Contents

Contents : introduction; 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 Cottrel; 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; SPORTS PEOPLE - 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; index; bibliography; websites; biographies;