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==Mayor of Lower Hutt== |
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Terris later served as the [[Mayor of Lower Hutt]] between 1995 to 2004 as an [[Independent politician|Independent]]. He is the only person ever to have been both MP and Mayor in the Hutt Valley.<ref>Lower Hutt The First Garden City - David McGill - 1986 pp 212 Appendix A, 218 Appendix E</ref> |
Terris later served as the [[Mayor of Lower Hutt]] between 1995 to 2004 as an [[Independent politician|Independent]]. He is the only person ever to have been both MP and Mayor in the Hutt Valley.<ref>Lower Hutt The First Garden City - David McGill - 1986 pp 212 Appendix A, 218 Appendix E</ref> (although [[John Kennedy-Good]] stood unsuccessfully for National in the {{NZ electorate link|Hutt}} electorate in the {{NZ election link|1966}} and the {{By-election link|Hutt|1968}}). |
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==Outside politics== |
==Outside politics== |
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An ordained Anglican priest, Terris spent his early working life in radio and television.<ref>Being Who You Are - Steele Roberts - 2004</ref> |
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{{As of | 2013}}, Terris serves as the President of Media Matters in NZ, an advocacy group which campaigns against what it regards as gratuitous sex and violence in the electronic media.<ref name=viewers/> He published his autobiography ''Being Who You Are'' in 2004.<ref> |
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In 2013 he published a handbook on ''How To Make a Speech and How To Run A Meeting''. His latest book, released in July 2014 and called ''September Showdown''<ref>{{cite book |last= Terris |first= John |title= September Showdown: A Political Junkie’s Guide to the Coming Election (or to Success at the Polls) |accessdate= |edition= |origyear= |year= 2014 |publisher= CreateSpace.com |location= Wellington |isbn= 978-0-473-28662-0 |oclc= |page= |pages= }}</ref> |
In 2013 he published a handbook on ''How To Make a Speech and How To Run A Meeting''. His latest book, released in July 2014 and called ''September Showdown''<ref>{{cite book |last= Terris |first= John |title= September Showdown: A Political Junkie’s Guide to the Coming Election (or to Success at the Polls) |accessdate= |edition= |origyear= |year= 2014 |publisher= CreateSpace.com |location= Wellington |isbn= 978-0-473-28662-0 |oclc= |page= |pages= }}</ref> |
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is a light-hearted look at the perils of a parliamentary career. He has an interest in heritage issues and regularly contributes to the [[Radio New Zealand]] programme ''Sounds Historical''. Terris has also produced a series of six video documentaries on local subjects called ''Village to City'', which he has donated to the Hutt City Libraries.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.authors.org.nz/afa.asp?idWebPage=39185&idNZSocietyofAuthors_Members=1390&SID=141430948 |title= ''Writer Profile: John Terris'' |publisher= New Zealand Society of Authors |date=20 June 2015}}</ref> |
is a light-hearted look at the perils of a parliamentary career. He has an interest in heritage issues and regularly contributes to the [[Radio New Zealand]] programme ''Sounds Historical''. Terris has also produced a series of six video documentaries on local subjects called ''Village to City'', which he has donated to the Hutt City Libraries.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.authors.org.nz/afa.asp?idWebPage=39185&idNZSocietyofAuthors_Members=1390&SID=141430948 |title= ''Writer Profile: John Terris'' |publisher= New Zealand Society of Authors |date=20 June 2015}}</ref> |
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He is a member of the [[Queen's Service Order]] and was awarded the [[New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal]]. He became a [[Rotary International|Rotary]] [[Paul Harris Fellow]] in 2005. |
He is a member of the [[Queen's Service Order]] and was awarded the [[New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal]]. He became a [[Rotary International|Rotary]] [[Paul Harris Fellow]] in 2005. |
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John James Terris, QSO (born 19 June 1939, Wanganui) ,[1] is a New Zealand politician, priest and broadcaster who represented the Labour Party in the New Zealand parliament.
Member of Parliament
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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| 1978–1981 | 39th | Western Hutt | Labour | ||
| 1981–1984 | 40th | Western Hutt | Labour | ||
| 1984–1987 | 41st | Western Hutt | Labour | ||
| 1987–1990 | 42nd | Western Hutt | Labour | ||
Terris was first elected as the member for Western Hutt in 1978.[2] He became the opposition spokesperson on broadcasting; until he aroused the ire of the Left (Jim Anderton and Fran Wilde) by saying that there should also be a private channel, and was accused of "political incorrectness". So he was made the party spokesman on "Internal Affairs", a shadow portfolio generally reserved for "caucus down-and-outs".[3]
In 1984 he was not selected for Cabinet but was given the "consolation prize" of Deputy Speaker (hence also Acting Speaker), and Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives from 1984 to 1990.[4][5] In May 1990 Terris submitted a private members bill to force a binding referendum on the electoral system. His bill was defeated but a referendum eventually occurred in 1992.[6]
Terris represented the Western Hutt electorate until 1990, when he was defeated by National's Joy McLauchlan, one of a number of losses contributing to the fall of the Fourth Labour Government.
Mayor of Lower Hutt
Terris later served as the Mayor of Lower Hutt between 1995 to 2004 as an Independent. He is the only person ever to have been both MP and Mayor in the Hutt Valley.[7] (although John Kennedy-Good stood unsuccessfully for National in the Hutt electorate in the 1966 election and the 1968 by-election).
Outside politics
An ordained Anglican priest, Terris spent his early working life in radio and television.[8]
As of 2013[update], Terris serves as the President of Media Matters in NZ, an advocacy group which campaigns against what it regards as gratuitous sex and violence in the electronic media.[4] He published his autobiography Being Who You Are in 2004.[9] In 2013 he published a handbook on How To Make a Speech and How To Run A Meeting. His latest book, released in July 2014 and called September Showdown[10] is a light-hearted look at the perils of a parliamentary career. He has an interest in heritage issues and regularly contributes to the Radio New Zealand programme Sounds Historical. Terris has also produced a series of six video documentaries on local subjects called Village to City, which he has donated to the Hutt City Libraries.[11] He is a member of the Queen's Service Order and was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. He became a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow in 2005.
Notes
- ^ Who’s Who in New Zealand, 12th edition, edited by Max Lambert p626 (1981, Reed, Wellington)
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 239.
- ^ Terris 2014, p. 74.
- ^ a b Broadcasting Standards Authority seeks to punish complainants viewers.org.nz, 6 December 2010
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 252.
- ^ MMP Or SM? A Big Decision Looms For New Zealand Voters scoop.co.nz, 30 June 2011
- ^ Lower Hutt The First Garden City - David McGill - 1986 pp 212 Appendix A, 218 Appendix E
- ^ Being Who You Are - Steele Roberts - 2004
- ^ Terris, John (2004). Being who you are. Wellington: Steele Roberts. p. 189. ISBN 1877338427.
- ^ Terris, John (2014). September Showdown: A Political Junkie’s Guide to the Coming Election (or to Success at the Polls). Wellington: CreateSpace.com. ISBN 978-0-473-28662-0.
- ^ "Writer Profile: John Terris". New Zealand Society of Authors. 20 June 2015.
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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