No magician in 20th Century New Zealand became as well known and iconic as Jon Zealando.
There is a strong local history and focus for Jon and the Brotherhood of Auckland Magicians. Their inaugural meeting was at a house at 141 Great North Road back in 1945, the club still meets every month at The Surrey Hotel in Grey Lynn. It was there last month, that Jon launched his book ‘Jon Zealando A Magical Legend’ written by Bernard Reid.
Multi-faceted, Jon is a magician, artist, musician, singer, fakir and an actor and relentless campaigner against fraud. His press campaign virtually put an end to the highly touted tours back in the 70s to the Philippines of sick New Zealanders seeking cures from 'psychic surgeons’. Likewise, he exposed Uri Geller for what he was, a stage magician claiming psychic powers.