Story: Moodabe, Joseph Patrick and Moodabe, Michael Joseph

Joseph Patrick Moodabe holds a painting of his brother, Michael Joseph Moodabe

Joseph Patrick Moodabe holds a painting of his brother, Michael Joseph Moodabe

The Moodabe brothers worked together to build a cinema empire in Auckland but were in many ways opposites: Michael ('MJ'), short and heavily built, was a born showman; while Joseph ('JP'), slim and even shorter, was reticent and cautious by nature.

Using this item

New Zealand Herald

Permission of the New Zealand Herald must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Michael Moodabe. 'Moodabe, Joseph Patrick and Moodabe, Michael Joseph', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998, updated July, 2019. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4m59/moodabe-joseph-patrick (accessed 29 March 2024)