Catherine Tizard
New Zealand viceroy, academic, public administrator (1931–2021)
Dame Catherine Anne Tizard (4 April 1931 – 31 October 2021) was a New Zealand politician who served as mayor of Auckland City from 1983 to 1990, and the 16th governor-general of New Zealand from 1990 to 1996. She was the first woman to hold either office.
Quotes
edit- To the best of my ability I tried to do some good, tried to make people's lives better in whatever way I could? Without sounding sanctimonious about it. Perhaps just that I tried not to do any harm.
- [1] on what she would like her legacy to be
- I would hope that we’re not going to be, on the one hand, encouraging young people into a healthy lifestyle, and at the same time promoting a way of life that is demonstrably unhealthy.
- [2] Tizard on alcohol and tobacco sponsorship in sport
- I hope we’ll have as much pride as the Americans had, but I don’t think it’ll be done in quite the same way. It’s not our style to let everything hang out.
- [3] Tizard on how Kiwis will run the Commonwealth Games compared to how the Americans ran the recent Olympics
Quotes about Catherine Tizard
edit- Dame Cath was a true trailblazer for women in public life.
- [4] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said
