Kerrin Leoni: Waitematā Local Board
Kerrin was elected to the local board in 2019. She served as Deputy Chair for the first half of the 2019-2022 term. Kerrin has resided in the city centre for more than ten years and has two years old twins. She is focused on bringing positive change for families...
Denise Roche: Waitematā Local Board
Denise Roche was elected to the Waitematā Local Board as a City Vision Candidate in a by-election in February 2018. She holds the Community Development Portfolio lead and is the co-portfolio holder for Infrastructure & Environment. For many years Denise has been...
Adriana Avendaño Christie: Waitematā Local Board
I was elected to the Waitematā Local Board in October 2016 joining the City Vision team who I have witnessed doing incredible things over the last two terms to enrich our community. I am striving to advocate strongly for more human-centric design decisions based on...
Richard Northey: Waitematā Local Board
Richard Northey was elected to the Waitemata Local Board as a City Vision Candidate in October 2016. He holds the Arts, Culture and Events Portfolio and is the Associate Portfolio Holder for Community and Facilities. He is a Committee Member of the Karangahape Road...
Vernon Tava: Waitematā Local Board
I have been proud to represent Waitematā as a Local Board member since 2013. I have worked hard to protect our parks, open spaces and heritage buildings; Auckland is experiencing an exciting period of growth but these are a legacy that must be defended and nurtured. I...
Pippa Coom: Chair, Waitematā Local Board
After serving two terms as Deputy Chair of the Waitematā Local Board I was elected Chair for the 2016-19 term in October 2016. I’m proud to be part of an an effective, progressive, action-focused City Vision team on the Board. We are working towards a fair,...
Shale Chambers: Deputy Chair, Waitematā Local Board
Chair of Waitemata Local Board for two terms now Deputy Chair, and local lawyer, I’m an Auckland-born, Beaumont Quarter resident, married 30 years. It’s been my privilege to represent you and be part of a strong City Vision team delivering for our fantastic inner city...From our Facebook page
Some strong advocacy from our Puketāpapa Local Board representative Bobby Shen - Puketāpapa Local Board has paid off. Have a read through about how he managed to get this mahi done - it included busting out the tape measure!
Road Safety Week 2023 has raised awareness of our road safety heroes and the steps that everyone can take to stop needless deaths and injuries year-round. At current rates of road harm, over the next five years one in two Aucklanders is expected to be personally connected to someone seriously injured or killed. ![]()
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City VIsion supports evidence-based, best practice road safety that aims towards “Vision Zero” that was adopted for Auckland in 2019. Vision Zero is an ethics-based approach that puts human life ahead of any other benefits, and has now been adopted around the world. The key principle is that, given that people inevitably make mistakes that result in crashes, we should strive to make those crashes “survivable”. You should be able to walk away, rather than be carried away by first responders. ![]()
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We are working to make our communities safer for everyone especially for kids travelling to school with new pedestrian crossings especially near schools, safer speeds, and improvements to footpaths.