Sir bob harvey

Sir Bob Harvey was the Chairman of Waterfront Auckland, has served six terms as Mayor of the city of Waitakere, and was awarded, with six international Mayors, the United Nations Award for Peace in 1997; the United Nations Life Time Achievement Award for the Environment in 2007 and a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours for 2013 for services to local body affairs and the community. 

Sir Bob is a prolific leader in both the arts and politics, having led an advertising agency for many years prior to his mayoralty, working with leading talent and winning numerous awards.  His his achievements include helping to establish the Westpac rescue helicopter service. He won bronze medal at the 1972 world surf lifesaving championships.  He recently published his biography ‘A Life Less Ordinary’.

Sir Bob and his wife Barbara, a practising midwife, have five adult children.