Aotearoa New Zealand Pop Culture

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