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On 3 November 1984 Hercus was assaulted after speaking to a women's forum at Hagley High School hall by
Hikurangi Nihoniho, a 50 year old driver. Nihoniho was angry at Hercus' statements supporting abortion and struck her in the chest as she was attempting to leave which Hercus said left her feeling
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She was persuaded to remain on the Board by the
Minister. A year later on 8 December 2005, she formally resigned from the Board of TVNZ. The day this resignation was announced on 14 December 2005, was coincidentally within hours of former CEO Ian Fraser appearing before a Parliamentary Inquiry into
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Hercus has served on a wide range of NGO Boards and Boards of State Owned
Enterprises. These included the New Zealand Women's Refuge Foundation 1996–98, the New Zealand Richmond Fellowship 2005–07, the Board of the Theatre Royal Charitable Foundation 2005-08 and the Residual Health Management Unit
670:. Resource consent hearings before independent Commissioners denied this resource consent and the plans lapsed. The University's School of Music and Department of Classics has moved 8 years later into the heritage Chemistry Building at the Arts Centre.
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Her parents were Horace and Mary (née Ryan) Sayers. Hercus earned a
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Matthews, Philip (20 February 2010). "A return to the fray".
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831:(3rd supplement). 31 December 1987. p. 33.
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