Jim Hopkins (born 1946) is aNew Zealander known for his work in television, radio and theatre.
Hopkins was scriptwriter forClose to Home, presenter ofFast Forward,Don't Tell Me,The Inventors,Dateline Monday, a performer on TheBNZ Festival Debates, and radiotalkback host onRadio Pacific inAuckland and Radio Avon inChristchurch.
In August 1998, Hopkins released his first book,Blokes & Sheds,[1] which hit number one on the New Zealand sales list after only a week.[citation needed] The book profiles amateurinventors from across New Zealand. Hopkins followed it up with another book,Inventions from the Shed, in 1999,[2] and a 5-part film documentary series with the same name that featured inventors across Australia.[3]
Hopkins was elected as a councillor for theWaitaki District Council, based inOamaru, in 2007, and became Deputy Mayor in 2010.[4] In July 2013 he announced his intention to stand for the mayoralty in the local body elections to be held later in the year.[5]
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