VOTE for a Strong Community Voice

I am standing with the City Vision Team for the Waitemata Local Board

A City Vision Waitemata Local Board will:

• Stand with you and your community for a prosperous, secure, fair, and sustainable future
• Advocate for residents and be the strong community voice working with the Auckland Council and the Council Controlled Organisations to ensure local decisions are made locally
• Develop and enhance our open spaces, parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities for enjoyment by all
• Treasure our heritage buildings and encourage quality urban development
• Celebrate the unique character and culture of our diverse communities 
• Improve pedestrian safety, with slower traffic on residential streets, better footpaths and pedestrian-oriented street design
• Get our community moving with better cycling and walking infrastructure, effective public transport including support for fast tracking the CBD rail loop
• Make the most of our beautiful coast by developing a quality waterfront, improving access to the water, opening up a public harbour walkway and ending the problem of effluent overflow into our waterways
• Get behind our creative entrepreneurs, the Learning Quarter, and commercial centres to create jobs and thriving local businesses

City Vision represents the local Labour, Green and Alliance Parties and community independents, like me, who are progressive people keen to represent their communities but do not belong to any political party.

It is essential to elect people who can work together, respond to the needs of the community and take a strong leadership role.  For your Community Voice vote for me and the CITY VISION team.

You can find out more about City Vision's policies here.

Top 5 Issues

1. Transport - integrated public transport system, investment in walking and cycling infrastructure and fast tracking the CBD rail loop investment.
2. Making the Super City governance structure work for Auckland through empowered Local Boards
3. Sustainability central to decision making
4. Access to the waterfront and ending pollution in the Waitemata harbour
5. Protecting the unique character of our inner city suburbs through quality urban development

Personal Profile

 

I am a corporate lawyer currently using my skills for social good and community work. I love living in central Auckland.  My passion is community initiatives that create neighbourhoods that we want to live in - safe, vibrant, connected and sustainable. I am involved with a number of community focused groups. I am involved with a number of groups including Cycle Action Auckland and Grey Lynn 2030. I am also a Trustee of Kelmarna Organic City Farm.

If elected to the Waitemata Local Board, I will be full time on the job, promoting projects that make our inner city suburbs, the CBD and waterfront more liveable, accessible and productive.  I have the skills and desire to get things done. 

Read more about my background and community involvement here.