His father's family came to New Zealand from Kent, Sussex, in the mid- 1880s, while his maternal grandfather, Radomir Pavlicevic (1905-1998), was a major-general in the Royal Yugoslav Army during the Second World War.
His father's family came to New Zealand from Kent, Sussex, in the mid- 1880s, and were involved in the establishment of the Auckland Star newspaper. His maternal grandfather, Radomir Pavlicevic (1905-1998), was a major-general in the Royal Yugoslav Army during the Second World War.