City Vision is ready to take on election year with a great line-up of Auckland Council local board candidates, joining Governing Body candidates Julie Fairey, Jon Turner and Patrick Reynolds.

‘City Vision is proud to put forward great candidates for the Waitematā, Puketāpapa and Albert-Eden Local Boards with a diverse mix of skills, backgrounds, and experience to represent and serve our community,’ says City Vision co-chair Bobby Shen.

For the Waitematā Local Board, incumbents Anahera Rāwiri (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Paoa) and Alexandra Bonham are joined by newcomers Peter Elliott, Kara Kennedy, Theo van de Klundert, Connor Sharp, and Caitlin Wilson.

Richard Northey, who was chair of the Waitematā Local Board from 2019 to 2022, has chosen not to seek reelection, retiring at the close of this term after a 46-year political career since first being elected to the Auckland City Council in 1979.

‘I thought long and hard about my retirement as I needed to be sure my successors as City Vision board members would be principled, hardworking and clearly capable of continuing the good work of the board. I am pleased to see such an energetic and competent team selected to stand, leaving the board in good hands,’ says Richard.

‘This is a fantastic team—the perfect balance of experience and dynamic new talent. I’m so pleased to have such a strong group of City Vision candidates to work alongside me in this critical part of our great city,’ says Waitematā and Gulf councillor candidate Patrick Reynolds.

For the Albert-Eden Local Board, incumbents Margi Watson and Christina Robertson are joined by Emma McInnes and Jacqui Tay in the Ōwairaka subdivision, and by Jonty Carroll, Paul Chalmers, Mark Graham and Michelle Thorp in the Maungawhau subdivision.

‘I’ve been involved in Auckland’s local boards since 2010, and this is an impressive line-up who have the skills and imagination to harness the power of local boards to really deliver and represent locally,’ says Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa councillor Julie Fairey.

City Vision thanks Julia Maskill (local board member 2019–2025) and Liv Roe (local board member 2022–2025), who are pursuing new opportunities outside politics, for their service on the local board.

For the Puketāpapa Local Board, incumbent Jon Turner will stand for the local board as well as making a bid for election to the Governing Body in the Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward. He is joined by new candidates Rowan Cant, Daniel Cliffords, Soraiya Daud, Miriam Hartmann and Raphaela Rose.

Bobby Shen, a local board member since 2019 is not seeking reelection in order to further his career in the sustainable buildings sector. ‘Taking up the position of City Vision co-chair is one way I am giving back to the City Vision kaupapa that has supported me in the past 6 years and to help foster the next cohort of local board candidates. From my own experience on the Puketāpapa Local Board, I know how important it is to have competent and energetic leadership from local board members. I’m really excited about the group of candidates who have stepped up to represent their communities,’ says Bobby.

‘City Vision members have fought hard for our communities this term. With Auckland Transport and other Council Controlled Organisations coming in house and local boards making more of those decisions, we need great people on local boards to continue progress on the investments our communities need. I’m thrilled to be campaigning alongside so many capable and energetic candidates,’ says Jon Turner.

About City Vision

City Vision is an alliance of Labour, Greens and community independents working together for progressive change in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Since 1998, City Vision has championed policies that support a liveable, safe, connected, healthy, economically and environmentally sustainable city for all Aucklanders. City Vision stands local board candidates in the Waitematā, Puketāpapa and Albert-Eden Local Board areas.

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