Sir Bob Harvey

Prolific leader in both the arts and politics

Sir Robert Harvey was first elected Mayor of Waitakere City, New Zealand in 1992.

In 1998 he became the first Mayor of Waitemata / Waitakere to be elected consecutively for more than two terms.

Mr Harvey has been seminal in a number of ground-breaking initiatives, including the eco city concept, establishing the first Maori standing Committee Te Taumata Runanga, and initiating this country's only Memorandum of Understanding with Pacific Island peoples.

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Key Points

Sir Robert Harvey was the Mayor of Waitakere City from 1992 until 2010.
Mr Harvey was also the President of the New Zealand Labour Party in 1999.
In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand Medal for Community Service.
In 2013, Mr Harvey was knighted as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

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