Judy Siers

In 1981 a film made by her and her husband Jim Siers, titled Eye of the Octopus, sold for more than $500,000 at the Cannes Film Festival to Germany, Britain, South Africa, and Italy.^[3] She was the judge of the young writers section at the 1981 Katherine Mansfield Literary Award.^[4]

In 1994 Siers won a by-election and was elected a member of the Wellington City Council for the Onslow Ward, standing for the centre-right Citizens' Association ticket, she defeated former deputy mayor Helene Ritchie.^[5] Re-elected at the next three elections, she was defeated at the 2004 election.^[6]

She was an inaugural member of the committee that established the Wellington Writers Walk.^[7]

In 2005 she left Wellington and moved to Napier. In 2007 her book on the life of architect James Chapman-Taylor was published. In 2008, the book won the biography category of the New Zealand Book Awards.^[2]

• Siers, J. (2021). Solway College: A place I call home. Wellington, N.Z: Millwood.^[8]
• Siers, J., Hobbs, S., Olphert, L., & New Zealand Riding for the Disabled Association. (2018). Walk on, walk on: Hutt Valley Riding for the Disabled 1978-2018. Upper Hutt, N.Z.^[9]
• Siers, J., & Wellington Historical & Early Settlers' Association. (2012). 100 years: The story of the Wellington Historical & Early Settlers' Association, 1912-2012. Wellington, N.Z: Millwood Heritage Productions.^[10]
• Siers, J., & King George's Hall Committee. (2011). King George's Hall, 1911-2011: Bay View, Napier. Napier, N.Z: King George's Hall Committee.^[11]
• Siers, J. (2007). The life and times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor. Napier, N.Z: Millwood.^[12]
• Siers, J. & Shepherd, W. (1992). The botanic garden: A celebration of a garden. Wellington, N.Z: Wellington City Council.^[13]
• Siers, J. (1992). A town hall for the 21st century. Wellington, N.Z: Millwood Press.^[14]