Hall of Fame - Timaru District Council

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The Hall of Fame was the initiative of Mr C Russell Hervey when he was Mayor of Timaru City in 1971-1977, to recognise the significant achievements of citizens of the Timaru district.

The Hall of Fame was officially opened on 26 September 1986 by Mayor Mrs DHL McIver.

Members of the Hall of Fame must have been born in South Canterbury, or lived in the district for a significant portion of their life. An advisory committee researches the candidates and a Council selection committee approves the candidates for inclusion in the Hall of Fame.

See our Nomination Information page for details on how to nominate a local legend for the Hall of Fame.

Category One: Persons of Prominent International Standing

Hon Sir Basil Arthur	Cardinal Reginald Delargey
Lord Elworthy	Sir William Hall-Jones
Sir Charles Hamilton	Michael Houstoun
Colin Albert Murdoch	Rt Hon Norman Eric Kirk
Richard William Pearse	Air Vice-Marshal Siegert
Admiral Sir Gordon Tait	Sir Henry Rodolph Wigley

Category Two: International Sportspersons or Administrators

Syd C. Ashton	Joseph Butterfield
Sir Cecil Cross	Bob Fitzsimmons
Colin John Hawke	Jack Lovelock
Clark McConachy	John Eaton Manchester
Richard John Tayler	Tomas Walsh

Category Three: Nationally Recognised Notable New Zealanders

Sir Hugh Acland	Trevor Askin
John Badcock	George Baker
Thomas Burnett	Frank Callaway
Sir Douglas Copland	James Craigie
Dr Margaret Cruickshank	Sir Peter Elworthy
James Forrest	Thomas Fyfe
(Owston) Paul Gabities	Trevor Griffiths
Mika (Neil Gudsell)	Muriel Hilton
MG Lindsay Inglis	Sir Neil Isaac
Owen Jones	Dr Russell King
Sir Francis Kitts	Athol John Farmer
Murray Henderson	Sir Alan Low
Lancelot McCaskill	Sir Robert Macintosh
Jessie Mackay	Sir Roy Mckenzie
Ross Murray	Hon Sir Henry Ostler
Richard Price	LG Sir Edward Puttick
Dr Erihapeti (Elizabeth)	Sir Ivor Richardson
Hon Francis Rolleston	Jack Shepherd
Kevin Smith	Robert Smith
Sir William Steward	Sir Desmond Sullivan
George White	Cecil Wood
Anna Richards	Alister Deans
Eoin Young	Gordon Hasell
Jordan Luck	Lindsay Crooks
Mark Inglis	Nicole Begg
William Thomas	John Hardcastle
Sir Roy Allan McKenzie	Sir William Maxwell Manchester

Last updated: 16 Sep 2021