Councillor Condon killed in road crash

58-year-old Christchurch City Councillor Graham Condon was killed after he was hit by a car on Lower Styx Road on Saturday, September 8 whilst riding his hand-propelled bicycle.

Condon, rendered a paraplegic after contracting childhood polio, was a paralympic champion, representing New Zealand at six Paralympics between 1968 and 1988, winning medals and setting both national and international records in several events.

Condon was elected as a councillor in 1995 and he was standing for re-election for the Shirley-Papanui ward in next months elections.

Plans to name the Christchurch North Recreation Centre after Condon have been suggested by mayor Garry Moore.

A plaque commemorating Councillor Condon's work has been unveiled at the Papanui Service Centre in a breakfast ceremony.

Condon is survived by his wife Kath and children Craig and Andrea.

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• Last farewell for councillor- stuff website - Sept 15
• Mourners gather - stuff website - Sept 14
• Mother tells of final text from teen - stuff website
• Call for curbs on teen drivers - stuff website
• Campaigns put on hold - stuff website
• Plan to name centre after Condon – stuff website
• Condon remembered – TVNZ website – contains video
• Paralympics team pays tribute and Widow speaks of grief - NZ Herald website
• Teens in fatal crashes – stuff website
• Teen on restricted licence - TVNZ website
• Calls for tougher rules on teen drivers - TVNZ website

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• Christchurch City Council website including current elected members

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• Polio – information from the New Zealand Post-Polio Support Society
• Paralympics – official New Zealand website, with a profile of Graham Condon
• International Paralympic Committee
• New Zealand Paralympians – by Alison Gray
• Land Transport NZ website, including current road toll and 2006 road safety issues (3Mb PDF file) for Christchurch.