Photo: Stephen Jaquiery/ODTA public funeral service to celebrate the life of Sir Tim Shadbolt will be held in Invercargill next Friday. Lifelong friend Gary McCormick said Sir Tim had a landmark smile and a personality to match it. The funeral service would be held at Invercargill's Civic Theatre from 2pm Friday, 16 January. It would be livestreamed on the Invercargill City Council YouTube account and his tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/tributes. A private celebration of Sir Tim and interment at Invercargill's Eastern Cemetery would be held after the service.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 09, 2026 16:04 UTC