. . . . . . . . . . . . . "1948-10-20"^^ . . . . . . . . "Musician, guitar-maker, environmentalist, politician"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ray Ahipene-Mercer"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ray Ahipene-Mercer"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1122844930"^^ . "17805"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1948-10-20"^^ . . . . "Christine Viggars"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "2000"^^ . "Raymond Ahipene-Mercer (born 20 October 1948) is a former New Zealand politician, who served as a Wellington City Councillor for the Eastern Ward, only the second M\u0101ori to be elected to the Wellington City Council and the first M\u0101ori to be elected since 1962. He is also a guitar-maker, musician, and well-known environmentalist, and was one of the leaders of the Clean Water Campaign, which led to the end of sewage pollution of the Wellington coast. He was a candidate for mayor of Wellington in the council elections of 2007, the first M\u0101ori ever to contest the position.He was runner-up to the incumbent. As a musician and guitar maker he usually uses the name Ray Mercer, and has used the name Ray Ahipene-Mercer for other purposes including his environmental work and politics."@en . "2016"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "Chris Calvi-Freeman"@en . . . . . . "2000"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ray Ahipene-Mercer"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "11811876"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Raymond Ahipene-Mercer (born 20 October 1948) is a former New Zealand politician, who served as a Wellington City Councillor for the Eastern Ward, only the second M\u0101ori to be elected to the Wellington City Council and the first M\u0101ori to be elected since 1962. He is also a guitar-maker, musician, and well-known environmentalist, and was one of the leaders of the Clean Water Campaign, which led to the end of sewage pollution of the Wellington coast. He was a candidate for mayor of Wellington in the council elections of 2007, the first M\u0101ori ever to contest the position.He was runner-up to the incumbent. As a musician and guitar maker he usually uses the name Ray Mercer, and has used the name Ray Ahipene-Mercer for other purposes including his environmental work and politics."@en . .