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Jim Hopkins (born 1946) is a
New Zealand
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er known for his work in television, radio and theatre.
Biography
Hopkins was scriptwriter for ''
Close to Home'', presenter of ''Fast Forward'', ''Don't Tell Me'', ''The Inventors'', ''Dateline Monday'', a performer on The
BNZ Festival Debates, and radio
talkback
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host on
Radio Pacific
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in
Auckland
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and Radio Avon in
Christchurch
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.
In August 1998, Hopkins released his first book, ''Blokes & Sheds'', which hit number one on the New Zealand sales list after only a week. The book profiles amateur
inventors
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from across New Zealand. Hopkins followed it up with another book, ''Inventions from the Shed'', in 1999, and a 5-part film documentary series with the same name that featured inventors across Australia.
Hopkins was elected as a councillor for the
Waitaki District
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Council, based in
Oamaru
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, in 2007, and became Deputy Mayor in 2010. In July 2013 he announced his intention to stand for the mayoralty in the local body elections to be held later in the year.
[Bruce, D.]
Hopkins enters race for mayoralty
" ''Otago Daily Times'', 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
See also
*
List of New Zealand television personalities
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* Suzy Aiken – television personality and Prime News presenter
* Peter Arnett – te ...
References
External links
NZ On Screen profile*Speakers New Zealand
Jim Hopkins
Living people
1946 births
New Zealand television journalists
New Zealand television presenters
Place of birth missing (living people)
New Zealand radio presenters
New Zealand journalists
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