Porirua City Councillor Mike Duncan dies suddenly

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Mike Duncan had served on the Porirua council since 2016.

Photo: Supplied / Porirua City Council

Porirua City Councillor Mike Duncan has died.

In a post on social media, Mayor Anita Baker said Duncan's death was sudden and "a shock to all".

"Mike had been a councillor since 2016, and worked diligently for his community and the city he grew up and raised his family in," she said.

"The council table will simply not be the same without Mike's insightful input, attention to detail, sense of humour and kind smile."

Fellow Onepoto ward councillor Geoff Hayward said he was struggling to process the loss.

"Today I've been thinking about all the little things that made me smile over the years," he wrote on Facebook.

"The ridiculous Christmas jumpers. His uncanny ability to find a spelling mistake buried deep in a council report. The dad jokes. The puns.

"The amazing garden that he and Christine worked on out the back of their place. The pride he had as he talked about his mokos."

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