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Helen Clark

Former Prime Minister of New Zealand; UNDP Administrator

MA (Political Studies)

1974

Sir Edmund Hillary

First person to summit Mount Everest

BSc

1935

Lorde (Ella Yelich-O’Connor)

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter

Attended briefly

N/A

Sam Neill

Actor (Jurassic Park, The Piano)

BA (English Literature)

1969

Judith Collins

Member of Parliament; Former Leader of the Opposition

LLB

1977

Bruce Aitken

Former CEO of Methanex Corporation

BCom

1976

Russell Coutts

Olympic gold medalist and America’s Cup-winning yachtsman

BE (Mechanical Engineering)

1984

Michael Hurst

Actor, director (Hercules, Spartacus)

BA (English & Drama)

1979

Dr. Siouxsie Wiles

Microbiologist and science communicator

PhD (Biochemistry)

1990s (UK); Faculty at UoA

Chloe Swarbrick

Youngest MP in NZ Parliament (Green Party)

BA/LLB

2016

Christopher Luxon

Current Prime Minister of New Zealand

BCom (Commerce)

1993

Beatrice Faumuina

Commonwealth gold medalist (discus); UN Goodwill Ambassador

BEd

1990s

Rena Owen

Actress (Once Were Warriors)

BSc (Biology)

1980s

Sir Anand Satyanand

Former Governor-General of New Zealand

LLB

1970

Peter Beck

Founder & CEO of Rocket Lab

Honorary Doctorate

2022

Dame Anne Salmond

Anthropologist, historian, author

PhD (Anthropology)

1972

David Skilling

Global economist; Founding CEO of the NZ Institute

PhD (Public Policy)

2000s

Ayesha Verrall

Infectious diseases physician; New Zealand Minister of Health

MBChB

2001

Sir John Hood

Former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford and Auckland universities

PhD (Engineering)

1976

Lisa Reihana

Acclaimed visual artist (In Pursuit of Venus [infected])

MFA

1990s

Michael Harte

CIO of Barclays Bank; digital banking expert

MSc (Information Science)

1990s

Annette Presley

Entrepreneur; Co-founder of Slingshot ISP

BCom

1980s

Victoria Crone

Former CEO of Callaghan Innovation; Xero NZ MD

BCom

1990s

Dr. Michelle Dickinson

Nanotechnologist and science communicator (Nanogirl)

PhD (Engineering)

2000s

Neil Ieremia

Choreographer; founder of Black Grace Dance Company

BA (Performing Arts)

1990s

Geoff Ricketts

Business leader; former Chair of Mercury Energy

LLB

1970s

Kiri Nathan

M膩ori fashion designer, cultural advocate

Design & Business Studies

2000s

Doug Howlett

Former All Black and record try scorer

BEd

1990s

Brian Tamaki

Religious leader and founder of Destiny Church

Attended

N/A