NZ Local Elections 2025

Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

East Coast Bays Subdivision
The Hibiscus and Bays Local Board is one of 21 local boards in Auckland. The local board makes a plan for your area and decides on local issues, activities and facilities. It also oversees council services and facilities in your area, including libraries and parks. The local board is made up of eight members. Members are elected to represent different subdivisions within the local board area. four members will be elected from your area. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board election.

Candidates

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Gregg Walden

Gregg Walden

Backing the Bays

Mike Bishop

Mike Bishop

Backing the Bays

Toby Malcolm

Toby Malcolm

Independent

Leon James Jarden

Leon James Jarden

Alexis Poppelbaum

Alexis Poppelbaum

Backing the Bays

Julia Parfitt

Julia Parfitt

Backing the Bays

Marewa Glover

Marewa Glover

Independent

Alexis Poppelbaum

Backing the Bays

| Chair, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

Alexis Poppelbaum

Backing the Bays

| Chair, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

Why I'm standing

I love the Bays and want our community to continue being the best place for families to grow and thrive. I've had some great wins as Chair of the local board and I have another big action plan I want to see delivered for our community over the next term.

About me

I am experienced in strategy and policy development, planning, and preparing multi-million dollar budgets. My expertise in evidence-based decision-making and public consultation ensures your rates contribute to projects and services that deliver. I bring a professional background in policy analysis and communications and I have served as Chair of the local board for the last 18 months. I am well-connected in the Bays and serve as a Justice of the Peace.

My priorities
  1. Improve public spaces so they better meet social, recreational and environmental needs.
  2. Utilise community partners like Auckland Prison for cost-effective native plants and park furniture.
  3. Introduce more sedimentation monitoring on building sites to reduce runoff in the marine reserve.
Current role

Chair, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

Residence

Okura

Age

36

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Why I'm standing

I love the Bays and want our community to continue being the best place for families to grow and thrive. I've had some great wins as Chair of the local board and I have another big action plan I want to see delivered for our community over the next term.

About me

I am experienced in strategy and policy development, planning, and preparing multi-million dollar budgets. My expertise in evidence-based decision-making and public consultation ensures your rates contribute to projects and services that deliver. I bring a professional background in policy analysis and communications and I have served as Chair of the local board for the last 18 months. I am well-connected in the Bays and serve as a Justice of the Peace.

My priorities
  1. Improve public spaces so they better meet social, recreational and environmental needs.
  2. Utilise community partners like Auckland Prison for cost-effective native plants and park furniture.
  3. Introduce more sedimentation monitoring on building sites to reduce runoff in the marine reserve.
Current role

Chair, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

Residence

Okura

Age

36

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