Anne Speir

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. "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.