Ian Campbell Templeton, CNZM, OBE (born 1929) is a veteran New Zealand

New Zealand

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 political reporter who celebrated fifty years of reporting the New Zealand Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand

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 from the press gallery in 2007. He has written several books on politics. He was the only print journalist to get a weekly one-on-one briefing with Prime Minister Helen Clark

Helen Clark

Helen Elizabeth Clark, ONZ is a New Zealand political figure who was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand for three consecutive terms from 1999 to 2008...

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He was educated at King's High School, Dunedin

King's High School, Dunedin

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, and completed an economics degree at the University of Otago

University of Otago

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. After university he was a general reporter for two years at the Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

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His twin brother Hugh

Hugh Templeton

Hugh Campbell Templeton QSO AO is a former New Zealand diplomat, politician and member of parliament for the National Party.-Early life and family:Templeton was born in Southland...

 is a former diplomat, public servant and politician, and their brother Malcolm

Malcolm Templeton

Malcolm Templeton is a former New Zealand Foreign Service officer, who held a number of senior positions, including that of permanent representative to the United Nations, and Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs under Secretary Merwyn Norrish....

 is a diplomat, public servant and author.

Templeton was awarded an OBE in the 1994 New Year's Honours, and appointed Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours 2010, both for services to journalism.

In May 2011 he was given an honorary doctorate by Massey University

Massey University

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; see oration by Colin James

Colin James

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