

Prince Harry holds Henry the tuatara as Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt watches. PHOTO: ODT FILES
Prince Harry holds Henry the tuatara as Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt watches. PHOTO: ODT FILES


Tim Shadbolt protests in front of Whit-combe & Tombs, Auckland, in October 1983. PHOTO: THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD
Tim Shadbolt protests in front of Whit-combe & Tombs, Auckland, in October 1983. PHOTO: THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD


Tim Shadbolt holds his two books, Tim Shadbolt: A mayor of two cities and Bullshit and Jellybeans, in 2008. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH/ODT
Tim Shadbolt holds his two books, Tim Shadbolt: A mayor of two cities and Bullshit and Jellybeans, in 2008. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH/ODT


New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker (left) and Sir Tim ham it up on fight night in 2015. PHOTO: JANETTE GELLATLY
New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker (left) and Sir Tim ham it up on fight night in 2015. PHOTO: JANETTE GELLATLY


Sir Tim’s partner Asha Dutt and his younger son Declan, then 12, pictured outside the renamed Sir Tim Shadbolt Terminal at Invercargill Airport in 2024. PHOTO: LUISA GIRAO/ODT
Sir Tim’s partner Asha Dutt and his younger son Declan, then 12, pictured outside the renamed Sir Tim Shadbolt Terminal at Invercargill Airport in 2024. PHOTO: LUISA GIRAO/ODT


Then Waitemata ¯ mayor Tim Shadbolt joins dustmen on rounds in 1983. PHOTO: THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD
Then Waitemata ¯ mayor Tim Shadbolt joins dustmen on rounds in 1983. PHOTO: THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD


invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt speaks to the crowd at a protest march to retain neurosurgery services in August 2010. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON/ODT
invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt speaks to the crowd at a protest march to retain neurosurgery services in August 2010. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON/ODT


Tim Shadbolt holds son Reuben in 1971 in a photograph taken from his book, Bullshit and Jellybeans.
Tim Shadbolt holds son Reuben in 1971 in a photograph taken from his book, Bullshit and Jellybeans.


Tim Shadbolt as Henry V in 2008. PHOTO: ODT FILES
Tim Shadbolt as Henry V in 2008. PHOTO: ODT FILES
‘Tirelessly championed’ the people
Sir Tim Shadbolt was responsible for amplifying Invercargill's profile, around New Zealand and internationally.
