Julie Fairey and Jon turner
Julie Fairey
After 12 years of successful delivery on the Puketāpapa Local Board, including securing funding for the award-winning Te Auaunga Oakley Creek stream restoration and flood resilience project, Councillor Julie Fairey hit the ground running in her first term on Auckland Council’s Governing Body.
Julie has led the process to give local boards more funding and greater decision-making powers, helped flood-affected residents and led community information sessions, and been instrumental in preventing cuts to valued community services such as the Citizens’ Advice Bureau.
“Aucklanders achieve more together than we can on our own, I’m seeking a second term to continue working with the community on issues that matter. We’ve only just started making our city resilient to flooding across the western isthmus, there’s a lot more to do.”
Jon Turner
Jon Turner is a second-term member of the Puketāpapa Local Board and chair of the Manukau Harbour Forum since 2020. A trained secondary school teacher, Jon also has a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Auckland.
Jon served as Deputy Chair of the Local Board from 2021-2022, and worked closely with mana whenua on a 30-year area plan for future facilities and open space in areas of major housing development in Mt Roskill, Wesley and Ōwairaka. Jon’s achievements on the Local Board also include widening and repairing footpaths, launching the first school bike train in Auckland, and funding environmental restoration in parks and reserves.
On the Governing Body, Jon’s goals include working towards climate adaptation, resilience and healthy waterways.
Jon will also seek a funded plan for restoring the Manukau Harbour and continue his work towards a balanced and efficient transport system, to address congestion and increase bus frequencies, and to fix the day-to-day problems of narrow, uneven footpaths.