What about 'Muriel Waterman'. Most Kiwi's have this in their collection.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:452332}}

My thoughts too.

MW sounds like a good possibility to me too, Japie, but you may have to wait until it blooms to know for sure.

Definitely not brasiliensis or any of the helicoids, and the leaves are too wide to be vittata.

I should've mentioned that the reason most Kiwi's have this plant is due to the fact that the plant was named after one of the founders of our NZ Bromeliad society. Billbergia 'Muriel Waterman' was a Foster hybrid dating back to 1946 !
Mulford Foster sent many broms over to Muriel, in the good old days when a box load could just be sent without all the quarantine issues that we have today.
See the link for some interesting background on the term pup's, & Muriel.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pups

Thanks to you all for the name and the confirmation! I will keep an eye out for the flower and post it here the moment I see it. Do you think it will be feeling watched and give a flower soon, Gonzer? And the reading was very interesting Devo!

Japie