Film editor who entered New Zealand film as an associate editor for Peter Jackson's THE FRIGHTENERS (1996). Other film editing credits include "The Haunting of Barney Palmer" (1986, TV), THE LOUNGE BAR (1989), CRUSH (1992), JACK BE NIMBLE (1993), LOADED (1994), SIREN, "Return to Treasure Island" (TV) and CHICKEN (all 1996), ABERRATION (1997), VIA SATELLITE (1998), PUNITIVE DAMAGE (1999), THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001), PERFECT STRANGERS (2003), KEROSENE CREEK (2004), THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN (2005), BRIDGE TO TERABITHA (2007), THE BANK JOB and SHOW OF HANDS (both 2008), and WILL (scheduled for release in 2009).  Nominated for Achievement in Film Editing 2001: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING 1 nomination