Dick Quax
Theodorus Jacobus Leonardus "Dick" Quax (1 January 1948 – 28 May 2018) was a Dutch-born New Zealand runner, one-time world record holder in the 5000 metres, and local-body politician.[7] He also coached his son, Theo,[8] the New Zealand U18[9] and U20 Champion [10] for 1500 m. Quax was a member of the ACT Party and stood in the 1999 election in the Pakuranga electorate but was unsuccessful.[15] During this election, Quax complained to the electoral office over an "offensive flyer" depicting him and members of his People's Choice party as the Thunderbirds.[18] In his tenure as councilor, he opposed high density housing[19] and public transportation,[20] and supported selling Auckland's council-owned water and wastewater supplier Watercare Services.[24] According to an interview in the New Zealand Listener the family had travelled on the same ship as future Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres.[2] Quax tweeted[28] in January 2015 about his disbelief that anyone in the Western world would go shopping by means of "walking, cycling, or public transit."