這套郵票在發行前，公開向大眾做問卷調查，在六種分類組別裡要大家選出最值得代表的人物。我那個時候本來也想參一腳填問卷，無奈很多人名我都不認得，也不知道要選誰，就罷了。最後選出來的六人裡面，我也只認得那兩位女性，一個是全世界有名的女高音，另一個就是94年去世的毛利老阿嬤，他去世時，電視有播出特別報導。
那位女高音Kiri也是毛利人，但是她把頭髮染成金黃色的，到英國發展她個人的演唱事業，她唱的紐西蘭國歌非常好聽（毛利文版），常在電視上播出（不知道現在還有沒有繼續播出），她的歌聲配上紐西蘭獨特的風景人文短片，叫你不愛紐西蘭都不行！記得小時候必須要默背中華民國國歌歌詞，我小學時每個學期一開始都要考試，默背國歌、國旗歌、校歌，直到上了國一的國文課，才瞭解國歌歌詞的意思。
在台灣的學校每天朝會都必須要唱國歌，但是到了紐西蘭大概一年只有一次唱國歌的機會喔，就是全年學期末的結業典禮。很多人都不會背歌詞，還得看小抄，我沒有小抄的就張開嘴巴哼一哼歌當作有唱過。直到我去日本，學校的文化祭時，要和其他五個紐西蘭朋友組隊上台去比賽卡啦OK唱歌，我才猛K紐西蘭國歌，但也只限於英文版的啦，毛利版的就真的背不起來了，我又不懂毛利文呀！很多日本朋友自己並不是很欣賞日本國歌，就像很多台灣人不太喜歡曲調緩慢又悶的中華民國國歌，不過說老實話，我覺得中華民國國歌比日本國歌好聽一點耶！現在到了英國，我沒有電視，根本就很少聽到英國國歌，第一次聽到還是上次巴西對英格蘭的足球賽，真的是很諷刺喔！哈哈。改天我應該去找張有英國國歌的CD，看看有沒有什麼女高音還是男高音的，或是交響樂團的那種。
這套郵票的首日封上出現的紐西蘭國旗，但是紐西蘭的代表色是「黑」色，代表標誌是「銀蕨」，銀蕨葉子正面是綠色的，背面則呈銀白色，在深山裡迷路時，採幾片這種銀蕨排列成圓圈狀，利用太陽反射的原理，來向高空直昇機或遠方求救。有的人分不出紐西蘭和澳洲的國旗，我就在這裡教你：澳洲國旗的英國旗幟下有一顆白色大星星，另外有四顆白色小星星代表南十字星，一共有五顆星；而紐西蘭國旗就只有四顆星星代表南十字星，這四顆星是白邊紅心的。非常容易辨認的喔。
●郵票簡介原文
Famous New Zealanders
4 October 1995
For such a small nation, New Zealand has produced a surprising number of great achievers, famous in a wide spectrum of endeavours and deserving of their prominence and respect in the eyes of fellow New Zealanders and the rest of the world. With the exception of the British Royal Family, persons featuring on New Zealand stamps, until 1995, had done so posthumously. For the first time in New Zealand history this policy was widened to include living celebrities.
The Famous New Zealanders stamp issue was probably the most mystery-shrouded stamp issue released in New Zealand. New Zealanders had an active role to play in choosing the subjects of this stamp issue. All New Zealanders were invited to vote for the 'Famous Kiwi' they would most like to see on a special stamp issue under six categories (91,000 votes were received):
1. Science, Medicine and Education;
2. Fine Arts and Literature;
3. Community Leaders and Social Campaigners;
4. Performing Arts;
5. Sport; and
6. Service, Business and Development.
The stamps were issued with small removable tabs carrying the promotional message 'Stamp Month October 1995'.
‧45c Performing Arts:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Born 6 March 1944)
The stunning voice of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has brought her fame in all major opera houses throughout the world. In addition to her wide operatic repertoire, she regularly includes songs from well-known popular musical shows and Maori music adding to such songs her special gracefulness and majesty. Her rise into prominence began with placings in both the Mobil Song Quest and the Melbourne Sun Aria before gaining a Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council grant to study at the London Opera Centre in 1966. She was created a Dame of the Order of the British Empire in 1982.
‧80c Service, Business & Development:
Charles Upham (Born 21 September 1908, Died 22 November 1994)
Charles Upham won his first Victoria Cross for bravery fighting for his country in Crete in 1941; the second in North Africa for heroism against Rommel's German forces the following year. Captain Upham was captured and finally, owing to his repeated efforts to escape, was transferred to the high security of Colditz Castle where he remained until 1945. After the war, a reluctant hero who disliked publicity, he was happiest in the privacy of his North Canterbury farm.
‧$1.00 Fine Arts & Literature:
Barry Crump (Born 15 May 1935, Died 3 July 1996)
A man with more than 20 highly successful books to his name, Barry Crump wrote his first, A Good Keen Man, back in 1960 and has enjoyed the well-earned reputation of being a 'real Kiwi bloke', a man's man, who could tell a great yarn with humour and unique down-to-earth style. He has always been a lover of the outdoors and much of the material in that first book was from his experiences as a pig and deer hunter living life to the full and loving it that way.
‧$1.20 Science, Medicine & Education:
Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes (Born 13 January 1924)
Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes, internationally renowned heart surgeon, pioneered new surgical techniques which have earned him the highest respect from peers and patients alike. He made history by developing techniques to replace defective heart valves, which attracted immense overseas attention and brought many patients to New Zealand. He also found new ways to treat babies born with heart defects. His work put Greenlane Hospital, Auckland, at the forefront of heart surgery. He held the post of Head of the hospital's Heart Surgery Unit for almost a quarter of a century. He was knighted at the age of 47 for his contribution to heart surgery.
‧$1.50 Community Leaders & Social Campaigners:
Dame Whina Cooper (Born 9 December 1895, Died 26 March 1994)
Dame Whina Cooper was in her hundreth year when she passed away in 1994. For more than 60 years she had worked tirelessly to create and maintain harmony between New Zealand's two races, always striving to find peaceful solutions to differences of culture and situation. She had immense prestige among her people and was called Whaea O Te Motu (Mother of the Nation). Europeans remember her best for leading 5,000 people on a 1,100km walk to Parliament in 1975 to highlight Maori grievances. She was created a Dame of the Order of the British Empire in 1980 and admitted to the Order of New Zealand in 1991. She is recalled as saying at her investiture - "They did not understand that I would have more power to fight for them and all Maori people."
‧$1.80 Sport:
Sir Richard Hadlee (Born 3 July 1951)
High profile, high achieving cricketer, Sir Richard Hadlee was not only a great bowler, but also a distinguished batsman and fielder. When he retired in 1990 he had taken 431 test wickets, made 3,124 test runs and taken numerous catches. He played for Nottinghamshire from 1978 to 1987 and New Zealand from 1973 to 1990. His best test performance was in Brisbane in 1985 when he took 9 Australian second innings wickets for 52 runs. In the 1980s, the golden period of New Zealand cricket, Hadlee was the quick new-ball spearhead of the New Zealand attack and many an opponent was demoralised and promptly dismissed by his relentless talents. He was knighted in 1990.
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