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Karl Urban
Karl-Heinz Urban is a New Zealand actor. His career began with appearances in New Zealand films and television series such as Xena: Warrior Princess. His first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship. Since then, he has starred in many high-profile movies, including as Éomer in two films of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2002–2003), Vaako in two films of the Riddick film series (2004–2013), Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek reboot film series (2009–2016), Kirill in The Bourne Supremacy (2004), John "Reaper" Grimm in Doom (2005), Judge Dredd in Dredd (2012), Gavin Magary in Pete's Dragon (2016), and Skurge in Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok (2017). In 2013, he starred in the sci-fi series Almost Human. From 2019 to 2026, he has starred as Billy Butcher in Amazon Prime Video's superhero streaming television series The Boys and voiced a character in the 2022 film The Sea Beast.
St Peter's College
state-integrated secondary (year 7-15) school in Auckland, New Zealand
Royal New Zealand Air Force
air force component of the New Zealand Defence Force
Pākehā
thumb|Māori and Pākehā boys at school swimming pool, Auckland, 1970 Pākehā (or Pakeha; ; ) is a Māori-language word used in English, particularly in New Zealand. It generally means a non-Polynesian New Zealander or more specifically a European New Zealander. It is not a legal term and has no definition under New Zealand law. '''''Papa'a''''' has a similar meaning in Cook Islands Māori.
Robert Muldoon
Prime Minister of New Zealand, politician (1921–1992)
Sarah McLeod
New Zealand film and television actress
Martin Guptill
New Zealand cricketer
Princess Chelsea
New Zealand singer, songwriter and record producer
Stephen Fleming
New Zealand cricketer
Cameron Howieson
New Zealand footballer
Danny Hay
New Zealand association footballer and manager
Ray Sefo
New Zealand boxer and mixed martial artist
Francis Bell
New Zealand politician (1851-1936)
Denis Blundell
12th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1972 to 1977
Sophie Devine
New Zealand sportswoman
Nathan Astle
New Zealand cricketer
Chris Cairns
New Zealand cricketer
Billy Bowden
New Zealand cricket umpire
Māori culture
practices and beliefs of the Māori people of New Zealand
Frank Cameron
New Zealand cricketer
John Hall
New Zealand politician (1824-1907)
Jimmy Cowan
New Zealand rugby union player
Hamish Bennett
New Zealand cricketer
Colin de Grandhomme
New Zealand cricketer
Ted Badcock
New Zealand cricketer (1897-1982)
United Future
New Zealand political party
Andrew Ellis
New Zealand cricketer
Stephen Boock
New Zealand cricketer
Neil Broom
New Zealand cricketer
Jeff Crowe
New Zealand cricketer
Bryan Williams
New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach
Harry Cave
New Zealand cricketer (1922–1989)
Jack Cowie
New Zealand cricketer (1912-1994)
Mark Burgess
New Zealand cricketer & association footballer
Bob Blair
New Zealand cricketer
Jock Edwards
New Zealand cricketer (1955-2020)
Bruce Edgar
New Zealand cricketer
Trevor Barber
New Zealand cricketer (1925-2015)
James Franklin
New Zealand cricketer
Vaughan Brown
New Zealand cricketer
Matthew Bell
New Zealand cricketer
Don Beard
New Zealand cricketer (1920-1982)
Paul Barton
New Zealand cricketer
Mac Anderson
New Zealand cricketer (1919-1979)
Mark Gillespie
New Zealand cricketer
Wynne Bradburn
New Zealand cricketer (1938-2008)
Lee Germon
New Zealand cricketer
Sammy Guillen
New Zealand cricketer (1924-2013)
Ian Butler
New Zealand cricketer
Bryan Andrews
New Zealand cricketer
Murray Chapple
New Zealand cricketer (1930-1985)
Mark Greatbatch
New Zealand cricketer
Eric Fisher
New Zealand cricketer (1924-1996)
Andrew Caddick
English cricketer
Henry Foley
New Zealand cricketer (1906-1948)
Martin Donnelly
New Zealand sportsman (1917-1999)
Don Cleverley
New Zealand cricketer (1909-2004)
John Beck
New Zealand cricketer (1934-2000)
Heath Davis
New Zealand cricketer
Jeremy Coney
New Zealand cricketer