Photo: Otago Daily Times / Stephen Jaquiery

A former mayor and lifelong friend of Sir Tim Shadbolt says the country has lost a superb New Zealander and "a giant of protest".

The former mayor of Waitematā and Invercargill died Thursday morning.

Tributes flowed for Sir Tim after his long-time partner Asha Dutt confirmed the 78-year-old's passing later that afternoon in a statement, on behalf of the family.

Sir Bob Harvey served as mayor of Waitākere City between 1992 and 2010, before the territory merge

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