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September 27 2006 Dear Guests Kia ora – Welcome

This evening we welcome William (Bill) Boyd, and his wife Lorna, on their official visit to Washington DC as President of Rotary Interna-tional. As this is a gathering at which many Rotarians will be present it seemed in the spirit of Rotary to see if we could serve others by raising some funds for a cause on which Rotary has led the way. And it just so happens that Bill Boyd’s theme for his year as President is “Lead the Way”. Announcing this theme at Rotary’s International Assembly Bill Boyd said “this will be…an affirmation of my belief in the power of Ro-tarians to change the world, one positive act at a time”. Proceeds from tonight’s function will go to the Rotary Foundation’s campaign to eradicate polio; a campaign which is so very close to world-wide success. This is a campaign where Rotary has collaborated with many governments to both raise funds and to work to eradicate this terrible disease. Since Rotary began its PolioPlus programme there has been a 99% decline in the number of polio cases. Bill is an ordinary New Zealander who has achieved a great deal in Ro-tary. Before becoming President he was Treasurer of Rotary Interna-tional, prior to that he was Director, and before that he was District Governor. So it seemed appropriate this evening to also ask other “New Zealanders of achievement” if they would donate something to our si-lent auction. The response was overwhelming– as you will see from this catalogue. I hope this evening will enable you to meet Bill Boyd, a New Zealander of whom we are very proud. I also hope you enjoy sampling some of our food and wines and bid in the silent auction for a unique souvenir of the evening… Thank you for joining us

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Dry River Vineyard is located in Martinborough, New Zealand and is owned by New York businessman Julian Robertson and Californian viticulturalist Reg Oliver. The winery is considered a boutique winery with an outstanding international reputation. The expanding acreage and corresponding production of about 3,000 cases per annum is cared for by a staff of 10, and Dr Neil McCallum, the original owner, continues on as Chief Winemaker.

AUCTION ITEM: A ‘flight’ of Dry River wine (6 bottles of different variety) and a personal tour of the Dry River Vineyard (not open to the public) by Winemaker Dr Neil McCallum at a mutually agreeable time. (To be taken by 31 December 2007)

Dry River Wineyard

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The Sequoia, perhaps the most famous vessel in America , is a National Historic Landmark that has served 10 U.S. Presidents.

First employed in government service during the 1920s, this 104-foot NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK has been used by presidents since Herbert Hoover. Most recently, Vice President Cheney and other Bush administration officials enjoyed her historic elegance. Recent guests have ranged from Mikhail Gorbachev and many members of the Kennedy family to Brooks Robinson and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Offered by Rotarian Gary Silversmith, owner.

AUCTION ITEM: Four hour event aboard the U.S.S. Sequoia, including a cruise on the Potomac River RESERVE: $7,500 PLEASE NOTE: ITEM GOOD FOR WITHIN ONE YEAR, AT A MUTUALLY AGREED TIME. THE BAR MUST BE PURCHASED FROM SEQUOIA. COAST GUARD CAPACITY IS 49, PLUS CATERING AND CREW

Cruise onboard U.S.S Sequoia

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Table of Contents

Rt Hon Helen CLARK Page 4 Sir Edmund HILLARY Page 5 2005 ALL BLACKS Page 6 Andrew ADAMSON Page 7 Eugene ALBULESCU Page 8 Peter AVERI Page 9 Philippa BLAIR Page 10 Rt Hon Jim BOLGER Page 11 William (Bill) BOYD Page 12 Melanie BURFORD Page 13 Michael CAMPBELL Page 14 Nicola DONALD Page 15 Roger DONALDSON Page 16 Ambassador Roy FERGUSON Page 17 Neil FINN Page 18 Peter JACKSON Page 19 Greg JOHNSON Page 20 Phil KEOGHAN Page 21 Dame Malvina MAJOR Page 22 Sam NEILL Page 23 Lloyd PHILLIPS Page 24 Sam PILLSBURY Page 25 Kevin ROBERTS Page 26 Michael SERESIN Page 27 Lee TAMAHORI Page 28 Richard TAYLOR Page 29 Kiri TE KANAWA Page 30 Karen WALKER Page 31 Dinner with Heloisa Sabine Page 32 Dinner at Ted’s Montana Grills Page 33 Cruise on the U.S.S Sequoia Page 34 Dry River Vineyard Page 35

Helen Clark was elected Prime Minister of New Zealand on 27 November 1999. Her rise to the top of New Zealand politics is the culmination of almost thirty years of involvement with the Labour Party. She was elected Leader of the Labour Party in December 1993 and served as Leader of the Opposition until the general election in 1999. She won a second term at the 2002 general election and in 2005 she became the first New Zealand Labour Party Leader to take the party into three consecutive election victories. The Prime Minister also serves as Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage, is responsible for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service and the Government Communications Security Bureau. Helen Clark studied Politics at the University of Auckland and later lectured in Political Studies there. In 1986 she was awarded the annual Peace Prize of the Danish Peace Foundation for her work in promoting peace and disarmament. In January 1999 she climbed Africa’s highest peak, Mt Kilimanjaro. Ms Clark is married to Dr Peter Davis, Professor of Sociology and head of the Sociology Department at Auckland University.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed copy of her biography ‘Helen—Portrait of a Prime Minister’

Rt Hon Helen Clark, Prime Minister

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Ted Turner, entrepreneurial genius and generous philanthropist, has invested heavily in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative through the United Nations Foundation which he founded and chairs. A Rotarian himself, Ted salutes Rotary International for its pioneering role in launching the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. He invites a contribution to Rotary’s Global Polio-Plus Fund, for which he will provide dinner for six (including two bottles of wine) at one of his “Ted’s Montana Grills.” The chain of these innovative restaurants – specializing in bison steaks but with a full menu – stretches across the country, with two in the Washington area, one in Alexandria and one in Arlington near Ballston.

AUCTION ITEM: Dinner for 6 persons at one of ‘Ted’s Montana Grills’ RESERVE: $150

Dinner for Six at

Ted Turner’s “Ted’s Montana Grills”

Heloisa Sabin is the widow of Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the Oral Polio Vaccine which has made the Global Polio Eradication Initiative possible. Mrs. Sabin accompanied her husband on his travels to launch national immunization campaigns and when he received his many honors and awards. She is especially proud of her native country, Brazil , for eradicating polio in the 1980s, and of being with Dr. Sabin when the Brazilian Government honored him for his central role in making this achievement possible. Now in her late eighties but still full of energy, Heloisa has become a symbol who rallies the world around the cause, while remaining a warm and charming individual in her own right. She will host a dinner at the Cosmos Club for four or five persons on any mutually agreeable evening between now and the end of the year.

AUCTION ITEM: Dinner for five persons at the Cosmos Club with Mrs Heloisa Sabin RESERVE: $150

Dinner with Heloisa Sabin at

The Cosmos Club

"In some ways I believe I epitomise the average New Zealander: I have modest abilities, I combine these with a good deal of determination, and I rather like to succeed" Typically modest words uttered by perhaps the most famous living New Zealander of his generation. Sir Ed Hillary features on the face of the NZ$5 note, making him the only living New Zealander to appear on a banknote. New Zealand’s most accomplished explorer, he gained world recognition in 1953 as the first man, along with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, to summit Mount Everest. He followed this in 1958 by becoming the first man to drive overland to the South Pole. Since then, Sir Ed has devoted much of his life to helping the Sherpa people of Nepal through the Himalayan Trust which he founded. He has succeeded in building schools and hospitals for the Sherpa people and has stated that he regards this as his most important achievement.

AUCTION ITEMS: Autographed New Zealand $5 note (no longer in circulation) RESERVE: $1,100 Autographed book “An Extraordinary Life” Autographed “Antarctica Encyclopedia”

Sir Edmund Hillary, Conqueror of Mount

Everest

All Blacks is the name of New Zealand's international rugby union team. It describes their uniform of black shirts, shorts and socks and dates from the first tour of the United Kingdom by a New Zealand national rugby team, the Originals, in 1905/1906. Rugby union is New Zealand's premiere sport, and selection for the All Blacks is considered the highest honour that a New Zealand rugby union player can achieve. The All Blacks have always been a formidable power in international rugby union. As well as winning the Rugby World Cup in 1987 they have been Tri Nations champions seven times and have twice (in 1978 and in 2005) completed the Grand Slam (wins over England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland) in tours of the Home nations as well as being current holders of the Bledisloe Cup which is the trophy in an annual series against Australia. They are currently the number one ranked team in the world.

AUCTION ITEM: All Black Training Jersey autographed by the 2005 All Black team

All Blacks, No #1 Ranked Rugby Union Team in the

World

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Karen Walker is regarded as New Zealand's highest profile and most international design talents whose customers include Madonna and Kelly Osbourne. She left school in 1988 to begin her fashion training, graduating in 1990. She has said that she started with NZ$100, which she used for material for a shirt. By 1995, she had opened two stores, showed her first runway collection in 1988 and began selling to Barneys New York. Her fashion collections are considered to be effortless and original and have been seen on many celebrities including Björk, Sienna Miller, Liv Tyler, Claire Danes, Jennifer Lopez and many more. Four pieces from one of Karen's original collections appeared on Kate Winslet in the Charlie Kaufman film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Karen has recently expanded her designs from clothing to sunglasses, Swanndri jackets, Paint and Jewellery.

AUCTION ITEM: Karen Walker designed sterling silver necklace

Karen Walker, Fashion Designer

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is an internationally famous New Zealand opera singer. In 1981, she was seen and heard around the world by an estimated 600 million people when she sang at the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. She was formally trained in operatic singing and her recording of the "Nuns' Chorus" from the Strauss operetta Casanova was New Zealand's first gold record. In 1965 she won the prestigious Mobil Song Quest, and as the winner received a grant to study in London. She has performed at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Paris Opera, Sydney Opera House, the Vienna State Opera, San Francisco Opera, Munich and Cologne, performing the Mozart roles of Donna Elvira, Pamina, and Fiordiligi, in addition to Italian roles such as Mimi in La Bohème. Te Kanawa retired from the opera stage after her performances with the Washington National Opera and the Los Angeles Opera in November/December 2004, but still performs in concert halls. She was created a Dame Commander of The Order of the British Empire in 1982, invested with the Companion Order of Australia in 1990, and awarded the Order of New Zealand in 1995.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed CD ‘Kiri Maori Songs’ and autographed CD ‘Kiri sings Berlin’

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,

Opera Singer

Andrew Adamson is a New Zealand-born film director who now works from his base in Los Angeles, California. His most notable work is the blockbuster animation films, Shrek and Shrek 2, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He was the Executive Producer, Director and Scriptwriter on C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, for which he received the Cinema Expo International Film Maker of the Year Award. Adamson’s work as a visual effects supervisor includes the features Batman Forever, A Time to Kill and Batman & Robin. His visual effects work on the two Batman films short-listed for Oscar nominations by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. Adamson was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed figurine from Chronicles of Narnia and an autographed original artwork from Shrek RESERVE: $500

Andrew Adamson, Film Director

Award-winning artist Eugene Albulescu has performed and recorded on four continents. A New Zealand pianist of Romanian origin, Eugene currently teaches on the faculty of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. After moving to New Zealand in 1984 to escape Romania’s Communist regime Albulescu took lessons at Wellington Polytechnic. He completed his musical studies at Indiana University where, at 19, he was the youngest person ever to teach as an assistant instructor. His emergence on the international scene came in 1994, when his debut recording earned him the Grand Prix du Disque Liszt. Noted New York Times critic Harold Schonberg praised Eugene Albulescu in the American Record Guide, for his infallible fingers of steel, declaring that nothing anywhere has any terrors for him. Eugene has gained national recognition in the US with broadcasts on several classical stations, as well as on NPR’s Performance Today and articles in the Washington Post, Philadelphia Enquirer, as well as the cover of Clavier Magazine. His latest release in 2005 combines classical and jazz treatments to well known piano works.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed CD ‘Reverie’

Eugene Albulescu, Pianist

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Richard Taylor is the creator and head of New Zealand film prop and special effects company Weta Workshop. A close friend of Peter Jackson, he and his company created all of the props, costumes, prosthetics, miniatures and weaponry for Jackson's epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy. For his work on the three films, he shared in winning four Academy Awards. This included two for The Fellowship of the Ring in Make Up and Visual Effects, and two for The Return of the King in Costume Design and Make Up. Weta Workshop has also worked on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Taylor and his crew designed and built all the armour, weapons and special props for the film. The company were also heavily involved in the making of Peter Jackson's interpretation of King Kong for which he won his fifth Academy Award, in Visual Effects.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed ‘King Kong fighting V-Rex’ figurine and an autographed book ‘The World of Kong’

Richard Taylor, Weta Digital

Lee Tamahori, born in Wellington, New Zealand, is best known as a film director although he got his start as a commercial artist and photographer in the late 1970s. Tamahori is of Maori ancestry on his father's side and of British ancestry on his mother's. His break as a filmmaker came with Once Were Warriors (1994), a gritty depiction of urban Maori life that was phenomenally successful in New Zealand and gained attention around the world. He then moved to Hollywood and directed the period thriller Mulholland Falls (1996). This was followed by the successful wilderness film The Edge (1997) starring Anthony Hopkins. He directed Along Came a Spider (2001) before taking on the 20th instalment of the 007 franchise, "Die Another Day," in which some say he elicited the best performance yet from star Pierce Brosnan, and turned Oscar-winner Halle Berry into an action hero-style Bond Girl. His most recent film was the sequel to "XXX (2002), entitled XXX State of the Union: The Next Level, which plugged Ice Cube into the lead role, replacing original star Vin Diesel. Tamahori also directed numerous episodes of television shows, in particular an episode of The Sopranos during its second season.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed poster from XXX State of the Union/XXX (2005) and an autographed Special Edition DVD ‘XXX State of the Union’

Lee Tamahori, Film Director/

Producer

Peter Averi’s musical career spans 60 years. In addition to his principal profession as a broadcaster, arts administrator and musical adjudicator, since 1946 he has been organist and choirmaster of numerous churches in Wellington, Auckland and Sydney. He has given many recitals in New Zealand and Australia, and most notably in the U.S.A. where between 1985 and 1997 he performed frequently in the Temple Square Concert Series in Salt Lake City, Utah. For 12 years he was Concert Manager of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and also Musical Director of the Wellington Gilbert & Sullivan Society. After retiring in 1987 he became Artistic Director and a Board member of Wellington City Opera. His special interest in the development of young musicians has involved adjudicating for many organisations, including selecting players for the National Youth Orchestra, and judging the Mobil Song Quest, the Television Young Musician’s Competition and more recently, the Kapiti Coast National Piano Competition. In 1992 he devised and directed the Lexus International Violin Competition, the first of its kind ever to be staged in New Zealand. Since 1999 he has been contracted as Music Director of the weekly television programme “Praise Be”. Averi was awarded the Order of New Zealand Merit in 1997 for services to music.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed CD ‘Live at Temple Square’

Peter Averi, Organist

Expatriate New Zealand artist Philippa Blair creates vibrant abstract paintings that fuse influences from her New Zealand heritage, with the various cities in which she has lived. Blair was trained at Canterbury’s Ilam School of Art, and her success in the US market has cemented her international reputation. Following Blair’s early exhibitions in New York’s Shippee Galllery, she showed her work alongside fellow New Zealander’s Ralph Hotere and Christine Hellyar in the Three from New Zealand exhibition at the Long Beach Museum of Art. Blair’s work is held in all major New Zealand collections, and in many of the United States’ such as the Citibank, General Electric and Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Collections.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed artwork “La dolce vita”

Philippa Blair, Artist

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Michael Seresin is a New Zealand born filmmaker based in London. He has racked up credits as cinematographer for movies such as Fame, Sleeping Dogs, Midnight Express, City Hall, Angela's Ashes, The Life of David Gale, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He is considered one of the best in his field and was nominated by the British Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for Angela's Ashes. He is also the sole owner of Seresin Estate Winery, which comprises 167 acres in Malrborough, New Zealand. His wines range from Pinot Noir to Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. He makes olive oils in the Italian manner, as well as dazzling lemon and lime oil. Seresin strives to maintain a relationship between nature and his own life and his winery is an extension of his beliefs. To this end, his wines and oils are 100% organic.

AUCTION ITEM: Case of wine from Seresin Estate winery

Michael Seresin, Cinematographer/

Winemaker

Kevin Roberts is perhaps New Zealand’s most prominent international business leader. He is currently the New York-based CEO Worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi, one of the world’s top ten advertising agencies. After working at Procter & Gamble in Europe and the Middle East, he became CEO of Pepsi-Cola Middle East at age 32. In 1987 he became CEO of Pepsi Canada. In 1989 Roberts moved with his family to Auckland to become Chief Operating Officer with New Zealand brewery, Lion Nathan. It was in 1997 that he took up his present position with Saatchi & Saatchi. In October 2001 Roberts became the inaugural CEO in Residence at Cambridge University’s business school and in April 2002 he lectured in Stanford University’s ‘View from the top’ speaker series. In October 2003 he was named as inaugural Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at both the University of Limerick, Ireland, and Waikato Management School at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Roberts is a trustee of Auckland charity ‘Turn Your Life Around Trust’, and served as a director of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union for four years. He is the author of the book ‘The future beyond brands: Lovemarks’. He is married to Rowena Roberts and has two daughters and two sons.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed copy of book ‘The future beyond brands; Lovemarks’

Kevin Roberts, Businessman and

Author

James Bolger was the Prime Minister of New Zealand for seven years. The son of Irish-Catholic immigrant parents, he rose to lead the National Party to its greatest ever victory in 1990 and by 1997 was the second longest serving leader in the OECD. He resigned in December 1997 after a caucus coup meant he no longer had support to remain as party leader or Prime Minister. Under his leadership he transformed the New Zealand economy from having the lowest growth rate among the 29 OECD nations to one of the strongest. He retired as a member of Parliament in 1998 and was subsequently appointed as Ambassador to the United States, where he served until 2001. On his return to New Zealand he was appointed Chairman of the state-owned New Zealand Post as well as Kiwibank, both of which he is still chairman of today. He also chairs the NZ-US Council. Bolger was made a member of the Order of New Zealand in 1997.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed copy of book ‘Bolger — A view from the top’

Rt Hon Jim Bolger, Former Prime Minister

and Former Ambassador to the

United States

Bill Boyd is the current President of Rotary International. He retired in 1995 as General Manager of Gordon & Gotch Magazines, Ltd., New Zealand ’s largest magazine distributor. He is a Trustee of New Zealand’s Trees for Survival Trust and the June Gray Trust and has represented Rotary on the National Kidney Foundation and the Intellectually Handicapped Society. A Rotarian since 1971, Bill is a member of the Rotary Club of Pakuranga. He has served Rotary International as district governor, training leader, moderator of the International Assembly, committee member and chair, including deputy chair of the New Zealand National PolioPlus committee, assistant deputy coordinator of PolioPlus partners, task force assistant general coordinator, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, Director and Treasurer of the RI Board. He is a recipient of The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and its Distinguished Service Award. He has also received a Distinguished Service Award from Rotary Down Under. Bill and his wife Lorna live in Howick, Auckland , New Zealand . They have two sons and two daughters and 11 grandchildren.

AUCTION ITEMS: New Zealand designed paua scarf

New Zealand designed paua tie pin

William (Bill) Boyd, President of

Rotary International

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Sam Pillsbury was born in the US but grew up in New Zealand. He graduated MA with First Class Honors in English Literature and spent five years making documentaries and cinema shorts for the New Zealand Government. He started his own production company in 1975, making documentaries and commercials and feature films. He made three features in New Zealand before he returned to the USA; The Scarecrow (Director's Fortnight, Cannes, 1982), which he wrote and directed, the cult Sci-Fi movie The Quiet Earth (Best Picture, Best Screenplay, NZ Film awards), which he wrote and produced through his own production company in 1984, and Starlight Hotel, which he directed in 1987. In his time in the US, Sam Pillsbury has directed and produced Series TV, Television movies, cable movies and features. He was Chairman of the New Zealand Motion Picture Academy for four years, collects art and has his own Vineyard and Winery, Dos Cabezas WineWorks, producing wine which has been poured at State Dinners at the White House, and which has earned rave reviews from The Wine Spectator, and Forbes Magazine.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed poster ‘The Quiet Earth’

Sam Pillsbury, Director/Producer

Lloyd Phillips is a New Zealand born film producer, although he now spends most of his time in the US . He did return to New Zealand to shoot the film Vertical Limit which starred Chris O’Donnell, using the high peaks of New Zealand’s Southern Alps in place of K2 . His most well known feature films include Legend of Zorro (2004) starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Antonia Banderas, Racing Stripes (2003), starring Dustin Hoffman and Whoopi Goldberg, Beyond Borders (2002) starring Angelina Jolie, and Twelve Monkeys (1995). While on location in Canada , Namibia and Thailand shooting Beyond Borders, Phillips took black and white photos to record his impressions of the diverse countryside from which he created photo journals. He did this again when in KwaZulu Natal in South Africa for Racing Stripes and in Mexico for Legend of Zorro.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed copies of the photo books; Racing Stripes, Beyond Borders, and The Legend of Zorro; and an autographed The Legend of Zorro poster

Lloyd Phillips, Film Producer

On April 17, 2006, Burford was part of an eight-member team of The Dallas Morning News photographers that received the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for their visual narrative of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. Burford is the first New Zealand photographer to receive this award. Burford’s career began in New Zealand in 1990, when she won the Ron Woolf National Youth Award from an image from her first black and white film. She gained her first position as a Staff Photographer for the Ashburton Guardian where she won Qantas Junior Photographer of the Year. She then travelled to America and attended the 1992 Missouri Photo Workshop where she won a ‘Spirit of the Workshop’ Award for documentary photography. Back home in New Zealand she worked as a staff photographer at The Evening Post from 1992 to 1999 winning various news and sports awards. Burford attended Ohio University and has worked for Sun Publications in Chicago before moving to Washington D.C in 2001 where she freelanced for The Washington Post, National Geographic Traveller, The Sunday Times and The Daily Telegraph in London. She has been with the Dallas Morning News since March 2003

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed Pulitzer Prize-winning Photograph

Melanie Burford, Pulitzer

Prize-winning Photographer

Michael Campbell joined the golf elite when he won the US Open Championship after holding off the challenge of World Number One Tiger Woods at Pinehurst No.2. in 2005. Michael is the first New Zealander to win a Major since Bob Charles in 1963. He followed that with a thrilling victory in the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth Club to become only the fourth player to win both events in the same year. He was awarded Life Membership of the European Tour in recognition of his US Open Triumph and named European Tour Golfer of the Year in 2005. He soared to prominence in his rookie season of 1995 by leading The Open Championship at St Andrews after three rounds before eventually tieing for third. He received an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit Award for his services to golf in the 2001 Queens Birthday Honours List.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed ‘Kia Kaha’ shirt

Michael Campbell, US Open

Golf Winner

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Sam Neill, Actor, Winemaker

Sam Neill (OBE) is a New Zealand film and television actor, and owner of the Two Paddocks winery in Central Otago. After working at the New Zealand National Film Unit as a director and actor, Neill was cast as the lead in the New Zealand film Sleeping Dogs. Following this he appeared in the Australian classic, My Brilliant Career (1979). This appearance led to his being selected to play Damien in Omen III: The Final Conflict, one of the sequels to The Omen. Neill is probably best known for his roles in Dead Calm (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Piano (1993), and Jurassic Park (1993). His winery, Two Paddocks, is a small family wine producing business that is entirely dedicated to making great wine.

AUCTION ITEM: Magnum of ‘Two Paddocks’ wine

Dame Malvina Major was born in Hamilton, New Zealand into a large musical family. As a child she performed at various concerts, singing mainly country and western pop and music from the shows. Major later moved to England for further study at the London Opera Centre under the guidance of renowned teacher Ruth Packer. Her successes include winning the New Zealand Mobil Song Quest in 1963 (later won by Dame Kiri), the Australian Melbourne Sun-Aria in 1965, and the Kathleen Ferrier Award in London. She has also performed in international concerts including a BBC concert broadcast in London, an outdoor concert at the pyramids in Egypt with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, and a charity concert for Vera Lynn in London. She has performed more than 30 opera roles in their original languages and recorded numerous records and CDs. She was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE) in 1991 in recognition of her contributions to music. In 1992 she established a foundation to promote education through awards and provide training for young New Zealanders in the performing arts. She is currently Professor of Music at Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed CD ‘Casta Diva’ and an autographed book ‘Malvina—The Lives of Dame Malvina Major’

Dame Malvina Major, Opera Singer

Nicola Donald is a contemporary artist based in Los Angeles . Initially trained as a teacher, Donald went on to study sculpture at Auckland University of Technology, followed by additional study at the San Francisco Art Institute. Her work is inspired and informed by the most banal of activities; that of running and walking. Within the great ‘urban-ness’ of cities, the act of running and walking has led her to become distinctly aware of ‘landscape’. Not ‘landscape’ in its panoramic state, but rather as loaded with purpose, history, agenda. Her untraditional landscape paintings represent a few ordinary gestures of the urban surface. Donald has shown her work in numerous exhibitions in both New Zealand and the US , including in Los Angeles, Pasadena, and San Francisco . She has also been awarded a Jurors Award from the Berkeley Art Center , and a Graduate Merit Fellowship and Schmidt Fellowship, both from the San Francisco Art Institute.

AUCTION ITEM: Artwork entitled “Rest Area #1a”

Nicola Donald, Artist

Roger Donaldson is a film producer, director and writer who has made numerous successful movies. He was one of several co-founders of the New Zealand Film Commission. He first entered the film industry when he made the drama series Winners and Losers for New Zealand television, then later directed and produced his first film Sleeping Dogs in 1977. As this was the first film to come out of New Zealand in nearly 15 years, he lobbied the New Zealand Government to found the New Zealand Film Commission in 1978. Donaldson's first American break was his remake of the film Mutiny of the Bounty, which was released as The Bounty and featured Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. He was nominated for a Golden Palm from the Cannes Film Festival for this film. Since then Donaldson has been involved with many successful movies, among them being the thriller No Way Out (starring Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman), Cocktail (starring Bryan Brown and Tom Cruise), Dante's Peak (starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton), Thirteen Days (starring Kevin Costner and Steven Culp) and the popular yet oft-maligned Species.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed DVD ‘World’s Fastest Indian’ and an autographed ‘World’s Fastest Indian’ poster (3 sets)

Roger Donaldson, Film Director/

Producer

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Phil Keoghan is now in his seventh season starring as host of the Emmy-winning CBS prime-time series, "The Amazing Race". Keoghan also stars and produces the reality television series, "No Opportunity Wasted" (The Discovery Channel). He has been profiled in People magazine and TV Guide and has been featured repeatedly on Oprah. Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Keoghan has worked in over 70 countries as a television host, producer, writer, and cameraman. He currently lives in Los Angeles. According to his recently published book, No Opportunity Wasted, Keoghan set out to live his life to the fullest by accomplishing difficult challenges and taking risks after a near-death experience at the age of 19. Since then, he's broken a world bungee jumping record, gone diving in the world's longest underwater cave, and eaten a meal on top of an erupting volcano. Fans of the Amazing Race and contestants, often call Keoghan the "Philiminator". When he eliminates teams, they refer to it as being "Philiminated".

AUCTION ITEMS: Autographed book ‘No Opportunity Wasted’, hat and shirt (2 sets)

Phil Keoghan, Television Presenter/

Author

One of New Zealand’s best known contemporary musicians, Greg Johnson’s career has continued to flourish since his move to the United States in 2002. Working with renowned record producer Clark Stiles, Greg’s latest album “Here Comes the Caviar” has received critical acclaim with two singles from the album, “Save Yourself” and “It’s Been So Long” reaching the U.S Top 50 Radio Airplay charts. No stranger to success, Greg has been the recipient of several awards including that of top New Zealand vocalist in 1995 and the prestigious APRA Silver Scroll Award for song writing in 1997. He performs regularly in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and New York and his work is now being featured in film and television. Both “Save Yourself” and “It’s been so long” featured recently on Warner’s Brother’s hit film “High School Reunion”.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed CD ‘Here comes the caviar’

Greg Johnson, Singer/Songwriter

AUCTION ITEM: New Zealand Wine Tasting Event at the Ambassador’s Residence for the successful bidder and 19 of their guests RESERVE: $500

Roy Ferguson, New Zealand

Ambassador to the United States

Roy Ferguson, a career diplomat, is New Zealand’s current Ambassador to the United States. He was Director of the Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2002-2005 and was on the Boards of the New Zealand-United States Council, Fulbright New Zealand, the Ian Axford Fellowships and the New Zealand Centre for Latin American Studies. He previously served in Washington as Deputy Chief of Mission between 1991 and 1995. From 1999-2002 he served as New Zealand’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. In 2002 he concurrently became New Zealand’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Korea. He has also served in Manila and Canberra. Ambassador Ferguson was educated at the University of Canterbury where he received an MA in History and Political Science. He was awarded the Canterbury Fellowship and a Fulbright Travel Grant which enabled him to study at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from U Penn with an MA in International Relations. More recently he completed the Advanced Management Programme at the Harvard Business School in 1998. He is married to Dawn Ferguson and they have two sons.

Neil Finn, born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand , is a singer/songwriter and one of the country’s foremost musicians. Throughout school he performed in prisons, hospitals, as well as at home gatherings. After finishing school, he was invited to London to join Split Enz, the band formed by his elder brother, Tim Finn. By 1981, Neil was sharing lead-singer's duties in Split Enz. He wrote their first international hit "I Got You", and briefly assuming leadership after Tim left in 1983. After Split Enz broke up, Finn formed a new band called The Mullanes, which was later renamed Crowded House, after the rented accommodation they shared while recording in Los Angeles . Crowded House went on to enormous success worldwide, with two major hits: Don't Dream It's Over (U.S. #2, 1987) and Weather With You (U.K. #7, 1992). After releasing four albums the group broke up in 1996. Finn has recorded two solo albums to date: Try Whistling This (1998) and One Nil (2001). In addition, he and his brother Tim have collaborated on two Finn Brothers albums, Finn (1995) and Everyone Is Here (2004). Neil Finn was made Order of the British Empire for services to New Zealand music in the 1993 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed copy of book "Love This Life — Lyrics 1978 - 2001”

Neil Finn, Singer/Songwriter

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Peter Jackson is a New Zealand-born filmmaker best-known as the director of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which he, along with his long time partner, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens adapted from the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. He is also known for his remake of King Kong. With his successes and innovative film-making, Jackson is now considered to be an important force in the new generation of motion picture directors. He has even been described as the new Steven Spielberg of the present generation. The combination of his unmatched commercial successes, along with the critical acclaim he has garnered, have made Jackson one of the most powerful film directors of the present era. Jackson won three Academy Awards for The Lord of the Rings and The Return of the King.

AUCTION ITEM: Autographed original poster from New York set of King Kong and autographed CD of the King Kong soundtrack RESERVE: $1,000

Peter Jackson, Film Director

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