Curriculum Vitae As Ian Brackenbury Channell: 1932 Born London, England
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A colourful one man war with Telecom prevented them from carrying out a plan to paint all phone boxes pale blue.
To a shocked public the Wizard announced his engagement to be married - under special conditions of course. This came as the highlight of Christchurch's first Festival of Romance. for the Canterbury Tourism Council.
News of the miracle reached Australia and the Wizard was invited by a Sydney radio station and the Tamworth Town Council to attempt to break a drought of many years. After three days storm clouds appeared and the rains came. It takes many months of rain to heal the land after such a drought; most of the area however has now recovered.
In September, with organisational assistance from the City Council, a week of activities took place celebrating twenty-one years of wizardry in Christchurch. This included a retrospective Living Work of Art exhibition in the city art gallery, a "hatching" from a giant egg, the construction of a large nest on top of the eleven-story University Library, and a Conclave of Wizards from Australia and various parts of New Zealand. "The Wizard's identity and activities as a 'living work of art" recognised and discussed in definitive survey of international contemporary art, ARTODAY."
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Appointed Wizard of the University of New South Wales by the Vice
Chancellor and Students' Union, enabling the continuation of experimental
teaching and social reform techniques. This is the beginning of a
fundamentally new social role complex.
Appointed Wizard of World University Service (Australasia) , continuing
community experiments at the University of Melbourne.
As part of further refinement of role complex the Wizard's living
body is donated to the National Gallery of Victoria as a Living
Work of Art, with the agreement of the Director and Trustees. He founds
the Imperial British Conservative Party and teaches and develops a new
Cosmology in special facilities provided by the University of Melbourne
and known as the Department of Levity.
Arrives in Christchurch, New Zealand, offering services as Wizard to
Christchurch City Council. These are declined. Commences speaking
regularly in redesigned Cathedral Square.
The Director of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch,
contacts Melbourne and arranges transfer of Living Work of Art
title to Christchurch.
New Zealand Government Tourist Bureau arranges promotional
visits by the Wizard to Melbourne and Sydney.
Canterbury Promotion Council appoints the Wizard official Archwizard
of Canterbury.
A miscast spell for the Canterbury Rugby Team, who had not been
beaten for many years, resulted in a catastrophic defeat. The Wizard
felt obliged to resign from his honorary position. The City Council
and the people of Christchurch however petitioned for him to return,
holding a "Wizardathon" and establishing a Wizard Trust to assist him
in the performance of his duties.
Makes world news by performing drought-breaking rain dance at
Waimate Agricultural and Pastoral Show.
Receives Newman Award for individual services to tourism in New
Zealand.
Appointed Wizard of New Zealand by the Prime Minister, the Honourable
Mike Moore.
Christchurch Ministry of Transport arranges a special Driving Licence
for a Wizard and the British High Commission arranges a Passport
in the name of The Wizard of New Zealand (without name change by deed poll).
The Wizard accompanies the Mayor of Christchurch, Councillors
and others on a Sister City visit to Adelaide, South Australia.
After controversial rejection by City Councils in the Auckland City
area was invited by the Rodney District Council to end a serious water
shortage by performing another rain dance. Three days later the skies
opened and the city was deluged with rain for some months. Flooding
produced many letters of complaint.
Relations with the Canterbury Rugby Football Union were greatly
improved when the Wizard arrived by helicopter carrying the prestigious
Ranfurly Shield. He then cast spells which the public were convinced were
responsible for a successful defence against the Otago team who were
highly rated to win the match.
