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In the spirit of the "Who's the Greatest Canadian?" thread, I pose the question... Who is the greatest New Zealander?

Well if all gonna name yourselves "fruits"....


Don't mind me...

The greatest New Zealander....Phar Lap, the racehorse.
Why did he run so fast...he saw what happened to the sheep!
:lol:

Sir Edmund Hillary gets my vote, I suppose...

Sir Ed, because he's got his face on the $5 note. Or Colin Meads.

Ernest Rutherford.

how the hell did Fitzy come out ahead of Pinetree on sportzah?

damn kids.

Edmund Hillary definitely.

Russel Coutts, even though be was a traitor.

Edmund Hillary definitely.

Russel Coutts, even though be was a traitor.

Yeah, I'm split on Coutts...

Sir Ernest Rutherford by all means. Hillary may have ocnquered Mt. Everest but Rutherford's contribution to the human race is by far of greater achieveemnt and importance.

*Waves the N.Z.$100.00 bill*

Bloody prickheads! Get your minds off sport.

Didn't Rutherford do a lot of his research at McGill in Montreal?

Didn't Rutherford do a lot of his research at McGill in Montreal?

Didn't Sir William Pickering do a lot of his research work in NASA?

We are a country of great people but inadequate facilities and opportunities.

is peter jackson a kiwi? if he is then i nominate him.

is peter jackson a kiwi? if he is then i nominate him.

Screw the arts! Science is by all means far more important.

Any actual New Zealanders here apart from me? (I'm a Chinese New Zealander.)

is peter jackson a kiwi? if he is then i nominate him.

Oh jeez, I almost forgot him! He's up there, somewhere. Greatest? I dunno.

Niki Caro, too. (Whale Rider)

Any actual New Zealanders here apart from me? (I'm a Chinese New Zealander.)

I am a kiwi by ancestry (first generation american)

Didn't Rutherford do a lot of his research at McGill in Montreal?

Didn't Sir William Pickering do a lot of his research work in NASA?

We are a country of great people but inadequate facilities and opportunities.

I didn't mean it as an insult. New Zealand has how many people 10 million? (I don't know I'm just guessing) I can't be easy keeping the most brilliant in the country.

Didn't Rutherford do a lot of his research at McGill in Montreal?

Didn't Sir William Pickering do a lot of his research work in NASA?

We are a country of great people but inadequate facilities and opportunities.

I didn't mean it as an insult. New Zealand has how many people 10 million? (I don't know I'm just guessing) I can't be easy keeping the most brilliant in the country.

3 Million, I believe. Perhaps 4 by now. :)

is peter jackson a kiwi? if he is then i nominate him.

Screw the arts! Science is by all means far more important.

Its completely relative.

Edmund Hillary definitely.

Russel Coutts, even though be was a traitor.

OOC (as Eric Cartman from South Park): "Oh my god, _Taiwan. You're breakin' my ballz, _Taiwan, you're breakin' my ballz!"

As your mate, I can't believe that you didn't think of the man on the $100 bill.

Russell Crowe is a Kiwi isn't he? I nominate him. Mostly cuz me and some friends took a cardboard stand-up of Russll Crowe out to the bars with us. "At my signal unleash hell," was the signal to drink. Aaah good times. :D

Russell Crowe is a Kiwi isn't he? I nominate him. Mostly cuz me and some friends took a cardboard stand-up of Russll Crowe out to the bars with us. "At my signal unleash hell," was the signal to drink. Aaah good times. :D

What is it with you people and the flicks? jackson may have gotten an Oscar but Rutherford was awarded a Nobel Prize (and certainly not the only New Zealander with one).

Russell Crowe is a Kiwi isn't he? I nominate him. Mostly cuz me and some friends took a cardboard stand-up of Russll Crowe out to the bars with us. "At my signal unleash hell," was the signal to drink. Aaah good times. :D

What is it with you people and the flicks? jackson may have gotten an Oscar but Rutherford was awarded a Nobel Prize (and certainly not the only New Zealander with one).

Yea but, it wasn't a cardboard stand-up of Earnest Rutherford I was drinkin' with.

is peter jackson a kiwi? if he is then i nominate him.

Oh jeez, I almost forgot him! He's up there, somewhere. Greatest? I dunno.

Niki Caro, too. (Whale Rider)

Fudge Whale Humper that movie! In terms of New Zealanders going down in history it can only be Rutherford and Hillary.

Russell Crowe is a Kiwi isn't he? I nominate him. Mostly cuz me and some friends took a cardboard stand-up of Russll Crowe out to the bars with us. "At my signal unleash hell," was the signal to drink. Aaah good times. :D

What is it with you people and the flicks? jackson may have gotten an Oscar but Rutherford was awarded a Nobel Prize (and certainly not the only New Zealander with one).

Yea but, it wasn't a cardboard stand-up of Earnest Rutherford I was drinkin' with.

What are ya, Irish or something? Get off the damn piss (booze)!

Russell Crowe is a Kiwi isn't he? I nominate him. Mostly cuz me and some friends took a cardboard stand-up of Russll Crowe out to the bars with us. "At my signal unleash hell," was the signal to drink. Aaah good times. :D

What is it with you people and the flicks? jackson may have gotten an Oscar but Rutherford was awarded a Nobel Prize (and certainly not the only New Zealander with one).

Yea but, it wasn't a cardboard stand-up of Earnest Rutherford I was drinkin' with.

What are ya, Irish or something? Get off the damn piss (booze)!

Nah, if I was Irish, I'd have to drink Guiness. *shudder*

Oh well, at least this is by far easier than the "Greatest Chinese Person". LOL! 6000 years of history, ya can't beat that, mate.

This is the first time I've actually revealed my nationality on NS, I guess nobody (except for _Taiwan) would have known. LOL.

Wonder what Maoris have in mind as the greatest Kiwi?

Any actual New Zealanders here apart from me? (I'm a Chinese New Zealander.)

Yip, genuine Kiwi here mate.

And a kiwi is not a fruit (that note to the uneducated out there)
A kiwifruit is a fruit, a kiwi is a bird (the national bird of NZ)

Russell Crowe is a Kiwi isn't he? I nominate him. Mostly cuz me and some friends took a cardboard stand-up of Russll Crowe out to the bars with us. "At my signal unleash hell," was the signal to drink. Aaah good times. :D

Go away, Russel Crowe is a bloody Aussie.

Ok, no, you don't have to go away.

Wonder what Maoris have in mind as the greatest Kiwi?

Excelent question. I pose that to you all- Who is the greatest Maori?

Russell Crowe is a Kiwi isn't he? I nominate him. Mostly cuz me and some friends took a cardboard stand-up of Russll Crowe out to the bars with us. "At my signal unleash hell," was the signal to drink. Aaah good times. :D

What is it with you people and the flicks? jackson may have gotten an Oscar but Rutherford was awarded a Nobel Prize (and certainly not the only New Zealander with one).

I think NZ should be proud of its art.

(Another Chinese New Zealander. God, we're swamping you guys :lol: )

The greatest maori would Bic Runga (who incidentally is part Chinese).

Another NZ great - Sir William Pickering, and my current favourite, Don Brash. *Go national!*

The greatest Maori since us honkys turned up was probably Sir Apirana Ngata (sp sry) ($50) although he wasn't popular with some traditional maori. He still made the effort to get stuck into the british system and use it to help other maori

The greatest Maori since us honkys turned up was probably Sir Apirana Ngata (sp sry) ($50) although he wasn't popular with some traditional maori. He still made the effort to get stuck into the british system and use it to help other maori

Wonder if the activists over the foreshore and seabed issue have any wideranging appeal amongst their fellows?

(Another Chinese New Zealander. God, we're swamping you guys :lol: )

The greatest maori would Bic Runga (who incidentally is part Chinese).

Another NZ great - Sir William Pickering, and my current favourite, Don Brash. *Go national!*

Brashy's only a political leader. Most of the leaders of the arts and politics are often forgotten by the next generation, so don't even bother.

Another two great Kiwis I have in mind (paying closer attention to my militarist within) are Lt. Gen. Sir Bernard Freyberg V.C. and Capt. Charles Upham V.C. and Bar*. If you are grateful of your freedoms, thank the heroic veteran, otherwise you'd be working as a bloody sushi maker! (As a person of Chinese descent, I have every right to say that.)


*The only soldier in Commonwealth history ever to be awarded the prestigious Victoria Cross and Bar.

Kia ora tatau,

In response to the earlier question NZ's population is 4 million. We turned 4 million early this year. My nomination for for greatest NZer is Te Whiti of Parihaka who helped invent non-violent protest a century before Ghandi. Another possibility could include Kate Sheppard for campaigning to give women the vote - first country in the world.

naku noa

Kia ora tatau,

In response to the earlier question NZ's population is 4 million. We turned 4 million early this year. My nomination for for greatest NZer is Te Whiti of Parihaka who helped invent non-violent protest a century before Ghandi. Another possibility could include Kate Sheppard for campaigning to give women the vote - first country in the world.

naku noa

Women got the vote via an election bribe, and everyone makes such a big deal of it. :roll:

You know, you wouldn't be allowed to nominate Te Whiti because our government is so ashamed of what happened at Parihaka. For greatest Maori of all time I think I'd nominate Prince Tui Teka. 8)

Oh, and to Sino and his science obsession: Don't forget Richard Pearse. The first man to achieve powered flight, nine months before the Wright Brothers achieved the first CONTROLLED powered flight...

Kia ora tatau,

In response to the earlier question NZ's population is 4 million. We turned 4 million early this year. My nomination for for greatest NZer is Te Whiti of Parihaka who helped invent non-violent protest a century before Ghandi. Another possibility could include Kate Sheppard for campaigning to give women the vote - first country in the world.

naku noa

Te Whiti by all means. Suffrage is futile so Sheppard, I somewhat disagree. But undoubtedly a social pioneer for women's rights. I may not fully agree with democracy but if men were allowed the vote, so should women.

Edmund Hillary definitely.

Russel Coutts, even though be was a traitor.

Coutts defected to the bloody Cheeseheads (Swiss).

Can I say Peter Jackson..or is that too cliche?

Can I say Peter Jackson..or is that too cliche?
It's too 'I don't know any other New Zealanders'

Capt. Charles Upham V.C. and Bar*.

Champion.

Kia ora tatau,

In response to the earlier question NZ's population is 4 million. We turned 4 million early this year. My nomination for for greatest NZer is Te Whiti of Parihaka who helped invent non-violent protest a century before Ghandi. Another possibility could include Kate Sheppard for campaigning to give women the vote - first country in the world.

naku noa

Te Whiti by all means. Suffrage is futile so Sheppard, I somewhat disagree. But undoubtedly a social pioneer for women's rights. I may not fully agree with democracy but if men were allowed the vote, so should women.

Kate Sheppard is only on the $10 note...

Capt. Charles Upham V.C. and Bar*.

Champion.

Rambo was fictional, but Upham was the Rambo!

Warum nicht der beste Deutsche, OH- OH- I Stimme selbst! :)

Capt. Charles Upham V.C. and Bar*.

Champion.

Rambo was fictional, but Upham was the Rambo!

Except he could speak coherently... 8)

Warum nicht der beste Deutsche, OH- OH- I Stimme selbst! :)

Pity I don't speak German. Please translate that to English.

Warum nicht der beste Deutsche, OH- OH- I Stimme selbst! :)

Pity I don't speak German. Please translate that to English.

"Why not the German best, OH OH I voice itself!"

according to www.freetranslation.com

Warum nicht der beste Deutsche, OH- OH- I Stimme selbst! :)

make your own thread, please!

Tony Greig
:D

Who is he?

Now that I think about it, the two men on the rainbow warrior were also somewhat great.

Unless Tony Grieg was born in New Zealand and moved to oz at an early age and I wasn't aware, its just someone being a dumbass.

We actually did this in Britain, on TV.....and a bloody sexist, racist won. :(

Tony Greig
:D

He's South African. :roll:

Who is he?

Now that I think about it, the two men on the rainbow warrior were also somewhat great.

Which men do you mean? The one who planted the bomb or the one who ended up as fishbait? Terrorism isn't something to be terribly proud of, and getting blown up by accident doesn't make someone particularly great either.

Oh, and neither were New Zealanders. :P

We actually did this in Britain, on TV.....and a bloody sexist, racist won. :(

Sounds like what the people wanted... Who was it?

Screw the Rainbow Warrior. Kill the hippies!

We actually did this in Britain, on TV.....and a bloody sexist, racist won. :(

Sounds like what the people wanted... Who was it?

Winston Churchill..... :roll:

We actually did this in Britain, on TV.....and a bloody sexist, racist won. :(

Sounds like what the people wanted... Who was it?

Winston Churchill..... :roll:

Churchill, now that's an inspiration to us all!