Sir Tim Shadbolt declines tribute ideas, prefers statue

“The options offered all seem to involve the least cost scenario without any regard for Tim's actual achievements and involvements in his near three decades of Mayoralty.”

Sir Tim Shadbolt preferred option for a civic tribute is a statue.

Sir Tim Shadbolt has declined to have a prominent Invercargill reserve, or a major city asset, named after him as a part of a civic tribute.

He and long-time partner Asha Dutt have instead suggested a statue be erected in the city. Although it’s an idea that doesn’t seem to have won over mayor Nobby Clark or deputy mayor Tom Campbell.