writers People educated at Auckland Grammar School People from Auckland Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in sports Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel New Zealand summiters of Mount Everest University of Auckland alumni New Zealand beekeepers New Zealand recipients of the Polar Medal New Zealand Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Members of the Order of New Zealand New Zealand Knights of the Garter Honorary Citizens of Nepal People associated with the Auckland War Memorial Museum 20th-century memoirists