Raymond Ahipene-Mercer (born 20 October 1948) is a former New Zealand politician, who served as a Wellington City Councillor for the Eastern Ward, only the second Māori to be elected to the Wellington City Council and the first Māori to be elected since 1962. He is also a guitar-maker, musician, and well-known … See more Ahipene-Mercer is of Māori, Welsh, Swedish, and Scots descent. He descends from the ancient Wellington tribes of Ngai Tara and Ngati Ira. Direct ancestors were members of the Ngati Ira people displaced after conflict in the … See more Ahipene-Mercer's father was a guitar player and his mother a singer. He began his music career playing in school bands in the early 1960s. In 1964 the Beatles came to Wellington and the young Ahipene-Mercer attended their concert, resolving then to … See more Ahipene-Mercer's work on environmental issues often brought him into regular contact with the Wellington City Council. He was elected to the Wellington City Council in a by-election in 2000, taking the Eastern Ward position previously held by Sue Kedgley, … See more Ahipene-Mercer was raised in Petone and Upper Hutt, and attended Trentham School and Upper Hutt College, where despite congenital … See more Described as a "tireless environmental campaigner" by former Mayor Mark Blumsky, Ahipene-Mercer, with John Blincoe, led the Wellington Clean Water Campaign, which successfully sought to have Wellington to treat its sewage, and stop dumping it, raw, … See more http://dictionary.sensagent.com/Ray_Ahipene-Mercer/en-en/

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WebAug 2, 2024 · Image thanks to Upper Hutt City Library. Ray Ahipene-Mercer is one of Aotearoa’s leading environmentalists, spearheading campaigns to clean up Wellington’s … WebRay Ahipene-Mercer: Musician, guitar-maker, environmentalist, politician (1948-), Politician, Musician, Environmentalist first oriental market winter haven menu

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WebRay Ahipene-Mercer oral history interview, 18 January 2016 (part 3 of 3) Publication. Upper Hutt College Magazine 1968. Upper Hutt College Magazine 1965. Upper Hutt College Magazine 1964. Upper Hutt College Foundation Student's Magazine 1962. Person. Peter Lee. Audrey Harper. Archive. WebSep 9, 2024 · Ray AhipeneMercer (born 24 October 1948) is a former New Zealand politician, who served as a Wellington City Councillor for the Eastern Ward, only the … WebAug 2, 2024 · Image thanks to Upper Hutt City Library. Ray Ahipene-Mercer is one of Aotearoa’s leading environmentalists, spearheading campaigns to clean up Wellington’s water as well as helping to establish the region’s first artificial nesting area for kororā little penguins.. He has been a Wellington City Councillor and was twice chair of the Wellington … first osage baptist church