New Zealand 40th Prime Minister(2017-). Born in Hamilton in 1980.(Newzild, Wikimedia CCA 4.0)

Born in Auckland. In 1953, Hillary and Tenzing became the first mountaineers to reach the summit of Mt Everest.(Wikimedia Commons)

Opera Singer. Born in Gisborne in 1944. (New Zealand Government, Wikimedia CCA 4.0)

Actor and director. Born in Wellington in 1964. (Eva Rinaldi, Wikimedia CCA 2.0)

Aviator. Born in Rotorua.(National Library of New Zealand, Wikimedia Commons)

Father of nuclear physics. Born in Brightwater. 1908 Nobel Prize Laureate.(Library of Congress, Wikimedia Commons)

Short story writer. Born in Wellington. (Wikimedia Commons)

Statesman. Served as Minister of Native Affairs from 1928-1934. Born in Te Araroa Gisborne(Wikimedia Commons)