5th November 2006 Added 15 new article links to the News section. Added info on 3 new workshops and deleted 4 old ones in the Workshops section. Deleted 2 old work opportunities in the Auditions section. 

19th October 2006 Added 7 new article links to the News section. Added info on 5 new workshops in the Workshops section. Added 1 work opportunity in the Auditions section. Remember, I am selling a range of movie/TV magazines, photos, etc. The list can be viewed at this page: http://www.stuntman.co.nz/forsale . 

7th October 2006 Added 54 new article links to the News section (and deleted 4 old ones). Added info on 6 new workshops  in the Workshops section (and deleted 18 old ones). Added 2 work opportunities in the Auditions section. There was a delay in doing this latest site update due to getting a new computer and having to transfer files to it and update software on it. Remember, I am selling a range of movie/TV magazines, photos, etc. The list can be viewed at this page: http://www.stuntman.co.nz/forsale . The next site update will be within two weeks.

1st June 2006 Added 26 new article links to the News section. Added info on 6 new workshops (and deleted 4 old ones) in the Workshops section. Added two work opportunities in the Auditions section.

26th April 2006 Added a list of film special effects/ SF & horror movie magazines (e.g. Cinefex, Cinefantastique, Fangoria, etc.), a few books, and various movie photos and other movie/TV merchandise items that I am selling off to finance my prop weapons aquisitions and publish a new copy of my cult film fanzine. See http://www.stuntman.co.nz/forsale for a full listing with prices.

24th March 2006 Added 29 new article links to the News section (and deleted 24 old ones). Added info on 4 new workshops (and deleted 2 old ones) in the Workshops section. Updated my Credits listing. Also added a Car Stunts Gallery to the Gallery section.

14th January 2006 Added 25 new article links to the News section. Added info on 4 new workshops (and deleted all old ones) to the Workshops section. Added 2 new work opportunties in the Auditions section. Deleted 3 old links and updated one on the Individual Home Pages (USA) links page.

16th October 2005 Added 20 new article links to the News section. Added info on 11 new workshops (and deleted seven old ones) to the Workshops section. Deleted four old work opportunties in the Auditions section. Updated the review of the documentary Double Dare in the Recommended Viewing section. Split the Recommendeed Reading book reviews into six sections and added six reviews. Added reviews of the first four issues of Inside Stunts magazine to the Magazine section. Deleted three links and updated two others in the Stunt and Stage Combat Courses/Schools/Training (UK) section.

3rd August 2005 Added 12 new article links (and deleted 24 ones) to the News section. Deleted nine workshops that have now run from the Workshops section.

24th July 2005 Added a review of and links for Double Dare to the Recommended Viewing section. Also added info on the brilliant TVC Stunt City including a link to view it online. Added info on 16 new workshops (and deleted six old ones) to the Workshops section. Added 18 new article links (and deleted seven old ones) to the News section. Added information on three new job opportunities (and deleted three old ones) to the Auditions section (total of five work opportunities currently there). Added long overdue links to Steve Truglia's site in in the UK Home Pages section and Scott Witt's site in the Other Countries Home Pages section.

24th May 2005 Added four new workshops (and deleted five old ones) to the Workshops section. Also updated information on one workshop in that section. Added 18 new article links to the News section.

26th April 2005 Added four new (and deleted one old) auditions/job opportunties to the Auditions section. There are now one paying film job, three paying live shows, and one non-paying live show. Added nine new workshops (and deleted 12 old ones) to the Workshops section. A total of 13 workshops in the USA, UK, Canada, Germany, and Italy. Updated my Credits list.

4th March 2005 Added 19 new article links to the News section. Updated my Credits list.

31st January 2005 Major update for the New Year! Added two portfolios of Peter Hassall studio photos to the Gallery section. The first portfolio has a head-&-shoulders and a full length photo; the second portfolio has four action photos. The photos are sized to fit on an A4 page for easy printing by interested parties. Added behind-the-scenes photos from Hercules to the Gallery section. Addeded recently bought prop weapons to the Rental equipment list. Seven new workshops added, two updated, and one old one deleted in the Workshops section - now a total of 16 workshops in the USA, UK, and Germany. Deleted one old audition (or work opportunity) and added four new ones (two movie projects and two live shows) to the Auditions section. Added two articles to the Articles section: How to Get Into Stunts by Manny Siverio (excellent advice for people in the USA) and the humourous Fight Director's Nightmare by Scott Witt.

28th December 2004 All old workshops deleted and added 10 new 2005 workshops to the Workshops section. Big site update coming early in the New Year!

4th November 2004 Major site update: Auditions section (1 new one added), Workshops (4 new UK ones added & 2 old ones deleted),  Recommended Links (added 11 new training links to the Australian, UK, & USA training sections), News (6 new article links added & 4 outdated ones deleted), Hall of Fame (added Peter Diamond & Grant Page), plus updated my Credits and Background info sections. Phew! That should make up for a 2 month period of inactivity.

8th September 2004 Updated the Auditions section with info and links for Universal Studios Japan stunt auditions being held in Australia on 19th September.

17th August 2004 Updated my credits listing and added information about the Fights on Film '04 workshop in Dublin, Ireland in the Workshops section.

16th July 2004 Added "So Many Stunt Schools, So Little Time" to the Articles section. Includes why you should join the NZ Stunt Guild if you live in New Zealand. I wrote this many months ago but have only now gotten around to giving it a final polish and putting it online. NB: I have links to many stunt schools in my Recommended Links section but strongly recommend reading this article before even thinking about going to a stunt school.

3rd June 2004
Added information on one workshop to the Workshops section, five news article links to the News section (including one about the death of Peter Diamond that links to his site), two new article links in the Articles links section of the Recommended Links , and a funny list of hustling rules by Scott Rhodes to the Articles section.

29th March 2004
Added a set of photos from the February Film Fights and Stage Combat workshop to the Gallery section.

24th March 2004
Added information on six workshops to the Workshops section.

23rd February 2004
Added information on five workshops to the Workshops section. Added info for one paying job to the Auditions section.

30th January 2004
Added information on my February workshop and one overseas workshop to the Workshops section.  Added audition info for one play to the Auditions section.

16th January 2004
Added information on nine new workshops in various countries to the Workshops section.

2nd January 2004
Added information on 15 new workshops in various countries to the Workshops section. Added two news article links to the News section.

14th December 2003
Have been very busy lately: moved all content to this professional URL. Removed four broken links from the News section. Updated Individual Home Pages (USA) by removing broken link to Suzanne Rampe's homepage.

10th November 2003
Updated the News section with six new article links.

24th October 2003
Updated the  Workshops section with six new workshops, including one in Holland and one in Germany (proof that there are training opportunities outside of the UK and USA). Also what sounds like an exciting fire stunt workshop.

6th October 2003
Updated the News section with links to two new online articles. Updated the Workshops section, Auditions section, and my Credits section.

14th September 2003
Updated the News section with links to three new online articles. Deleted links to three defunct articles. Big update to the Workshops section.

15th August 2003
Updated the News section with links to nine new online articles and interviews. Deleted links to two defunct articles. Updated both the Auditions and Workshops sections. Added lots of new site links to the Recommend Links section.

21st July 2003
Updated the Workshops section. Check out the great sounding Wally Crowder one day precision driving workshops in California! There are now 11 workshops listed in the UK, USA, and Ireland (seven of these are new listings). Plenty of training opportunities for learning stunt driving, horse stunts, swords and other weapons. Updated the News section with links to new 11 online articles I hunted out. Updated my Articles section with an article about the work I did on Braindead and a funny list by American stuntman Rick Barker. Thanks to Rick for letting me use it.

21st June 2003
Updated the Workshops section a second time.

2nd June 2003
Updated the Workshops section. Updated my Credits listings. Updated the News section.

11th May 2003
Updated the FAQs section. Questions 3, 4, and 7 have been updated with new information. These answers give all the information I know about how to become a stuntperson in New Zealand, the UK, and the USA. That's all I know, so please don't send me any emails asking how to become a stuntperson in any of these countries. The answers are there. Go read 'em! Also updated the Workshops section. There are now 11 workshops and training courses listed (four new ones) in the UK, USA, and Canada. One affordable two day stunt workshop is being held in Las Vegas (Party, party!). Plenty of opportunties to train in stage combat as well.

16th April 2003
Updated both the Auditions and Workshops sections.

2nd April 2003
Updated both the Auditions and Workshops sections. Added 2 article links to the recreated News section.

8th March 2003: On 12-13th April I am running a Film Fights and  Stage Combat Workshop in Wellington, New Zealand. Click here for full details. Updated the Recommended Viewing section. I will be frequently adding to this over the next couple of months, so check back for updates. Updated both the Auditions and Workshops sections.

9th February 2003
Updated both the Auditions and Workshops sections.

1st February 2003
Updated both the Auditions and Workshops sections.

27th January 2003
Updated both the Auditions and Workshops sections.

16th January 2003
Updated the Auditions section.

7th January 2003
Updated both the Auditions and Workshops sections. Have had a busy time lately. Will be updating other sections of this site and my Credits section when I get spare time.

6th December 2002
Removed dead site links and fixed broken ones in the Recommended Links section. Split the USA Training Links section into three parts: Car stunt/precision driving training, stage combat training, and general stunt training. Added extra links to these sections and removed a couple of dead links. There were too many links with them all in one section, and this makes it easier for you to find the type of training you're looking for in the USA. Added some old photos to the Gallery section.

22th  November 2002
Updated the Auditions section. Also updated the Workshops section. Thanks to an email from an observent visitor I fixed broken links in the Recommended Links section Stunt and Stage Combat Courses/Schools/Training (UK)  and then found a couple of spare hours and checked half of the links in the Recommended Links section. Removed eight dead site links and fixed four broken ones. A planned big update of the site has been delayed as I've just got back online after having a dead PC for 10 days - the power supply was fried by a power surge. Check back in a couple of weeks and I should have the rest of the links checked, new links added (sorry for the wait to those that have provided them), and a few more articles and photos added to the site.

30th  October 2002
Updated the Workshops section.

25th  October 2002
Updated the Workshops section.  Deleted the News section and replaced it with an Auditions section. As I get information about auditions for sword fight shows, etc. I will place it here. In the meantime, get all the news you could possibly want about stuntmen, stunt accidents, etc. by clicking on the News tab at http://www.google.com

11th October 2002
Updated the Workshops section.

26th September 2002
Updated the Workshops section. Updated my Credits.

16th September 2002
Updated the Workshops section. Changed the main Index page.

31st August 2002
Updated the Workshops section.

24th August 2002
Updated both the News and Workshops sections. The main Index page was updated and redesigned. Added many article links to the Recommended Links - Articles Section. Also updated the lists of best car chases and fire stunts, plus added some photos in the Articles section.

23rd July 2002
Redesigned and updated the FAQs section.

19th June 2002
Split News and Workshops into two pages accessed from the News and Workshops section. Added information about several upcoming stage combat workshops to the Workshops page.

10th June 2002
Updated the News page with numerous stunt related articles from the last few months. Added Kevin Smith Memorial Trust Fund information to the Accidents section of the Recommended Links.

29th March 2002
Extensively redesigned and updated the Recommended Links section.

15th February 2002
Added several sections to the Gallery. It now has behind the scenes photos from The Tribe and Typhon's People plus old photos of training and shows. Credits updated.

31st December 2001
News page updated.

17th October 2001
The Stunt Guild contact information has been added to the FAQs section. New photos of boat stunts for Jaal: The Trap (an Indian feature film shot in Queenstown) have been added to the Gallery section.

10th September 2001
The FAQs are now all answered. I welcome comments and suggestions. A News page has been added. I welcome additions to this page. Buildering links have been added to the Other Interests and Links section. Email me with comments or links suggestions.

1st August 2001
Minor changes to and a bit of news about the New Zealand Stunt Guild added on the Main Page.

28th June 2001
The Recommended Reading section has extra book reviews added, and a large listing of useful magazine articles about stuntwork and stunt people. The Recommended Viewing section has basic information about the Australian documentary series Danger Freaks that starred Grant Page.

2nd June 2001
The Recommended Links page has many new site links - accidents/memorials, stunt and stage combat schools, personal homepages, equipment suppliers have all been expanded. Also a new section with links to two stunt message boards.

28th March 2001
Well, I was busier than expected. Finally got around to an update (more to come in the next two weeks).
Have added answers for questions 15 - 22 and updated some earlier answers on the FAQs page.
Credits have been updated.

8th August 2000
Been busy with a couple of fight choreography jobs, but found a little time to add descriptions, a few general stunt sites, and stage combat sites to the  Links page. Also added 3 answers to the FAQs page.
One of these days I'll get them all answered!

23rd July 2000
Updated answers and added 2 answers to  FAQs page. Split the  Gallery into three sections: Buildering, Fights, and Fire.

6th June 2000
Added lots of links to the  Links page  - about time as I hadn't put any there yet! Updated credits list on the Index page .

2nd June 2000
Added two new sections:  Lists  and  Hall of Fame  with a bit of content on each to start them off. Also added site URL to search engines/indexes Yahoo!, Alta Vista, and Dmoz.

28th May 2000
Updated the Index page. Added photos to the  Gallery and generally tidied up other pages. Added five questions and four more answers (with links) on the  FAQs page .

30th April 2000
Gallery page updated with new photos.

24th April 2000
New version of index page, plus all other pages (most with no content yet) uploaded. Links between all pages enabled. Two book reviews added to  Recommended Reading page. Four answers so far on the  FAQs page.

20th March 2000
Test copy of main index page uploaded using free FTP software (Commander 2.1) downloaded from  http://www.tucows.com

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