Profile of Tim Shadbolt on Famous Like Me

Timothy Richard Shadbolt (Born February 19, 1947 ) is the mayor of the city of Invercargill, New Zealand, and former mayor of Waitemata City (now part of Waitakere City).

He attended Auckland University from 1966 to 1970, but took a year off in 1967 to work on the Manapouri Power Project in Southland. He was a member of the Auckland University Students Association executive, and editor of Craccum. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Shadbolt was prominent in the Progressive Youth Movement, a radical organisation, and was arrested 33 times during political protests.

After 1970, he founded a commune and concrete cooperative at Huia. He wrote an autobiography, Bullshit and Jellybeans. He stood for Mayor of Waitemata City in the 1980s because he didn't want the incumbent to be re-elected unopposed. He won, but lost the following election.

In 1993, Shadbolt ran successfully for the position of Mayor of Invercargill. He has presented several television documentaries, and a series That's Fairly Interesting.

He is famous for the phrase ‘I don't care where, as long as I'm mayor’, which was part of a cheese advertising campaign which involved people saying things they'd rather not. In Shadbolt's accent, the words 'where' and 'mayor' rhyme.

In 2005, New Zealand Toastmasters awarded Tim the Communicator of the Year award.

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