MEDIA RELEASE

26 October 2001

New Deputy Mayor appointed

Auckland City’s newly elected administration voted in Cr. David Hay as its Deputy Mayor at today’s inaugural council meeting.

Mayor John Banks said he was very pleased with the appointment.

“David Hay’s experience and talents will be of enormous benefit to this council and I warmly welcome his appointment,’ Mr Banks said.

Cr Hay succeeds Dr Bruce Hucker in the position.

David Hay is a councillor for the Avondale/Roskill ward and was previously Auckland City Deputy Mayor from 1991 to 1998. He was also a councillor on the Mt. Roskill Borough Council from 1983 to 1989.

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