Aotearoa New Zealand Pop Culture
Across
- 3. 'Youthful' singer songwriter (5,3)
- 5. Celebrity merino sheep who hid from shearers for six years(6)
- 6. Author of 'The Bone People'(4,5)
- 9. Imaginary land of robots South of Christchurch according to classic novel (7)
- 11. Popular author starred in iconic Toyota commericals(4,4)
- 16. Site of a deadly bombing in Wellington, 1984(6,4)
- 19. Scottish remittance man who mapped most of the South Islands west coast (7, 7)
- 21. Renegade soldier leads campaign against the Birtish in landmark movie 'Utu' (2,5)
- 22. Last name of the central family in the Once Were Warriors series (4)
- 23. Dolphin who guided ships in the Cook Strait (7, 4)
- 25. Saturday morning variety show hosted by animated penguin(6)
- 26. This New Zealander is only the third woman ever to receive an academy award for best director (4, 7)
- 28. 90s artist known for Dolly Parton covers(5,4)
- 30. What kind animal is referred to in the title of the book 'Sydney Bridge Upside Down' by David Ballantyne? (5)
- 31. The first novel written by a Māori author to be published in New Zealand, 1973 (5)
- 32. Hip-hop group had a hit with 'Behold my Kool Style' (3,6)
- 33. Progenitor of the quote 'thousands of luminous spheres'(7,4)
- 34. Eccentric cowboy portrayed by Billy T. James in Ronald Hugh Morrieson adaptation (3,7,3)
Down
- 1. Legendary monster of the Coromandel ranges(6)
- 2. Che-Fu's Breakthrough solo single by Che-Fu following his departure from Supergroove(6)
- 4. Internationally renowned surrealist artist, sculptor and animator born in Christchurch (3,3)
- 7. Fictional setting of Barry Lintons satirical comic book series based on Ponsonby (8)
- 8. What did Tana Umaga use to strike a teammate during a 2007 altercation?(7)
- 10. Location name mentioned in iconic Shortland Street rebuke (9)
- 12. The hermit of Milford Sound, discoverer of big waterfall(6,10)
- 13. This mint flavoured confectionary was discontinued in 2008(8)
- 14. Audiences nationwide were traumatized when this characters eye fell out (7)
- 15. Stacey's mom (6, 6)
- 17. Weekend paleontologist who discovered the first dinosaur fossils in NZ(4,6)
- 18. 'Living logs' or 'goblin logs' in Māori matauranga (5)
- 20. Auckland band famous for controversial music video filmed in freezing works(8)
- 24. Artist best known for illustrating children's books on Māori themes (5,8)
- 27. Celebrated Samoan author based in Auckland (6,5)
- 29. Word misspelt by David Tua (7)