List of people from Gisborne

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The following is a list of famous people born in Gisborne, New Zealand, and people who spent significant periods of their lives living in the Gisborne/East Coast area (from Wairoa to Te Kaha to Opotiki).

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Contents

[edit] Journalists, Photojournalists, Writers, Cartoonists, Poets, Authors, Playwrights, Screen Writers, Film Directors, Film Producers, Critics, et al.

[edit] Politicians, Public Servants, Public Officeholders, et al.

See also

[edit] Artists, Painters, Sculptors, Photographers, etc.

  • Maiia (artist) www.brindlestyle.com
  • Peter Adsett (artist)
  • Peter Brown (artist) www.peterbrownartist.com
  • Jason Braybrook (artist)
  • Jolene Douglas (artist)
  • Jared Ferris (painter)
  • Darryl File (artist, sculptor)
  • Derek Lardelli (carver)
  • Dudley Meadows (photographer)
  • Pine Taiapa (carver)

[edit] Actors, Dancers, Comedians, Performers, Models, Broadcasters, Commercial Spokespersons, Television Presenters/Hosts, etc.

  • Fiona Apanui (former Mai Time presenter)
  • Jackie Clarke (actress/former New Zealand Idol judge)
  • Lez Dwight (actor)
  • Clark Gayford (television presenter)
  • Te Hamua Nikora (Pukana presenter)
  • Matai Smith (Pukana presenter)
  • Mana Taumaunu (actor)
  • Te Kohe Tuhaka (TV presenter)
  • Hayden Weke (former Mai Time presenter, singer (Aaria))

[edit] Miscellaneous Celebrities, Beauty Pageant Winners, Cheesecake Models, etc.

  • Britney Alexander (adult entertainer)
  • Ethan Pickering (adult entertainer)
  • Emma Sturm (Miss Gisborne)

[edit] Singers, Musicians, Composers, Songwriters, Conductors, etc.

[edit] Soldiers, Sailors, etc.

[edit] Athletes, Coaches, etc.

[edit] Businesspeople, Entrepreneurs, etc.

  • Sir Robert Kerridge (tourism industrialist)

[edit] Activists, Philanthropists, Do-Gooders, Public Agitators, Advocates, Lawyers, etc.

  • Tāme Iti (activist)
  • Mokena Kohere (pioneer)
  • Margaret Sievwright (women's rights activist)
  • Te Kooti (activist)

[edit] Scholars, Scientists, Historians, Theorists, Philosophers, Opinionists, etc.

[edit] Educators, Lecturers, Motivational Speakers, Self-Help Gurus, etc.

[edit] Others