Alan Sayers

Alan John Sayers (6 December 1915 – 19 August 2017) was a New Zealand journalist, photographer and athlete. He was born Onehunga, New Zealand. 
Sayers represented "The New Zealand Herald" prior to World War II. When the war was over he was invited to join the "Auckland Star" where he was the first reporter in New Zealand to receive a personal by-line. In 1953 he was an official journalist on the tour of Queen Elizabeth 11 to the Pacific Islands and New Zealand.
Sayers died in Auckland on 19 August 2017 at the age of 101.