Anne Speir

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Anne Elizabeth Speir is a former television producer from New Zealand. [1]

In the 1970s Speir was the first female professional lifeguard on Mount Maunganui beach. [1]

Speir joined South Pacific Television in the late 1970s and later moved to Television New Zealand where she worked on A Week Of It. She also worked for Maori Television and produced Takataapui, a gay lifestyle series, in 2004. [1] [2]

Speir has also served as the chairwoman of the Hero Trust, which organised gay pride parades in Auckland from 1992 to 2001. [1] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Drugs charges for past TVNZ editor". NZ Herald. 16 June 2012. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Hutchings and Aspin, Jessica and Clive (2007). Sexuality and the Stories of Indigenous People. Huia Publishers. p. 128.
  3. ↑ "Chair Anne Speir resigns from Hero trust » archived article sourced from GayNZ.com". www.pridenz.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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