Patrick Reynolds

Patrick is the Deputy Chair of the City Centre Advisory Panel, a director of Greater Auckland, a former director of NZTA Waka Kotahi, and a member of Urban Auckland, a group of architects and urban designers advocating for good design in cities.

‘I love this city, it’s a place of such enormous promise, founded on a gift between cultures. I know and love the Waitematā and Gulf, from the transforming city centre to the tree-lined inner suburbs and the glorious Gulf islands,’ says Patrick.

An early advocate for the City Rail Link, Patrick has long been involved in building a vibrant, multicultural city centre grounded in its history as part of the founding gift from Āpihai Te Kawau. As deputy chair of Auckland Council’s City Centre Advisory Panel, which advises on the best use of the City Centre Targeted Rate, he’s especially proud of his involvement with new public spaces like Te Kōmititanga and the soon-to-open Te Hā Noa Victoria Street Linear Park. Increased funding for security, outreach to rough sleepers, and more police on the beat – successfully lobbied for by the Panel – have contributed to increased footfall and spending in the city centre.

‘I want visitors to come to Auckland, not just as a gateway to the rest of Aotearoa, but to enjoy how green, safe, clean and exciting it is,’ says Patrick.