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| "inspire me" campaign
Oscar Kightley - actor, writer and director
Oscar Kightley, a well-known writer, director and actor, flew back from the Philippines where he was promoting his film Sione's Wedding to participate in the campaign. Oscar says: "My whole trip through the world of storytelling began with a visit to my local library - one of the most inspiring places in the Universe." Oscar is also one of the Naked Samoans, who've taken their anarchic brand of comedy around the country and even to Scotland. Oscar is currently working with the Naked Samoans and Firehorse Films on the fourth series of bro'Town. Currently Oscar's time is fully committed to bro'Town, current TV3 projects, live theatre shows … and perhaps just a little bit of socialising when time permits. Read more about bro'Town at www.brotown.co.nz
Brooke Fraser - singer/songwriter
Many New Zealanders know Brooke Fraser as a 19 year-old singer-songwriter from Wellington whose debut album 'What To Do With Daylight' catapulted her into the charts with four number one radio hits. Her first single Deciphering Me from her recently released album Albertine was a top 5 hit single in the New Zealand charts. Brooke says that libraries have had a major influence on her love of reading and have been a source of inspiration in her chosen career. Having sold more than 50,000 copies in the first eight weeks of her second album Albertine, Australian-based Brooke Fraser is returning to New Zealand for a long-awaited national tour in April. Read more about Brooke at www.brookefraser.com
Trelise Cooper - fashion designer
Trelise loves the library. She loves the huge selection of fabulous magazines on all subjects not just fashion. She loves being able to walk in to the library and know that there's something new in every week. "In the fashion business you are always looking for inspiration and it comes from many sources. I find the library is a place that you can always find something inspiring." Read more about Trelise at www.trelisecooper.com
Peta is always at the library. She loves to pop into her local to browse through the latest titles on her next exotic destination or check out a recipe from one of the hundreds of cooking books and magazines from the world over. Read more about Peta at www.petamathias.com
Daniel Vettori - New Zealand Cricketer
Daniel is a committed library user. He loves good stories and his participation in the campaign will mean a lot to young sports people striving for the top. Read more about Daniel at the Black Caps website
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Renowned New Zealand fashion designer Trelise Cooper designs clothes that epitomise luxury, femininity and personality. Her designs are seen worldwide in the shopfronts of Sydney, Paris, Rome, Milan, the USA, Auckland and Singapore. Sex and The City stylist Rebecca Weinberg walked out with a dozen of her creations after a show in Melbourne. Some famous celebrities that love her stuff include Sharon Stone, Julia Roberts and Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes.
Through her TV shows Mathias has brought the exotic flavours of New Zealand and far away places like Thailand, Vietnam, and California to New Zealanders. "There is no better way to discover the culture of a country than through its food" says Peta. Combining her passion for travel and food has meant that for Peta her life is one big adventure. Recently she established a cooking school in France and released her latest book Fete Accomplice: Culinary Escapades in the South of France.
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New Zealand left arm spin bowler Daniel Vettori ranks among New Zealand's most valuable cricketers. Daniel Vettori continues to warrant the title as the world's premier slow left-arm bowler. A superlative spinner, the National Bank Player of the Year for 2006 has improved so much as a batsman to become thought of as a genuine world-class all-rounder. Watch out for him in the 2007 Cricket World Cup starting in March.
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