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ALL BLACKS A to Z

Provides brief biographies of famous All Blacks.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
stats.allblacks.com/asp/atoz.asp?group=A

Bill Hamilton

Information about Sir William Hamilton who invented the Hamilton Jet boat.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
www.hamiltonjet.co.nz/about_hamiltonjet/sir_william_hamilton

Burt Munro

The American Motorcycle hall of fame museum’s tribute to Burt Munro.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=381&lpos=-1px&letter=M&txtFname=&rblFname=C&txtLname=munro&rblLname=S&discipline=0

Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

This page contains biographies of New Zealanders who have “made their mark on this country” It does not contain biographies of people who are still living.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/

Edmund Hillary

Brief biography, interview and photos of Sir Edmund Hillary.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/hil0bio-1

Ernest Rutherford

A very comprehensive site covering Rutherford’s life and works.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
www.rutherford.org.nz

Famous New Zealanders

A comprehensive list of famous New Zealanders listed by occupation/sport.

Suggested level: primary
christchurchcitylibraries.com/Kids/FamousNewZealanders

Kate Sheppard

This website also has links to many other famous New Zealanders such as; Ernest Rutherford, Katherine Mansfield, Charles Upham, Daisy Basham, Richard Pearse and Margaret Mahy.

Suggested level: primary, intermediate, secondary
www.nzterritory.com/famous/sheppard.html

New Zealand Heroes

Contains many biographies of famous New Zealanders under headings such as; optimists, designers, speedsters, stars, scientists, inventors and more.

Suggested level: primary, intermediate, secondary
www.nzedge.com/heroes/

New Zealand Olympic Committee

A searchable resource with brief profiles of all Olympic athletes.

Suggested level: primary, intermediate, secondary
www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?ID=5673

New Zealand Writers

The Book Council has lists of biographies of New Zealand authors - just click on the first letter of the surname.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
www.bookcouncil.org.nz/Writers/Information/Introduction.htm

Peter Blake

An international Herald Tribune article reprinted in National Geographic after his death.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/12/1212_wirepeterblake_1.html

NZ On Screen: People

Film clips and information about famous/well-known New Zealanders, including writers, interviewers, directors, narrators, actors and many more.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
www.nzonscreen.com/people

Cultural Icons

The histories, stories and experiences of some of New Zealand’s most significant arts and culture contributors.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
culturalicons.co.nz/

EPIC

Biography in Context

Contains over 800 biographies of famous New Zealanders. School password and log-in required.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
www.tki.org.nz/r/epic/