dixon.

Collection of biographies which celebrates the lives of 50 famous New Zealanders. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

ISBN: 9781869663124 (hbk.) 1869663128 (hbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Role models--New Zealand --Biography --Juvenile literature.
Successful people--New Zealand --Biography --Juvenile literature.
Celebrities--New Zealand --Biography --Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand--Biography --Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography.

Dewey Class. No.: 920.093