Our columnist David Hartnell MNZM has just been awarded his very own star on the ‘New Zealand Walk of Fame’ in Orewa.
As David told Ponsonby News, “It’s a great honour, yet a strange one to have a star in a footpath with your name on it. People walk all over you – dogs can pee on you and there’s the possibility that late night revellers even throw up on you. Muhammed Ali refused a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for this very reason; his is the only star that was placed in a wall.
On the plaque David was presented with read, ‘For a life time achievement in entertainment. Bringing the world of Hollywood and its stars into New Zealand’s hearts and homes’.
His star in the ‘New Zealand Walk of Fame’, along with his Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit appointed to him by Her Majesty the Queen in 2011 for his contribution to the entertainment world now firmly places David in the history books of both New Zealand and international entertainment organisations around the world. David’s partner Somboon Khansuk was at his side as he unveiled his star.
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