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Howick Local Board and Counties Manukau District Health Board.

 

 

Counties Manukau District Health Board

Lyn Murphy seeks your support to become a member of a positive and effective Counties Manukau District Health Board, with a focus on delivering top quality and dependable health care.

Lyn originally trained as an Occupational Therapist. She has worked in general and psychiatric hospitals, as well as providing community-based care. She has been active in supporting a healthy community, including membership of CCS, Arthritis Foundation, and Paraplegics Association committees and Advisory Trustee for the Arohaina Trust for the Elderly.

Lyn has qualifications in psychology and management. She is currently a senior lecturer in management and is completing a doctorate investigating the costs and benefits of medical research at CMDHB. She is a recipient of the internationally prestigious ISPOR student award.

Please vote Lyn Murphy for Counties Manukau District Health Board

Howick Local Board

Lyn is a current member of the Howick Community board. Lyn has championed the undergrounding of power lines with success in Bradbury Rd and Cockle Bay, the protection of the Emilia Maude Nixon Garden of Memories, the reinstatement of Shamrock Cottage as a local tea rooms, and the restoration of Mangemangeroa Reserve.

Lyn values Howick’s Fencible heritage,  village atmosphere, friendly Saturday market, free parking  and seaside lifestyle. Her vision is to firmly establish Howick as the peoples preferred choice to live, work and raise their families.

Lyn promotes keeping rates down and transparency in Council expenditure. She believes decisions affecting Howick must be made locally.

 Lyn is a lecturer in management and has a background in psychology, economics and health. She is an active member of a number of community groups.

Lyn is a local Howick resident and asks for your support to continue representing you and the Howick community.

Top 5 Issues

1. Counties Manukau District Health Board
   Increasing the range of services for aged care now
   
   Howick Local Board
   Protecting Howick's historic character
   
   
2. Counties Manukau District Health Board
   
   Howick Local Board
   Ensuring local residents have the information they need to partcipate actively in their community.
   (1) What is being proposed;
   (2) Where it is going to take place;
   (3) What it will cost;
   (4) How long it will take;
   (5) Who is going to use it
   (6) How it will be funded
3. Counties Manukau District Health Board
   Commitment to primary care
   
   Howick Local Board
   Keeping local decisions local
4. Counties Manukau District Health Board
   Maximising value for money spent
   
   Howick Local Board
   Undergrounding all powerlines
5. Counties Manukau District Health Board
   Less waiting time in emergency departments
   
   Howick Local Board
   Protecting Howick's historic character

Personal Profile

Academic Qualifications: MA (management), BA (psychology) Dip Occupational Therapy. Currently enrolled in PhD (accounting and finanace) through the University of Tasmania.

Lyn Murphy started her career working as an occupational therapist at Middlemore hospital. She held a number of positions throughout New Zealand working in both general and psychiatric settings. During this time she was a volunteer on the committees of a number of health related community groups.

Lyn later joined the staff at Manukau Institute of Technology working as a senior lecturer in management. She served for nine years as the chairperson of the board of trustees at a local school.

Lyn is a current member of the Howick community board.

Tearooms a Great Use for Shamrock Cottage

The Shamrock Cottage was previously a restaurant. Its late night hours, alcohol consumption and noise made it incompatible with the adjacent residential neighbourhood.

When the lease came up for renewal last year a number of proposals were put forward for the use of the cottage that Howick Community Board Member Lyn Murphy did not believe fitted in to the special character

of the historic building. "It was important to ensure that the Shamrock Cottage was put to an appropriate use", says Mrs. Murphy, "I

argued that we should keep looking until a suitable tenant was found. I was delighted when Judith Eager suggested that she reinstate the Shamrock Cottage as historic tearooms. Its great to be able to have high tea or to buy an ice creamafter a swimat the beach."

Built in 1848 Shamrock Cottage was once the Royal Hotel - Howick's first 'pub'. A "wet canteen" (liquor store) for the fencible soldier settlers had been opened here soon after their arrival in Howick in 1847. The Royal Hotel was notedfor its hospitality and fine wines.

In 1849 it boasted 11 rooms on the first floor and three rooms on the second floor, with a kitchen and stabling for four horses. The well at the rear was 33 feet deep and the brickwork belowground is still the original.

Tearooms a Great Use for Shamrock Cottage

 

The Shamrock Cottage was previously a restaurant. Its late night hours, alcohol consumption and noise made it incompatible with the adjacent residential neighbourhood.

When the lease came up for renewal last year a number of proposals were put forward for the use of the cottage that Howick Community Board Member Lyn Murphy did not believe fitted in to the special character

of the historic building. “It was important to ensure that the Shamrock Cottage was put to an appropriate use”, says Mrs. Murphy, “I

argued that we should keep looking until a suitable tenant was found. I was delighted when Judith Eager suggested that she reinstate the Shamrock Cottage as historic tearooms. Its great to be able to have high tea or to buy an ice creamafter a swimat the beach.”

Built in 1848 Shamrock Cottage was once the Royal Hotel - Howick's first 'pub'. A "wet canteen" (liquor store) for the fencible soldier settlers had been opened here soon after their arrival in Howick in 1847. The Royal Hotel was notedfor its hospitality and fine wines.

 n 1849 it boasted 11 rooms on the first floor and three rooms on the second floor, with a kitchen and stabling for four horses. The well at the rear was 33 feet deep and the brickwork belowground is still the original.

 

Tearooms a Great Use for Shamrock Cottage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Shamrock Cottage was previously a restaurant. Its late night hours, alcohol consumption and noise made it incompatible with the adjacent residential neighbourhood.

When the lease came up for renewal last year a number of proposals were put forward for the use of the cottage that Howick Community Board Member Lyn Murphy did not believe fitted in to the special character

of the historic building. "It was important to ensure that the Shamrock Cottage was put to an appropriate use", says Mrs. Murphy, "I

argued that we should keep looking until a suitable tenant was found. I was delighted when Judith Eager suggested that she reinstate the Shamrock Cottage as historic tearooms. Its great to be able to have high tea or to buy an ice creamafter a swimat the beach."

Built in 1848 Shamrock Cottage was once the Royal Hotel - Howick's first 'pub'. A "wet canteen" (liquor store) for the fencible soldier settlers had been opened here soon after their arrival in Howick in 1847. The Royal Hotel was notedfor its hospitality and fine wines.