Famous People in New Zealand

I’ll introduce about the famous people in New Zealand. Hayley Westenra is classic music singer. She made her debut internally when she was only thirteen years old in 2000. Her clear voice suddenly became the frontrunner to the top of the music world. Moreover, in 2003, the 2nd album, “Pure” which was put on sale in the world at the same time was recorded as the great hit. “Amazing Grace” is included the album. The music was adopted as a tame song of “Shiroi-kyotou” which is Japanese TV drama.

Next is Edmund Hillaly. He is the most famous climber in 20 century. Do you know the Mt. Everest? The mountain is the highest mountain in the world. He tried to climb to the top of it and success. So, he became a first Mt. Everest climber. Furthermore, he participated in the English South Antarctic Cross Expedition Corps, and arrival at the geographical south pole using a tractor. In 1953, he was awarded a decoration of “Sir” from the English Royal Family. And in 1995, he was awarded the Order of the Garter which is the best decoration in English. He is adopted the $5 bank note, and he helped people in Nepal.