Sign in hereAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Sir Tim Shadbolt. Photo / LDRBy RNZA public funeral service to celebrate the life of Sir Tim Shadbolt will be held in Invercargill next Friday. The former Waitematā and Invercargill mayor died on Thursday, aged 78. A torrent of tributes have been paid since his death, with former Prime Minister Helen Clark describing Shadbolt as one of the characters of their generation.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 09, 2026 20:34 UTC