AUCKLAND, Jan 1: Rip It Up co-founder, music journalist/photographer Murray Cammick was made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit in the new year’s honours list.
Cammick launched the groundbreaking title with Alastair Dougal in 1977 as a free magazine.
Over the years Rip It Up’s take-no-prisoners approach to journalism provided a crucial training ground for many New Zealand writers and journalists.
Cammick sold the group in 1994 to NBR owner Barry Colman) but he remained as editor until 1998.
Karyn Hay ONZM
Also tapped by the Queen was music writer Karyn Hay (Radio With Pictures), who received an ONZM.
Hay worked as a copywriter at Radio Hauraki, and was New Zealand’s first female rock DJ.
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