26 Notable alumni of Auckland University of Technology
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Auckland University of Technology is ranked #818 in the world and #7 in New Zealand by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 26 notable alumni from Auckland University of Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Auckland University of Technology won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Micheal Luck
1982-. (aged 44)
rugby league player
Micheal Luck is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys and the New Zealand Warriors. Micheal Luck's position of choice was lock or second-row.
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2. Annette Presley
1964-. (aged 62)
businessperson
Annette Sylvia Presley ONZM is a New Zealand telecommunications entrepreneur, known as a co-founder of Slingshot, one of New Zealand's largest internet service providers.
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3. Caitlin Regal
1992-. (aged 34)
canoeist
Caitlin Regal is a New Zealand canoeist. On 3 August 2021 she won a gold medal alongside Lisa Carrington in the K-2 500 metres event.
4. Sofia Minson
1984-. (aged 42)
painter
Sofia Minson is a contemporary New Zealand oil painter of Māori (Ngati Porou), Swedish, English and Irish descent.
5. George Gair
1926-2015 (aged 89)
diplomat
politician
George Frederick Gair CMG QSO was a New Zealand politician. He was once deputy leader of the National Party in the New Zealand Parliament, and was considered by many to be a possible contender for the leadership itself. He was known for his polite and diplomatic style, which often contrasted with the political situation around him – Michael Laws described...
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6. Hana O'Regan
1973-. (aged 53)
academic
Hana Merenea O'Regan ONZM is a Māori language advocate and academic in New Zealand. She is a member of the Ngāi Tahu iwi (tribe).
7. David Hay
politician
David John Hay CNZM is a New Zealand politician and businessman. He served as mayor of Mt Roskill from 1987 to 1989, and deputy mayor of Auckland City on three occasions (1991–1998, 2001–2004, and 2007–2010). He was also an Auckland Regional Councillor between 2004 and 2007. He is the managing director of Keith Hay Homes Limited, founded by his father.
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8. Angela Tiatia
1973-. (aged 53)
artist
Angela Tiatia is a New Zealand-Australian artist.
9. Dan Pryor
1988-. (aged 38)
rugby union player
Dan Pryor is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for the Miami Sharks in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for the San Diego Legion (also in MLR), for Northland in the ITM Cup, for the Highlanders, Blues and Sunwolves in Super Rugby, and for the Munakata Sanix Blues in the Japanese...
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10. Sylvia Siddell
1941-2011 (aged 70)
painter
Sylvia Grace Siddell, Lady Siddell ONZM was a New Zealand painter, etcher, and screen-printer, based in Auckland.
11. Thea Muldoon
1927-2015 (aged 88)
First Lady
Dame Thea Dale Muldoon, Lady Muldoon DBE QSO was the wife of Robert Muldoon, who was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984. She was also known for her community service.
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12. Veronica Herber
installation artist
Veronica Herber is a New Zealand artist who lives and works in Auckland. She is best known for working with Japanese Washi tape.
13. Hugh Watt
1912-1980 (aged 68)
diplomat
politician
Hugh Watt PC JP was a New Zealand politician who was a Labour member of Parliament and the acting prime minister of New Zealand between 31 August and 6 September 1974, following the death of Prime Minister Norman Kirk. He had been the fifth deputy prime minister of New Zealand since 8 December 1972. Watt later served as high commissioner...
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14. Stephen Tindall
1951-. (aged 75)
entrepreneur
Sir Stephen Robert Tindall GNZM is the founder of New Zealand retailer The Warehouse, The Warehouse Group, and the Tindall Foundation.
15. Pippa Wetzell
1977-. (aged 49)
journalist
television presenter
Philippa "Pippa" Wetzell is a New Zealand television personality and journalist with TVNZ 1.
16. Dominic Bowden
1977-. (aged 49)
television presenter
Dominic Joseph Bowden is a New Zealand television personality, host and voice actor. He is best known as the host of New Zealand reality series including New Zealand Idol, Dancing with the Stars New Zealand and The X Factor New Zealand. When based in Los Angeles, he hosted the American reality music competition show, The Next Great American Band and...
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17. Sue Bradford
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Sue Bradford is a New Zealand activist, academic, and former New Zealand politician who served as a list Member of Parliament representing the Green Party from 1999 to 2009.
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18. Lucy Wigmore
1977-. (aged 49)
actor
film director
Lucy Wigmore is a stage and screen actress from New Zealand. She played core cast member Dr Justine Jones in the long-running soap opera Shortland Street, and has also starred as Lillian May Armfield in Underbelly: Razor, a 13-part drama set in the 1920s–1930s on the rough and ready streets of Sydney, Australia. Underbelly "is one of Nine Networks most...
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19. Annalie Longo
1991-. (aged 35)
association football player
Annalie Antonia Longo is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays for Auckland United in the New Zealand Women's National League and formerly the New Zealand national team.
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20. Paul Moon
1968-. (aged 58)
historian
biographer
academic
Evan Paul Moon ONZM is a New Zealand historian and a professor at the Auckland University of Technology. He is a writer of New Zealand history and biography, specialising in Māori history, the Treaty of Waitangi and the early period of Crown rule.
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21. Bruce McLaren
1937-1970 (aged 33)
engineer
Formula One driver
racing automobile driver
motorcycle racer
Bruce Leslie McLaren was a New Zealand racing driver, automotive designer, engineer and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1958 to 1970. McLaren was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1960 with Cooper, and won four Grands Prix across 13 seasons. In endurance racing, McLaren won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 with...
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22. David Farrier
1982-. (aged 44)
film director
television actor
journalist
actor
David Andrew Farrier is a New Zealand writer, actor, and filmmaker. He appeared in the 2014 Rhys Darby mockumentary series Short Poppies. He has worked in news and on documentaries, including features on New Zealand television and co-directing the documentary film Tickled (2016). He created the 2018 Netflix documentary series Dark Tourist, in which he visits popular dark tourism attractions.
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23. Angela Cullen
1974-. (aged 52)
physiotherapist
life coach
Angela Cullen is a New Zealand physiotherapist and former field hockey player. From 2015 to March 2023, she worked for Hintsa Performance and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. She is best known for being the physiotherapist to seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton. From 2025, she has been working with him again now at Ferrari.
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24. Ali Williams
1981-. (aged 45)
rugby union player
Alexander James Williams is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player who played as a lock most notably for Super Rugby club Blues and the New Zealand national team.
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25. Peter Thomson
1948-. (aged 78)
diplomat
politician
Peter Thomson OF is a Fijian diplomat and the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean, and President of the United Nations General Assembly from September 2016 until September 2017. He served as Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations February 2010 to August 2017, with concurrent duties as Fiji's Ambassador to Cuba.
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26. Jim Anderton
1938-2018 (aged 80)
businessperson
politician
James Patrick Anderton CNZM was a New Zealand politician who led a succession of left-wing parties after leaving the Labour Party in 1989.