Wellington City councillor Malcolm Sparrow​ has resigned after experiencing a medical event earlier this week. “I very much regret having to do so at this time but a recent health scare has driven me to make my health a top priority.”READ MORE:* Wellington City councillor Malcolm Sparrow resigns* Fireworks at Tawa Community Board at high-flyer's first meeting* Iwi to have voting rights on Wellington council committees, with mayor's supportIn the statement he said the council term had been “a challenging and disappointing one”. Kevin Stent/Stuff Sparrow was in his third term on the city council. Councillor Simon Woolf​ said Sparrow was “head and shoulders, the best constituent ward Councillor I had the pleasure to work alongside”. Sparrow was previously chair of the Tawa community board, to which he was first elected in 2005.

Source: Stuff October 07, 2021 23:05 UTC