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Biography: Potter, Herbert Thomas

Potter released

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A man seated outdoors, gesticulating with his hands.

Bert Potter was released from prison in March 1999 and returned to a divided Centrepoint. He remained convinced of his right to rule in the community, but he and his supporters agreed to leave a year later. Centrepoint was permanently closed.

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Tim Shoebridge. 'Potter, Herbert Thomas', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2024. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47911/potter-released (accessed 4 June 2026).