Sam Neill raised money for the community cinema and traded banter in the local cafe, so to residents of the small towns near where he lived, the actor fitted right in He may have been New Zealand’s most famous, internationally beloved, film star, but to the small South Island communities near whe...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/14/sam-neill-new-zealand-remembers-local-star)