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NZ Actors Equity pay tribute to Don Selwyn

Sunday, 15 April 2007, 2:00 pm
Press Release: Actors Equity

Kua hinga te totara o te wao nui a Tane
The great Totara in the forest of Tane has fallen

NZ Actors Equity pay tribute to Don Selwyn

New Zealand Actors Equity today paid tribute to actor, producer and director Don Selwyn, who died yesterday.

President Jennifer Ward-Lealand said that his loss was being felt through industry.

"He was a wonderful man who was dedicated to the New Zealand industry, particularly to advancing the involvement of Maori and Pacific peoples," she said.

"We are all saddened by his passing." ends Haere atu ra e te rangitira haere, haere, haere atu ra Farewell to a great leader
Teresa Brown
Industrial Organiser
Equity New Zealand/NZ Actors Equity
Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance

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