Rocky Horror creator and former Tauranga lad Richard O'Brien will become a New Zealand citizen.
The genius behind the cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show will finally become a New Zealand citizen after years of calling the Western Bay of Plenty home.
From his home in the Katikati area, Richard O'Brien told the Bay of Plenty Times yesterday he was over the moon at the good news, which he learned of this week.
"I can't believe it's happening. It's fantastic, and something I really should have taken care of before I left," he said.
Mr O'Brien was raised in Tauranga when his English father came to New Zealand to become a sheep farmer in 1952. He spent his teens and early 20s in Tauranga and Hamilton, before leaving for the UK in 1964.