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Warren Kyd
Warren James Kyd (born 21 November 1939) is a lawyer and former New Zealand politician. Early life Kyd was born in Auckland and educated at Mount Albert Grammar School and the University of Auckland. Before entering politics, Kyd was a lawyer. He has four children. Politics Kyd was a member of parliament from 1987 to 2002 for the National Party. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1987 election, becoming MP for Clevedon. He held this seat until the 1993 election, when he became MP for Hauraki. In the 1996 election, he became MP for . In the 2002 election, the Hunua seat was abolished, and Kyd put himself forward for selection as National's candidate in the restored Clevedon seat. Despite a tradition that sitting MPs are not challenged if they seek re-selection, Kyd was defeated by newcomer Judith Collins, with allegations being made that controversial party president Michelle Boag played a part in the decision. Compared to some, Kyd was relatively accepting o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Albert Grammar School
Mount Albert Grammar School, commonly known as MAGS, is a co-educational state secondary school in Mount Albert in Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches students in year levels 9 to 13. , Mount Albert Grammar School is the second largest school in New Zealand, behind Rangitoto College. History Mount Albert Grammar was founded in 1922 as a subsidiary of Auckland Grammar School, but now the two schools are governed separately. Mount Albert Grammar School was originally boys only, but became co-educational in 2000. Junior classes (years 9 and 10) are mostly single-sex while senior classes (years 11 to 13) are all co-educational. There have been a number of headmasters since the opening of the school, Frederick Gamble (1922–1946), William Caradus (1946–1954), Murray Nairn (1954–1969), Maurice Hall (1970–1988), Gregory Taylor (1988–2006, the first Albertian to become Headmaster), Dale Burden (2006–2015), and the current headmaster, Patrick Drumm (2016–). The school's hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen 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. They were announced on 2 June 2003. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Order of New Zealand (ONZ) ;Ordinary member * The Right Honourable David Russell Lange – of Auckland. ;Honorary member * Dr William Hayward Pickering – of California, US. File:Lange, 1992.jpg, David Lange File:Bill Pickering 1964 (cropped).jpg, Bill Pickering New Zealand Order of Merit Distinguished Companion (DCNZM) * Eion Sinclair Edgar – of Dunedin. For services to education, business and sport. * Alison Mary Roxburgh – of Nelson. For services to women's affairs and the community. * Archie John Te Atawhai Taiaroa – of Taumaru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Auckland Alumni
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People Educated At Mount Albert Grammar School
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New Zealand MPs For North Island Electorates
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Members Of The New Zealand House Of Representatives
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New Zealand National Party MPs
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Living People
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1939 Births
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Graeme Lee (politician)
Graeme Ernest Lee (born 1 September 1935) is a former New Zealand politician. Originally a National Party MP, he broke away to found the Christian Democrat Party. Early life and family Lee was born in Paeroa on 1 September 1935, the son of Ernest Walter Lee and Muriel Myrtle Lee (née Weight). His father was a builder, and later served as mayor of Paeroa from 1959. Member of Parliament Lee was first elected to Parliament in the 1981 election, winning the seat of Hauraki as the National candidate. Lee replaced Leo Schultz, a prominent National MP. He retained his seat from then until the 1996 election, although a change of electoral boundaries resulted in the seat which covered the Thames-Coromandel district being renamed Coromandel in 1996. Lee, a principally conservative member of the National Party caucus would later come to believe that the National Party was drifting away from conservatism, but initially resolved to fight the shift from within the party. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Energy Consumer Trust
Entrust, formerly named Auckland Energy Consumer Trust (AECT) prior to June 2016, is a trust for electricity consumers in Auckland, New Zealand. Formed in 1993 as sole owner of the original Mercury Energy Limited, it is now majority owner of electricity and gas distributor Vector Limited, a child of the original Mercury, the other child being the retailing division of Mercury Energy. The Trust will be wound up in 2073 (80 years after its formation) and its assets transferred to the local government authority or authorities in the Trust district (at present this would be Auckland Council). There have been calls for the Trust to be wound up sooner. AECT owned 75.1% of the shares in Vector in 2015, worth about $2 billion. It holds the shares on behalf of Vector's 300,000 customers and distributes dividends from Vector to its customers. The remaining 24.9% of Vector shares are traded on the NZX Main Board stock exchange. As part of electricity industry reforms in 1993, the consumer-ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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