Auction - Eugene Albulescu

NEW ZEALAND EMBASSY
TE AKA AORERE
WASHINGTON DC
New Zealanders
of Achievement
Auction
Catalogue
37 Observatory Circle, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202 328-4839
Fax: 202 332-4309
E-mail: [email protected]
www.nzembassy.com/usa
27 September 2006
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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 International. 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 Rotarians 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 worldwide 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 Rotary. Before becoming President he was Treasurer of Rotary International, 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 silent 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
Dry River
Wineyard
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)
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Table of Contents
Cruise onboard
U.S.S Sequoia
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
Rt Hon Helen CLARK
Sir Edmund HILLARY
2005 ALL BLACKS
Andrew ADAMSON
Eugene ALBULESCU
Peter AVERI
Philippa BLAIR
Rt Hon Jim BOLGER
William (Bill) BOYD
Melanie BURFORD
Michael CAMPBELL
Nicola DONALD
Roger DONALDSON
Ambassador Roy FERGUSON
Neil FINN
Peter JACKSON
Greg JOHNSON
Phil KEOGHAN
Dame Malvina MAJOR
Sam NEILL
Lloyd PHILLIPS
Sam PILLSBURY
Kevin ROBERTS
Michael SERESIN
Lee TAMAHORI
Richard TAYLOR
Kiri TE KANAWA
Karen WALKER
Dinner with Heloisa Sabine
Dinner at Ted’s Montana Grills
Cruise on the U.S.S Sequoia
Dry River Vineyard
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Rt Hon Helen Clark,
Prime Minister
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’
Dinner for Six
at
Ted Turner’s
“Ted’s Montana Grills”
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
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Dinner with Heloisa Sabin
at
The Cosmos Club
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.
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Sir Edmund Hillary,
Conqueror of Mount
Everest
"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
AUCTION ITEM:
Dinner for five persons at the Cosmos Club
with Mrs Heloisa Sabin
RESERVE: $150
circulation)
RESERVE: $1,100
Autographed book “An Extraordinary Life”
Autographed “Antarctica Encyclopedia”
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All Blacks,
No #1 Ranked
Rugby Union
Team in the
World
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
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Karen Walker,
Fashion Designer
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
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Dame Kiri
Te Kanawa,
Opera Singer
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’
Andrew Adamson,
Film Director
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
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Eugene Albulescu,
Pianist
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’
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Richard Taylor,
Weta Digital
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’
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Lee Tamahori,
Film Director/
Producer
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’
Peter Averi,
Organist
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’
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Philippa Blair,
Artist
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”
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Michael Seresin,
Cinematographer/
Winemaker
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
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Kevin Roberts,
Businessman and
Author
Kevin Roberts is perhaps New Zealand’s most prominent
international business leader. He is currently the New Yorkbased 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’
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Rt Hon Jim Bolger,
Former Prime Minister
and Former
Ambassador to the
United States
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’
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William (Bill) Boyd,
President of
Rotary International
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
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Sam Pillsbury,
Director/Producer
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’
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Lloyd Phillips,
Film 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
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Melanie Burford,
Pulitzer
Prize-winning
Photographer
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
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Michael Campbell,
US Open
Golf Winner
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
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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
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Dame Malvina Major,
Opera Singer
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’
Page 15
Nicola Donald,
Artist
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”
Page 16
Roger Donaldson,
Film Director/
Producer
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)
Page 21
Phil Keoghan,
Television Presenter/
Author
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)
Page 20
Greg Johnson,
Singer/Songwriter
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”.
Page 17
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 ZealandUnited 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.
AUCTION ITEM:
Autographed CD ‘Here comes the caviar’
AUCTION ITEM:
New Zealand Wine Tasting Event at the
Ambassador’s Residence for the successful
bidder and 19 of their guests
RESERVE: $500
Page 18
Neil Finn,
Singer/Songwriter
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”
Page 19
Peter Jackson,
Film Director
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