The Wizard of New Zealand is a British-born New Zealand educator,comedian,illusionist,and politician. He is also known by his shorter name,The Wizard.
Lianne Audrey Dalziel is a New Zealand politician and former Mayor of Christchurch. Prior to this position,she was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for 23 years,serving as Minister of Immigration,Commerce,Minister of Food Safety and Associate Minister of Justice in the Fifth Labour Government. She resigned from Cabinet on 20 February 2004 after apparently lying about a leak of documents to the media,but was reinstated as a Minister following Labour's return to office after the 2005 election. She resigned from Parliament effective 11 October 2013 to contest the Christchurch mayoral election. The incumbent,Bob Parker,decided not to stand again. She was widely regarded as the top favourite and won with a wide margin to become the 46th Mayor of Christchurch.
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand,after Auckland. Christchurch lies in the Canterbury Region,near the centre of the east coast of the South Island,east of the Canterbury Plains. It is located near the southern end of Pegasus Bay,and is bounded to the east by the Pacific Ocean and to the south by Banks Peninsula. The Avon River / Ōtākaro flows through the centre of the city,with a large urban park along its banks. Christchurch has a reputation for being an 'English' city,with its architectural identity and common nickname the "Garden City" due to similarities with garden cities in England.
Elizabeth Audrey Gordon is a former New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1996 to 2002,representing the Alliance.
Margaret Elizabeth Austin is a former New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1984 to 1996,representing first the Labour Party and then briefly United New Zealand.
Dame Frances Helen Wilde is a New Zealand politician,and former Wellington Labour member of parliament,Minister of Tourism and Mayor of Wellington. She was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Wellington. She was chairperson of the Greater Wellington Regional Council from 2007 until 2015,and since 2019 she has chaired the board of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
The Christchurch City Council is the local government authority for Christchurch in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the 396,200 people of Christchurch. Since October 2022,the Mayor of Christchurch is Phil Mauger,who succeeded after the retirement of Lianne Dalziel. The council currently consists of 16 councillors elected from sixteen wards,and is presided over by the mayor,who is elected at large. The number of elected members and ward boundaries changed prior during the 2016 election.
Urban bus transport is the main form of public transport in New Zealand. Two of the country's largest cities,Auckland and Wellington,also have suburban rail systems,while some cities also operate local ferry services. There are no rapid transit metros and no remaining tram systems active anywhere in New Zealand,though trams once had a major role in New Zealand's public transport.
Sir Robert John Parker is a former New Zealand broadcaster and politician. He served as Mayor of Christchurch from 2007 to 2013.
Sir Hamish Grenfell Hay was a New Zealand politician,who served as Mayor of Christchurch for fifteen years,from 1974 to 1989. He is Christchurch's longest-serving mayor.
The 2010 Christchurch mayoral election is part of the 2010 New Zealand local elections. On 9 October 2010,elections were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government roles. Incumbent Bob Parker was re-elected.
Francis Neil Dawson is a New Zealand artist best known for his large-scale civic sculptures.
Fiona Farrell is a New Zealand poet,fiction and non-fiction writer and playwright.
Joanne May Giles was a New Zealand television presenter and former representative sportswoman. She represented the country in pistol shooting at the 1997 Oceanian Championships in Adelaide,and the 2000 World Cup in Sydney. She was the first New Zealand woman to ride in a totaliser race in New Zealand,on 15 July 1978 at Waimate,and also competed in motorsport and Rock 'n Roll competitions.
Tony Marryatt is a senior manager employed by local government in New Zealand. Between 2007 and 2013,he was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Christchurch City Council,succeeding Lesley McTurk. He lost his position over the city council being stripped of its building consent accreditation.
The 2013 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections and was won by former MP Lianne Dalziel. The elections were held on 12 October 2013 for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government roles.
Deon William Swiggs is a New Zealand politician serving as the Environment Canterbury Councillor representing the Christchurch West/Ōpuna Regional Constituency. He previously served as the Christchurch City Councillor representing the Central ward from 2016 to 2019. Prior to Swiggs being elected,he was most well known for his participation in Rebuild Christchurch,an organisation founded after the 2010 Canterbury earthquake.
The 2001 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the 2001 New Zealand local elections. Incumbent Garry Moore beat talk back radio and television host George Balani.
The 2008 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of New Zealand,on the advice of the New Zealand government,to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders,and to celebrate the passing of 2007 and the beginning of 2008. They were announced on 31 December 2007.
