Daniel Kereopa, Surfer
I was brought up in Huntly and am now based in Raglan. As a professional surfer I travel widely, both within New Zealand and internationally. I am very proud of New Zealand and of my heritage. Whenever I travel I take my Tino Rangatiratanga flag to show my pride as a Maori, and to support the voice of indigenous peoples everywhere. I take the silver fern along too and it is also incorporated in our NZ surf team uniforms. For me, the current New Zealand flag does not represent the country as I feel about it. More than that, in my experience other nationalities recognise us through the silver fern and know us as "Kiwis". I am sure this is mainly because the silver fern has been so widely used to represent us as a nation and because so many New Zealanders feel an affinity with it. In my sport we come across too many Aussies! It is hard for most people to differentiate between the New Zealand flag and the Australian flag. When I'm surfing I like all the Aussies and everyone else to know its a Kiwi competing.
Alan Duff Anna Rowberry Barbara Kendall Barnaby Weir Bernice Mene Bill Day Bob Harvey Brendan Duffy C.K. Stead Chris Liddell Chris Morrison Christopher Doig Clarke Gayford Colin Meads Craig Heatley Dallas Seymour Dame Cath Tizard Dame Kate Harcourt Dame Susan Devoy Daniel Kereopa David Gascoigne Deborah Wai Kapohe Denis O'Reilly Dick Frizzell Dick Hubbard Dick Tayler Dion Nash Dr Philip Temple Erin Baker Gareth Farr Garry Moore Glenn Colquhoun Graeme Dingle Graham Mourie Greg McGee Greg Murphy Humphry Rolleston Ian Athfield Ian Mune Ian Taylor Jan Beange Jeff Kennedy Jenene Freer Jenny Brash Jeremy Moon Jim Gerard John Acland John Crawford John Psathas Jon Toogood Joy Cowley Julie Stout Karen Walker Kate Coughlan Keith Quinn Ken Douglas Kerry Prendergast Kevin Roberts Lindsey Dawson Mark Weldon Max Gimblett Michael Mayell Mike Kaye Neil Finn Nicky Wagner Oscar Kightley Paul Whelan Pauline Gillespie Peta Mathias Peter Biggs Peter Gordon Peter Leitch Peter Talley Peter Tennent Reverend John Murray Richard Riddiford Richard Taylor Roger Hall Russell Tregonning Ruth Pretty Sam Morgan Sir Miles Warren Sir Richard Hadlee Sir Ron Carter Stephen Tindall Steve Gurney Sukhi Turner Suzie Moncrieff Tane Norton Te Awanui Reeder Theresa Gattung Tom Scott Trevor Grice