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- Les Mills, 91, former New Zealand Olympian and former Auckland mayor, died in New Zealand on 29 June 2026, having set a 1968 shot-put record that stood for 44 years.
- Mayor Wayne Brown and Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson said Mills aided waterfront redevelopment, the Sky Tower opening and green wheelie bins.
- Former Prime Minister Helen Clark noted Mills’s four Commonwealth Games, four Olympic appearances and his impact on local government, sport and business.
