Later in her career, she was the subject of a This is Your Life episode in England. Unfortunately this was never shown in New Zealand. She never returned to NZ to live, and continued performing right up until her unexpected death in 2001. She would have turned 82 at the end of last month.
Visit the MTG Hawke’s Bay website for a behind the scenes video, including an interview with Melanie and David Oliver, who owned Nyree’s Napier home at one time, describing how Nyree’s paintings were discovered, removed and conserved.