A kind, dedicated champion of fairness and equality.
A father, and man of the people.
Devastated MPs, and community figures have paid tribute to Fa'anānā Efeso Collins, the Green MP who died after collapsing at a charity event this morning.
He was taking part in the ChildFund Water Run event at Britomart in Auckland, to support local communities in the Pacific.
The shock at his sudden death has reverberated through the communities he served and loved, through to Parliament, where his journey as an MP was just beginning.
Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch reports.
