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Deon William Swiggs (born 6 September 1986) is a New Zealand politician and community leader. He serves as chair of the Canterbury Regional Council and serves as councillor representing the Christchurch West/Ōpuna regional constituency. He previously served from 2016 to 2019 on Christchurch City Council representing the Central ward. Before entering elected office, he founded the civic initiative Rebuild Christchurch following the 2010 Canterbury earthquake.
Swiggs was born in Nelson, New Zealand, and is the eldest of three siblings. Until Swiggs was 5, he was raised at Parihaka Pa as a Christian. Swiggs was educated at Marlborough Boys' College where he was a sixth form prefect. After graduating in 2004, Swiggs joined the Royal New Zealand Navy in 2005 as a navigation officer. Swiggs left the Navy in 2008 to pursue a career in the business sector. In 2008, Swiggs worked as a real estate agent for Harcourts in New Plymouth before transferring to Christchurch in 2009. He left the company in 2010 to form Swiggs Consulting Limited. Later in 2010, Swiggs was offered the position of South Island Accounts Manager at AdzUp.
Two days after the onset of the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, Swiggs founded Rebuild Christchurch, an organisation which dedicated to collating recovery information from a variety of sources and disseminating the material in an easy-to-understand format for residents affected by the shock. Swiggs has been called one of the innovating new entrepreneurs born out of the Christchurch earthquakes. On 22 February 2011, Swiggs was in the AdzUp office located in the Christchurch CBD when the 2011 Christchurch earthquake struck.
In April 2011, Swiggs was made redundant from AdzUp due to the earthquakes. From this time, Swiggs worked full-time on RebuildChristchurch.co.nz and studied on the side. In 2012, Swiggs was nominated for Young New Zealander of the Year. and was named alongside Roger Sutton and Bob Parker as a leader in the Canterbury Rebuild.
Swiggs was accepted into a placement at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) in February 2013 into a Bachelor of Applied Management. In March 2013, Swiggs graduated from CPIT with a bachelor's degree in Applied Management majoring in Sales and Marketing as well as a graduate diploma in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. More recently, Swiggs was awarded a Doctor of Business Administration.[when?]
The Press reported on 27 April 2013 that Swiggs was contemplating running for Councillor of the Christchurch City Council. On 26 August 2013, Swiggs announced he had put his nomination forward for the Christchurch East by-election. On 22 September 2013, Swiggs found his nomination was unsuccessful. Poto Williams was selected and elected Member of Parliament in that year.
In July 2015, Swiggs and Christchurch broadcaster Chris Lynch along with award-winning filmmaker Gerard Smyth spent a week interviewing various citizens of Christchurch about their views on the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Act draft transition recovery plan, which expired in April 2016. As of 28 July[year needed], the video, When a City Falls, has been watched more than 30,000 times.
On 31 May 2016, Swiggs announced that he would stand for Christchurch City Council as an independent in the newly created Christchurch Central ward in the 2016 local body elections. On 8 October 2016, he was elected to the council.
Deon Swiggs
Deon William Swiggs (born 6 September 1986) is a New Zealand politician and community leader. He serves as chair of the Canterbury Regional Council and serves as councillor representing the Christchurch West/Ōpuna regional constituency. He previously served from 2016 to 2019 on Christchurch City Council representing the Central ward. Before entering elected office, he founded the civic initiative Rebuild Christchurch following the 2010 Canterbury earthquake.
Swiggs was born in Nelson, New Zealand, and is the eldest of three siblings. Until Swiggs was 5, he was raised at Parihaka Pa as a Christian. Swiggs was educated at Marlborough Boys' College where he was a sixth form prefect. After graduating in 2004, Swiggs joined the Royal New Zealand Navy in 2005 as a navigation officer. Swiggs left the Navy in 2008 to pursue a career in the business sector. In 2008, Swiggs worked as a real estate agent for Harcourts in New Plymouth before transferring to Christchurch in 2009. He left the company in 2010 to form Swiggs Consulting Limited. Later in 2010, Swiggs was offered the position of South Island Accounts Manager at AdzUp.
Two days after the onset of the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, Swiggs founded Rebuild Christchurch, an organisation which dedicated to collating recovery information from a variety of sources and disseminating the material in an easy-to-understand format for residents affected by the shock. Swiggs has been called one of the innovating new entrepreneurs born out of the Christchurch earthquakes. On 22 February 2011, Swiggs was in the AdzUp office located in the Christchurch CBD when the 2011 Christchurch earthquake struck.
In April 2011, Swiggs was made redundant from AdzUp due to the earthquakes. From this time, Swiggs worked full-time on RebuildChristchurch.co.nz and studied on the side. In 2012, Swiggs was nominated for Young New Zealander of the Year. and was named alongside Roger Sutton and Bob Parker as a leader in the Canterbury Rebuild.
Swiggs was accepted into a placement at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) in February 2013 into a Bachelor of Applied Management. In March 2013, Swiggs graduated from CPIT with a bachelor's degree in Applied Management majoring in Sales and Marketing as well as a graduate diploma in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. More recently, Swiggs was awarded a Doctor of Business Administration.[when?]
The Press reported on 27 April 2013 that Swiggs was contemplating running for Councillor of the Christchurch City Council. On 26 August 2013, Swiggs announced he had put his nomination forward for the Christchurch East by-election. On 22 September 2013, Swiggs found his nomination was unsuccessful. Poto Williams was selected and elected Member of Parliament in that year.
In July 2015, Swiggs and Christchurch broadcaster Chris Lynch along with award-winning filmmaker Gerard Smyth spent a week interviewing various citizens of Christchurch about their views on the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Act draft transition recovery plan, which expired in April 2016. As of 28 July[year needed], the video, When a City Falls, has been watched more than 30,000 times.
On 31 May 2016, Swiggs announced that he would stand for Christchurch City Council as an independent in the newly created Christchurch Central ward in the 2016 local body elections. On 8 October 2016, he was elected to the council.
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