‘Just a local’: rural New Zealand fondly remembers Sam Neill, its everyday star

Sam Neill raised money for the community cinema and traded banter in the local cafe, so to residents of the small towns near where he lived, the actor fitted right in He may have been New Zealand’s most famous, internationally beloved, film star, but to the small South Island communities near where he lived, Sam Neill was “just a local”. “There was no aspect of him that was: ‘Hey I’m Sam Neill and I’m walking down the main street,” says Russell Garbut, who resides in Clyde, one of two tiny to...

By Eva Corlett in Wellington

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Jurassic Park, The Piano, The Tudors... New Zealand actor Sam Neill dies at 78

New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for his roles in "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano", has died aged 78. Neill had announced in April that he was cancer-free after undergoing treatment for stage-three ​blood cancer. Tributes are flowing in for the star, including from New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon who said Neill was "one of the greats". Story by Carys Garland.

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