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| | *[[Sir Edmund Hillary]] - According to [[Hillary Clinton]], her namesake who conquered [[Mount Everest]] with Tensing Norgay two years after she was born | | *[[Sir Edmund Hillary]] - According to [[Hillary Clinton]], her namesake who conquered [[Mount Everest]] with Tensing Norgay two years after she was born |
| | *[[Ernest Rutherford|Lord Ernest Rutherford]] - Discovered that [[Atoms]] have a [[nucleus]] and was the first [[physicist]] to split the [[atom]] | | *[[Ernest Rutherford|Lord Ernest Rutherford]] - Discovered that [[Atoms]] have a [[nucleus]] and was the first [[physicist]] to split the [[atom]] |
| − | *[[Peter Jackson]] - [[Director]] of the [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] | + | *[[Peter Jackson]] - [[Director]] of the [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] |
| − | *[[Harold Gillies]] - Widely regarded as the father of [[Plastic Surgery]] | + | *Harold Gillies - Widely regarded as the father of plastic surgery |
| − | *[[Sam Neill]] - [[Actor]] | + | *Sam Neill - [[Actor]] |
| − | *[[Lucy Lawless]] - [[Actress]] | + | *Lucy Lawless - [[Actress]] |
| − | *[[Bill "Willie" Apiata]] - NZ SAS Corporal and recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] | + | *Bill "Willie" Apiata - NZ SAS Corporal and recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] |
| − | *[[Burt Monro]] - Motorcycle racer and subject of the film The World's Fastest Indian | + | *Burt Monro - Motorcycle racer and subject of the film The World's Fastest Indian |
| − | *[[Bruce McLaren]] - Car Designer and Inventor, founder of the McLaren-Mercedes Formula 1 Racing Team | + | *Bruce McLaren - Car Designer and Inventor, founder of the McLaren-Mercedes Formula 1 Racing Team |
| − | *[[Anna Paquin]] - Youngest person to ever win an [[Academy Award]] | + | *Anna Paquin - Youngest person to ever win an [[Academy Award]] |
| − | *[[Richard Pearse]] - Thought to have flown before the [[Wright Brothers]] however this is disputed | + | *Richard Pearse - Thought to have flown before the [[Wright Brothers]] however this is disputed |
| − | *[[Scott Dixon]] - Winner of the [[Indy 500]] in 2008 | + | *Scott Dixon - Winner of the Indy 500 in 2008 |
| − | *[[Dame Ngaio Marsh]] - Internationally acclaimed crime novelist | + | *Dame Ngaio Marsh - Internationally acclaimed crime novelist |
| − | *[[Dame Kiri Te Kanawa]] - Classical soprano | + | *Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - Classical soprano |
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| | ==History of New Zealand== | | ==History of New Zealand== |