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Former Invercargill and Waitematā mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt has died at age 78. Sir Tim, who was awarded the Knight Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2019 New Year's Honours List, served eight terms as Invercargill Mayor between 1993 and 1995, and again between 1998