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New Zealander of the Year:
R E A D E R S ’ C H O I C E 2 0 1 0
Nominations from
Herald readers for
New Zealander of
the Year have
flooded in this
week.
Greymouth Mayor
Tony Kokshoorn
and Christchurch
mother Emma
Woods drew the
most votes, while
opinions on the
inclusion of actor
Robyn Malcolm
varied wildly.
Pike River CEO
Peter Whittall
also won votes,
but was not
considered for
this year’s
award because
of ongoing
concerns about
the future of the
Pike River mine
and the findings
of the Royal
Commission.
And though politicians are usually excluded from consideration, we made an exception this
year for Kokshoorn and readers were keen to add Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker.