Characters
- Ben Hana was a famous homeless man who could often be found around the streets of Te Aro in a blanket and a loin cloth. He died in January 2012.
- Mark Blumsky is a former mayor and was a list MP for the National Party from 2005–2008. Blumsky lives in Te Aro and had a notorious evening during the 2005 election campaign, which resulted in him sporting bruises and a black eye.
- Tom Beard, architecture and urban issues commentator.
- Winston Peters, leader of the New Zealand First Party and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005–2008, was not a Te Aro resident but was jocularly referred to as the Member for Courtenay Place. This referred to his supposed penchant for a wee dram, and to a high-profile late night argument with a taxi driver.
- Colin Martien is a notable busker who as eschewed traditional instrumentation in favour of his own distinctive, heavily distorted a cappella vocal style. Usually seen wearing the headdress of a Native American chieftain.
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