Temuera Morrison’s condition has been updated in Yesterday’s NZ Herald: “Fans don’t need to worry, he’ll be just fine. It’s not going to threaten…
Category: NZ Celebrities
For the greater part of the Star Wars history, New Zealand has felt like the civilization farthest from the bright centre of the Universe. The dissemination of information via the internet started to change that, as did the tantalising proximity of The Phantom Menace’s Sydney production, but nothing compared to the revelation that New Zealanders would be included in the cast of The Attack of the Clones. Shortland Street stars as bounty hunters and galactic miscreants? The lead actor and actress of Once Were Warriors once again playing in the same scenes on the big screen?
The NZ connection lives on in Episode 3 and beyond, with the return of Bodie, Rena, Tem and Jay. And the connection goes beyond just our favourite actors: designers, artists, and even directors…
Temuera Morrison makes the news again today. Today’s NZ Herald reports how he “is recovering from a broken leg after crashing his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in…
The NZ Connection section of this website highlights the contributions (of all types), of New Zealanders to the Star Wars Universe. To date…
George Lucas continues his tradition of casting young actors as young characters in roles of political power by adding Aucklander Keisha Castle-Hughes to…
Chris Slane knows what it means to be a Sith Apprentice. Currently the editorial cartoonist for the New Zealand Listener, his portfolio includes…
Jay Laga’aia was born in Auckland (birthday: 10 September, 1963) to Samoan parents. He grew up (in South Auckland, and then Ponsonby) in…
A couple of interesting trivia points have surfaced recently. As well as the well publicised fact that Jay Laga’aia is returning to EP3…