tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post4357367095329196929..comments2024-03-30T00:09:27.602+13:00Comments on Not PC: Greatest living New Zealander?Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-15318804781486173342009-01-28T10:56:00.000+13:002009-01-28T10:56:00.000+13:00Of that list, Nancy Wake without a doubt. A true ...Of that list, Nancy Wake without a doubt. A true heroine of the French Resistance.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how many of the respondants knew who she was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-32860716578007020192009-01-21T06:38:00.000+13:002009-01-21T06:38:00.000+13:00RuthThanks for the list. It's interesting who is ...Ruth<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the list. It's interesting who is mentioned and who is absent! <BR/><BR/>We could get someone really annoyed and say.........Dave Dobbin!<BR/><BR/>LGMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-9248565662631978552009-01-20T18:01:00.000+13:002009-01-20T18:01:00.000+13:00I meant to say, "Who’s the greatest living NZer in...I meant to say, "Who’s the greatest living NZer in your assessment, apart from ourselves of course?"<BR/><BR/>I don't want to make the competition for the others too stiff. :-)Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-51101436236861074722009-01-20T16:55:00.000+13:002009-01-20T16:55:00.000+13:00Louise frickin Nicholas??? I give up. Kill me now....Louise frickin Nicholas??? I give up. Kill me now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-22530742974570605112009-01-20T16:16:00.000+13:002009-01-20T16:16:00.000+13:00Peter Creswell, of course!Peter Creswell, of course!Jeffrey Perrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841019772535869442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-41250416088586104872009-01-20T15:53:00.000+13:002009-01-20T15:53:00.000+13:00LGM he was mentioned.The poll was:Helen Clark: 126...LGM he was mentioned.The poll was:<BR/><BR/>Helen Clark: 1265 votes (19%) <BR/>Willie Apiata: 1220 votes (18%) <BR/>Sir Murray Halberg: 872 votes (13%) <BR/>Peter Jackson: 800 votes (12%) <BR/>Peter Snell: 682 votes (10%) <BR/>Colin Meads: 659 votes (10%) <BR/>Nancy Wake: 433 votes (6%) <BR/>Peter Leitch: 326 votes (5%) <BR/>Stephen Tindall: 251 votes (4%) <BR/>Louise Nicholas: 230 votes (3%)<BR/><BR/>I think Graeme Hart is the greatest living NZer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-43473566805960849222009-01-20T15:46:00.000+13:002009-01-20T15:46:00.000+13:00What about Peter Leitch QSM?LGMWhat about Peter Leitch QSM?<BR/><BR/>LGMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-9735002571180270382009-01-20T15:45:00.000+13:002009-01-20T15:45:00.000+13:00Sir Keith was a gentleman. LGMSir Keith was a gentleman. <BR/><BR/>LGMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-64203437602938661832009-01-20T15:38:00.000+13:002009-01-20T15:38:00.000+13:00That army guy Apiata (sp) walked (or ran) up a hil...That army guy Apiata (sp) walked (or ran) up a hill. How does that make him great?<BR/><BR/>He will appeal to all the swooning right wingers no doubt...;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-33886180971124668272009-01-20T14:22:00.000+13:002009-01-20T14:22:00.000+13:00Ah nuts.Ah nuts.StephenRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717556420960471541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-91890620561384188342009-01-20T14:21:00.000+13:002009-01-20T14:21:00.000+13:00Stephen, you'd be meaning Sir Keith Park, who died...Stephen, you'd be meaning <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Keith_Park" REL="nofollow">Sir Keith Park</A>, who died in 1975.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-42399934387102922802009-01-20T13:30:00.000+13:002009-01-20T13:30:00.000+13:00Website polls are notoriously unreliable and prone...Website polls are notoriously unreliable and prone to hijacking - I believe Winston was elected 'most trusted politician' a few months back when Greens voters got pissed off that Fitzsimmons wasn't included in the poll.<BR/><BR/>Right on about Douglas though - hands up who'll be going to <I> his </I> state funeral? Apparently there's an NZer out there who was critical in winning the Battle of Britain, but IMHO he really needs to do something <I> after </I> the event in question.StephenRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717556420960471541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1403932124263464462009-01-20T13:03:00.000+13:002009-01-20T13:03:00.000+13:00Russell Coutts is back. Yeah! He is going to show ...Russell Coutts is back. Yeah! He is going to show us why we should put talent before loyalty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-77932656569338346152009-01-20T12:24:00.000+13:002009-01-20T12:24:00.000+13:00I've always been a fan of Sir Peter Tapsell...hope...I've always been a fan of Sir Peter Tapsell...hope he's still alive. An orthopaedic surgeon, MP, speaker of the house and man of mana...Ayrdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12277759681727009183noreply@blogger.com