RIP John Bishop

Incredibly sad news. I can’t even recall when or how I first met John, but it must be well over two decades ago. John was one of the most astute people I knew. He was a reporter for Radio NZ in the 1970s and Chief parliamentary reporter for TVNZ in the 1980s. When Jordan and I set up the Taxpayers’ Union in 2013, John agreed to become the inaugural chair, and was a constant source of wisdom, great advice and humour.

John will be missed by so many, but especially Rosemary, Eleanor and Chris. My thoughts are with them at this incredibly sad time.

John was a very kind person. Just four days ago he e-mailed me to see how I was going after my resignation from RANZ. He was also one of those I turned to for advice when I was deciding what to do. I will miss him very much.