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

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  1. ^ a b c d "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.