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020 $a9781869712747 (pbk.)
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050 00 $aDU430.A8$bR67 2012
082 04 $a320.854$223
100 1 $aEdgar, John$q(John Timothy)
245 10 $aUrban legend :$bSir Dove-Myer Robinson /$cJohn Edgar.
260 $aAuckland, N.Z. :$bHodder Moa,$c2012.
300 $a304 p., [24] p. of plates :$bill., ports ;$c24 cm.
500 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 278-298) and index.
520 $a"Every Aucklander of a certain age knows that we should have listened to Mayor Robbie back in the 1970s' - Labour Party MP Phil Twyford. But who was he? And why is he still relevant today? From a working class Jewish boy in Sheffield to long serving Mayor of Auckland (1959-1980), Sir Dove-Myer Robinson's life followed an unusual path. A slight, bespectacled man whose tiny stature was offset by a booming voice and massive ego, he was a natural political campaigner. Associated with a host of local and national causes, he became Auckland's most recognisable spokesperson. He joined political causes and challenged convention. He fought for our current waste water treatment process, against French nuclear testing, and an integrated Auckland transport system and city. Though his political career was outstanding and memorable, his personal life was a hot bed of gossip. Four wives, one 20 years his junior, and a very public divorce during one of his terms meant he was never far from the headlines. In this book we look at both his personal life and his outstanding political career, which affected not only the future of Auckland, but the future of New Zealand." --wheelers.co.nz
600 10 $aRobinson, Dove-Myer,$d1901-1989.
650 0 $aMayors$zNew Zealand$zAuckland$vBiography.
651 0 $aAuckland (N.Z.)$xPolitics and government$y20th century.
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906 $0OCLC